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| 44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 180 Wednesday, April 19, 2023 2:00 p.m. |
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| Prayer |
| National Anthem |
| 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 |
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By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-46, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Income Tax Act, be deemed read a second time and referred to a committee of the whole, deemed considered in committee of the whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage and deemed read a third time and passed. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Concurrence in Committee Reports |
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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, — That the 14th report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (extension of time, pursuant to Standing Order 97.1, to consider Bill S-245, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians)), presented on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 26) |
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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. 296 -- Vote no 296) | |
| YEAS: 314, NAYS: 0 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Desjarlais Kusie Robillard Total: -- 314 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Barsalou-Duval Epp Morrison Perron Total: -- 12 |
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Private Members' Business |
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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. Therrien (La Prairie), seconded by Mr. Simard (Jonquière), — That Bill C-239, An Act to amend An Act to authorize the making of certain fiscal payments to provinces, and to authorize the entry into tax collection agreements with provinces, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 141, NAYS: 170 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Desilets Lawrence Savard-Tremblay Total: -- 141 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aldag Desjarlais Julian Oliphant Total: -- 170 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Barsalou-Duval Epp Morrison Perron Total: -- 12 |
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| Messages from the Senate |
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Messages were received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following bills to which the concurrence of the House is desired: |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
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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: |
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— No. 441-01164 concerning health; |
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— No. 441-01165 concerning taxation; |
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— No. 441-01166 concerning foreign affairs; |
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— No. 441-01167 concerning transportation. |
Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mrs. Mendès (Brossard—Saint-Lambert) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, from August 20 to 26, 2022. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-441-53-02. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
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— by Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard), one concerning citizenship and immigration (No. 441-01304); |
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— by Mrs. Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-01305); |
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— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning the democratic process (No. 441-01306); |
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— by Ms. Lambropoulos (Saint-Laurent), one concerning citizenship and immigration (No. 441-01307); |
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— by Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-01308), two concerning foreign affairs (Nos. 441-01309 and 441-01310), one concerning national defence and military operations (No. 441-01311) and one concerning justice (No. 441-01312); |
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— by Mr. Johns (Courtenay—Alberni), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-01313); |
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— by Mr. Morrice (Kitchener Centre), one concerning business and trade (No. 441-01314); |
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— by Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock), two concerning justice (Nos. 441-01315 and 441-01317) and one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-01316). |
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-1281, Q-1285, Q-1287 and Q-1288 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 return to the following question made into an order for return: |
Q-1286 — Mr. Blanchette-Joncas (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) — With regard to government expenditures in the electoral districts of Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, Avignon—La Mitis—Matane–Matapédia, Manicouagan, Montmagny—L’Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and Papineau, for fiscal years 2020-21 and 2021-22, broken down by electoral district: (a) what is the total amount for each fiscal year; (b) what is the detailed breakdown of the amounts in (a) by department, Crown corporation, agency or organization; and (c) what are the grants and contributions made, broken down by funding source? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1286.
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| Ways and Means |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Freeland (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance), — That this House approve in general the budgetary policy of the government. (Ways and Means No. 10) |
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The debate continued. |
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At 5:40 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 84(6), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 172, NAYS: 142 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag Desjarlais Julian O'Connell Total: -- 172 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Doherty Lewis (Essex) Schmale Total: -- 142 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Barsalou-Duval Epp Morrison Perron Total: -- 12 |
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| Private Members' Business |
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At 6:26 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), 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 Agriculture and Agri-Food of Bill C-280, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (deemed trust – perishable fruits and vegetables). |
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Mr. Davidson (York—Simcoe), seconded by Mr. Chambers (Simcoe North), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food. |
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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. |
| Messages from the Senate |
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Messages were received from the Senate as follows: |
— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint it that the Senate has passed Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985, without amendment;
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— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint it that the Senate has passed Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against an intimate partner), without amendment.
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| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 7:26 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 7:54 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |