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| 44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 195 Thursday, May 11, 2023 10:00 a.m. |
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| Prayer |
| 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. 441-01205 concerning the environment; |
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— No. 441-01206 concerning citizenship and immigration; |
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— No. 441-01208 concerning health; |
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— Nos. 441-01209, 441-01210, 441-01211, 441-01212, 441-01213 and 441-01214 concerning justice; |
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— No. 441-01215 concerning animals. |
First Reading of Senate Public Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 69(2), on motion of Ms. Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul), seconded by Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London), Bill S-205, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to another Act (interim release and domestic violence recognizance orders), was read the first time and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 69(2), on motion of Mr. Williams (Bay of Quinte), seconded by Mr. Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa), Bill S-242, An Act to amend the Radiocommunication Act, was read the first time and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
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. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon), one concerning culture and heritage (No. 441-01438); |
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— by Ms. Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville), one concerning business and trade (No. 441-01439); |
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— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning health (No. 441-01440); |
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— by Mrs. Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke), four concerning justice (Nos. 441-01441, 441-01442, 441-01443 and 441-01444). |
| Business of Supply |
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The order was read for the consideration of the business of supply. |
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Mr. Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly), seconded by Mr. Savard-Tremblay (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot), moved, — That, given that, |
(i) the Century Initiative aims to increase Canada’s population to 100 million by 2100,
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(ii) the federal government’s new intake targets are consistent with the Century Initiative objectives,
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(iii) tripling Canada’s population has real impacts on the future of the French language, Quebec’s political weight, the place of First Peoples, access to housing, and health and education infrastructure,
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(iv) these impacts were not taken into account in the development of the Century Initiative and that Quebec was not considered,
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the House reject the Century Initiative objectives and ask the government not to use them as a basis for developing its future immigration levels. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
| 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. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Government Orders |
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Pursuant to order made Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at report stage of Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Official Languages with amendments. |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 1 of Ms. Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages), seconded by Mr. Blair (President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness), — That Bill C-13, in Clause 2, be amended by |
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(a) replacing, in the English version, line 39 on page 2 with the following:
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The question was put on Motion No. 1 and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Diab Lake Richards Total: -- 316 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Duclos Fortin Freeland Liepert Total: -- 4 |
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Accordingly, Motions Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 8 to 10 were also agreed to on the same division. |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 4 of Ms. Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages), seconded by Mr. Blair (President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness), — That Bill C-13, in Clause 6, be amended by deleting lines 23 to 28 on page 5. |
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The question was put on Motion No. 4 and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 318 -- Vote no 318) | |
| YEAS: 318, NAYS: 0 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Dhillon Lake Richards Total: -- 318 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Duclos Fortin Freeland Liepert Total: -- 4 |
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Accordingly, Motion No. 6 was also agreed to on the same division. |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 7 of Ms. Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages), seconded by Mr. Blair (President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness), — That Bill C-13, in Clause 16, be amended by |
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(a) replacing lines 3 to 11 on page 12 with the following:
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The question was put on Motion No. 7 and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Dhillon Lake Richards Total: -- 319 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Duclos Fortin Freeland Liepert Total: -- 4 |
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Accordingly, Motion No. 15 was also agreed to on the same division. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(9), Ms. Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages), seconded by Mr. Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, — That the bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments. |
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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: 311, NAYS: 1 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Diab Lambropoulos Roberts Total: -- 311 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Housefather Total: -- 1 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Duclos Fortin Freeland Liepert Total: -- 4 |
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Accordingly, the bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage with further amendments and ordered for a third reading at the next sitting of the House. |
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| Royal Assent |
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A message was received informing the Commons that on May 10, 2023, at 4:59 p.m., Her Excellency the Governor General signified royal assent by written declaration to the following bills: |
Bill S-227, An Act to establish Food Day in Canada — Chapter No. 10;
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Bill C-46, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Income Tax Act — Chapter No. 11.
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| Statement by the Speaker |
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Further to the statement made by the Chair on Monday, June 6, 2022, the Speaker directed that the order for the second reading of Bill C-243, An Act respecting the elimination of the use of forced labour and child labour in supply chains, be discharged and the bill be dropped from the Order Paper. |
| Business of Supply |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly), seconded by Mr. Savard-Tremblay (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot), in relation to the business of supply. |
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The debate continued. |
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At 6:05 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to order made Thursday, June 23, 2022, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, May 15, 2023, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
| Private Members' Business |
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At 6:09 p.m., by unanimous consent and 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 Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities of Bill C-319, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (amount of full pension). |
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Ms. Larouche (Shefford), seconded by Mr. Thériault (Montcalm), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. |
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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. |
| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 7:09 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 7:18 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |