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| 43rd PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 112 Monday, June 7, 2021 11:00 a.m. |
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| Prayer |
| Private Members' Business |
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At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Thériault (Montcalm), seconded by Ms. Gaudreau (Laurentides—Labelle), — That Bill C-226, An Act to amend the Canadian Multiculturalism Act (non-application in Quebec), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. |
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The debate continued. |
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The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to order made Monday, January 25, 2021, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
| Interruption |
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At 11:50 a.m., the sitting was suspended. |
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At 12:00 p.m., the sitting resumed. |
| Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House resumed the question period regarding the moving of the time allocation motion of Mrs. Fortier (Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Canadian Heritage), — That, in relation to Bill C–10, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, not more than five further hours shall be allotted to the consideration of the committee stage of the bill; and |
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That, at the expiry of the time provided in this order for the committee stage, any proceedings before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on the said bill shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment. |
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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. 130 -- Vote no 130) | |
| YEAS: 181, NAYS: 147 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Dubourg Lametti Regan Total: -- 181 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Diotte Kwan Rempel Garner Total: -- 147 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice), seconded by Ms. Gould (Minister of International Development), — That Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy), be now read a third time and do pass. |
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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. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Business of Supply |
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Pursuant to order made Monday, January 25, 2021, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Singh (Burnaby South), seconded by Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), — That, given that, |
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(i) the discovery of the grave of 215 children at Kamloops Indian Residential School has led to an outpouring of grief and anger across Canada,
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(ii) the vast majority of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action remain uncompleted, despite the clear path to justice and reconciliation that the Commission provides,
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(iii) survivors, families and nations are demanding concrete action to advance real reconciliation, as opposed to just more words and symbolic gestures,
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the House call on the government to:
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(a) cease its belligerent and litigious approach to justice for Indigenous children by immediately dropping its appeal before the Federal Court in file numbers T-1621-19 (compensation) and T-1559-20 (Jordan's Principle for non-status First Nations kids recognized by their nations) and to recognize the government's legal obligation to fully comply with Canadian Human Rights Tribunal orders in this regard;
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(b) agree to sit down with the St. Anne's residential school survivors organization Peetabeck Keway Keykaywin Association to find a just solution to the fact that survivors’ access to justice has been denied as a consequence of the actions of government lawyers in suppressing evidence at the Independent Assessment Process;
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(c) accelerate the implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action, including by providing immediate funding for further investigation into the deaths and disappearances of children at residential schools in compliance with calls to action 71 to 76;
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(d) provide survivors, their families, and their communities with appropriate resources to assist with the emotional, physical, spiritual, mental, and cultural trauma resulting from residential schools; and
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(e) within 10 days, table a progress report on actions taken in compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of the present motion, and that this report be deemed to have been referred to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs for consideration upon tabling.
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 271, NAYS: 0 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Dowdall Lamoureux Romanado Total: -- 271 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
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Pursuant to order made Wednesday, June 2, 2021, the Speaker laid upon the table, — Copy of a letter from the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel regarding documents relating to the transfer of Ebola and Henipah viruses to the Wuhan Institute of Virology. — Sessional Paper No. 8527-432-21. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and 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: |
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— Nos. 432-00852, 432-00853, 432-00857, 432-00858, 432-00862, 432-00866 and 432-00868 concerning foreign affairs; |
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— Nos. 432-00854, 432-00864, 432-00865, 432-00867 and 432-00869 concerning justice; |
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— No. 432-00855 concerning taxation; |
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— No. 432-00856 concerning the environment; |
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— No. 432-00859 concerning employment and labour; |
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— Nos. 432-00860 and 432-00861 concerning business and trade; |
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— No. 432-00863 concerning health; |
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— No. 432-00870 concerning Indigenous affairs. |
Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Easter (Malpeque), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the fifth report of the committee (Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 19, 2021 and other measures, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-432-146. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 51 to 53) was tabled. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon), one concerning health (No. 432-01043);
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— by Ms. Gazan (Winnipeg Centre), one concerning government services and administration (No. 432-01044);
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— by Mr. Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland), two concerning foreign affairs (Nos. 432-01045 and 432-01046) and one concerning economics and finance (No. 432-01047);
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— by Mr. Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot), two concerning business and trade (Nos. 432-01048 and 432-01049);
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— by Mrs. Jansen (Cloverdale—Langley City), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 432-01050) and one concerning justice (No. 432-01051);
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— by Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), one concerning justice (No. 432-01059), two concerning foreign affairs (Nos. 432-01060 and 432-01061) and one concerning economics and finance (No. 432-01062).
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Questions on the Order Paper |
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Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-629 to Q-631, Q-633, Q-636 and Q-638 on the Order Paper. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the returns to the following questions made into orders for return: |
Q-632 — Mr. Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South) — With regard to the government using Bolloré Logistics for flight services between Canada and China between March 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020: (a) how many flights did the government contract the company for; (b) what are the details of each flight, including the (i) date, (ii) origin, (iii) destination, (iv) products transported by flight or purpose of flight; and (c) what is the total value of all the contracts related to these flights? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-632.
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Q-634 — Mr. Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South) — With regard to the government's contracts for personal protective equipment (PPE), signed by Public Services and Procurement Canada since January 1, 2020: (a) how many contracts did the government sign for the procurement of domestic production of PPE, broken down by month; (b) how many contracts received a national security exemption; (c) what was the total number or amount of (i) hand sanitizer, (ii) disinfectant, (iii) disinfectant wipes, (iv) non-medical masks, (v) non-medical gloves, (vi) nitrile gloves, (vii) surgical masks, (viii) face shields, (ix) eye goggles or protective glasses, (x) thermometers, (xi) respirators, (xii) reusable gowns, (xiii) disposable gowns, (xiv) shoe or boot covers, purchased by the government, broken down by month; and (d) for each sub-part in (c), how much of each product was manufactured in (i) Canada, (ii) China? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-634.
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Q-635 — Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — With regard to An Act respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child pornography by persons who provide an Internet service, broken down by year since 2011: (a) how many reports has the RCMP received under section 3 of the act from a service provider or entity in Canada; (b) how many reports has the RCMP received under section 3 of the act from a service provider or entity outside of Canada; (c) how many investigations related to the offences in section 10 of the act have either been initiated or are ongoing, broken down by specific offence committed; (d) how many of the investigations were initiated by the RCMP; (e) what were the results of the investigations in (d); (f) in how many cases were charges laid under section 10 of the act; and (g) of the charges laid in (f), how many resulted in convictions? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-635.
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Q-637 — Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — With regard to documents prepared by the government departments or agencies about cyber trafficking, cyber-sex trafficking, organ trafficking, human trafficking, slavery, modern slavery, forced labour, sex trafficking or prostitution, since November 4, 2015: for any such document, what is the (i) date, (ii) title or subject matter, (iii) type of document (routine correspondence, directive, options to consider, etc.), (iv) department’s internal tracking number, (v) sender and recipient, if applicable, (vi) summary of contents? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-637.
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Q-639 — Ms. Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) — With regard to legal fees paid and budgeted by the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs: (a) what is the itemized breakdown of all legal fees budgeted and spent during the last five years; and (b) what is the itemized breakdown of all legal fees budgeted for the upcoming year? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-639.
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Q-640 — Mr. Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) — With regard to the Memorial to the Victims of Communism and the additional $4 million announced in the 2021 budget to the project: (a) what was the original total budget for the project, broken down by line item; (b) what is the current budget for the project, broken down by line item; (c) what specific delays caused the monument not to be completed in 2018, as the government stated was the schedule as recently as 2017; (d) what is the current projected completion date; (e) what are the details of all contracts and expenditures over $10,000 related to the project including (i) the date, (ii) the vendor, (iii) the description of goods or services, including quantity, (iv) the original contract value or amount, (v) the amended contract value or amount, if applicable, (vi) whether the contract was sole-sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding process; and (f) has any vendor, including those involved with the construction of the project, received a financial penalty from the government as a result of the project being more than three years behind schedule and, if so, what are the details of the penalty? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-640.
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| Question of Privilege |
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A question of privilege having been raised by Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London), the Speaker ruled that there was a prima facie case of privilege; |
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Whereupon, Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London), seconded by Mr. Richards (Banff—Airdrie), moved, — That the prima facie contempt concerning the misconduct of the member for Pontiac committed in the presence of the House be referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on division. |
| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice), seconded by Ms. Gould (Minister of International Development), — That Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy), be now read a third time and do pass. |
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The debate continued. |
| 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: |
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— by Ms. Gould (Minister of International Development) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the third report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, "Part 1 of a Study on the Aftershocks of the COVID-19 Pandemic - The Humanitarian Burden: Ensuring a Global Response and Reaching the Most Vulnerable" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-432-72), presented to the House on Friday, February 26, 2021. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-432-72. |
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— by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Canadian Heritage) — Report of the National Film Board, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to the National Film Act, R.S. 1985, c. N-8, sbs. 20(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-432-189-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage) |
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— by Ms. Hajdu (Minister of Health) — Interim Order Respecting Ultraviolet Radiation-emitting Devices and Ozone-generating Devices, pursuant to the Pest Control Products Act, S.C. 2002, c. 28, ss. 67.1(6) and (7). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-432-1275-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health) |
| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 6:46 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 7:17 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |