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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 (No. 27)

Orders of the Day

Government Orders

Business of Supply
November 23, 2021 — The President of the Treasury Board — Consideration of the business of supply.
Supply period ending March 26, 2022 — maximum of seven allotted days, pursuant to Standing Order 81(10)(a).
Opposition Motion — Deferred recorded division
February 8, 2022 — Deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Steinley (Regina—Lewvan), seconded by Mrs. Block (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek), —  
Whereas on October 21, 1880, the Government of Canada entered into a contract with the Canadian Pacific Railway Syndicate for the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway;
Whereas, by clause 16 of the 1880 Canadian Pacific Railway contract, the federal government agreed to give a tax exemption to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company;
Whereas, in 1905, the Parliament of Canada passed the Saskatchewan Act, which created the Province of Saskatchewan;
Whereas section 24 of the Saskatchewan Act refers to clause 16 of the 1880 Canadian Pacific Railway Contract;
Whereas the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed on November 6, 1885, with the Last Spike at Craigellachie, and has been operating as a going concern for 136 years;
Whereas, the Canadian Pacific Railway Company has paid applicable taxes to the Government of Saskatchewan since the Province was established in 1905;
Whereas it would be unfair to the residents of Saskatchewan if a major corporation were exempt from certain provincial taxes, casting that tax burden onto the residents of Saskatchewan;
Whereas it would be unfair to other businesses operating in Saskatchewan, including small businesses, if a major corporation were exempt from certain provincial taxes, giving that corporation a significant competitive advantage over those other businesses, to the detriment of farmers, consumers and producers in the Province;
Whereas it would not be consistent with Saskatchewan's position as an equal partner in Confederation if there were restrictions on its taxing powers that do not apply to other provinces;
Whereas on August 29, 1966, the then President of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Ian D. Sinclair, advised the then federal Minister of Transport, Jack Pickersgill, that the Board of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company had no objection to constitutional amendments to eliminate the tax exemption;
Whereas section 43 of the Constitution Act, 1982 provides that an amendment to the Constitution of Canada may be made by proclamation issued by the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada where so authorized by resolutions of the Senate and House of Commons and of the legislative assembly of each province to which the amendment applies;
Whereas the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, on November 29, 2021, adopted a resolution authorizing an amendment to the Constitution of Canada;
Now, therefore, the House of Commons resolves that an amendment to the Constitution of Canada be authorized to be made by proclamation issued by Her Excellency the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada in accordance with the annexed schedule.
SCHEDULE
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF CANADA
1. Section 24 of the Saskatchewan Act is repealed.
2. The repeal of section 24 is deemed to have been made on August 29, 1966, and is retroactive to that date.
CITATION
3. This Amendment may be cited as the Constitution Amendment, [year of proclamation] (Saskatchewan Act).
Recorded division — deferred until Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions, pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021.
Thursday, February 10, 2022 — second allotted day.
Opposition Motions
December 3, 2021 — Mr. O'Toole (Durham) — That, given that,
(i) Canadians deserve climate action, access to low cost, readily available alternatives to high carbon products, and sustainable jobs,
(ii) energy producers in Alberta are rapidly decarbonizing their production processes and are subject to a 100MT per year emissions cap,
(iii) Canada allows the importation of high carbon oil and gas from countries like Saudi Arabia that do not have emissions productions caps,
(iv) this imbalance has the net effect of making Canadians more reliant on high cost, high carbon fuel, and increasing global greenhouse gas emissions, while offshoring Canadian jobs to high carbon producing nations,
the House call on the government to support Canadian energy sector efforts to decarbonize production, support Canadian energy sector workers, and impose commensurate tariffs on imported sources of carbon energy so that it is not free for polluters outside of Canada to provide energy to Canadians while contributing to rising greenhouse gas emissions.
Notice also received from:
Ms. Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill) and Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent) — December 3, 2021
December 3, 2021 — Mr. O'Toole (Durham) — That, given that Canada's economic and trade relations with the United States of America have deteriorated badly, and so far in 2021, Canada has seen the cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline, the threatened shut-down of Line 5, new Buy American rules that exclude Canada from public procurement, trade challenges on the allocation of dairy quota, a doubling of the softwood lumber tariffs, and a $12,500 tax credit for electric vehicles which excludes Canada,
the House call on the government to:
(a) abandon its "progressive trade agenda", which has proven ineffective and entirely symbolic; focus instead on Canada's trade interests, the Canada-United States security partnership and renewed cooperation;
(b) work with the United States to build a North American supply chain resilience strategy, strengthen North American industry and form a common approach towards China;
(c) develop Canada's rare earth minerals and offer them as a privileged source for North American battery and electric vehicles (EVs), in exchange for being part of the EV tax credit; and
(d) table documents related to the government's efforts to get an agreement on softwood lumber, and do so within 10 days following the adoption of this motion.
Notice also received from:
Mr. Hoback (Prince Albert) and Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent) — December 3, 2021
December 3, 2021 — Mr. O'Toole (Durham) — That the House call on the government to renew the Bank of Canada's (BoC) inflation target of no more than 2% with a control range of no more than 1% to 3%, while keeping BoC's mandate narrowly focussed on monetary policy and leaving social, fiscal and environmental policy to elected officials that are accountable to taxpayers.
Notice also received from:
Mr. Poilievre (Carleton) and Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent) — December 3, 2021
December 3, 2021 — Mr. O'Toole (Durham) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should:
(a) follow the advice of allied nations and immediately ban Huawei from Canada's future 5G network;
(b) reaffirm Canada's commitment to Five Eyes intelligence sharing and cooperation;
(c) reassure the United States that Canada is dedicated to an integrated North American intelligence and defence network; and
(d) do everything in its power to counter espionage, enhance critical infrastructure protection, adapt to the modern cyber environment, and ensure that Canada's security network is infallible from both foreign and domestic threats.
Notice also received from:
Ms. Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul) and Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent) — December 3, 2021
December 6, 2021 — Ms. Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should:
(a) follow the advice of allied nations and immediately ban Huawei from Canada's future 5G network;
(b) reassure the United States that Canada is dedicated to an integrated North American intelligence and defence network;
(c) do everything in its power to counter espionage, enhance critical infrastructure protection, adapt to the modem cyber environment, and ensure that Canada's security network is infallible from both foreign and domestic threats; and
(d) commit to not paying compensation to telecommunications companies for the removal of Huawei's equipment from Canada's communication networks.
Notice also received from:
Mr. Fast (Abbotsford) — December 6, 2021
February 4, 2022 — Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — That the House (a) call on the Auditor General of Canada to investigate the government's relationship with McKinsey & Company following an unexplained and significant rise in federal outsourcing contracts to the global consulting firm, including, but not limited to, the following: $6.8 million from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for "management consulting", $4.9 million from Public Services and Procurement Canada for "informatics services", $2.7 million from National Defence for "other services", $2.6 million from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada for "management consulting" and $115,625 from Employment and Social Development Canada for "temporary help services"; and (b) urge the Auditor General to include in her investigation answers to the following questions:
(i) did Canadians get good value for their money,
(ii) were there public servants who could do the work being sought by the contracts,
(iii) are there any safeguards in place relating to the role of political staff in outsourcing decisions.
Notice also received from:
Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent) and Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar) — February 4, 2022
February 4, 2022 — Mr. Fast (Abbotsford) — That the House condemn the government for failing to conduct a national security review pursuant to the provisions of the Investment Canada Act of the takeover of Canadian mining company Neo Lithium by a foreign state-owned company, and for failing to recognize that critical minerals such as lithium are essential to Canada's future prosperity and to our strategic national interest and that such minerals are critical in the production of goods such as electric vehicles and batteries and will play a key role in positioning Canada as a reliable and sustainable global supplier of critical minerals and delivering a clean energy future.
Notice also received from:
Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent) and Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar) — February 4, 2022

Ways and Means
No. 2 — December 14, 2021 — The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance — Consideration of a ways and means motion to introduce an Act to implement a Digital Services Tax. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-441-2, tabled on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.

Government Bills (Commons)
C-5 — December 15, 2021 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice), seconded by Ms. Bibeau (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), — That Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
C-7 — December 10, 2021 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs of Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts.
Royal recommendation — notice given Thursday, December 9, 2021, by the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.
C-8R — February 7, 2022 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance), seconded by Mrs. Fortier (President of the Treasury Board), — That Bill C-8, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.
C-9 — December 16, 2021 — The Minister of Justice — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Judges Act.
Royal recommendation — notice given Wednesday, December 15, 2021, by the Minister of Justice.
C-10R — January 31, 2022 — The Minister of Health — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Health of Bill C-10, An Act respecting certain measures related to COVID-19.
C-11 — February 2, 2022 — The Minister of Canadian Heritage — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts.
C-12 — February 8, 2022 — The Minister of Seniors — 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-12, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (Guaranteed Income Supplement).
Royal recommendation — notice given Tuesday, February 8, 2022, by the Minister of Seniors.

Government Bills (Senate)

Government Business
No. 3 — December 10, 2021 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Poilievre (Carleton), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Finance that it have the power to divide Bill C-2, An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19, into two bills, Bill C-2A, An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19 (Business Support Programs), and Bill C-2B, An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19 (benefits and leave), provided that:
(a) Bill C-2A be composed of Part 1 of Bill C-2;
(b) Bill C-2B be composed of all the remaining parts of Bill C-2;
(c) the House order the printing of Bills C-2A and C-2B;
(d) the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel be authorized to make any technical changes or corrections as may be necessary to give effect to this motion; and
(e) if Bill C-2A is not reported back to the House within two sittings days after the adoption of this motion, it shall be deemed reported without amendment.
No. 4 — December 16, 2021 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Ms. Khera (Minister of Seniors), — That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-2, An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19, shall be disposed as follows:
(a) the bill be deemed concurred in at report stage without further amendment immediately after the adoption of this order;
(b) a motion for third reading may be made immediately after the bill has been concurred in at report stage;
(c) when the bill is taken up at the third reading stage, a member of each recognized party and a member of the Green Party each be allowed to speak for not more than 10 minutes followed by five minutes for questions and comments and, at the conclusion of the time provided for debate or when no member rises to speak, whichever is earlier, all questions necessary for the disposal of the third reading stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment provided that, if a recorded division is requested on any motion, it shall not be deferred; and
(d) the House shall not adjourn until the proceedings on the bill have been completed, except pursuant to a motion proposed by a minister of the Crown, provided that once proceedings have been completed, the House may then proceed to consider other business or, if it has already passed the ordinary hour of daily adjournment, the House shall adjourn to the next sitting day.
R Recommended by the Governor General
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