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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 139 Thursday, December 1, 2022 10:00 a.m.

Prayer

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

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 responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— Nos. 441-00754 and 441-00761 concerning social affairs and equality;

— Nos. 441-00755 and 441-00757 concerning foreign affairs;

— Nos. 441-00756 and 441-00760 concerning justice;

— No. 441-00758 concerning taxation;

— No. 441-00759 concerning natural resources and energy.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Hardie (Fleetwood—Port Kells), from the Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship, presented the first report of the committee, "Canada–People’s Republic of China Relations". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-159.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 9) was tabled.

Mr. Fonseca (Mississauga East—Cooksville), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the eighth report of the committee (Bill C-32, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 3, 2022 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022, without amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-160.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 69 and 70) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), seconded by Mr. Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona), Bill C-309, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (public institutions), 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

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

— by , one concerning taxation (No. 441-00902);

— by , one concerning the environment (No. 441-00903);

— by , one concerning the environment (No. 441-00904);

— by , one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00905);

— by , one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00906);

— by , one concerning taxation (No. 441-00907);

— by , one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00908), one concerning public safety (No. 441-00909), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-00910) and one concerning national defence and military operations (No. 441-00911);

— by , two concerning justice (Nos. 441-00912 and 441-00916), one concerning media and telecommunications (No. 441-00913), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-00914) and one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00915).

Government Orders

The order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security of Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts.

Notice of the royal recommendation was given on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, by the as follows:

Recommendation

(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))

Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled "An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts".

Mr. Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Mr. Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

Debate arose thereon.

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.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Government Orders

Pursuant to order made Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Miller (Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence), — That Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation, be now read a third time and do pass.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 230 -- Vote n^o 230)
YEAS: 315, NAYS: 0
YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Aitchison Albas Aldag Alghabra Ali Allison Anand Anandasangaree Angus Arnold Arseneault Arya Ashton Atwin Bachrach Badawey Bains Baker Baldinelli Barlow Barrett Barron Barsalou-Duval Battiste Beaulieu Beech Bendayan Benzen Bergen Bergeron Berthold Bérubé Bezan Bibeau Bittle Blaikie Blair Blanchet Blanchette-Joncas Blaney Block Blois Boissonnault Boulerice Bradford Bragdon Brassard Brière Brock Brunelle-Duceppe Calkins Cannings Caputo Carr Carrie Casey Chabot Chagger Chahal Chambers Champoux Chatel Chen Chiang Chong Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek) Collins (Victoria) Cooper Cormier Coteau Dabrusin Dalton Damoff Dancho Davidson Davies DeBellefeuille Deltell d'Entremont Desbiens Desilets Desjarlais Dhaliwal Dhillon Diab Doherty Dong Dowdall Dreeshen Drouin Dubourg Duclos Duguid Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Duncan (Etobicoke North) Dzerowicz Ehsassi El-Khoury Ellis Epp Erskine-Smith Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) Falk (Provencher) Fast Fergus Ferreri Fillmore Findlay Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fortin Fragiskatos Fraser Freeland Fry Gaheer Gallant Garneau Garon Gaudreau Gazan Généreux Genuis Gerretsen Gill Gladu Godin Goodridge Gould Gourde Gray Green Hajdu Hallan Hanley Hardie Hepfner Hoback Holland Housefather Hughes Hussen Hutchings Iacono Idlout Ien Jaczek Jeneroux Johns Jowhari Julian Kayabaga Kelloway Kelly Khera Kitchen Kmiec Koutrakis Kram Kramp-Neuman Kurek Kusie Kusmierczyk Kwan Lake Lalonde Lambropoulos Lametti Lamoureux Lantsman Lapointe Larouche Lattanzio Lauzon Lawrence LeBlanc Lebouthillier Lehoux Lemire Lewis (Essex) Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) Liepert Lightbound Lloyd Lobb Long Longfield Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga) MacAulay (Cardigan) MacDonald (Malpeque) MacKenzie MacKinnon (Gatineau) Maloney Martel Masse Mathyssen May (Cambridge) May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) Mazier McCauley (Edmonton West) McDonald (Avalon) McGuinty McKay McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) McLean McLeod McPherson Melillo Mendès Mendicino Miao Michaud Miller Moore Morantz Morrice Morrison Morrissey Motz Murray Naqvi Nater Ng Noormohamed Normandin O'Connell Oliphant O'Regan O'Toole Patzer Paul-Hus Pauzé Perkins Perron Petitpas Taylor Plamondon Poilievre Powlowski Qualtrough Rayes Redekopp Reid Richards Roberts Robillard Rodriguez Rogers Romanado Rood Ruff Sahota Sajjan Saks Samson Sarai Savard-Tremblay Scarpaleggia Scheer Schiefke Seeback Serré Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Shields Shipley Sidhu (Brampton East) Simard Singh Small Sorbara Soroka Steinley Ste-Marie Stewart St-Onge Strahl Stubbs Sudds Tassi Taylor Roy Therrien Thomas Thompson Tochor Tolmie Trudeau Trudel Turnbull Uppal Valdez Van Bynen van Koeverden Van Popta Vandal Vandenbeld Vidal Vien Viersen Vignola Villemure Virani Vis Wagantall Warkentin Waugh Weiler Wilkinson Williamson Yip Zahid Zarrillo Zimmer Total: -- 315
NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Champagne Joly Jones Martinez Ferrada Muys Schmale Sidhu (Brampton South) Sinclair-Desgagné Vecchio Williams Total: -- 10
Accordingly, the bill was read the third time and passed.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Mr. Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion), — That Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

The debate continued.

Private Members' Business

At 5:42 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), 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 Health of Bill S-203, An Act respecting a federal framework on autism spectrum disorder.

Mr. Lake (Edmonton—Wetaskiwin), seconded by Mr. Coteau (Don Valley East), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on division.

Accordingly, Bill S-203, An Act respecting a federal framework on autism spectrum disorder, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

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 the Speaker — Costing note from the Parliamentary Budget Officer on Bill C-241, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction of travel expenses for tradespersons), pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1119-59. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by — Summary of the Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2022-26 of VIA Rail Canada Inc., pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-441-803-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:36 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 6:55 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).