Pursuant to Standing Order 31, members made statements.

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

Pursuant to order made Tuesday, February 25, 2020, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby), seconded by Mr. Singh (Burnaby South), — That the House call on the government to change its proposed tax cuts by targeting benefits to those who earn less than $90,000 per year, and use those savings to invest in priorities that give real help to Canadians, including dental coverage for uninsured families making less than $90,000 per year.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:

The Speaker laid upon the table, — Report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled "Supplementary Estimates (B) 2019-20", pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-431-1119-09.

— Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-1;

— Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-2;

— Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-3;

— Canada Border Services Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-4;

— Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-5;

— Canada Revenue Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-6;

— Canada School of Public Service. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-7;

— Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-8;

— Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-9;

— Canadian Food Inspection Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-10;

— Canadian Grain Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-11;

— Canadian Heritage. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-12;

— Canadian Human Rights Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-13;

— Canadian Institutes of Health Research. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-14;

— Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-15;

— Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-16;

— Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-17;

— Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-18;

— Canadian Space Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-19;

— Canadian Transportation Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-20;

— Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-21;

— Copyright Board of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-22;

— Correctional Service of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-23;

— Courts Administration Service. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-24;

— Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-25;

— Department of Finance Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-26;

— Department of Justice Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-27;

— Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-28;

— Employment and Social Development Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-29;

— Environment and Climate Change Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-30;

— Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-31;

— Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-32;

— Fisheries and Oceans Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-33;

— Global Affairs Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-34;

— Health Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-35;

— Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-36;

— Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-37;

— Indigenous Services Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-38;

— Infrastructure Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-39;

— Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-40;

— Invest in Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-41;

— Library and Archives Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-42;

— Military Grievances External Review Committee. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-43;

— Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-44;

— National Battlefields Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-45;

— National Energy Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-46;

— National Film Board of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-47;

— National Research Council of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-48;

— Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-49;

— Natural Resources Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-50;

— Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-51;

— Northern Pipeline Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-52;

— Office of the Auditor General of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-53;

— Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-54;

— Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-55;

— Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-56;

— Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-57;

— Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-58;

— Office of the Correctional Investigator. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-59;

— Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-60;

— Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-61;

— Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-62;

— Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-63;

— Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-64;

— Parks Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-65;

— Parole Board of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-66;

— Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-67;

— Polar Knowledge Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-68;

— Privy Council Office. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-69;

— Public Health Agency of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-70;

— Public Prosecution Service of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-71;

— Public Safety Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-72;

— Public Service Commission of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-73;

— Public Services and Procurement Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-74;

— RCMP External Review Committee. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-75;

— Royal Canadian Mounted Police. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-76;

— Security Intelligence Review Committee. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-77;

— Shared Services Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-78;

— Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-79;

— Statistics Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-80;

— Transport Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-81;

— Transportation Safety Board of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-82;

— Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-83;

— Veterans Affairs Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-84;

— Veterans Review and Appeal Board Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-85;

— Western Economic Diversification Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-86;

— Women and Gender Equality Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-431-87.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South) presented the report of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, 141st Assembly and related meetings, Belgrade, Serbia, from October 11 to 17, 2019. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-431-60-01.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Serré (Nickel Belt) presented the report of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas, 16th Plenary Assembly and 49th Meeting of the Board of Directors of ParlAmericas, Asunción, Paraguay, from October 30 to November 1, 2019. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-431-74-02.

Ms. Sahota (Brampton North), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the fourth report of the committee, "Review of Standing Orders, Procedure and Practice of the House". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-431-1.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 1 to 3 and 5) was tabled.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Bragdon (Tobique—Mactaquac), seconded by Mr. Moore (Fundy Royal), Bill C-228, An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivism, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Cumming (Edmonton Centre), seconded by Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West), Bill C-229, An Act to repeal certain restrictions on shipping, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Zann (Cumberland—Colchester), seconded by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), Bill C-230, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to redress environmental racism, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford), seconded by Mr. Duvall (Hamilton Mountain), Bill C-231, An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act (investments), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Gazan (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Ms. Collins (Victoria), Bill C-232, An Act respecting a Climate Emergency Action Framework, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville), seconded by Mrs. Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster), Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sex-selective abortion), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Hoback (Prince Albert), seconded by Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe), Bill C-234, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (home security measures), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Erskine-Smith (Beaches—East York), seconded by Ms. Dzerowicz (Davenport), Bill C-235, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Erskine-Smith (Beaches—East York), seconded by Ms. Dzerowicz (Davenport), Bill C-236, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (evidence-based diversion measures), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

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

The order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying).

Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice), seconded by Ms. Hajdu (Minister of Health), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Debate arose thereon.

At 6:40 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

Accordingly, at 7:04 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).