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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 140 Friday, December 2, 2022 10:00 a.m.

The clerk informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker.

Whereupon, Mrs. Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing), Assistant Deputy Speaker and Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the chair, pursuant to Standing Order 8.

Prayer

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mrs. Fortier (President of the Treasury Board) laid upon the table, — Performance Reports for the period ended March 31, 2022, as follows:

— Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-92;

— Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-93;

— Canada Border Services Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-94;

— Canada Revenue Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-95;

— Canada School of Public Service. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-96;

— Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-97;

— Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-98;

— Canadian Energy Regulator. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-99;

— Canadian Food Inspection Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-100;

— Canadian Grain Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-101;

— Canadian High Arctic Research Station. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-102;

— Canadian Human Rights Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-103;

— Canadian Institutes of Health Research. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-104;

— Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-105;

— Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-106;

— Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-107;

— Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-108;

— Canadian Space Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-109;

— Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-110;

— Canadian Transportation Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-111;

— Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-112;

— Copyright Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-113;

— Correctional Service of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-114;

— Courts Administration Service. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-115;

— Department for Women and Gender Equality. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-116;

— Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-117;

— Department of Canadian Heritage. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-118;

— Department of Citizenship and Immigration. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-119;

— Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-120;

— Department of Employment and Social Development. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-121;

— Department of Finance. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-122;

— Department of Fisheries and Oceans. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-123;

— Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-124;

— Department of Health. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-125;

— Department of Indigenous Services. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-126;

— Department of Industry. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-127;

— Department of Justice. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-128;

— Department of National Defence. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-129;

— Department of Natural Resources. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-130;

— Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-131;

— Department of Public Works and Government Services. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-132;

— Department of the Environment. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-133;

— Department of Transport. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-134;

— Department of Veterans Affairs. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-135;

— Department of Western Economic Diversification. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-136;

— Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-137;

— Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-138;

— Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-139;

— Immigration and Refugee Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-140;

— Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-141;

— Invest in Canada Hub. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-142;

— Leaders' Debates Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-143;

— Library and Archives of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-144;

— Military Grievances External Review Committee. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-145;

— Military Police Complaints Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-146;

— National Film Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-147;

— National Research Council of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-148;

— National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-149;

— Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-150;

— Northern Pipeline Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-151;

— Office of Infrastructure of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-152;

— Office of the Auditor General. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-153;

— Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-154;

— Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-155;

— Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-156;

— Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-157;

— Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-158;

— Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-159;

— Office of the Intelligence Commissioner. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-160;

— Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-161;

— Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-162;

— Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-163;

— Parks Canada Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-164;

— Parole Board of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-165;

— Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-166;

— Privy Council Office. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-167;

— Public Health Agency of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-168;

— Public Service Commission of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-169;

— Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-170;

— Royal Canadian Mounted Police. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-171;

— Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-172;

— Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-173;

— Shared Services Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-174;

— Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-175;

— Statistics Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-176;

— The National Battlefields Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-177;

— Treasury Board Secretariat. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-178;

— Veterans Review and Appeal Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-179.

Government Orders

The order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development of Bill C-23, An Act respecting places, persons and events of national historic significance or national interest, archaeological resources and cultural and natural heritage.

Notice of the royal recommendation was given on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change 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 circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled "An Act respecting places, persons and events of national historic significance or national interest, archaeological resources and cultural and natural heritage".

Ms. Tassi (Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) for Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change), seconded by Mr. O'Regan (Minister of Labour), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

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.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. van Koeverden (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and to the Minister of Sport) laid upon the table, — Report on COVID-19 Rapid Test Procurement and Distribution. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-441-20.

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:

— No. 441-00762 concerning awards and honours;

— No. 441-00763 concerning animals;

— Nos. 441-00764 and 441-00765 concerning social affairs and equality;

— No. 441-00766 concerning health;

— No. 441-00767 concerning foreign affairs.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Aldag (Cloverdale—Langley City), from the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, presented the sixth report of the committee, "Supplementary Estimates (B), 2022-23: Vote 1b under Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Vote 1b under Canadian Energy Regulator, Vote 1b under Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and Votes 1b, 5b and 10b under Department of Natural Resources". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-161.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 45) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified by the Clerk of Petitions was presented as follows:

— by , one concerning transportation (No. 441-00917).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-874, Q-875, Q-877 and Q-880 on the Order Paper.

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-876 — — With regard to government statistics on court-imposed sentences for those convicted of crimes which carry a maximum possible sentence of 10 years or more, broken down by type of crime or criminal code violation, and by year in which the sentence was given, since January 1, 2016: (a) how many people were convicted; (b) what is the breakdown by length of sentence, including those sentenced to (i) no incarceration period, (ii) less than a year, (iii) one to two years, (iv) two to five years, (v) five to 10 years, (vi) over 10 years but less than the maximum possible sentence, (vii) over 10 years, but less than the maximum sentence, (viii) the maximum sentence; and (c) if the government breaks its statistics down using a time period other than that listed in (b), what is the breakdown by each of those time periods? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-876.

Q-878 — — With regard to the trip by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and her entourage to participate in the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting, held in Indonesia in September 2022: (a) what was the size of the Canadian delegation; (b) who were the members of the delegation; (c) what was the total travel and hospitality expenditures related to the trip; (d) what is the breakdown of (c) by amounts spent on (i) airfare, (ii) accommodation, (iii) meals and per diems, (iv) hospitality, (v) other expenditures, including land transfers; and (e) what was the minister’s itinerary on the trip? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-878.

Q-879 — — With regard to the development of applications for smartphones by the government or for the government, since January 1, 2017: (a) what amount has been spent developing applications; (b) what is the list of applications developed; and (c) for each application developed, what are the details, including (i) the amount spent on development, (ii) the date of launch, (iii) the current usage rates, (iv) the monthly download statistics, (v) the list of operating systems for which the application is available, (vi) whether the application is for public or internal usage? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-879.

Q-881 — — With regard to the ArriveCAN application: (a) what are the details of all contracts the government awarded in relation to the development or operation of ArriveCAN, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) amount, (iv) description of goods and services provided; (b) for each contract in (a), was it sole-sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding process; (c) for each contract awarded through a competitive bidding process, how many qualifying bids were received; (d) for each sole-sourced contract, why was it sole-sourced and who made the final decision about which vendor would receive the contract; (e) what measures, if any, were in place to ensure that the government was being charged a fair market value; and (f) does the government plan on recovering any of the amounts that it paid which were higher than fair market value in relation to any of the ArriveCAN contracts, and, if so, what are the details, including which contracts and what amounts it expects to recover? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-881.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change), seconded by Mr. O'Regan (Minister of Labour), — That Bill C-23, An Act respecting places, persons and events of national historic significance or national interest, archaeological resources and cultural and natural heritage, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

The debate continued.

Private Members' Business

At 1:30 p.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 Justice and Human Rights of Bill S-224, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons).

Mr. Carrie (Oshawa), seconded by Mr. Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

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.

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 Mr. Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry) — Revised Service Fees Report of the Department of Industry for 2021 to 2022, pursuant to the Service Fees Act, S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 20. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1211-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— by Ms. Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (P.C. 2022-1257), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-495-28. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)

Adjournment

At 2:30 p.m., the Assistant Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).