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| 42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 398 Thursday, April 4, 2019 10:00 a.m. |
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| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
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Mr. Morneau (Minister of Finance) laid upon the Table, — Notice of a Ways and Means motion to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2019 and other measures. (Ways and Means No. 31) — Sessional Paper No. 8570-421-31. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 83(2), at the request of Mr. Morneau (Minister of Finance), an Order of the Day was designated for the consideration of this Ways and Means motion. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Ms. Goldsmith-Jones (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs)) laid upon the Table, — Copy of the Amendments to the Convention Placing the International Poplar Commission within the Framework of FAO, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated April 2019. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-421-89.
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Motions |
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Ms. Goldsmith-Jones (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country), seconded by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), moved, — That the House do now proceed to the Orders of the Day. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 1280 -- Vote no 1280) | |
| YEAS: 152, NAYS: 97 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag Erskine-Smith Lebouthillier Rioux Total: -- 152 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Choquette Julian Poilievre Total: -- 97 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS LeBlanc Moore Total: -- 2 |
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| Tabling of Documents |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions: |
— Nos. 421-03218 and 421-03219 concerning transportation. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-120-03;
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— No. 421-03220 concerning correctional facilities. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-155-05;
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— No. 421-03226 concerning health care services. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-31-62;
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— No. 421-03227 concerning firearms. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-53-28;
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— No. 421-03230 concerning refugees. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-2-19;
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— No. 421-03236 concerning the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-115-08;
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— No. 421-03240 concerning the pension system. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-98-17.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) laid upon the Table, — Answer to question Q-2242 on the Order Paper. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-421-316.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) laid upon the Table, — Answer to question Q-2243 on the Order Paper. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-421-317.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) laid upon the Table, — Answer to question Q-2244 on the Order Paper. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-421-318.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) laid upon the Table, — Answer to question Q-2245 on the Order Paper. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-421-319.
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| Ways and means |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Morneau (Minister of Finance), seconded by Ms. Murray (President of the Treasury Board), — That the House approve in general the budgetary policy of the government. (Ways and Means No. 27) |
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The debate continued. |
| Statements By Members |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements. |
| Oral Questions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions. |
| Ways and means |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Morneau (Minister of Finance), seconded by Ms. Murray (President of the Treasury Board). (Ways and Means No. 27) |
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The debate continued. |
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Mr. Poilievre (Carleton), seconded by Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following: |
“the House reject the budget since it is an attempt to bury the SNC-Lavalin scandal under tens of billions of dollars of brand new spending, for which Canadians will pay through higher taxes if the government is re-elected.”.
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby), seconded by Mr. Rankin (Victoria), moved the following subamendment, — That the amendment be amended by deleting all the words after the words “tens of billions” and substituting the following: |
“of dollars in election-year promises that continue the government’s track record of decision-making that benefits Canada’s most wealthy and well-connected, instead of everyday Canadians, by: (a) failing to implement a universal, public, national pharmacare program; (b) ignoring the scale and scope of catastrophic climate change on the future of the planet; (c) failing to tackle the housing crisis head on; and (d) continuing to give billions from the public purse to highly profitable corporations.”.
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At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 84(6), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the subamendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 1281 -- Vote no 1281) | |
| YEAS: 25, NAYS: 228 |
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YEAS -- POUR Ashton Caron Hughes May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) Total: -- 25 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Easter Leitch Reid Total: -- 228 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Dhaliwal Moore Plamondon Total: -- 6 |
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The House proceeded to the putting of the question on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 1282 -- Vote no 1282) | |
| YEAS: 68, NAYS: 182 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Davidson Leitch Schmale Total: -- 68 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aldag Dusseault Lamoureux Quach Total: -- 182 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Dhaliwal Moore Plamondon Total: -- 6 |
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The House proceeded to the putting of the question on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 1283 -- Vote no 1283) | |
| YEAS: 156, NAYS: 94 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag Erskine-Smith Leslie Qualtrough Total: -- 156 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Clement Kent Reid Total: -- 94 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Dhaliwal Moore Plamondon Total: -- 6 |
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| Private Members' Business |
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At 6:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Van Kesteren (Chatham-Kent—Leamington), seconded by Mr. Eyking (Sydney—Victoria), — That, in the opinion of the House, in recognition of the sacrifices made by Canadians in the liberation of the Netherlands, as well as the contributions made to Canada by those of Dutch heritage, the government should recognize every May 5 as Dutch Heritage Day to honour this unique bond. (Private Members' Business M-207) |
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The debate continued. |
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The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, April 10, 2019, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business. |
| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows: |
— by Ms. Hajdu (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 55th Report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, "Report 6, Employment Training for Indigenous People — Employment and Social Development Canada, of the 2018 Spring Reports of the Auditor General of Canada" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-493), presented to the House on Thursday, December 6, 2018. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-421-493.
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— by Mr. Morneau (Minister of Finance) — Report of the Governor of the Bank of Canada and Statement of Accounts, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year ended December 31, 2018, pursuant to the Bank of Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. B-2, sbs. 30(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-65-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)
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— by Mr. Wilkinson (Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 18th Report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, "Protection and Recovery of Endangered Whales: The Way Forward" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-498), presented to the House on Monday, December 10, 2018. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-421-498.
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| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 7:06 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed. |
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After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted. |
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Accordingly, at 7:35 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |