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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 212 Tuesday, June 13, 2023 10:00 a.m.

Prayer

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

The Speaker laid upon the table, — Report of the Information Commissioner for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Access to Information Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1, s. 38 and sbs. 40(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-734-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h)(v), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics)

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:

— Nos. 441-01390 and 441-01395 concerning transportation;

— Nos. 441-01392 and 441-01394 concerning citizenship and immigration;

— No. 441-01393 concerning the environment.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Blois (Kings—Hants), from the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented the 10th report of the committee, "Grocery Affordability: Examining Rising Food Costs in Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-290.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 38, 42, 47, 49, 51 to 53, 55 to 57, 60, 61, 63 and 66) was tabled.

Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West), from the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented the seventh report of the committee (extension of time, pursuant to Standing Order 97.1, to consider Bill C-290, An Act to amend the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-291.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 71) 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, June 14, 2023, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 34)

Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West), from the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented the eighth report of the committee, "Bill C-290, An Act to amend the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-292.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 67) was tabled.

Ms. Sgro (Humber River—Black Creek), from the Liaison Committee, presented the sixth report of the committee, "Committee Activities and Expenditures April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-293.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 6) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), seconded by Mr. Singh (Burnaby South), Bill C-340, An Act to enact the Canada Pharmacare Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly), seconded by Mr. Therrien (La Prairie), Bill C-341, An Act to Amend the Inquiries Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

Mr. Aitchison (Parry Sound—Muskoka), seconded by Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), moved, — That the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 35)

Debate arose thereon.

At 1:10 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

Presenting Petitions

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

— by Mr. Falk (Provencher), one concerning justice (No. 441-01529) and one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-01530);

— by Mrs. Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-01531) and one concerning justice (No. 441-01532);

— by Mr. Dalton (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-01533);

— by Mr. Muys (Flamborough—Glanbrook), one concerning justice (No. 441-01534) and one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-01535);

— by Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-01536), one concerning justice (No. 441-01537), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-01538), two concerning foreign affairs (Nos. 441-01539 and 441-01540) and one concerning national defence and military operations (No. 441-01541);

— by Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove), one concerning justice (No. 441-01542).

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-1446, Q-1453, Q-1455 and Q-1456 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-1447 — — With regard to the COVID-19 vaccine doses procured by the government: (a) how many doses purchased are known to have (i) been lost or stolen, (ii) expired, broken down by manufacturer; and (b) what are the details of each instance where doses were lost or stolen, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) number of doses, (iii) manufacturer, (iv) location, (v) incident summary? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1447.

Q-1448 — — With regard to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and Health Canada (HC): (a) did PHAC or HC receive or become aware of documents related to Pfizer-BioNTech which were the subject of a court order requiring their release to the public starting around January 6, 2022; (b) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, (i) when did the government receive them, (ii) which department or agency reviewed them, (iii) what conclusions and recommendations were arrived at, (iv) was a risk versus benefit analysis conducted after the review, and, if so, what were the findings, (v) when did the review commence and finish; (c) did PHAC or HC receive or become aware of the document titled: “5.3.6 CUMULATIVE ANALYSIS OF POST-AUTHORIZATION ADVERSE EVENT REPORTS OF PF-07302048 (BNT162B2) RECEIVED THROUGH 28-FEB-2021”, and, if so, (i) on what date did PHAC or HC review the document, (ii) what were the conclusions and recommendations that resulted from the review of the document, (iii) when did the review commence and finish, (iv) which Canadian federal health agency was assigned to review this document and when; (d) what are PHAC’s and HC’s latest warnings or instructions to health care professionals who advise Canadians about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine; (e) do the warnings or instructions in (d) consider the adverse events of special interest identified in the Pfizer study; and (f) will the government notify Canadians about the events in (d)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1448.

Q-1449 — — With regard to the Centre for Rural Economic Development: (a) where is the Centre for Rural Economic Development headquartered; (b) how many full time equivalents are employed by the Centre for Rural Economic Development; (c) what are the classifications and job titles of each employee in (b); (d) how many rural communities have contacted the Centre for Rural Economic Development, broken down by community and fiscal year; (e) how many issues raised with the Centre for Rural Economic Development were deemed (i) resolved, (ii) unresolved; (f) what was the total annual budget and the forecasted budget for each fiscal year between 2019-20 and 2025-26; (g) what is the annual spending, broken down by year and by standard object, from 2019-20 to 2022-23; (h) what is the amount of spending on internal services or overhead, broken down by year, between 2019-20 and 2022-23; and (i) what are the latest performance indicators and results? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1449.

Q-1450 — — With regard to the connectivity (i.e. internet, cellular, broadband, etc.) funding announced by the government since November 4, 2015, broken down by company: (a) what is the total amount of money announced to date for Bell Canada, Telus Communications Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., and their subsidiaries, for connectivity under the (i) CRTC Broadband Fund, (ii) Strategic Innovation Fund, (iii) Universal Broadband Fund, (iv) Connect to Innovate program, (v) First Nation Infrastructure Fund, (vi) Canada Infrastructure Bank, (vii) Investing in Canada Plan; and (b) of the amounts in each subsection in (a), how much has been transferred? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1450.

Q-1451 — — With regard to government funding for satellite internet service companies, since November 4, 2015: (a) what is the total amount of money that has been (i) announced for, (ii) transferred to, Kepler Communications Inc. or its subsidiaries, broken down by program; (b) what are the details of each funding announcement or transfer in (a), including the (i) date of the announcement, (ii) amount announced, (iii) project description, including the location, (iv) program, (v) date the funding was transferred, (vi) amount of the transfer; (c) what is the total amount of money that has been (i) announced for, (ii) transferred to, Starlink and its parent company Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), or any subsidiaries, broken down by program; and (d) what are the details of each funding announcement or transfer in (c), including the (i) date of the announcement, (ii) amount announced, (iii) project description, including the location, (iv) program, (v) date the funding was transferred, (vi) amount of the transfer? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1451.

Q-1452 — — With regard to the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA): (a) how many businesses received loans under CEBA and were later deemed ineligible for the loans, broken down by province or territory; and (b) what mechanisms are available for businesses to (i) appeal or challenge a decision of ineligibility, (ii) provide information to demonstrate that a decision of ineligibility was made in error? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1452.

Q-1454 — — With regard to the special rapporteur tasked with assessing the extent and impact of foreign interference in Canada's electoral processes: what are the details of all meetings the rapporteur has had related to foreign interference since March 15, 2023, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) names and titles of each attendee, (iii) location? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1454.

Q-1457 — — With regard to requests made by the government to Google since January 1, 2016, broken down by department, agency, or other government entity: what are the details of all requests, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) title of who made the request, (iii) reason for the request, (iv) summary of the request, (v) title of who received the request, (vi) resulting action (request granted, denied, etc.)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1457.

Government Orders

The order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill S-8, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, as reported by the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development with amendments.

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

Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), seconded by Mrs. Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country), moved Motion No. 1, — That Bill S-8 be amended by deleting the long 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.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Concurrence in Committee Reports

Pursuant to order made Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Aitchison (Parry Sound—Muskoka), seconded by Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), — That the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 35)
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 372 -- Vote n^o 372)
YEAS: 207, NAYS: 115
YEAS -- POUR Aldag Ali Anand Anandasangaree Angus Arseneault Arya Atwin Bachrach Badawey Bains Baker Barron Barsalou-Duval Battiste Beaulieu Beech Bendayan Bennett Bérubé Bittle Blaikie Blair Blanchet Blanchette-Joncas Blaney Blois Boissonnault Boulerice Bradford Brière Brunelle-Duceppe Cannings Casey Chabot Chagger Chahal Champagne Champoux Chatel Chen Chiang Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek) Collins (Victoria) Cormier Coteau Dabrusin Damoff Davies DeBellefeuille Desbiens Desilets Desjarlais Dhaliwal Dhillon Diab Dong Drouin Dubourg Duclos Duguid Dzerowicz Ehsassi El-Khoury Erskine-Smith Fergus Fillmore Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fortin Fragiskatos Fraser Freeland Fry Gaheer Garon Garrison Gaudreau Gazan Gerretsen Gill Gould Green Guilbeault Hajdu Hanley Hardie Hepfner Holland Housefather Hughes Hussen Hutchings Iacono Idlout Ien Jaczek Johns Joly Jones Jowhari Julian Kayabaga Kelloway Khalid Khera Koutrakis Kusmierczyk Kwan Lalonde Lambropoulos Lametti Lamoureux Lapointe Larouche Lattanzio Lauzon LeBlanc Lebouthillier Lemire Lightbound Long Longfield Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga) MacAulay (Cardigan) MacDonald (Malpeque) MacGregor MacKinnon (Gatineau) Maloney Martinez Ferrada Masse Mathyssen May (Cambridge) May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) McDonald (Avalon) McGuinty McKay McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) McLeod McPherson Mendès Mendicino Miao Michaud Miller Morrice Morrissey Murray Naqvi Ng Noormohamed Normandin O'Connell Oliphant Pauzé Perron Petitpas Taylor Plamondon Powlowski Rayes Robillard Rodriguez Rogers Romanado Sahota Saks Samson Sarai Scarpaleggia Schiefke Serré Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Sidhu (Brampton East) Sidhu (Brampton South) Simard Sinclair-Desgagné Singh Sorbara Sousa Ste-Marie St-Onge Sudds Tassi Taylor Roy Thériault Therrien Thompson Trudeau Trudel Turnbull Valdez Van Bynen van Koeverden Vandal Vandenbeld Vignola Villemure Virani Weiler Wilkinson Yip Zahid Zarrillo Zuberi Total: -- 207
NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Aitchison Albas Allison Arnold Baldinelli Barlow Barrett Berthold Bezan Block Bragdon Brassard Brock Calkins Caputo Carrie Chambers Chong Cooper Dalton Dancho Davidson Deltell d'Entremont Doherty Dowdall Dreeshen Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Ellis Epp Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) Falk (Provencher) Fast Ferreri Findlay Gallant Généreux Genuis Gladu Godin Goodridge Gourde Gray Hallan Hoback Jeneroux Kelly Kitchen Kmiec Kram Kramp-Neuman Kurek Kusie Lake Lantsman Lawrence Lehoux Lewis (Essex) Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) Lloyd Lobb Maguire Martel Mazier McCauley (Edmonton West) McLean Melillo Moore Morantz Morrison Motz Muys Nater O'Toole Patzer Paul-Hus Perkins Poilievre Redekopp Reid Rempel Garner Richards Roberts Rood Ruff Scheer Schmale Seeback Shields Shipley Small Soroka Steinley Stewart Strahl Stubbs Thomas Tochor Tolmie Uppal Van Popta Vecchio Vidal Vien Viersen Vis Vuong Wagantall Warkentin Waugh Webber Williams Williamson Zimmer Total: -- 115
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Bergeron Bibeau Duncan (Etobicoke North) Liepert Sajjan Savard-Tremblay Total: -- 6

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill S-8, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, as reported by the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development with amendments;

And of Motion No. 1.

The debate continued on Motion No. 1.

Private Members' Business

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mrs. Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville), seconded by Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock), — That Bill C-311, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (violence against pregnant women), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to order made Thursday, June 23, 2022, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change), — That:

(a) the proposed amendments to the Standing Orders, laid upon the table on June 8, 2023 (Sessional Paper No. 8525-441-30) be adopted and the said standing orders shall come into force on June 24, 2023, or upon the adoption of this order, whichever is later;

(b) the provisional changes made to Standing Orders 104, 108 and 114, adopted on December 2, 2021, shall remain in effect for the duration of the 44th Parliament;

(c) the order made on April 6, 2022, concerning witnesses appearing before any committee be rescinded as of the coming into force date of the said amendments to the Standing Orders; and

(d) the Clerk of the House be authorized to make necessary editorial and consequential alterations to the Standing Orders; (Government Business No. 26)

And of the amendment of Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Mrs. Roberts (King—Vaughan), — That the motion be amended:

(a) by deleting paragraphs (a) and (b) and substituting the following:

“(a) the proposed amendments to the Standing Orders, laid upon the table on June 8, 2023 (Sessional Paper No. 8525-441-30) be adopted on a provisional basis, with the following changes:

(i) that the proposed amendments to Standing Orders 11(1)(b), 16(4), 17, 26(2), 31, 43(2)(b), 52(3), 53(4), 56.1(3), 56.2(2), 57, 62, 74(2)(b), 78(1), (2)(a) and (3)(a), 83(2), 95(1) and (2), 98(3)(a), and 106(4) be deleted,

(ii) that the proposed new Standing Order 15.1 be amended by deleting the words “the House and its”,

(iii) that the proposed new Standing Order 32(2), be amended:

(A) by adding the words “, in his or her place in the House,” after the word “may”,

(B) by replacing the words “for members participating remotely, the document is” with the words “documents presented in electronic format shall be”,

(iv) that the proposed new Standing Order 35(1) be amended by adding the words “standing in their places,” after the words “ made by members ”,

(v) that the proposed new Standing Order 36(6) be amended by adding the words “, in his or her place in the House,” after the words “present a petition”,

(vi) that the proposed amendment to Standing Order 45 be amended,

(A) by replacing the words “That Standing Order 45 be replaced with the following” with the words “That Standing Orders 45(3) to (8) be replaced with the following”,

(B) by deleting the proposed new Standing Orders 45(1) and (2),

(D) by deleting the proposed new Standing Order 45(12)(d),

(E) in the proposed new Standing Order 45(12)(e), by deleting all the words after the words “using the electronic voting system”, and substituting the following “the Speaker shall determine whether the member’s visual identity was sufficiently confirmed”,

(vii) that the proposed new Standing Order 122.1 be amended by adding the words “, provided that members of Parliament and officials of government departments or agencies or the House of Commons Administration appearing as witnesses appear in person”,

(viii) that the proposed amendment to paragraph 56(2)(c) of the Code of Conduct for Members of the House of Commons: Sexual Harassment Between Members be amended by replacing the words “debate has collapsed” with the words “no member rises to speak”,

and the said standing orders shall come into force on June 24, 2023, or upon the adoption of this order, whichever is later, and shall expire one year after the opening of the 45th Parliament;

(b) the provisional changes made to Standing Orders 104, 108 and 114, adopted on December 2, 2021, as well as the following amendment to Standing Order 106(4), shall remain in effect for the duration of the 44th Parliament:

“That Standing Order 106(4) be replaced with the following:

“(4) Within five days of the receipt, by the clerk of a standing committee, of a request filed by any four members of the said committee representing at least two recognized political parties, the Chair of the said committee shall convene such a meeting provided that 48 hours’ notice is given of the meeting. For the purposes of this section, the reasons for convening such a meeting shall be stated in the request.” ” ”; and

(b) by adding the following new paragraph:

“(e) the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to report, no later than on Friday, December 8, 2023, on recommendations for

(i) a new standing order concerning remote participants’ audio standards, along the lines it proposed in Recommendation 5 of its 20th report, presented to the House on Monday, January 30, 2023,

(ii) amendments to Standing Order 45 concerning members voting remotely who experience technical difficulties with the remote voting application.”.

The debate continued.

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 it that the Senate agrees with the amendments made by the House of Commons to Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to make related amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and to repeal the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act, without amendment.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change); (Government Business No. 26)

And of the amendment of Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Mrs. Roberts (King—Vaughan).

The debate continued.

Royal Assent

A message was received informing the Commons that on June 13, 2023, at 6:09 p.m., Ms. Christine MacIntyre, Deputy Secretary, in her capacity as Deputy of the Governor General, signified royal assent by written declaration to the following bill:

Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to make related amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and to repeal the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act — Chapter No. 12.

Government Orders

And of the amendment of Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Mrs. Roberts (King—Vaughan).

The debate continued.

Midnight

Private Members' Business

At 12:01 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), 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 Canadian Heritage of Bill S-246, An Act respecting Lebanese Heritage Month.

Ms. Diab (Halifax West), seconded by Mr. Kusmierczyk (Windsor—Tecumseh), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

Debate arose thereon.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, Bill S-246, An Act respecting Lebanese Heritage Month, 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.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Acting Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited with the Acting Clerk of the House was laid upon the table as follows:

— by Mr. Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry) — Report of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, pursuant to the Patent Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-4, s. 26. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-330-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

Petitions Filed with the Acting Clerk of the House

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

— by Mr. Baker (Etobicoke Centre), two concerning the environment (Nos. 441-01543 and 441-01544).

Adjournment Proceedings

At 12:47 a.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 1:14 a.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until later today at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).