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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 153 Friday, February 3, 2023 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

Government Orders

The order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology of Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act.

Mr. Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry), seconded by Mr. Fraser (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.

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

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning animals (No. 441-01104);

— by , one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-01105);

— by , one concerning citizenship and immigration (No. 441-01106) and one concerning justice (No. 441-01107).

Questions 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 revised return to the following question made into an order for return:

Q-1113 — — With regard to contracts that were cancelled by the government since January 1, 2019, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity: (a) how many contracts have been cancelled; (b) what is the total amount paid out in cancellation fees or penalties; and (c) what are the details of all such cancellations, including, for each, the (i) date the contract was signed, (ii) date the contract was cancelled, (iii) vendor, (iv) value, (v) description of goods or services, (vi) reason for the cancellation, (vii) cancellation fee or other similar type of cost to the government? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1113-01.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry), seconded by Mr. Fraser (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship), — That Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.

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 consideration at report stage of Bill C-226, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy to assess, prevent and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice, as reported by the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development without amendment.

Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Morrice (Kitchener Centre), moved, — That the bill be concurred in at report stage.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to order made Thursday, June 23, 2022, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Messages from the Senate

A message was received from the Senate as follows:

— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, with the following amendments:

1. Clause 2, pages 2 and 4:

(a) On page 2,

(i) replace lines 21 to 27 with the following:

“community element includes the participation of members of the community, through volunteers and a community board selected by members, in the content production of community media in the language of their choice, as well as in the day-to-day operations and administration of not-for-profit community media entities responding to the needs of the community they serve; (élément communautaire)”, and

(ii) replace lines 31 and 32 with the following:

“decision includes a determination made by the Commission in any form; (décision)”; and

(b) on page 4, replace lines 5 and 6 with the following:

“broadcasting undertakings and creators;

(b) the right to privacy of individuals; and

2. Clause 3, pages 5 to 9:

(a) On page 5,

(i) replace line 1 with the following:

“(3) Subparagraphs 3(1)(d)(iii) and (iv) of the Act are re-”,

(ii) replace line 6 with the following:

“Canadians from Black or other racialized communities and Cana-”,

(iii) replace line 14 with the following:

“ples and languages within that society,”, and

(iv) replace line 46 with the following:

“Black and other racialized communities and the diversity of the”;

(b) on page 6,

(i) replace line 3 with the following:

“carried on by Canadians from Black or other racialized communi- ”,

(ii) replace line 6 with the following:

“Black or other racialized communities and diverse ethnocultural”, and

(iii) add the following after line 8:

“(iv) promote innovation and be readily adaptable to scientific and technological change,

(v) reflect and be responsive to the preferences and interests of various audiences, and

(vi) ensure freedom of expression and journalistic independence;”;

(i) replace line 21 with the following:

“of Canadians from Black or other racialized communities and di-”,

(ii) add the following after line 22:

“(ii.2) reflect the importance of Indigenous language revitalization by supporting the production and broadcasting of Indigenous language programming, in accordance with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action,”, and

(iii) delete lines 30 to 35;

(d) on page 8,

(i) replace line 16 with the following:

“broadcasting system in order to serve Indigenous peoples where they live;”, and

(ii) add the following after line 46:

“(r.1) online undertakings shall implement methods such as age-verification methods to prevent children from accessing programs on the Internet that are devoted to depicting, for a sexual purpose, explicit sexual activity;”; and

(e) on page 9, replace lines 18 and 19 with the following:

“the democratic process and support local journalism, and”.

3. Clause 4, page 10: Replace lines 15 to 26 with the following:

“(a) the extent to which a program contains a sound recording that has been assigned a unique identifier under an international standards system;

(b) the fact that the program has been uploaded to an online undertaking that provides a social media service by the owner or the exclusive licensee of the copyright in the sound recording, or an agent of the owner; and

(i) is required to be carried on under a licence, or

(ii) is required to be registered with the Commission but does not provide a social media service.”.

4. Clause 5, page 11:

(a) Add the following after line 22:

“(1.1) Paragraph 5(2)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(b) replace lines 36 to 38 with the following:

“ing out “and” at the end of paragraph (f) and by adding the following after paragraph (g):

(g.1) protects the privacy of individuals who are members of the audience for programs broadcast by broadcasting undertakings; and”.

5. Delete clause 7, page 12.

6. Clause 10, page 14: Delete lines 23 to 25.

7. Clause 11, pages 18 and 19:

(a) On page 18, replace lines 29 to 32 with the following:

“(a) whether Canadians, including independent producers, have a right or interest in relation to a program, including copyright, that allows them to control and benefit in a fair”; and

(b) on page 19,

(i) replace lines 4 and 5 with the following:

“right in musical works or in sound recordings; and”, and

(ii) add the following after line 7:

“(1.11) No factor set out in paragraphs (1.1)(a) to (e) is to be determinative of any matter provided for by a regulation made under paragraph (1)(b).”.

8. Clause 14, pages 21 and 22:

(a) On page 21,

(i) replace line 30 with the following:

“ing by broadcasting undertakings;

(b.1) supporting broadcasting undertakings offering programming services that, in the Commission’s opinion, are of exceptional importance to the achievement of the objectives of the broadcasting policy set out in subsection 3(1);”, and

(ii) replace line 34 with the following:

“Act; or

(d) supporting the development of initiatives — including tools — that, in the Commission’s opinion, are efficient and necessary for the achievement of the objectives of the broadcasting policy set out in subsection 3(1).”; and

(b) on page 22,

(i) replace line 2 with the following:

“out in paragraphs (1)(a) to (d).”, and

(ii) replace line 6 with the following:

“cated to Canadian original French language programs in the case of”.

9. Clause 16, page 23:

(a) Replace line 18 with the following:

“16 (1) Paragraph 18(1)(c) of the Act is replaced by”; and

(b) add the following after line 22:

“(2) Subsection 18(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(2) The Commission shall also hold a public hearing in connection with the following matters unless it is satisfied that such a hearing is not required in the public interest:

(a) the amendment or renewal of a licence;

(b) the making of an order under subsection 9.1(1) or 11.1(2); and

(2.1) A hearing in connection with a matter referred to in paragraph (2)(b) or (c) shall be held after the proposed order or regula-tion in question is published.”.

10. Clause 26, page 30: Add the following after line 13:

“(3) The Minister shall cause a copy of all reports published under subsections (1) and (2) to be tabled before each House of Parliament.”.

11. Clause 30, page 40: Add the following after line 20:

“(1.1) Despite subsection (1), the Corporation may not enter into any contract, arrangement or agreement that results in the broadcasting or development of an advertisement or announcement on behalf of an advertiser that is designed to resemble journalistic programming.”.

12. Clause 31.1, page 41: Replace lines 23 to 28 with the following:

“31.1 Subparagraph 6(2)(a)(ii) of the Status of the Artist Act is replaced by the following:

(ii) broadcasting undertakings, regulated under the Broadcasting Act, that are federal works, undertakings or businesses, as defined in section 2 of the Canada Labour Code, or that are corporations established to perform any function or duty on behalf of the Government of Canada;”.

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. Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) — Orders in Council approving certain appointments made by the Governor General in Council, pursuant to Standing Order 110(1), as follows:

— P.C. 2022-1331 and P.C. 2022-1373. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-2-09. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— P.C. 2022-1237, P.C. 2022-1295, P.C. 2022-1296, P.C. 2022-1297, P.C. 2022-1357, P.C. 2022-1358, P.C. 2022-1359, P.C. 2022-1360, P.C. 2022-1366, P.C. 2022-1367, P.C. 2022-1368, P.C. 2022-1408, P.C. 2022-1409 and P.C. 2022-1410. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-3-09. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— P.C. 2022-1224, P.C. 2022-1225, P.C. 2022-1226, P.C. 2022-1227, P.C. 2022-1281, P.C. 2022-1282, P.C. 2022-1283, P.C. 2022-1284, P.C. 2022-1285 and P.C. 2022-1286. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-14-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

— P.C. 2022-1231, P.C. 2022-1377, P.C. 2022-1378, P.C. 2022-1379, P.C. 2022-1380, P.C. 2022-1381, P.C. 2022-1382 and P.C. 2022-1383. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-9-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— P.C. 2022-1252, P.C. 2022-1385 and P.C. 2022-1416. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-8-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)

— P.C. 2022-1228, P.C. 2022-1229, P.C. 2022-1287, P.C. 2022-1288, P.C. 2022-1289, P.C. 2022-1290, P.C. 2022-1291, P.C. 2022-1374, P.C. 2022-1375, P.C. 2022-1376 and P.C. 2022-1384. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-4-09. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— P.C. 2022-1230, P.C. 2022-1332, P.C. 2022-1350, P.C. 2022-1351, P.C. 2022-1352, P.C. 2022-1353, P.C. 2022-1354, P.C. 2022-1355, P.C. 2022-1356, P.C. 2022-1395, P.C. 2022-1396, P.C. 2022-1397, P.C. 2022-1398, P.C. 2022-1399, P.C. 2022-1400, P.C. 2022-1401, P.C. 2022-1402, P.C. 2022-1403, P.C. 2022-1404, P.C. 2022-1405, P.C. 2022-1406 and P.C. 2022-1407. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-16-09. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

— P.C. 2022-1234, P.C. 2022-1235, P.C. 2022-1389 and P.C. 2022-1390. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-1-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs)

— P.C. 2022-1258 and P.C. 2022-1280. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-22-08. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— P.C. 2022-1236, P.C. 2022-1391, P.C. 2022-1392, P.C. 2022-1393 and P.C. 2022-1394. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-28-09. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade)

— P.C. 2022-1333, P.C. 2022-1334, P.C. 2022-1335, P.C. 2022-1336, P.C. 2022-1337, P.C. 2022-1338, P.C. 2022-1339, P.C. 2022-1340, P.C. 2022-1341, P.C. 2022-1342, P.C. 2022-1343, P.C. 2022-1344, P.C. 2022-1345 and P.C. 2022-1386. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-13-09. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— P.C. 2022-1223, P.C. 2022-1371 and P.C. 2022-1372. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-17-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence)

— P.C. 2022-1411. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-29-06. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

— P.C. 2022-1216, P.C. 2022-1232, P.C. 2022-1233, P.C. 2022-1348, P.C. 2022-1349, P.C. 2022-1387 and P.C. 2022-1388. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-30-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— P.C. 2022-1273, P.C. 2022-1274, P.C. 2022-1275, P.C. 2022-1276, P.C. 2022-1277, P.C. 2022-1278, P.C. 2022-1279, P.C. 2022-1292, P.C. 2022-1293, P.C. 2022-1294, P.C. 2022-1298, P.C. 2022-1346, P.C. 2022-1347 and P.C. 2022-1370. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-24-08. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

Adjournment

At 1:32 p.m., the Assistant Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).