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| 43rd PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 34 Monday, November 23, 2020 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 order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food of Bill C-206, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (qualifying farming fuel). |
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Mr. Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South), seconded by Mr. Barlow (Foothills), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper. |
| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Mendicino (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship), seconded by Ms. Hajdu (Minister of Health), — That Bill C-8, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's call to action number 94), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. |
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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 |
Government Orders |
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Pursuant to order made Wednesday, September 23, 2020, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Sajjan (Minister of National Defence), — That Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Judges Act and the Criminal Code, be now read a third time and do pass. |
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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: 315, NAYS: 0 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Dong Kwan Robillard Total: -- 315 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Accordingly, the bill was read the third time and passed. |
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| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
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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 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. 432-00088, 432-00090, 432-00095, 432-00097, 432-00107 and 432-00108 concerning justice; |
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— Nos. 432-00089 and 432-00111 concerning social affairs and equality; |
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— Nos. 432-00091 and 432-00094 concerning the democratic process; |
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— Nos. 432-00092, 432-00093, 432-00096, 432-00098, 432-00100, 432-00102, 432-00103, 432-00104, 432-00105 and 432-00106 concerning foreign affairs; |
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— No. 432-00101 concerning natural resources and energy; |
Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Dubourg (Bourassa), from the Standing Committee on Official Languages, presented the first report of the committee, "Main Estimates 2020-21: Vote 1 under Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-432-18. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 5) was tabled. |
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Mr. McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the first report of the committee, "Supplementary Estimates (B), 2020-21: Votes 1b and 5b under Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Votes 1b and 5b under Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Votes 1b, 5b and 10b under Department of Health and Votes 1b, 5b and 10b under Public Health Agency of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-432-19. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 7) was tabled. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Gill (Manicouagan), seconded by Ms. Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville), Bill C-253, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (pension plans and group insurance plans), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Mr. Généreux (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup), one concerning taxation (No. 432-00261);
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— by Mr. Sweet (Flamborough—Glanbrook), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 432-00262);
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— by Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), one concerning justice (No. 432-00263);
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— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning Indigenous affairs (No. 432-00264);
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— by Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), two concerning justice (Nos. 432-00265 and 432-00267) and one concerning foreign affairs (No. 432-00266);
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— by Mr. Dowdall (Simcoe—Grey), one concerning justice (No. 432-00268);
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— by Ms. Dzerowicz (Davenport), one concerning public safety (No. 432-00269);
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— by Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 432-00270) and one concerning justice (No. 432-00271);
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— by Mr. Waugh (Saskatoon—Grasswood), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 432-00272);
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— by Mr. Vidal (Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 432-00273).
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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 to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-124, Q-125, Q-128, Q-131, Q-133 and Q-134 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 to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the returns to the following questions made into orders for return: |
Q-126 — Ms. Shin (Port Moody—Coquitlam) — With regard to spending on stock photographs or images by the government since December 1, 2019, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, and other government entity: (a) what is the total amount spent; and (b) what are the details of each contract or expenditure, including (i) vendor, (ii) amount, (iii) details and duration of the contract, (iv) date, (v) number of photographs or images purchased, (vi) where were the photographs or images used (Internet, billboards, etc.), (vii) description of advertising campaign, (viii) file number of the contract? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-126.
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Q-127 — Ms. Harder (Lethbridge) — With regard to government expenditures on membership fees, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity, since December 1, 2019: (a) how much money has been spent; and (b) what are the details of each expenditure, including the (i) name of the organization or vendor, (ii) date of purchase, (iii) amount, (iv) number of memberships purchased? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-127.
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Q-129 — Mr. Chiu (Steveston—Richmond East) — With regard to federal funding in the constituency of Steveston—Richmond East, between January 2019 and October 2020: (a) what applications for funding have been received, including for each the (i) name of the applicant, (ii) department, (iii) program and sub-program under which they applied for funding, (iv) date of the application, (v) amount applied for, (vi) whether the funding has been approved or not, (vii) total amount of funding allocated, if the funding was approved, (viii) project description or purpose of funding; (b) what funds, grants, loans, and loan guarantees has the government issued through its various departments and agencies in the constituency of Steveston—Richmond East that did not require a direct application from the applicant, including for each the (i) name of the recipient, (ii) department, (iii) program and sub-program under which they received funding, (iv) total amount of funding allocated, if the funding was approved, (v) project description or purpose of funding; and (c) what projects have been funded in the constituency of Steveston—Richmond East by recipients tasked with subgranting government funds (e.g. Community Foundations of Canada), including for each the (i) name of the recipient, (ii) department, (iii) program and sub-program under which they received funding, (iv) total amount of funding allocated, if the funding was approved, (v) project description or purpose of funding? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-129.
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Q-130 — Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London) — With regard to the electronic format of documents provided through the Access to Information and Privacy Act and the government’s digital government strategy: (a) which institutions still provide large files, such as those too large for transmission via email, to the individual making the request using CDs or DVDs; (b) for those institutions that use a different format, such as e-post or USB sticks, for providing large files to the individual making the request, which format is used; (c) does each institution in (a) plan on transitioning to a format that does not require an optical disc drive, and, if so, what are the details, including the timeline; and (d) of the computers and laptops purchased by the government in the past two years, approximately what percentage of the (i) computers, (ii) laptops, contained an optical disc drive required to read CDs or DVDs? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-130.
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Q-132 — Mr. Allison (Niagara West) — With regard to Service Canada Centres: (a) which centres have reopened to the public since the shutdown in March 2020, and what was the reopening date for each location; and (b) what is the projected reopening date for each of the locations still closed to the public, broken down by location? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-132.
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Q-135 — Mr. Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills) — With regard to Canadian drone technology being used by the Azerbaijani military after being exported through Turkey: (a) why did the government reinstate export permits of military equipment to Turkey in the spring of 2020; (b) were there any assurances provided to the government that the exported military equipment would not be used against Armenia and, if so, what are the details of any such assurances; (c) what are the details of all military equipment exported to Turkey to January 1, 2019, including (i) supplier, (ii) description of equipment, including volume, (iii) value, (iv) intended purpose of equipment, as written on the application; and (d) what are all details of any documents, including correspondence, sent or received by the Minister of International Development or her office relating to military exports, including (i) date, (ii) sender, (iii) recipients, (iv) title, (v) format (memorandum, email), (vi) file number, (vii) summary of content? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-135.
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Q-136 — Mr. Dalton (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge) — With regard to the Canadian government's reaction to the report from the United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre and Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre, which indicated that Huawei 5G technology could put national security at risk: (a) has the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security conducted its own Huawei risk assessment, and, if so, what were the results; and (b) has any other government department or agency conducted a risk assessment in relation to Huawei, and, if so, what are the details, including the scope of the assessment and the results? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-136.
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Q-137 — Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — With regard to the government’s Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles program and the purchase and lease incentives which came into effect on May 1, 2019: (a) how many vehicle purchases have qualified for the incentive; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by make and model; (c) what is the total amount paid out to date under the program; and (d) what is the breakdown of how much has been paid out by (i) manufacturer, (ii) dealership, including the location and name of each dealership? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-137.
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| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Mendicino (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship), seconded by Ms. Hajdu (Minister of Health), — That Bill C-8, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's call to action number 94), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. |
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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), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the table as follows: |
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— by Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance) — Borrowing Authority Act Report — 2020, pursuant to the Borrowing Authority Act, R.S. 2017, c. 20, sbs. 8(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-432-1262-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance) |
| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 7:05 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 7:34 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |