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| 44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 118 Wednesday, October 26, 2022 2:00 p.m. |
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| Prayer |
| National Anthem |
| 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 |
Business of Supply |
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Pursuant to order made Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly), seconded by Mr. Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert), — That, given that, |
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(i) Canada is a democratic state,
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(ii) this House believes in the principle of equality for all,
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the House express its desire to sever ties between the Canadian State and the British monarchy, and call on the government to take the actions necessary to do so.
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The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 199 -- Vote no 199) | |
| YEAS: 44, NAYS: 266 |
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YEAS -- POUR Angus Champoux Gill Plamondon Total: -- 44 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Dubourg Kusie Rempel Garner Total: -- 266 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Private Members' Business |
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Pursuant to order made Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Seeback (Dufferin—Caledon), seconded by Mr. Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn), — That Bill C-242, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (temporary resident visas for parents and grandparents), be now read a third time and do pass. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 200 -- Vote no 200) | |
| YEAS: 319, NAYS: 0 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Desjarlais Koutrakis Powlowski Total: -- 319 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Accordingly, the bill was read the third time and passed. |
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| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the table, — Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petition: |
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— No. 441-00649 concerning the environment. |
Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Drouin (Glengarry—Prescott—Russell) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, Working Group on Reforming the APF Constitution and Meeting of the APF Political Committee, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, from May 12 to 15, 2022. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-441-52-06. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Drouin (Glengarry—Prescott—Russell) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, ninth Francophone Parliament of Youth, Tirana, Albania, from July 25 to 31, 2022. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-441-52-07. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Drouin (Glengarry—Prescott—Russell) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, 37th Session of the America Region of the APF and Conference of Branch Chairs, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from July 18 to 22, 2022. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-441-52-08. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Drouin (Glengarry—Prescott—Russell) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, Bureau meeting and 47th Annual Session, Kigali, Rwanda, from July 5 to 9, 2022. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-441-52-09. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Drouin (Glengarry—Prescott—Russell) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, Symposium on Contested Democracies, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, September 15 and 16, 2022. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-441-52-10. |
Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 21st report of the committee, "Just Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-140. |
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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. 23, 30 and 31) was tabled. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Vuong (Spadina—Fort York), seconded by Mr. Rayes (Richmond—Arthabaska), Bill C-301, An Act to amend the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, the Canada Student Loans Act and the Apprentice Loans Act (interest on student loans), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon), one concerning employment and labour (No. 441-00805);
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— by Mrs. Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00806);
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— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning the environment (No. 441-00807);
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— by Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), one concerning justice (No. 441-00808);
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— by Mr. Motz (Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00809), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-00810), one concerning health (No. 441-00811) and one concerning natural resources and energy (No. 441-00812);
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| Government Orders |
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Notice having been given at a previous sitting under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), Mr. Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice), moved, — That, in relation to Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Judges Act, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the bill; and |
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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. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the time allocation motion. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 201 -- Vote no 201) | |
| YEAS: 174, NAYS: 144 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag Dhaliwal Jowhari Noormohamed Total: -- 174 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Doherty Lemire Savard-Tremblay Total: -- 144 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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| Private Members' Business |
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At 6:05 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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Mr. Zuberi (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. Bendayan (Outremont), moved, — That, given the motion adopted unanimously by the House on February 22, 2021, recognizing that a genocide is currently being carried out by the People's Republic of China against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims, in the opinion of the House, the government should: |
(a) recognize that Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims that have fled to third countries face pressure and intimidation by the Chinese state to return to China, where they face the serious risk of mass arbitrary detention, mass arbitrary separation of children from their parents, forced sterilization, forced labour, torture and other atrocities;
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(b) recognize that many of these third countries face continued diplomatic and economic pressure from the People's Republic of China to detain and deport Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims leaving them without a safe haven in the world;
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(c) urgently leverage Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s Refugee and Humanitarian Resettlement Program to expedite the entry of 10,000 Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in need of protection, over two years starting in 2024 into Canada; and
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(d) table in the House, within 120 sitting days following the adoption of this motion, a report on how the refugee resettlement plan will be implemented. (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. |
| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 7:06 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 7:27 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |