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43rd PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 98 Monday, May 10, 2021 11:00 a.m.

Prayer

Private Members' Business

At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development of Bill C-269, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (prohibition — deposit of raw sewage).

Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Mr. Falk (Provencher), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

Government Orders

Notice having been given at a previous sitting under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), Ms. McKenna (Minister of Infrastructure and Communities), seconded by Mr. LeBlanc (President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs), moved, — That, in relation to Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (COVID-19 response), not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the bill; and

That, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the said bill, any proceedings before the House 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.

Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the time allocation motion.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 109 -- Vote n^o 109)
YEAS: 177, NAYS: 155
YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Amos Anand Anandasangaree Angus Arseneault Arya Ashton Bachrach Badawey Bagnell Bains Baker Battiste Beech Bendayan Bennett Bessette Bibeau Bittle Blaikie Blair Blaney (North Island—Powell River) Blois Boulerice Bratina Brière Cannings Carr Casey Chagger Champagne Chen Cormier Dabrusin Damoff Davies Dhaliwal Dhillon Dong Drouin Dubourg Duclos Duguid Duncan (Etobicoke North) Duvall Dzerowicz Easter Ehsassi El-Khoury Ellis Erskine-Smith Fergus Fillmore Finnigan Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fragiskatos Fraser Freeland Fry Garneau Garrison Gazan Gerretsen Gould Green Guilbeault Hajdu Hardie Harris Holland Housefather Hughes Hussen Hutchings Iacono Ien Jaczek Johns Joly Jones Jordan Jowhari Julian Kelloway Khalid Khera Koutrakis Kusmierczyk Kwan Lalonde Lambropoulos Lametti Lamoureux Lattanzio Lauzon LeBlanc Lebouthillier Lefebvre Lightbound Long Longfield Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga) MacAulay (Cardigan) MacGregor MacKinnon (Gatineau) Maloney Martinez Ferrada Masse Mathyssen May (Cambridge) McCrimmon McDonald McGuinty McKay McKenna McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) McLeod (Northwest Territories) McPherson Mendès Mendicino Miller Monsef Morrissey Murray Ng O'Connell Oliphant O'Regan Petitpas Taylor Powlowski Qaqqaq Qualtrough Ratansi Regan Robillard Rodriguez Rogers Romanado Sahota (Brampton North) Saini Sajjan Saks Samson Sarai Scarpaleggia Schiefke Schulte Serré Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Sidhu (Brampton East) Sidhu (Brampton South) Simms Singh Sorbara Spengemann Tabbara Tassi Trudeau Turnbull Van Bynen van Koeverden Vandal Vandenbeld Vaughan Virani Weiler Wilkinson Wilson-Raybould Yip Young Zahid Zuberi Total: -- 177
NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Aitchison Albas Alleslev Allison Arnold Atwin Baldinelli Barlow Barrett Barsalou-Duval Beaulieu Benzen Bergen Bergeron Berthold Bérubé Bezan Blanchet Blanchette-Joncas Blaney (Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis) Block Boudrias Bragdon Brassard Brunelle-Duceppe Calkins Carrie Chabot Champoux Charbonneau Chiu Chong Cooper Cumming Dalton Dancho Davidson DeBellefeuille Deltell d'Entremont Desbiens Desilets Diotte Doherty Dowdall Dreeshen Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Epp Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) Falk (Provencher) Fast Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) Finley (Haldimand—Norfolk) Fortin Gallant Gaudreau Généreux Genuis Gill Gladu Godin Gourde Gray Hallan Harder Hoback Jansen Jeneroux Kelly Kent Kitchen Kmiec Kram Kurek Kusie Lake Larouche Lawrence Lehoux Lemire Lewis (Essex) Liepert Lloyd Lobb Lukiwski MacKenzie Maguire Manly Marcil Martel May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) Mazier McCauley (Edmonton West) McColeman McLean McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) Melillo Michaud Moore Morantz Morrison Motz Nater Normandin O'Toole Patzer Paul-Hus Pauzé Perron Plamondon Poilievre Rayes Redekopp Reid Rempel Garner Richards Rood Ruff Sahota (Calgary Skyview) Sangha Saroya Savard-Tremblay Scheer Schmale Seeback Shields Shin Shipley Simard Sloan Soroka Stanton Steinley Ste-Marie Strahl Stubbs Sweet Thériault Therrien Tochor Trudel Uppal Van Popta Vecchio Vidal Viersen Vignola Wagantall Warkentin Waugh Williamson Wong Yurdiga Zimmer Total: -- 155
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. LeBlanc (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada), seconded by Ms. Anand (Minister of Public Services and Procurement), — That Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (COVID-19 response), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

The debate continued.

Statements By Members

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, members made statements.

Oral Questions

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

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

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:

— Nos. 432-00730, 432-00750 and 432-00751 concerning the environment;

— No. 432-00731 concerning transportation;

— Nos. 432-00732 and 432-00733 concerning health;

— Nos. 432-00734 and 432-00743 concerning social affairs and equality;

— Nos. 432-00735, 432-00736, 432-00740, 432-00741, 432-00745, 432-00746, 432-00748, 432-00752, 432-00753, 432-00756, 432-00757, 432-00758, 432-00759 and 432-00760 concerning foreign affairs;

— Nos. 432-00737, 432-00742, 432-00744, 432-00747, 432-00754 and 432-00755 concerning justice;

— Nos. 432-00738 and 432-00739 concerning citizenship and immigration;

— No. 432-00749 concerning economics and finance.

Statements by Ministers

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Mr. MacAulay (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence) made a statement.

First Reading of Senate Public Bills

Pursuant to Standing Order 69(2), on motion of Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), seconded by Mr. Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean), Bill S-204, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs), was read the first time and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

Mr. McLean (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Strahl (Chilliwack—Hope), moved, — That the first report of the Special Committee on the Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States, presented on Thursday, April 15, 2021, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 6)

Debate arose thereon.

At 6:35 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to order made Monday, January 25, 2021, the recorded division was deferred until Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning justice (No. 432-00934) and two concerning foreign affairs (Nos. 432-00935 and 432-00936);

— by , one concerning transportation (No. 432-00937);

— by , one concerning health (No. 432-00938);

— by , two concerning justice (Nos. 432-00939 and 432-00943), one concerning taxation (No. 432-00940), one concerning parliament and politics (No. 432-00941) and one concerning natural resources and energy (No. 432-00942).

Questions on the Order Paper

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 answer to question Q-586 on the Order Paper.

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-575 — — With regard to providing the COVID-19 vaccine to Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members serving abroad: (a) what specific measures are in place to ensure that CAF members serving abroad receive the vaccine; and (b) what is the timeline for when the (i) first dose, (ii) second dose (if applicable), of the vaccine has been or will be administered, broken down by the name of vaccine manufacturer (Pfizer, Moderna, etc.) and the country where CAF members are serving in? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-575.

Q-576 — — With regard to the 2021-22 Main Estimates and the amount of $53,132,349 listed under the Department of Finance, for "Debt payments on behalf of poor countries to International Organizations" pursuant to section 18(1) of the Economic Recovery Act: (a) what are the details of the payments to be made under this item, including the (i) name of international organizations receiving payments, (ii) amount, (iii) country for which debt payment is made on behalf of; and (b) what are the details of all payments made through this or similar items in all main and supplementary estimates since 2016, including the (i) name of international organizations receiving payments, (ii) amount, (iii) country for which debt payment is made on behalf of? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-576.

Q-577 — — With regard to the national vaccine management information technology platform (NVMIP): (a) what are the functionalities of the NVMIP; (b) which provinces and territories are currently using the NVMIP; and (c) what are the details the government has related to the usage of NVMIP by the provinces and territories, including (i) the date each province or territory began to use the NVMIP, (ii) which functionalities of NVMIP are each province or territory is using, (iii) the date each province or territory began using each of NVMIP's functionalities? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-577.

Q-578 — — With regard to federal spending in the constituency of Thérèse-De Blainville, in each fiscal year since 2019-20, inclusively: what are the details of all grants and contributions and all loans to any organization, group, business or municipality, broken down by the (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality in which the recipient is located, (iii) date the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency that provided the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-578.

Q-579 — — With regard to resolving complaint files associated with the Phoenix pay system: (a) what is the total number of tickets or claims pending; (b) of the claims in (a), how many have been waiting to be resolved for (i) 6 to 12 months, (ii) 12 to 24 months, (iii) over 24 months; (c) of the claims in (a), how many are from citizens residing (i) in Quebec, (ii) in the constituency of Thérèse-De Blainville; (d) of the claims in (a), how many have been identified as priorities by complaint resolution directorates; and (e) of the claims in (d), how many were in the category (i) 1, missing pay, (ii) 2, leave of absence or layoff, (iii) 3, promotion, secondment or acting position? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-579.

Q-580 — — With regard to the Prime Minister's comments in the Chamber on March 23, 2021, that "We will continue to ground our decisions based in science and evidence": what specific science or evidence does the government have that proves that quarantining at a hotel is safer than quarantining at home? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-580.

Q-581 — — With regard to allegations of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces and the actions of the Minister of National Defence, since November 4, 2015: (a) how many reports of alleged sexual misconduct were brought to the attention, either formally or informally, of the (i) Minister of National Defence, (ii) Office of the Minister of National Defence, broken down by year; and (b) for each instance in (a), what specific action, if any, was taken? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-581.

Q-582 — — With regard to the government's decision to extend the interval between certain COVID-19 vaccines by up to 105 days: (a) what assessment has the government made on the impact of this decision of those who are suffering from cancer; and (b) what is the government's response to concerns raised by a study from King's College London and the Francis Crick Institute, which found that delays in administering the second dose of more than 21 days leave cancer patients vulnerable to COVID-19? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-582.

Q-583 — — With regard to accounts locked by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) between March 13, 2021, and March 22, 2021, over concerns that usernames and passwords may have been hacked: (a) how many accounts were locked; (b) what was the average number of days impacted accounts were locked; (c) did the CRA notify each account holder in (a) that their account would be locked, and, if so, how were they contacted; (d) on what date did the CRA become aware that usernames and passwords may have been hacked; (e) how did the CRA become aware of the hacking; (f) is any recourse or compensation available to individuals whose information has been compromised as a result of their CRA information being hacked, and, if so, how do they access such recourse or compensation; and (g) have any specific measures been taken since March 13, 2021, to ensure the future safety of information shared online with the CRA, and, if so, what are the details of each measure, including the date of implementation? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-583.

Q-584 — — With regard to federal spending in the constituency of Papineau, in each fiscal year since 2018-19, inclusively: what are the details of all grants and contributions and all loans to any organization, group, business or municipality, broken down by the (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality in which the recipient is located, (iii) date the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency that provided the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-584.

Q-585 — — With regard to federal spending in the constituency of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, in each fiscal year since 2018-19, inclusively: what are the details of all grants and contributions and all loans to any organization, group, business or municipality, broken down by the (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality in which the recipient is located, (iii) date the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency that provided the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-585.

Q-587 — — With regard to government advertisements launched on Facebook since March 13, 2020: (a) how many advertisements have been launched by month and what were the corresponding campaigns for each (e.g. employment insurance, citizenship services, tax credits, grants, etc.); (b) for how long was each advertisement active online; (c) what were the insights for the advertisements launched, broken down by each advertisement, including the (i) number of people reached, (ii) percentage of women and men reached, (iii) agegroup ranges reached, (iv) federal, provincial, or municipal regions targeted, including postal codes, if applicable; and (d) how many staff are provided with or have access to the Facebook advertisement data collected from each campaign, broken down by ministerial exempt and departmental staff? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-587.

Q-588 — — With regard to accommodating the work from home environment for government employees since September 23, 2020: (a) what is the total amount spent on furniture, equipment, including IT equipment, and services, including home Internet reimbursement; (b) of the purchases in (a), what is the breakdown per department by (i) date of purchase, (ii) object code it was purchased under, (iii) type of furniture, equipment or services, (iv) final cost of furniture, equipment or services; (c) what were the costs incurred for delivery of items in (a); and (d) were subscriptions purchased during this period, and, if so, what were the (i) subscriptions for, (ii) costs associated for these subscriptions? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-588.

Government Orders

The debate continued.

At 7:04 p.m., pursuant to order made earlier today under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

Concurrence in Committee Reports

Pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the House resumed consideration of the adjourned debate on the motion of Mr. Poilievre (Carleton), seconded by Mr. Dreeshen (Red Deer—Mountain View), — That the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, presented on Friday, March 26, 2021, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 5)

The debate continued.

At 8:55 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2) and order made Monday, January 25, 2021, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the table as follows:

— by Ms. Anand (Minister of Public Services and Procurement) — Report of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board on the administration of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Act, S.C. 2013, c. 40, s. 365 “42”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-432-1095-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— by Ms. Anand (Minister of Public Services and Procurement) — Report of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board on the administration of Part III of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and Part II of the Canada Labour Code for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, R.S. 1985, c. 33 (2nd Supp.), s. 88.7. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-432-1271-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— by Mr. LeBlanc (President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs) — Report of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board on the administration of Part I (Staff Relations) of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, R.S. 1985, c. 33 (2nd Supp.), s. 84. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-432-515-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 8:56 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

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

Accordingly, at 9:26 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).