It was agreed, — That the proposed supplementary budget in the amount of $18,000.00, for the study of credit card practices and regulations in Canada, be adopted.

Ryan Turnbull moved, — Given that governments have an economic and social incentive to act on climate change;
Given that climate change could lead to devastating impacts on Canadian businesses and industry, with climate damages and economic losses of up to 35 billion dollars per year by 2030, and $865-billion by 2100 or six times the revenues of Canada's most populous provinces, in the absence of climate action;
Given that the energy, forestry, mining, agricultural and fisheries sectors will be particularly affected, putting many local economies at risk, given these sectors contribute to the economies of hundreds of municipalities and communities across the country;
Given that climate change, in turn, may impact labour markets, employment and wage growth, particularly in the absence of climate action, and;
That industry supports industrial carbon pricing as the backbone of decarbonization across the country, spurring growth, especially in lower intensive sectors of the economy, job growth and greener projects, and; that industry has called on governments to work together to strengthen Canada’s industrial pricing system;
That the committee allocate no less than two meetings to study the topic of industrial carbon pricing, as well as the broader industrial and labour market impacts of climate change.

Debate arose thereon.

Debate arose thereon.

Debate arose thereon.

At 9:05 a.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 9:11 a.m., the meeting resumed.

After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

Given that governments have an economic and social incentive to act on climate change and given it leads to impacts on labour markets, employment and wage growth, particularly in the absence of climate action;
That the committee allocate no less than two meetings to study the topic of industrial and consumer carbon pricing, as well as the broader industrial and labour market impacts of climate change.

Rick Perkins moved, — That, in relation to the Government of Canada’s recent $2.1-billion loan to Telesat, the committee agree to hold two meetings examining the feasibility and business case justifying this deal, over two meetings, within 14 days following the adoption of this motion, and that the committee agree to invite the following witnesses:

Debate arose thereon.

It was agreed, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “(a) Francis Bilodeau, Acting Deputy Minister of ISED” with the words “(a) Philip Jennings, Deputy Minister of ISED”.

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That, in relation to the Government of Canada’s recent $2.1-billion loan to Telesat, the committee agree to hold two meetings examining the feasibility and business case justifying this deal, following the completion of the study on the Potential anti-competitive behavior in Canada and e-transfer ecosystem, over two meetings and that the committee agree to invite the following witnesses:

Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay moved, — Whereas French-speaking 911 emergency service users must have access to fast, efficient and clear service, regardless of the official language in which they speak, in order for their safety to be fully ensured;
Whereas, under the Official Languages Act, citizens enjoy the same rights and services regardless of the official language in which they express themselves, and federal institutions have an obligation to provide services equitably to all citizens;
Considering that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is the government body responsible for regulating IP telephony, and that the CRTC must therefore resolve problems arising from call localization;
That, pursuant to Section 108(2) of the Regulations, the Committee undertake a study of the difficulties that persist for Francophones in Quebec or from Francophone minority communities in Canada in receiving service in French when they call 911 emergency services because of the locality in which they are located at the time of the call;
That the Committee hold two meetings to hear witnesses and invite them to testify, at the rate of one hour per witness:
• The Commissioner of Official Languages,
• The Department of Public Safety,
• The CRTC, and
• The Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry

Debate arose thereon.

A point of order was raised as to the procedural acceptability of the proposed motion.

RULING BY THE CHAIR

As the subject of the motion relates to telecommunications there is a sufficient connection with competition and communications for it to be admissible.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Brian Masse, Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay — 2;

NAYS: Chandra Arya, Vance Badawey, Iqwinder Gaheer, Bernard Généreux, Irek Kusmierczyk, Jeremy Patzer, Rick Perkins, Michelle Rempel Garner, Ryan Turnbull — 9.

Jeremy Patzer moved, — That, in relation to the committee's ongoing study of credit card practices, and given various departments have refused to answer questions and produce documentation related to the committee’s ongoing study, the committee therefore order the department to produce:

Debate arose thereon.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Rick Perkins, it was agreed, — That the committee invite Minister François-Philippe Champagne to testify on Supplementary Estimates (B), 2024-25 for two hours by no later than the end of the current supply period.