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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 141 Monday, December 5, 2022 11:00 a.m.

Prayer

Private Members' Business

At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill S-223, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs), as deemed reported by the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development without amendment.

Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), seconded by Mr. Zuberi (Pierrefonds—Dollard), moved, — That the bill be concurred in at report stage.

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

Accordingly, the bill was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), seconded by Mr. Zuberi (Pierrefonds—Dollard), moved, — That the bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 98(2), the order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

Government Orders

The order was read for the consideration at report stage of 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, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected for debate Motion No. 1.

Mr. Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry), seconded by Mr. Liepert (Calgary Signal Hill), moved Motion No. 1, — That Bill C-32 be amended by deleting the short title.

Debate arose on Motion No. 1.

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

The Speaker laid upon the table, — Book entitled "Selected Decisions of Speaker Geoff Regan". — Sessional Paper No. 8527-441-24.

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. 441-00768 concerning fisheries;

— Nos. 441-00769 and 441-00775 concerning the environment;

— Nos. 441-00770 and 441-00771 concerning transportation;

— Nos. 441-00772 and 441-00777 concerning Indigenous affairs;

— No. 441-00773 concerning the democratic process;

— No. 441-00774 concerning health;

— Nos. 441-00776 and 441-00778 concerning foreign affairs.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Sarai (Surrey Centre), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented the fifth report of the committee, "Supplementary Estimates (B), 2022-23: Vote 1b under Canadian Human Rights Commission, Vote 1b under Courts Administration Service, Votes 1b and 5b under Department of Justice, Vote 1b under Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and Vote 1b under Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-162.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 42) was tabled.

Mr. Casey (Charlottetown), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the sixth report of the committee, "Supplementary Estimates (B), 2022-23: Vote 1b under Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Votes 1b and 5b under Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Votes 1b and 10b under Department of Health and Votes 1b, 5b and 10b under Public Health Agency of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-163.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 46) was tabled.

Mr. Casey (Charlottetown), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the seventh report of the committee (extension of time, pursuant to Standing Order 97.1, to consider Bill C-224, An Act to establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked to firefighting). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-164.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 46) was tabled.

Pursuant to Standing Order 97.1(3), the motion to concur in the report was deemed moved, the question was deemed put and a recorded division was deemed requested and, pursuant to order made Thursday, June 23, 2022, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 16)

Mr. Casey (Charlottetown), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the eighth report of the committee (extension of time, pursuant to Standing Order 97.1, to consider Bill C-252, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibition of food and beverage marketing directed at children)). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-165.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 46) was tabled.

Mr. Dubourg (Bourassa), from the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented the eighth report of the committee, "Supplementary Estimates (B), 2022-23: Votes 1b and 5b under Department of Veterans Affairs". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-166.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 30) was tabled.

Mr. Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount), from the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, presented the fifth report of the committee (Bill S-219, An Act respecting a National Ribbon Skirt Day, without amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-167.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 44) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning justice (No. 441-00918);

— by , two concerning justice (Nos. 441-00919 and 441-00920);

— by , one concerning justice (No. 441-00921);

— by , one concerning justice (No. 441-00922);

— by , one concerning justice (No. 441-00923);

— by , one concerning health (No. 441-00924);

— by , one concerning justice (No. 441-00925);

— by , one concerning justice (No. 441-00926);

— by , one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-00927).

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-885, Q-886, Q-888, Q-892, Q-893, Q-896 and Q-898 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-882 — — With regard to Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan): (a) what is the total amount of project funding announced by the agency since its inception; (b) what is the total amount of project funding where the funding has actually been transferred to the recipient since the agency's inception; (c) what is the breakdown of (a) and (b) by year; and (d) what are the details of all projects which have been funded by the agency to date, including, for each, the (i) location, (ii) date of announcement, (iii) project description, (iv) amount of funding being provided by PrairiesCan, (v) percentage of total project costs represented by the amount in (iv), (vi) start date, (vii) expected completion date, (viii) amount of PrairiesCan funding actually delivered to the recipient to date, (ix) recipient? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-882.

Q-883 — — With regard to the Post Living Differential (PLD) allowance offered by the Department of National Defence to Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members, broken down by Canadian Forces bases, region and year in the past 10 years: (a) what is the amount of PLD allowance offered to members, in dollars and percentage of salary; (b) how many members receive the PLD allowance; (c) how many members do not receive the PLD allowance; (d) how many members are living in single versus family units; (e) when did the department last undertake a comprehensive review of the PLD levels; (f) are there plans to undertake a review of the PLD allowance; and (g) what criteria is used to determine whether the PLD allowance is offered or not? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-883.

Q-884 — — With regard to the claim by the Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, that he used the month between finding out about Laith Marouf's comments and speaking out publicly about them, to consult with departmental officials on the government's legal options for withdrawing the money from the Community Media Advocacy Centre: (a) what are the details, including a specific timeline, for any consultations held in the month following July 20, 2022; (b) what are the titles of all departmental officials who were consulted; and (c) on what date and by what method (email, verbal consultation) was each official in (b) consulted? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-884.

Q-887 — — With regard to the Tourism Relief Fund: (a) what is the complete list of criteria used by officials to determine the fund recipients; (b) how many applications for funding were received from British Columbia; (c) of the applicants in (b), how many were granted funding; (d) how many (i) businesses, (ii) non-profits, have received this funding in British Columbia; (e) of the recipients in (d), how many received (i) repayable, (ii) non-repayable, contributions; and (f) what is the timeline for when an application is received, when a decision is rendered, and when it is communicated to the applicant? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-887.

Q-889 — — With regard to the government's response to foreign governments recruiting retired personnel from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF): (a) what is the Department of National Defence's policy with respect to retired personnel from the RCAF accepting contracts or other paid work from foreign governments; (b) is the Department of National Defence aware of any former RCAF members accepting contracts or other paid work from the People's Republic of China since January 1, 2016; (c) if the answer to (b) is affirmative, (i) what is the nature of that work, (ii) what is the total (dollar, contribution) value of that work, (iii) how many former RCAF members are involved, (iv) how many former RCAF members were CF-18 pilots, (v) what national security steps, if any, have been taken to prevent sensitive information from being divulged to an adversarial foreign government; (d) is the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development aware of any attempts by diplomatic staff from the People's Republic of China or other officials to recruit former members of the Canadian Armed Forces; (e) if the answer to (d) is affirmative, (i) what steps has the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development taken to prevent such recruitment activities, (ii) have any diplomatic staff from the People's Republic of China been expelled from Canada as a result? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-889.

Q-890 — — With regard to the Roxham Road border crossing: (a) how many individuals have used the Roxham Road border crossing to enter Canada, broken down by month since January 1, 2021; (b) what are the ongoing monthly costs related to the crossing, including costs associated with processing individuals crossing the border; (c) what is the breakdown of (b) by type of expenditure; (d) how many officers or employees from (i) the RCMP, (ii) the Canada Border Services Agency, (iii) Citizenship and Immigration Canada, have been assigned to duties related to the border crossing or the individuals who crossed into Canada at that location; (e) what are the details of all contracts awarded by the government since January 1, 2021, in relation to the border crossing, including, for each, the (i) vendor, (ii) date, (iii) amount or value, (iv) description of goods or services, including the volume, if applicable; (f) for each contract in (e), was it sole sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding process; and (g) for each sole-sourced contract in (f), why was there not a competitive bidding process? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-890.

Q-891 — — With regard to expenditures on communications professional services (codes 035, 0351, and 0352) since April 1, 2021, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity: what are the details of each expenditure, including (i) the date, (ii) the amount, (iii) the vendor, (iv) the description of goods or services, (v) whether the contract was sole-sourced or competitively bid? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-891.

Q-894 — — With regard to the claim on the government's website that 10 percent of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions are from crop and livestock production: (a) what is the breakdown of that percentage by type of crop or livestock (beef, pork, wheat, canola, etc.); and (b) for each type of crop or livestock in (a), what portion of the percentage is created by each stage of production (seeding, harvest, slaughter, milling, etc.)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-894.

Q-895 — — With regard to individuals who have entered Canada at irregular border crossings, since January 1, 2020, broken down by month: how many individuals entered at such border crossings, broken down by province or territory, and by area (e.g., near Emerson, Manitoba)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-895.

Q-897 — — With regard to minors being warned of imprisonment or fines if they broke the previous quarantine requirements for certain individuals returning to Canada, since April 2020, broken down by year: how many travellers under the age of 18 received such warnings, broken down by age and type of warning (email, phone call, physical visit to property, etc.)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-897.

Q-899 — — With regard to the Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (PICFI), broken down by fiscal year since its inception: (a) what projects have received funding and who was the recipient of the funding; (b) what was the amount of funding delivered to each project in (a); (c) how many Indigenous commercial fisheries have received funding and which First Nations peoples do they represent; (d) what is the total amount of funding received by each commercial fishery in (c); and (e) what is the total amount of funding spent to date through the PICFI? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-899.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of 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, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment;

And of Motion No. 1.

The debate continued on Motion No. 1.

Notices of Motions

Mr. Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the report stage and third reading stage of 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.

Government Orders

And of Motion No. 1.

The debate continued on Motion No. 1.

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 — Minutes of Proceedings of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons for November 17, 2022, pursuant to Standing Order 148(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8527-441-25.

— by the Speaker — Amendments to the By-laws adopted by the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons on December 1, 2022, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 52.5(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8527-441-26.

— by Ms. Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations (P.C. 2022-1300), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-495-29. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:30 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 7:00 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).