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Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (No. 50)

Private Members’ Business

Items outside the Order of Precedence

The complete list of items of private members’ business outside the order of precedence is available on the House of Commons website at the following address: https://www.ourcommons.ca.

Public Bills (Commons)

C-201 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Health of Bill C-201, An Act to develop a national school food program for children.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— March 12, 2020

C-202 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-202, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against a health care worker).

C-203 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on National Defence of Bill C-203, An Act to amend the National Defence Act (maiming or injuring self or another).

C-207 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-207, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (presentence report).

C-209 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology of Bill C-209, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (Crown copyright).

C-211 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Health of Bill C-211, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults against health care professionals and first responders).

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— February 27, 2020

— March 2, 2020

— March 6, 2020

— March 13, 2020

— September 28, 2020

C-212 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities of Bill C-212, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (special benefits).

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— February 21, 2020

C-219 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-219, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sexual exploitation).

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— March 6, 2020

— September 28, 2020

C-222 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates of Bill C-222, An Act to amend the Expropriation Act (protection of private property).

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— November 13, 2020

— November 16, 2020

C-227 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities of Bill C-227, An Act to amend the Employment Equity Act.

C-233 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sex-selective abortion).

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— February 28, 2020

— March 11, 2020

C-235 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-235, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— March 10, 2020

— March 11, 2020

— July 17, 2020

C-239 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities of Bill C-239, An Act to establish a national cycling strategy.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— March 12, 2020

C-240 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Health of Bill C-240, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting age).

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— July 17, 2020

C-241 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics of Bill C-241, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (change of political affiliation).

C-242 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities of Bill C-242, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (illness, injury or quarantine).

C-243 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill C-243, An Act to amend the Payment Card Networks Act (credit card acceptance fees).

C-244 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development of Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (North Thames River, Middle Thames River and Thames River).

C-245 — September 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development of Bill C-245, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy in relation to fresh water.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— July 21, 2020

C-246 — September 30, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities of Bill C-246, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— October 1, 2020

C-247 — October 5, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-247, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (controlling or coercive conduct).

C-248 — October 8, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women of Bill C-248, An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (composition of boards of directors).

C-249 — October 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities of Bill C-249, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (refund – cancelled air service).

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— October 28, 2020

C-250 — October 26, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities of Bill C-250, An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (anchorage prohibition).

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— October 26, 2020

— October 27, 2020

C-251 — November 5, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities of Bill C-251, An Act to continue VIA Rail Canada Inc. under the name VIA Rail Canada and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— November 5, 2020

C-252 — November 18, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on International Trade of Bill C-252, An Act to provide for transparency in entering trade agreements and foreign investment protection agreements.

C-253 — November 23, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology of Bill C-253, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (pension plans and group insurance plans).

C-254 — November 24, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Official Languages of Bill C-254, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Official Languages Act and the Canada Business Corporations Act.

C-255 — November 25, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities of Bill C-255, An Act respecting the development of a national employment strategy for persons with disabilities.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— December 7, 2020

C-256 — November 26, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill C-256, Act to amend the Income Tax Act (donations involving private corporation shares or real estate).

C-257 — November 27, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans of Bill C-257, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture).

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— December 7, 2020

C-258 — December 3, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities of Bill C-258, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (replacement workers).

C-259 — December 3, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities of Bill C-259, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (pension plans and group insurance programs).

C-260 — December 8, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates of Bill C-260, An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— December 17, 2020

C-261 — December 9, 2020 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities of Bill C-261, An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (thermal coal).

Notices of Motions

M-1 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House:

(a) it is the duty of the government to create a Green New Deal (i) to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions through a fair and just transition for all communities and workers, (ii) to create millions of good, high-wage jobs and ensure prosperity and economic security for all Canadians, (iii) to invest in Canada’s infrastructure and industry to sustainably meet the challenges of the 21st century, (iv) to secure for all people of Canada for generations to come clean air and water, climate and community resiliency, healthy food, access to nature, and a sustainable environment, (v) to promote justice and equity by stopping current, preventing future, and repairing historic oppression of Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit), racialized persons, non-dominant cultural, ethnic, religious and linguistic communities, immigrants and newcomers, youth, LGBTQ2S+ persons, the poor, low-income workers, women, the elderly, the unhoused, people with disabilities, migrant communities, deindustrialized communities and depopulated rural communities (referred to in this motion as "frontline and vulnerable communities");

(b) the goals described in paragraph (a) above (referred to in this motion as the "Green New Deal goals") should be accomplished through a 10-year national mobilization (referred to in this resolution as the "Green New Deal mobilization") that will require (i) building resiliency against climate-change-related disasters, such as extreme weather, including by leveraging funding and providing investments for community-defined projects and strategies, (ii) repairing and upgrading Canada’s infrastructure, including by eliminating pollution and greenhouse gas emissions as much as technologically feasible, by guaranteeing universal access to clean water by reducing the risks posed by flooding and other climate impacts, and by ensuring that any infrastructure spending considered by Parliament addresses climate change, (iii) meeting 100 percent of the power demand in Canada through clean, renewable, and zero-emission energy sources, including by dramatically expanding and upgrading existing renewable power sources and by deploying new capacity, (iv) building or upgrading to energy-efficient, distributed, and ‘‘smart’’ power grids, and working to ensure affordable access to electricity, (v) upgrading all existing buildings in Canada and building new buildings to achieve maximal energy efficiency, water efficiency, safety, affordability, comfort, and durability, including through electrification, (vi) spurring massive growth in clean manufacturing in Canada and removing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing and industry as much as is technologically feasible, including by expanding renewable energy manufacturing and investing in existing manufacturing and industry, (vii) working collaboratively with Canada’s farmers to eliminate pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector as much as is technologically feasible, including by supporting family farming, by investing in sustainable farming and land use practices that increase soil health, and by building a more sustainable food system that ensures universal access to healthy food, (viii) overhauling Canada’s transportation systems to eliminate pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector as much as is technologically feasible, including through investment in zero-emission vehicle infrastructure and manufacturing, and clean, affordable, and accessible public transportation, and high-speed rail, (ix) mitigating and managing the long-term adverse health, economic, and other effects of pollution and climate change, including by providing funding for community-defined projects and strategies, (x) removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and reducing pollution, including by restoring natural ecosystems through proven low-tech solutions that increase soil carbon storage, such as preservation and afforestation, (xi) restoring and protecting threatened, endangered, and fragile ecosystems through locally appropriate and science-based projects that enhance biodiversity and support climate resiliency, (xii) cleaning up existing hazardous waste and abandoned sites to promote economic development and sustainability, (xiii) identifying other emission and pollution sources and creating solutions to eliminate them, (xiv) promoting the international exchange of technology, expertise, products, funding, and services, with the aim of making Canada the international leader on climate action, and to help other countries achieve a Green New Deal;

(c) a Green New Deal must be developed through transparent and inclusive consultation, collaboration, and partnership with Indigenous Peoples, frontline and vulnerable communities, labour unions, worker cooperatives, civil society groups, academia, and businesses; and

(d) to achieve the Green New Deal goals and mobilization, a Green New Deal will require (i) providing and leveraging, in a way that ensures that the public receives appropriate ownership stakes and returns on investment, adequate capital (including through community grants, public banks, and other public financing), technical expertise, supporting policies, and other forms of assistance to communities, organizations, federal, provincial, and municipal governments, and businesses working on the Green New Deal mobilization, (ii) ensuring that the government takes into account the complete environmental and social costs and impacts of emissions through existing laws, new policies and programs, and ensuring that frontline and vulnerable communities shall not be adversely affected, (iii) providing resources, training, and high-quality education, including higher education, to all Canadians, with a focus on frontline and vulnerable communities, so those communities may be full and equal participants in the Green New Deal mobilization, (iv) making public investments in the research and development of new clean and renewable energy technologies and industries, (v) directing investments to spur economic development, deepen and diversify industry in local and regional economies, and build wealth and community ownership, while prioritizing high-quality job creation and economic, social, and environmental benefits in frontline and vulnerable communities that may otherwise struggle with the transition away from greenhouse gas intensive industries, (vi) ensuring the use of democratic and participatory processes that are inclusive of and led by frontline and vulnerable communities and workers to plan, implement, and administer the Green New Deal mobilization at the local level, (vii) ensuring that the Green New Deal mobilization creates high-quality union jobs that pay prevailing wages, hires local workers, offers training and advancement opportunities, and guarantees wage and benefit parity for workers affected by the transition, (viii) guaranteeing a job with a family-sustaining wage, adequate family and medical leave, paid vacations, and retirement security to all Canadians, (ix) strengthening and protecting the right of all workers to organize, unionize, and collectively bargain free of coercion, intimidation, and harassment, (x) strengthening and enforcing labour, workplace health and safety, antidiscrimination, and wage and hour standards across all employers, industries, and sectors, (xi) enacting and enforcing trade rules, procurement standards, and border adjustments with strong labor and environmental protections to stop the transfer of jobs and pollution overseas, and to grow domestic manufacturing in Canada, (xii) ensuring that public lands, waters, and oceans are protected, and that eminent domain is not abused, (xiii) obtaining the free, prior, and informed consent of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people for all decisions that affect First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people and their traditional territories, honouring all treaties and agreements with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people, and protecting and enforcing the sovereignty and land rights of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people, (xiv) ensuring a commercial environment where every businessperson is free from unfair competition and domination by domestic or international monopolies, (xv) providing all Canadians with high-quality health care, affordable, safe, and adequate housing, economic security, and access to clean water, clean air, healthy and affordable food, and nature.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

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— December 13, 2019

— December 19, 2019

— January 28, 2020

and — February 6, 2020

M-2 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) ban the import, export and sale of dog and cat fur; (b) impose penalties on individuals and businesses who deal with unlabeled and falsely labeled dog and cat fur products; and (c) work with provincial counterparts and the international community to advance support for the implementation of a complete ban of the trade in all dog and cat fur products worldwide.

M-3 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should remove the goods and services tax from sign language interpretation services.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— September 28, 2020

M-4 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize that health care is a basic human right and that no Canadian should be denied access to the prescription medicine they need to be healthy; (b) recognize that a “medical cannabis product” is a cannabis product sold for medical purposes pursuant to a license for the sale of cannabis for medical purposes granted in accordance with the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act or the Cannabis Act; (c) recognize that although medical cannabis does not have a Drug Identification Number, it is produced and sold in a highly regulated regime known as the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations; (d) recognize that patients who are legally authorized or prescribed cannabis for medical purposes by a physician and prescribing healthcare practitioner can legally purchase quality-controlled cannabis for medical purposes from a Health Canada licensed producer; (e) recognize that the Canada Revenue Agency considers cannabis for medical purposes a tax-deductible medical expense; (f) allow for reasonable access to medical cannabis for all Canadians who have been authorized to use it by a health care practitioner; (g) recognize that medical cannabis patients, including pediatric patients, already pay sales tax and shipping costs on medical cannabis and are not eligible for reimbursement under most insurance plans in Canada; (h) recognize that its proposal to apply excise taxes to medical cannabis, in addition to the existing sales tax, disadvantages the more than 360,000 Canadian medical cannabis patients authorized to possess cannabis for medical purposes and their families; (i) not apply an excise duty to cannabis sold for medical purposes; (j) recognize that medical cannabis should be exempt from the federal goods and services tax; (k) exempt medical cannabis from any taxes including the new excise tax after the passage of Bill C-74, Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1; and (l) zero-rate the medical cannabis tax in line with all other prescription medicine and exempt medical cannabis from any additional taxes by amending T 3 Amendments to the Excise Act, 2001 (Cannabis Taxation), the Excise Tax Act and Other Related Texts, 69(4) Section 2 of the Act, in order to allow for reasonable access to medical cannabis for all Canadians authorized to use it by a health care practitioner.

M-5 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) acknowledge the commitment and sacrifice made by military and veteran families who put their careers on hold to accompany their love ones abroad or to act as primary caregivers when the member of the military or veteran is mentally or physically injured; and (b) develop legislation for job protection for spouses, children and parents who make professional sacrifices to support our military and veterans.

M-6 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize that there are only a dozen years of global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5 °C, beyond which even half a degree will significantly worsen the risks of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people; (b) recognize that limiting global warming to a maximum of 1.5 °C requires rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes across Canada; and (c) ensure that Canada’s laws are in harmony with the recommendations outlined in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) "Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C, an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty".

M-7 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should work in collaboration with the provinces, territories, municipalities, Aboriginal communities, and housing providers to establish, develop, and implement an affordable housing strategy that: (a) affirms that access to adequate housing is a fundamental right of all Canadians, as guaranteed by the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (b) provides financial assistance, without discrimination, to those who are otherwise unable to afford adequate and secure housing; (c) ensures that the cost of housing does not compromise an individual’s ability to meet other basic needs, including food, clothing, healthcare, and education; (d) maintains and expands direct federal investments in social housing, including not-for-profit cooperatives, in order to increase the supply of low-income housing, preserve rent subsidies, and provide funds for renovations and maintenance; (e) sets targets and objectives to prevent, reduce, and end homelessness, particularly among vulnerable populations, with clear timelines and accountability measures; (f) examines and addresses the potential impact of investor speculation and housing vacancies on the high price of real estate in urban markets; and (g) takes into account the unique needs and housing priorities of different regions, including British Columbia.

M-8 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize and give thanks for the great sacrifices made by Canadian veterans in protecting our society, and make Canadian passports available free of charge to all veterans of the Canadian forces.

M-9 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should conduct public hearings of the views of Canadians and stakeholders on privacy concerns relating to the outsourcing of work in the public and private sectors to companies in foreign countries or their subsidiaries located in Canada.

M-10 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize the contribution made to Canadian society by all of its seniors and make Canadian passports available at not more than half-price to all Canadian citizens over the age of 65.

M-11 — September 23, 2020 — — That a special committee of the House be created to study and develop recommendations needed for Canada's manufacturing industry and report back to the House: (a) identifying the manufacturing industry as a strategic sector for economic development; (b) reviewing the causes and consequences of manufacturing job loss; (c) reviewing ways to strengthen Canada's manufacturing sector; (d) detailing a comprehensive set of economic, fiscal, monetary, and trade policies that will both strengthen the domestic manufacturing industry and protect manufacturing jobs; and (e) enumerating the improvements needed in bankruptcy laws, wage protection, transition programs, training programs, relocation programs, employment insurance benefits and pension laws to ensure that workers are protected during job loss.

M-12 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should take action to address the varying costs of oil and gas that Canadians are paying across the country and between provinces, and that the government should create a new office for an Oil and Gas Ombudsman which would: (a) investigate complaints from Canadians regarding excessive prices at gas pumps and other sources of oil and gas; (b) have the ability to investigate independently and thoroughly the concerns made by Canadians; (c) be responsible for gathering and publishing a weekly petroleum inventory report, modelled on the United States Department of Energy's weekly Petroleum Status Report, that would give weekly updates on refinery oil inputs and petroleum productions; (d) be responsible to report to Parliament annually with an independent report about whether or not Canadians are paying too much for these products and whether the respective companies complied in full with any investigations; and (e) work with Canadians and producers to ensure that all Canadians and communities are paying fair prices and receiving fair product amount of the gasoline and oil that they purchase.

M-13 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should conduct an audit of the Passport Office to ensure that Canadians can acquire passports at the lowest possible cost and that passport processing fees do not generate surplus revenue.

M-14 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) create a petroleum-monitoring agency with a three-year mandate to collect and disseminate, on a timely basis, price data on crude oil, refined petroleum products, and retail gasoline for all relevant North American markets; (b) in consultation with stakeholders from the petroleum sector (major companies, independent companies, and consumer groups), appoint a director who would lead this agency; (c) require the agency to report to Parliament on an annual basis on the competitive aspects of the petroleum sector in Canada; and (d) request that the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology review the agency's performance and the need for an extension of its mandate following the tabling of the agency's third report.

M-15 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should defer further review and any approval of the Deep Geologic Repository Project environmental assessment for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste at the Bruce Nuclear Site until such time as: (a) an independent technical body is established and has completed (i) an evaluation of the state of technical and scientific knowledge with respect to deep geological repositories for nuclear waste, (ii) an assessment as to whether Canada's regulatory regime is sufficiently robust to adequately support an environmental assessment and licensing review of proposals for deep geologic repositories; b) there is a full evaluation of alternatives to the proposed deep geologic repository, including alternative sites, alternative designs and alternative methods; and (c) residents, stakeholders and rights holders in the Great Lakes Basin, including in potential host communities, neighbouring communities, transportation corridor communities, and the broader Great Lakes community, are engaged in a direct and active dialogue facilitated by a trusted third party.

M-16 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should ensure that telecommunications services remain a tool for social, democratic, economic, and cultural growth by mandating government frameworks overseeing digital telecommunication services in Canada to abide by the following principles: (a) access to universal telecommunication services across Canada must be efficient and affordable for Canadians; (b) fees for access to services must be transparent so that Canadians can easily understand the charges they incur; (c) security must be a core responsibility for telecommunications service providers, affirming that the collection of personal information in the digital space includes a duty to proactively protect personal information and that a failure to meet a reasonable standard of due diligence constitutes negligence; (d) cybersecurity must be a continuous focus that prioritizes protecting Canadians from foreign or domestic cyber-attacks that compromise public safety, financial security, personal information, and our democracy; (e) judicial oversight governing surveillance, site-blocking, or disconnection is required; (f) net neutrality must be a legislated and regulated core principle for provision of digital services; (g) privacy rights in the digital world must be equivalent to those in the physical world, so that full informed consent must be stipulated prior to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by private or public organizations; (h) personal data must be controlled by the individual to whom the data belongs; (i) Health Canada and any other appropriate federal departments must be provided the opportunity to study potential human or environmental impacts related to digital services and products and the disposal thereof in the Canadian market; (j) businesses operating in the digital industry must not undermine consumer rights through non-negotiated contracts and have a duty to be transparent regarding the maintenance of devices; (k) Canadians of all ages must be provided opportunities to develop digital literacy skills with a specific focus on children and seniors; (l) the internet must be free from cyberbullying or harassment; and (m) open data frameworks must be consistent with recognized best practices that protect privacy and create greater transparency and accountability while helping to improve public sector service delivery.

M-17 — September 23, 2020 — — That the House recognize that acts of violence and bigotry directed against religious believers, such as the June 23, 1985, bombing of Air India Flights 182 and 301, the September 15, 2001, firebombing of the Hindu Samaj Temple and the Hamilton Mountain Mosque, the April 5, 2004, firebombing of Montreal’s United Talmud Torah Jewish school, and the January 29, 2017, murder of Muslims at the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre, are inimical to a free, peaceful, and plural society, and declare January 29 of every year as National Day of Solidarity with Victims of Anti-religious Bigotry and Violence.

M-19 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should amend the Live-in Caregiver Program to: (a) provide live-in caregivers permanent residency immediately upon entering Canada; (b) allow live-in caregivers to bring their spouses and children with them upon entering Canada; (c) ensure live-in caregivers have the option of living outside the employer’s home; (d) require live-in caregivers, their spouses, and their children to pass only one medical examination prior to arriving in Canada; and (e) remove caps on the number of permanent resident visas available to live-in caregivers, as well as the requirement for post-secondary education for permanent residency.

M-20 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should establish a dental care plan for uninsured Canadians as a first step towards universal public dental care coverage.

M-21 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should renew and increase federal funding to Heart and Stroke's women's heart and brain health research to $5 million per year over five years.

M-22 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the federal government should provide funding for 40% of the cost of all major transit infrastructure projects across Canada and create permanent stable mechanisms to provide predicable long-term funding streams to meet this objective.

M-23 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should re-establish the Federal Co-op Housing Program.

M-24 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should establish a legislated guaranteed livable income for all Canadians.

M-25 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should establish a ministry of peace in order to promote peace, democracy and human rights in Canada and globally.

M-26 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should address the decline in elephant populations by introducing a ban on all domestic trade in elephant ivory, and prohibiting the import, export, and re-export of elephant ivory in order to close the existing trade gap, drive down demand, and improve conservation efforts of this endangered species.

M-27 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should work with domestic and international stakeholders to address the decline in the monarch butterfly population by increasing the collection and sharing of scientific data relating to the monarch’s habitats, reproduction, migration, and population levels, and by developing appropriate domestic and international policy responses with the goal of protecting, expanding, and enhancing the reproductive and migratory habitats of monarch butterflies.

M-28 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) facilitate the involvement of people living with HIV in all decisions made across government that relate to the health, well-being, and dignity of people living with and affected by HIV; (b) encourage people living with HIV to start and stay on treatment; and (c) work towards dismantling HIV stigma at the community, clinical, and personal levels by adopting the Ontario Accord and endorsing the Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) campaign.

M-29 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should provide funding to construct a Vietnamese cultural centre in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.

M-30 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should take immediate steps to address the alarming and dangerous loss of bee colonies and other pollinating insects in Canada and beyond by: (a) recognizing the vital role that bees and other pollinating insects perform ecologically, economically, and for our food security; (b) phasing out the widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides and ensuring access to safe alternatives; and (c) developing a strategy to address the multiple factors related to bee colony deaths, such as the destruction and disturbance of habitat, as well as the use of pesticides and parasites.

M-31 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should ban the import of dog and cat fur products into Canada, and make it an offense to mislabel any garment product made from dog or cat fur.

M-32 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should enact legislation to establish a legal regime, mirroring the law enacted in 2008 by the United Kingdom and measures taken by Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, to ensure that binding measures are in place to ensure greater transparency and accountability for sound decision-making in delivering on Canada’s commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including: (a) prescribing legally binding reduction targets for greenhouse gases for 2030 and 2050 consistent with commitments under the United Nation’s Framework Convention on Climate Change, adopted and ratified by Canada, and targets committed to in the Paris Climate Agreement; (b) prescribing a duty to take measures to reduce or mitigate risks or impacts from climate change; (c) establishing an independent climate advisory committee of experts, appointed by the Governor in Council for a five-year term, mandated to (i) advise the government on measures to meet the targets based on scientifically, technologically and economically sound analysis, including by consulting with other orders of government, experts and the public, (ii) advise the government on measures, including best practices to reduce or mitigate risks or impacts from climate change, (iii) undertake audits, based on progress indicators, of the actions taken by the government to deliver on the prescribed greenhouse gas reduction targets and duties to reduce risks, (iv) submit to Parliament annual progress reports outlining the advice provided, the actions taken, and progress in achieving the prescribed reduction targets and mitigation measures; (d) requiring the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, in consultation with the climate advisory committee, to set binding five-year term carbon budgets which would specify the maximum amount of greenhouse gas emissions permissible in Canada during each budgetary period in order to map the course towards the 2030 and 2050 reduction targets; and (e) imposing a duty on the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to table in both Houses of Parliament annual reports on the government’s climate action and carbon account in relation to the carbon budget for that term, and to publicly respond to the climate advisory committee's annual reports within three months of receipt.

M-33 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) designate November 14 of each year as "Frederick Banting Day"; and (b) recognize that (i) one in four Canadians lives with prediabetes or diabetes, a chronic disease that can result in life-threatening complications if not treated, (ii) Canada, the birthplace of insulin, a hormone that has played a key role in the control of diabetes since being discovered by Frederick Banting, seeks to be a leader in promoting diabetes awareness and education.

M-37 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should amend the Income Tax Act to make the disability tax credit refundable within the meaning of the act.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— September 28, 2020

M-38 — September 23, 2020 — — That:

(a) the House (i) recognize that science and research are of critical importance to all Canadians, including, but not limited to, improving the health of Canadians, improving the environment, driving innovation and economic growth, and improving the quality of life of Canadians, (ii) recognize that science and research are more important than ever, as the economic, environmental and social challenges we face are greater, (iii) affirm its commitment to science, research and evidence-informed decision-making;

(b) effective from the beginning of the 44th Parliament, the Standing Orders be amended as follows:

(i) That Standing Order 104(2) be replaced with the following:

“Membership of standing committees.

(2) The standing committees, which shall consist of 10 members, and for which the lists of members are to be prepared, except as provided in section (1) of this standing order, shall be on:

(a) Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics;

(b) Agriculture and Agri-Food;

(d) Citizenship and Immigration;

(e) Environment and Sustainable Development;

(f) Finance;

(g) Fisheries and Oceans;

(h) Foreign Affairs and International Development;

(i) Government Operations and Estimates;

(j) Health;

(k) Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities;

(l) Indigenous and Northern Affairs;

(m) Industry and Technology;

(n) International Trade;

(o) Justice and Human Rights;

(p) National Defence;

(q) Natural Resources;

(r) Official Languages;

(s) Procedure and House Affairs;

(t) Public Accounts;

(u) Public Safety and National Security;

(v) Science and Research;

(w) the Status of Women;

(x) Transport, Infrastructure and Communities; and

(y) Veterans Affairs.”

(ii) That Standing Order 108(2) be amended by adding after the words “in sections (3)(a), (3)(f), (3)(h)” the following: “, (3)(i)”; and

(iii) That the following subsection be added after Standing Order 108(3)(h):

“Science and Research.

(i) Science and Research shall include, among other matters, the review of and report on all matters relating to science and research, including any reports of the Chief Science Advisor, and any other matter which the House shall, from time to time, refer to the standing committee.”;

(c) the Clerk of the House be authorized to make any required editorial and consequential alterations to the Standing Orders as may be required; and

(d) the Clerk of the House be instructed to print a revised edition of the Standing Orders.

M-39 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should develop and implement a national natural gas framework to: (a) promote the export of liquified natural gas (LNG); (b) promote the development and use of natural gas in Canada’s rural, remote, northern, and Indigenous communities; (c) promote the development of critical infrastructure, including pipelines, to supply LNG plants; (d) provide investors and job creators with the certainty they require for the private sector to develop critical natural gas and LNG infrastructure, including Canada LNG, the associated Coastal Gaslink pipeline and the project Énergie Saguenay of GNL Québec; and (e) promote Canadian natural gas as a tool to help reduce global emissions.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— March 6, 2020

— October 6, 2020

M-40 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should designate the month of September, every year, as National Recovery Awareness Month to recognize and support Canadians recovering from addiction and to demonstrate that recovery from addiction is possible, attainable and sustainable.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

and — September 23, 2020

M-41 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should take immediate measures to end the current deferral policy governing blood and plasma donations from gay men, men who have sex with men, and transgender women given the current blood shortages during the COVID-19 crisis and the urgency of obtaining plasma donations for research into prevention and treatment of COVID-19, and Canadian Blood Services, Héma-Québec, and Health Canada should replace the current discriminatory policy with a science and behaviour-based policy that protects the integrity of the Canadian blood supply while treating all potential donors with equal dignity and respect.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— September 28, 2020

and — October 2, 2020

— October 6, 2020

— October 15, 2020

M-42 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the Government of Canada should take immediate action to initiate negotiations for a free trade agreement with the Government of the United Kingdom.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— September 28, 2020

— October 26, 2020

M-43 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately implement a 1% wealth tax on fortunes over $20 million.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— September 30, 2020

— October 15, 2020

M-44 — September 23, 2020 — — That, as mandated in section 45 of the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act, which received royal assent on November 6, 2014, the House appoint a special committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the provisions and operation of this act:

(a) that the committee be composed of 12 members, of which six shall be government members, four shall be from the official opposition, one shall be from the Bloc Québécois and one from the New Democratic Party;

(b) that a representative from the Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform be attached to the committee as an ex officio member, and as such have the right to participate in all meetings, to propose and question witnesses, to participate in drafting the report, and to be compensated for any expenses incurred in fulfilling this role in a manner similar to other members of the committee;

(c) that changes in the membership of the committee shall be effective immediately after notification by the whip has been filed with the Clerk of the House;

(d) that membership substitutions be permitted, if required, in the manner provided for in Standing Order 114(2);

(e) that the members shall be named by their respective whip by depositing with the Clerk of the House the list of their members to serve on the committee no later than September 21, 2020;

(f) that the Clerk of the House shall convene an organization meeting of the said committee for no later than October 2, 2020;

(g) that the committee be chaired by a member of the government party;

(h) that notwithstanding Standing Order 106(2), in addition to the Chair, there be one vice-chair from the official opposition, one vice-chair from the Bloc Québécois and one vice-chair from the New Democratic Party;

(i) that quorum of the committee be as provided for in Standing Order 118 and that the Chair be authorized to hold meetings to receive evidence and to have that evidence printed when a quorum is not present, provided that at least four members are present, including one member of the opposition and one member of the government;

(j) that the committee be granted all of the powers of a standing committee, as provided in the Standing Orders, as well as the power to travel, accompanied by the necessary staff;

(k) that the committee be allowed to meet virtually, if and as required, and have the power to authorize video and audio broadcasting of any or all of its proceedings; and

(l) that within six months after this review is undertaken or within such further time as the House may authorize, the committee present a report on the review to the House, including a statement of any changes the committee recommends.

M-45 — September 23, 2020 — — That, given the unanimous declaration of the House on February 22, 2007, to condemn all forms of human trafficking and slavery, the House: (a) encourage Canadians to raise awareness of the magnitude of modern day slavery in Canada and abroad and to take steps to combat human trafficking; and (b) recognize the 22nd day of February as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— September 28, 2020

— December 9, 2020

M-46 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should introduce legislation and work with provincial and territorial governments and Indigenous peoples to ensure that a guaranteed livable basic income (i) accounting for regional differences in living costs, (ii) for all Canadians over the age of 18, including single persons, students, families, seniors, persons with disabilities, temporary foreign workers, permanent residents, and refugee claimants, (iii) paid on a regular basis, (iv) not requiring participation in the labour market, education or training in order to be eligible, (v) in addition to current and future government public services and income supports meant to meet special, exceptional and other distinct needs and goals rather than basic needs, including accessible affordable social housing and expanded health services, replace the Canada Emergency Response Benefit on an ongoing and permanent basis in a concerted effort to eradicate poverty and ensure the respect, dignity and security of all persons in respect of Canada’s domestic and international legal obligations.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— August 12, 2020

, , and — August 17, 2020

and — August 18, 2020

, , , , , and — September 23, 2020

— September 24, 2020

— October 7, 2020

— October 19, 2020

M-47 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should work with the provinces and territories, along with key stakeholders including employers and labour unions, to encourage the adoption of a four day work week across Canada in order to increase employment, boost productivity, lower greenhouse gas emissions, reduce commuting hours, cut business operating costs, facilitate tourism, promote better work-life balance, and improve the health and well-being of workers, all especially important as the Canadian economy recovers from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

M-48 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately implement a universal, comprehensive and public pharmacare program based on the final report of the Hoskins Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare as part of Canada's COVID-19 economic response plan given that one in five Canadians were uninsured or underinsured prior to the emergence of COVID-19 and layoffs triggered by the pandemic have left millions of Canadians without access to employer-sponsored drug coverage.

M-49 — September 23, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize that: (a) Canada is facing dual crises of a global pandemic and the climate emergency; (b) even before the pandemic Canadians were struggling with growing inequality and the climate crisis was threatening our communities; (c) Canada is being left behind while other countries make bold investments to build sustainable economies; (d) we have an opportunity to address both the pandemic and the climate crisis by making immediate investments in a just and sustainable recovery that (i) puts people first, (ii) rebuilds an economy that is sustainable and resilient, (iii) invests in the infrastructure we need to fight climate change, (iv) builds livable communities while creating jobs across Canada; and (e) any recovery measures must be tied to (i) directly supporting workers and communities, not CEOs and shareholders, (ii) transitioning to a sustainable economy, (iii) ensuring climate accountability and progress towards our climate targets.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— October 5, 2020

M-50 — September 24, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) create a new Crown corporation called Renewable Canada to accelerate job creation for the economic recovery as well as the necessary transition to renewable energy, by building new geothermal, solar, wind, and tidal power projects, prioritizing projects in Northeast British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland and Labrador where new transitional jobs are most needed and where the energy worker skill base already exists; and (b) fund this corporation from the savings gained from ending fossil fuel subsidies.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

, , , , , and — September 25, 2020

— September 28, 2020

— September 29, 2020

— October 1, 2020

— October 9, 2020

and — October 14, 2020

— October 22, 2020

M-51 — October 8, 2020 — — That, as mandated in section 10 of the Act to Amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), which received royal assent on June 17, 2016:

(a) the House appoint a special committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the provisions and operation of this act;

(b) the review conducted by the committee include, but not be limited to, issues relating to requests for medical assistance in dying by mature minors, advance requests, requests where mental illness is the sole underlying medical condition, the state of palliative care, and the adequacy of safeguards against pressure on the vulnerable to seek medical assistance in dying;

(c) the committee be composed of 12 members, of which six shall be government members, four shall be from the official opposition, one shall be from the Bloc Québécois and one from the New Democratic Party;

(d) changes in the membership of the committee shall be effective immediately after notification by the whip has been filed with the Clerk of the House;

(e) membership substitutions be permitted, if required, in the manner provided for in Standing Order 114(2);

(f) the members shall be named by their respective whip by depositing with the Clerk of the House the list of their members to serve on the committee no later than October 30, 2020;

(g) the Clerk of the House shall convene an organization meeting of the said committee for no later than November 6, 2020;

(h) the committee be chaired by a member of the government party;

(i) notwithstanding Standing Order 106(2), in addition to the Chair, there be one vice-chair from the official opposition, one vice-chair from the Bloc Québécois and one vice-chair from the New Democratic Party;

(j) the quorum of the committee be as provided for in Standing Order 118, and that the Chair be authorized to hold meetings to receive evidence and to have that evidence printed when a quorum is not present, provided that at least four members are present, including one member of the opposition and one member of the government;

(k) the committee be granted all of the powers of a standing committee, as provided in the Standing Orders, as well as the power to travel, accompanied by the necessary staff;

(l) the committee be allowed to meet virtually, if and as required, and have the power to authorize video and audio broadcasting of any or all of its proceedings; and

(m) within six months after this review is undertaken or within such further time as the House may authorize, the committee present a report on the review to the House, including a statement setting out any changes to the provisions that the committee recommends.

M-52 — October 21, 2020 — — That, given provincial governments such as Alberta’s are increasingly privatizing essential health services, it is the opinion of the House that the government should take immediate action to ensure that federal funds distributed for health purposes to provincial and territorial governments are used solely to strengthen and administer publicly delivered, universally accessible health care.

M-53 — November 12, 2020 — — That:

(a) the House recognize and honour that, (i) Canada, as a nation, has a rich history of resource-dependent rural communities providing the economic prosperity many Canadians have benefited from, (ii) this prosperity has often been at the expense of or specifically excluded local Indigenous peoples and communities, (iii) the future of these resource-dependent communities is at risk due to climate change, the movement of rural residents to urban centres, the loss of ecological diversity and integrity, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, (iv) the majority of the landscape in Canada is remote and sparsely populated and rural communities are crucial in our understanding and management of localized climate change impacts; and

(b) in the opinion of the House, for all federal COVID-19 relief and recovery funding, programming and legislation, the government should abide by the following principles: (i) be in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, (ii) it be applied and distributed equitably by federal riding, geographic region, and province or territory, (iii) prioritize and incentivize projects that reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions or waste, (iv) prioritize and incentivize initiatives that improve the water-retentive capacities of soils and that facilitate the recharge of groundwaters, (v) prioritize and incentivize projects that can be built and managed by local businesses and agencies to create a diversity of local, long-term, well-paying employment opportunities and small business initiatives that keep profits and benefits within the community.

M-54 — November 12, 2020 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should adopt a requirement for tobacco companies to pay an annual fee in order to recover the annual costs of the federal government’s tobacco control strategy, with allocation of the fee to each company being based on market share.

M-55 — November 25, 2020 — — That the House, in light of the motion adopted by the House on November 18, 2020, respecting foreign state-backed interference and intimidation activities in Canada: (a) reiterate its concern about the presence of significant and sustained foreign interference activities in Canada and its call for a strong government response; (b) call upon federal government ministers to engage with their provincial, territorial, and municipal counterparts to collaboratively respond to the activities of foreign state-controlled or state-affiliated entities as they relate to institutions that fall outside federal jurisdiction; and (c) call upon the government to create new mechanisms of protection and support for Canadians who are targets of foreign state-backed interference and intimidation.

M-56 — November 30, 2020 — — That the House:

(a) recognize that,

(i) 3,000 new units of rapid housing is not enough when over 235,000 individuals experience homelessness in Canada each year, combined with additional strain brought on by the pandemic,

(ii) Indigenous peoples are 11 times more likely to use a homeless shelter,

(iii) people living in poverty face the greatest barriers for following public health measures and are disproportionately affected by COVID-19,

(iv) the 2017 National Housing Strategy nor any subsequent policy provided specific funding or policies for urban or rural and Indigenous housing; and

(b) call on the government to,

(i) implement an Indigenous-led urban, rural and northern Indigenous strategy,

(ii) accelerate action on Indigenous homelessness,

(iii) increase the supply of stable, safe, affordable housing by building 73,000 new units of housing for urban, rural and northern Indigenous peoples as called for by the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association,

(iv) create a dedicated rapid housing stream for rural, urban and northern Indigenous peoples to provide winter shelter and a place to isolate from COVID-19,

(v) provide support for tenants’ well-being and long-term success with wraparound Indigenous services.

M-57 — January 21, 2021 — — That the House:

(a) condemn all forms of human trafficking and slavery;

(b) promote awareness of the magnitude of modern-day slavery in Canada and abroad;

(d) call for the designation of February 22 of each year as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— January 25, 2021

M-58 — January 21, 2021 — — That:

(a) the House recognize that gender-based analysis plus (GBA+) is an analytical process that provides a rigorous methodology for assessing systemic inequalities, as well as a means to determine how diverse groups of women, men, and gender diverse people may experience policies, programs and initiatives; and

(b) in the opinion of the House, the government should direct the Department of National Defence to implement GBA+ to meet recruitment and retention targets for under-represented groups.

M-59 — January 21, 2021 — — That, given that the House agreed on November 22, 2007, to condemn all forms of human trafficking and slavery:

(a) the House encourage Canadians to raise awareness of the magnitude of modern-day slavery in Canada and abroad; and

(b) in the opinion of the House, the government should (i) take all the necessary steps to combat human trafficking, (ii) designate February 22 as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— January 25, 2021

M-60 — January 21, 2021 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize the contributions that Hindu Canadians have made to the socio-economic development of Canada and their services to the Canadian society, the richness of Hindu Heritage and its vast contribution to the world of arts and science, astronomy to medicine, and its culture and traditions and the importance of educating and reflecting upon it for future generations by declaring August, every year, Hindu Heritage Month.

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