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| 44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 121 Monday, October 31, 2022 11:00 a.m. |
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| Private Members' Business |
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At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology of Bill C-288, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (transparent and accurate broadband services information). |
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Mr. Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa), seconded by Mr. Nater (Perth—Wellington), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology. |
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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. |
| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change), seconded by Ms. Bibeau (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), — That Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to make related amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and to repeal the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. |
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The debate continued. |
| 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. |
| Motions |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Government Orders |
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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. Lametti (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Vandal (Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency), — That Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Judges Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
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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. 206 -- Vote no 206) | |
| YEAS: 327, NAYS: 0 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Dhaliwal Kram Qualtrough Total: -- 327 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Accordingly, Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Judges Act, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
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| Daily Routine Of Business |
Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Serré (Nickel Belt) presented the report of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas, Sixth Gathering of the Open Parliament Network, Virtual Sessions, March 9, 15 and 22, 2022. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-441-74-06. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Mr. Johns (Courtenay—Alberni), one concerning health (No. 441-00821);
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— by Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00822) and one concerning public safety (No. 441-00823);
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— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning the environment (No. 441-00824).
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Questions on the Order Paper |
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Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-761 and Q-763 on the Order Paper. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the returns to the following questions made into orders for return: |
Q-760 — Ms. Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville) — With regard to the issuing of passports by Service Canada and by passport offices at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: (a) how many passport applications were submitted and how many passports were issued, broken down by month and year, since January 1, 2011; and (b) how many public servants or full-time equivalents worked to deliver this service, broken down by month and year, since January 1, 2011? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-760.
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Q-762 — Ms. Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill) — With regard to the mandatory random COVID-19 testing for air travellers arriving in Canada resuming on July 19, 2022: (a) what are the total costs of these services to the government; and (b) what are all the details regarding the contracts signed for these services, including, for each, (i) the name of the vendor, (ii) the value of the contract, (iii) the start and end dates, (iv) the description of the services provided, (v) the date when the contract was signed, (vi) the address of the vendor, (vii) whether the contract was sole-sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding process? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-762.
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Q-764 — Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — With regard to extraterritorial offences in the Criminal Code since 1990: (a) how many charges have been laid by year; and (b) what are the details of each instance in (a), including the (i) type of offence, (ii) outcome, (iii) country in which the offence took place? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-764.
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Q-765 — Mr. Baldinelli (Niagara Falls) — With regard to the purchase of Canadian flags or lapel pins depicting the Canadian flag or the Canadian coat of arms, which were manufactured outside of Canada, since January 1, 2020: (a) what specific merchandise was purchased, broken down by individual item; and (b) what is the breakdown of the purchases listed in (a), including the (i) item description, (ii) price per item, (iii) country of origin for manufacturing, (iv) quantity purchased, (v) total amount of expenditure, (vi) reason no Canadian manufacturer was chosen for the purchase? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-765.
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| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change), seconded by Ms. Bibeau (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), — That Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to make related amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and to repeal the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. |
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The debate continued. |
| 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 Ms. Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Copies of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (P.C. 2022-1163) and of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2022-1164), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-495-22. (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 6:42 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 7:12 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |