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| 43rd PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 94 Tuesday, May 4, 2021 10:00 a.m. |
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| Prayer |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Finnigan (Miramichi—Grand Lake), from the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented the fourth report of the committee, "Room to Grow: Strengthening Food Processing Capacity in Canada for Food Security and Exports". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-432-125. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 6, 7, 9 to 11, 13 to 15, 17 to 20, 23 to 25 and 27) 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 Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 432-00908);
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— by Mr. Godin (Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 432-00909).
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| Business of Supply |
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The order was read for the consideration of the business of supply. |
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Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar), seconded by Mr. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman), moved, — That, given that: |
(a) women and all members of the Canadian Armed Forces placed their trust in this government to act on claims of sexual misconduct;
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(b) the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff was informed about a specific sexual harassment allegation against General Jonathan Vance three years ago;
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(c) the Prime Minister asserts that this sexual harassment allegation was never brought to his attention; and
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(d) the Prime Minister said that those in a position of authority have a duty to act upon allegations,
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the House call upon the Prime Minister to dismiss his Chief of Staff for failing to notify him about a serious sexual harassment allegation at the highest ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces and for being complicit in hiding the truth from Canadians. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
| 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 Monday, January 25, 2021, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Wilkinson (Minister of Environment and Climate Change), seconded by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Canadian Heritage), — That Bill C-12, An Act respecting transparency and accountability in Canada's efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), seconded by Mr. Richards (Banff—Airdrie), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:
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"the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-12, An Act respecting transparency and accountability in Canada's efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050, since the bill fails to:
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(a) implement a plan that recognizes climate change is real and addresses the significant problem it represents, while also ensuring that economic development and job growth can flourish all across Canada; and
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(b) address the fact that, after committing to working with Parliament on the makeup of the advisory group, the government appointed climate activists whose influence, if acted upon, would lead to the destruction of the oil and gas sector, disproportionally threaten certain regions of the country and their essential industries, and weaken national unity.".
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The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 120, NAYS: 212 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Dreeshen Lewis (Essex) Ruff Total: -- 120 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Alghabra Dhaliwal Khera Powlowski Total: -- 212 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Pursuant to order made Tuesday, April 27, 2021, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 106 -- Vote no 106) | |
| YEAS: 210, NAYS: 122 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Dhillon Koutrakis Ratansi Total: -- 210 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Dreeshen Liepert Saroya Total: -- 122 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Accordingly, Bill C-12, An Act respecting transparency and accountability in Canada's efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. |
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| Business of Supply |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar), seconded by Mr. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman), in relation to the business of supply. |
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The debate continued. |
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At 5:44 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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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, May 5, 2021, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
| Private Members' Business |
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At 5:46 p.m., by unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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Mr. Harris (St. John's East), seconded by Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), moved, — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should establish a federal dental care plan as soon as possible for Canadian families earning less than $90,000 per year who are not covered by a dental care plan, as an interim measure toward the inclusion of full dental care in Canada’s healthcare system. (Private Members' Business M-62) |
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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. |
| 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 Mr. Garneau (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Report on Canada's activities as a Member Nation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations E-tabling for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, pursuant to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-26, s. 4. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-432-559-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development) |
| 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 7:15 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |