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42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 298 Tuesday, May 22, 2018 10:00 a.m.

Prayer

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

laid upon the Table, — Report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled "The Impact of a Pan-Canadian Carbon Pricing Levy on PBO’s GDP Projection" for the year 2018, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S., 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-1119-18.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Copy of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated March 8, 2018. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-421-66.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— No. 421-02194 concerning discrimination. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-32-15;

— Nos. 421-02195 and 421-02202 concerning the protection of the environment. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-3-47;

— No. 421-02196 concerning the electoral system. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-11-24;

— No. 421-02197 concerning firearms. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-53-08;

— Nos. 421-02198, 421-02210 and 421-02212 concerning banks. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-203-02;

— No. 421-02199 concerning the issuance of visas. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-16-07;

— No. 421-02200 concerning organ donation. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-134-09;

— No. 421-02201 concerning road transportation. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-34-06;

— No. 421-02203 concerning the fishing industry. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-24-17;

— No. 421-02204 concerning the Philippines. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-197-02;

— No. 421-02205 concerning health care services. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-31-37;

— No. 421-02206 concerning VIA Rail. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-206-01;

— No. 421-02207 concerning poverty. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-12-11;

— No. 421-02208 concerning aboriginal women. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-22-02;

— No. 421-02209 concerning China. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-13-25;

— No. 421-02211 concerning marine transportation. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-92-10.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Wilson-Raybould (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Champagne (Minister of International Trade), Bill C-78, An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Charter Statement — Bill C-78, An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act". — Sessional Paper No. 8525-421-65.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Ruimy (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge), from the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, presented the 12th Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2018-19: Votes 1 and 5 under Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Votes 1 and 5 under Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Canadian Space Agency, Vote 1 under Canadian Tourism Commission, Vote 1 under Copyright Board, Votes 1, 5, 10, L15 and L20 under Department of Industry, Votes 1 and 5 under Department of Western Economic Diversification, Votes 1 and 5 under Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Votes 1 and 5 under Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Votes 1, 5 and 10 under National Research Council of Canada, Votes 1 and 5 under Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Votes 1 and 5 under Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Vote 1 under Standards Council of Canada and Vote 1 under Statistics Canada). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-394.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 104 and 105) was tabled.

Mr. Housefather (Mount Royal), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented the 20th Report of the Committee, "Improving Support for Jurors in Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-395.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 76 to 78, 80, 81, 83 to 86, 91, 92 and 95) was tabled.

Mr. Bagnell (Yukon), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 62nd Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, the following change to the list of members of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs:


Rachel Blaney for Romeo Saganash

The Committee further recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, that the name of the following Member be deleted from the lists of associate members of the following standing committees:

Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Finance


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Health


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on International Trade


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on National Defence


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Natural Resources


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Official Languages


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Public Accounts


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on the Status of Women


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities


Gordon Brown

Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs


Gordon Brown

The Committee further recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, that the name of the following Member be deleted from the lists of associate members of the following standing joint committees:

Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament


Gordon Brown

Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations


Gordon Brown

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 3) was tabled.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the 62nd Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston), seconded by Mr. Sweet (Flamborough—Glanbrook), moved, — That the 23rd Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Monday, March 6, 2017, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 21)

Debate arose thereon.

By unanimous consent, the debate was adjourned.

Presenting Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

— by , one concerning bankruptcy (No. 421-02370);

— by , one concerning Old Age Security benefits (No. 421-02371);

— by , one concerning genetic engineering (No. 421-02372).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-1616, Q-1621, Q-1623, Q-1624, Q-1625 and Q-1627 on the Order Paper.

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the returns to the following questions made into Orders for Return:

Q-1615 — — With regard to the Canada C3 Expedition: (a) what was the total cost of the expedition paid for by the government; (b) what is the breakdown of costs by line item and standard object; (c) how many Canadians took part in the expedition as passengers; and (d) which Ministers, Members of Parliament, and other governmental officials participated in the expedition, and how many days did each spend on the vessel? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1615.

Q-1617 — — With regard to all expenditures on hospitality (Treasury Board Object Code 0822), between February 1, 2018, and March 1, 2018, by the Office of the Prime Minister and the Privy Council Office: what are the details of all expenditures, including (i) vendor, (ii) amount, (iii) date of expenditure, (iv) description of goods or services provided, (v) file number, (vi) number of government employees that the hospitality expenditure was for, (vii) number of guests that the hospitality expenditure was for? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1617.

Q-1618 — — With regard to the methods used by Statistics Canada: (a) what method did Statistics Canada use to calculate the unemployment rate and full-time and part-time employment rates in Canada in 2017-18, (i) do the current methods differ from those used in 2015 and in 2010, (ii) if the answer to (a)(i) is affirmative, that the current methods differ from those used in 2010 and 2015, how do they differ; (b) what data collection procedures did Statistics Canada use for the unemployment rate and full-time and part-time employment rates for 2017-18, (i) do the current procedures differ from those used in 2015 and in 2010, (ii) if the answer to (b)(i) is affirmative, that the current procedures differ from those used in 2010 and 2015, how do they differ; (c) what calculation methods and data collection procedures were used for the unemployment rate and full-time and part-time employment rates, respectively, in the economic regions of Gaspé-Magdalen Islands (10), Lower St. Lawrence and North Shore (19) and Restigouche-Albert (09) in 2010, 2015, and 2017-18, (i) do the current calculation methods and data collection procedures differ from those used in 2015 and 2010, (ii) if the answer to (c)(i) is affirmative, that the current calculation methods and data collection procedures differ from those used in 2015 and 2010, how do they differ; and (d) what percentage and number of senior citizens receiving a pension were included in the collection of data on the unemployment and employment rates in the economic regions of Gaspé-Magdalen Islands (10), Lower St. Lawrence and North Shore (19) and Restigouche-Albert (09) in 2010, 2015, and 2017-18? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1618.

Q-1619 — — With regard to government spending in the federal ridings of Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia and Gaspésie–Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, respectively, between October 19, 2015, and today: (a) how much did the government invest in projects under the Canada Community Infrastructure Program and the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program, broken down by (i) name of the project, (ii) type of project, (iii) location of the project, (iv) submission date of the project, (v) approval date of the project, (vi) projected cost of the project, (vii) total cost of the project; and (b) how much did the government invest through the various government programs other than the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program (such as, but not limited to, the New Building Canada Fund—Quebec, New Horizons and the various Canadian Heritage funds), broken down by (i) name of the project, (ii) type of project, (iii) location of the project, (iv) submission date of the project, (v) approval date of the project, (vi) projected cost of the project, (vii) total cost of the project? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1619.

Q-1620 — — With regard to the Canada 2020 Health Innovation Summit on March 27 and 28, 2018, in Ottawa, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity: (a) what is the total amount spent by the government on registration fees for the event; (b) what is the list of individuals who had their registration fees paid for by the government; and (c) what is the list of ministers, exempt staff, or other government employees who accepted free entry or registration to the Canada 2020 event? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1620.

Q-1622 — — With regard to lawyers employed or retained by the government, and broken down by department and agency for the 2016-17 fiscal year: (a) what are the total amounts, paid to employed lawyers for (i) salary, (ii) overtime, (iii) pay in lieu of leave, (iv) travel expenses, (v) membership dues, (vi) clothing expenses; (b) what are the amounts, paid to outside counsel retained to act for the government (i) in total, (ii) with respect to law firms paid $100,000 or more, broken down by law firm; (c) how many lawyers are employed in each occupational group and level; and (d) how many lawyers were appointed to positions, broken down by occupational group and level during the 2016-17 fiscal year? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1622.

Q-1626 — — With regard to the court’s finding of malicious prosecution of Tony and Helen Samaroo of Nanaimo, British Columbia: (a) what, if any, disciplinary action has the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) taken with respect to the defendants; (b) what are the steps in the CRA’s disciplinary process for employees; (c) with respect to each step in (b), what are the behaviours or actions which warrant the step; (d) with respect to each step in (b), how many instances of the behavior in (c) must a CRA employee demonstrate before advancing to the next step; (e) with respect to each step in (b), how many of CRA’s employees have been disciplined for each year between 2016 and 2018, inclusively; (f) with respect to each step in (b), what recourse or appeal mechanism is available to a CRA employee accused of the behavior which warrants the step; (g) what is the CRA’s usual or most frequently employed disciplinary measure for employees found liable for malicious prosecution; (h) what is the CRA’s most frequently employed disciplinary measure for employees found to have provided inaccurate responses to taxpayers calling a CRA call centre; (i) what is the CRA’s most frequently employed disciplinary measure for employees found to have issued incorrect assessments; and (j) what is the CRA’s most frequently employed disciplinary measure for employees found to have produced incorrect audits, erring in either arithmetic or law? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1626.

Q-1628 — — With regard to expenditures or contracts with Zgemi Inc., since November 4, 2015, and broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity: (a) what are the details of each expenditure, including (i) vendor, (ii) date and duration of contract, (iii) amount, (iv) description of goods or services provided; and (b) did the president or any employee of Zgemi Inc. discuss any business dealings with any Ministers, exempt staff members or government officials in India in February 2018 and, if so, what are the details, including (i) parties involved in discussions, (ii) nature of business discussed, (iii) date, (iv) location? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1628.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Gould (Minister of Democratic Institutions), seconded by Mrs. Philpott (Minister of Indigenous Services), — That Bill C-76, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make certain consequential amendments, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs;

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-76, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make certain consequential amendments, since the Bill fails to address the high error rate in the National Register of Electors, and the high rate of erroneous Voter Identification Cards, reported at 986,613 instances in the 2015 election, and does nothing to deal with foreign interference in Canadian elections because the Bill proposes to double the total maximum third party spending amount allowed during the writ period and to continue to allow unlimited contributions in the period prior to the pre-writ period.”.

The debate continued.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, the remainder of the debate pursuant to Standing Order 66, on the motion to concur in the 23rd Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Monday, March 6, 2017, be deemed to have taken place and the motion be deemed agreed to on division. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 21)

Government Orders

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

The debate continued.

Statements By Members

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Oral Questions

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Concurrence in Committee Reports

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Kwan (Vancouver East), seconded by Ms. Blaney (North Island—Powell River), — That the 15th Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 20)
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 666 -- Vote n^o 666)
YEAS: 278, NAYS: 6
YEAS -- POUR Albas Albrecht Aldag Alghabra Alleslev Allison Amos Anandasangaree Angus Arnold Arseneault Arya Aubin Ayoub Badawey Bagnell Bains Barlow Barsalou-Duval Baylis Beaulieu Beech Bennett Benzen Bergen Bernier Berthold Bezan Bittle Blaikie Blair Blaney (North Island—Powell River) Blaney (Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis) Block Boucher Boulerice Boutin-Sweet Brassard Bratina Breton Brison Brosseau Caesar-Chavannes Calkins Cannings Caron Carr Casey (Cumberland—Colchester) Casey (Charlottetown) Chagger Champagne Chen Choquette Clarke Clement Cooper Cormier Cullen Cuzner Dabrusin Damoff Davies DeCourcey Deltell Dhillon Di Iorio Diotte Donnelly Dreeshen Drouin Dubé Dubourg Duclos Duguid Duncan (Etobicoke North) Duncan (Edmonton Strathcona) Dusseault Dzerowicz Easter Eglinski Ehsassi El-Khoury Ellis Erskine-Smith Eyolfson Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) Falk (Provencher) Fast Fillmore Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fragiskatos Fraser (West Nova) Fraser (Central Nova) Freeland Fry Fuhr Gallant Garneau Garrison Généreux Genuis Gerretsen Gill Goldsmith-Jones Goodale Gould Gourde Graham Grewal Hajdu Hardcastle Harder Hardie Hébert Hehr Hogg Holland Housefather Hughes Hussen Hutchings Iacono Jeneroux Joly Jones Jordan Jowhari Kang Kelly Kent Khalid Khera Kitchen Kmiec Kusie Kwan Lake Lambropoulos Lametti Lamoureux Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Lauzon (Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation) Laverdière LeBlanc Lefebvre Leslie Liepert Lightbound Lloyd Lobb Long Longfield Lukiwski MacAulay (Cardigan) MacGregor MacKenzie MacKinnon (Gatineau) Maloney Masse (Windsor West) Massé (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia) Mathyssen May (Cambridge) May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) McCauley (Edmonton West) McColeman McCrimmon McDonald McGuinty McKay McKenna McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) McLeod (Northwest Territories) Mendès Mendicino Mihychuk Miller (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs) Monsef Moore Morrissey Motz Mulcair Murray Nantel Nassif Ng Nicholson Nuttall O'Connell Oliphant Oliver O'Regan O'Toole Ouellette Paradis Paul-Hus Peschisolido Peterson Philpott Picard Poilievre Poissant Quach Qualtrough Rankin Ratansi Rayes Reid Rempel Richards Rioux Robillard Rodriguez Rogers Romanado Rota Ruimy Rusnak Saganash Sahota Sajjan Samson Sangha Sansoucy Sarai Saroya Scarpaleggia Scheer Schiefke Schulte Serré Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Shields Shipley Sidhu (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) Sidhu (Brampton South) Sikand Simms Sohi Sorbara Sorenson Spengemann Stanton Stetski Strahl Stubbs Sweet Tabbara Tan Tassi Tilson Tootoo Trost Trudeau Trudel Van Kesteren Van Loan Vandal Vecchio Viersen Virani Wagantall Warawa Warkentin Waugh Webber Weir Whalen Wilson-Raybould Wong Yip Young Zimmer Total: -- 278
NAYS -- CONTRE Boudrias Fortin Pauzé Plamondon Ste-Marie Thériault Total: -- 6
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

Government Orders

Pursuant to Order made Friday, May 11, 2018, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Garneau (Minister of Transport), seconded by Mr. Sajjan (Minister of National Defence), — That a Message be sent to the Senate to acquaint Their Honours that this House respectfully disagrees with the amendments 7(c) and 8 made by the Senate to Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and other Acts respecting transportation and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 667 -- Vote n^o 667)
YEAS: 163, NAYS: 123
YEAS -- POUR Aldag Alghabra Alleslev Amos Anandasangaree Arseneault Arya Ayoub Badawey Bagnell Bains Baylis Beech Bennett Bittle Blair Bratina Breton Brison Caesar-Chavannes Carr Casey (Cumberland—Colchester) Casey (Charlottetown) Chagger Champagne Chen Cormier Cuzner Dabrusin Damoff DeCourcey Dhillon Di Iorio Drouin Dubourg Duclos Duguid Duncan (Etobicoke North) Dzerowicz Easter Ehsassi El-Khoury Ellis Erskine-Smith Eyolfson Fergus Fillmore Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fragiskatos Fraser (West Nova) Fraser (Central Nova) Freeland Fry Fuhr Garneau Gerretsen Goldsmith-Jones Goodale Gould Graham Grewal Hajdu Hardie Harvey Hébert Hehr Hogg Holland Housefather Hussen Hutchings Iacono Joly Jones Jordan Jowhari Kang Khalid Khera Lambropoulos Lametti Lamoureux Lauzon (Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation) LeBlanc Lefebvre Leslie Lightbound Long Longfield MacAulay (Cardigan) MacKinnon (Gatineau) Maloney Massé (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia) May (Cambridge) McCrimmon McDonald McGuinty McKay McKenna McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) McLeod (Northwest Territories) Mendès Mendicino Mihychuk Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs) Monsef Morrissey Murray Nassif Ng O'Connell Oliphant Oliver O'Regan Ouellette Paradis Peschisolido Peterson Philpott Picard Poissant Qualtrough Ratansi Rioux Robillard Rodriguez Rogers Romanado Rota Ruimy Rusnak Sahota Sajjan Samson Sangha Sarai Scarpaleggia Schiefke Schulte Serré Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Sidhu (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) Sidhu (Brampton South) Sikand Simms Sohi Sorbara Spengemann Tabbara Tan Tassi Tootoo Trudeau Vandal Virani Whalen Wilson-Raybould Yip Young Total: -- 163
NAYS -- CONTRE Albas Albrecht Allison Angus Arnold Aubin Barlow Barsalou-Duval Beaulieu Benzen Bergen Bernier Berthold Bezan Blaikie Blaney (North Island—Powell River) Blaney (Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis) Block Boucher Boudrias Boulerice Boutin-Sweet Brassard Brosseau Calkins Cannings Caron Choquette Clarke Clement Cooper Cullen Davies Deltell Diotte Donnelly Dreeshen Dubé Duncan (Edmonton Strathcona) Dusseault Eglinski Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) Falk (Provencher) Fast Fortin Gallant Garrison Généreux Genuis Gill Gourde Hardcastle Harder Hughes Jeneroux Kelly Kent Kitchen Kmiec Kusie Kwan Lake Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Laverdière Liepert Lloyd Lobb Lukiwski MacGregor MacKenzie Masse (Windsor West) Mathyssen May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) McCauley (Edmonton West) McColeman McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) Miller (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) Moore Motz Mulcair Nantel Nicholson Nuttall O'Toole Paul-Hus Pauzé Plamondon Poilievre Quach Rankin Rayes Reid Rempel Richards Saganash Sansoucy Saroya Scheer Shields Shipley Sorenson Stanton Ste-Marie Stetski Strahl Stubbs Sweet Thériault Tilson Trost Trudel Van Kesteren Van Loan Vecchio Viersen Wagantall Warawa Warkentin Waugh Webber Weir Wong Zimmer Total: -- 123
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

Government Orders

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

The debate continued.

Private Members' Business

At 5:46 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Oliver (Oakville), seconded by Mr. Graham (Laurentides—Labelle), — That the House: (a) recognize that the Internet has thrived due to net neutrality principles of openness, transparency, freedom, and innovation; (b) recognize that Canada has strong net neutrality rules in place that are grounded in the Telecommunications Act and enforced by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC); (c) recognize that preserving an open Internet and the free flow of information is vital for the freedom of expression and diversity, education, entrepreneurship, innovation, Canadian democracy, and the future economic and social prosperity of Canadians; (d) express its firm support for net neutrality and the continued preservation of an open Internet, free from unjust discrimination and interference; and (e) call on the government to include net neutrality as a guiding principle of the upcoming Telecommunications Act and Broadcasting Act reviews in order to explore opportunities to further enshrine in legislation the principles of neutrality in the provision and carriage of all telecommunications services. (Private Members' Business M-168)

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, May 23, 2018, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

Messages from the Senate

A message was received from the Senate as follows:

— ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate does not insist on its amendments 7(c) and 8 to Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and other Acts respecting transportation and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, to which the House of Commons has disagreed.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows:

— by — Summary of the Corporate Plan for 2018-2022 of the Atlantic Pilotage Authority, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-421-842-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— by — Summary of the Corporate Plan for 2018-2022 of the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-421-843-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— by — Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2018-2022 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2018 of the Laurentian Pilotage Authority, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-421-844-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— by — Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2018-2022 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2018 of the Pacific Pilotage Authority, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-421-845-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows:

— by , one concerning Canadian U.N. Peacekeepers (No. 421-02373).

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:36 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), the question was deemed to have been withdrawn.

Government Orders

Business of Supply

At 7:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole for the consideration of all Votes under Department of Finance in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019.

At 11:00 p.m., the Committee rose.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), the considered Votes were deemed reported.

Messages from the Senate

A message was received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following Bill to which the concurrence of the House is desired:

Bill S-245, An Act to declare the Trans Mountain Pipeline Project and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada.

Adjournment

Accordingly, at 11:01 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).