| February 9, 2024 — — That, given that, |
| (i) Canada's leading food price expert, Sylvain Charlebois, has recommended a pause on the carbon tax for the entire food industry from farm gate to stores and restaurants, |
| (ii) his food price report finds Canadians families will pay $700 more on groceries this year, |
| (iii) in order to lower good prices for Canadians, |
| the House call on the government to remove the carbon tax on all aspects of the food supply chain. |
| Notice also received from: |
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| February 9, 2024 — — That, given that, |
| (i) for hundreds of years, First Nations have suffered under a broken colonial system that takes power away from their communities and places it in the hands of politicians in Ottawa, |
| (ii) in order for First Nations to take back control of their resources and money and simplify negotiations between resource companies and First Nations communities, |
| the House call on the government to adopt an optional First Nations Resource Charge (FNRC) so First Nations can keep more of their revenue. |
| Notice also received from: |
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| February 9, 2024 — — That, given that, |
| (i) a new report from the CIBC says that Canada needs to build 5 million additional homes by 2030, over and above what is currently forecasted to be built, to restore housing affordability, which is 1.5 million more than the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) estimates, |
| (ii) the federal government's housing agency, the CMHC, says "we are driven by one goal: housing affordability for all," and the CMHC data shows that housing starts were down 7% in 2023 from 2022, |
| (iii) after eight years of this Liberal Prime Minister, rent has doubled, housing prices have doubled and the amount needed for a down payment has doubled, |
| the House call on the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities to ban all executive level bonuses for the CMHC this year. |
| Notice also received from: |
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| No. 34 — February 9, 2024 — The — That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House: |
| (a) the Standing Committee on Health be instructed to consider the subject matter of Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2, upon the adoption of this order, provided that, as part of this study, |
| (i) a minister be ordered to appear before the committee for one hour and that additional witnesses be ordered to appear for two consecutive hours, no later than Wednesday, February 14, 2024, |
| (ii) the committee have the first priority for the use of House resources for committee meetings; and |
| (b) Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2, be disposed as follows: |
| (i) the bill be ordered for consideration at the second reading stage immediately after the adoption of this order, provided that, |
| (A) when the House begins debate at the second reading stage of the bill, one member of each recognized party and a member of the Green Party may each speak at the said stage for not more than 10 minutes, followed by five minutes for questions and comments, |
| (B) at the conclusion of the time provided for the debate at the second reading stage or when no member wishes to speak, whichever is earlier, all questions necessary to dispose of the second reading stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment, provided that, if a recorded division is requested, it shall be deferred to the next sitting day at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions, after which the House shall adjourn until the next sitting day, |
| (C) during consideration of the bill, the House shall not adjourn, except pursuant to a motion moved by a minister of the Crown, |
| (D) no motion to adjourn the debate may be moved except by a minister of the Crown, |
| (ii) if the bill is adopted at the second reading stage, it shall be deemed 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 the bill shall be ordered for consideration at the third reading stage on Thursday, February 15, 2024, provided that, |
| (A) 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders that day, or when no member wishes to speak, whichever is earlier, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment, provided that, if a recorded division is requested, it shall not be deferred, |
| (B) during consideration of the bill, the House shall not adjourn, except pursuant to a motion moved by a minister of the Crown, |
| (C) no motion to adjourn the debate may be moved except by a minister of the Crown. |
| M-109 — February 9, 2024 — — That: |
| (a) in the opinion of the House, |
| (i) the ability to propose amendments to the Standing Orders is essential to adapt and improve parliamentary procedures and to the rights of members, |
| (ii) it is crucial to maintain open and transparent debate on proposed changes to the Standing Orders, free from undue procedural restrictions by the government or a subset of members, |
| (iii) all Members of the House, not the government nor a subset of members, should be the final authority as to how long proposed changes to the Standing Orders should be considered; |
| (b) it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs to undertake a study on the advisability of amending the Standing Orders as follows: |
| (i) by adding, after Standing Order 56.1(1)(b), the following new Standing Order: |
| “56.1(1)(c) For greater certainty, this Standing Order does not apply to proceedings that propose amendments to the Standing Orders.”, |
| (ii) by adding, after Standing Order 57, the following new standing order: |
| “57(2) This Standing Order does not apply to proceedings that propose amendments to the Standing Orders. For greater certainty, the question cannot be put on a motion pursuant to Standing Order 57 that would apply to proceedings that propose amendments to the Standing Orders.”, |
| (iii) by adding, after Standing Order 61, the following new standing order: |
| “61(3) This Standing Order does not apply to proceedings that propose amendments to the Standing Orders. For greater certainty, the question cannot be put on a motion pursuant to Standing Order 61 that would apply to proceedings that propose amendments to the Standing Orders.”, |
| (iv) by adding, after Standing Order 66(2)(c), the following new section: |
| “66(2)(d) Notwithstanding any other standing order, a motion for the concurrence in a report from a standing or special committee wherein the report proposes amendments to the Standing Orders shall: |
| (i) in the first instance, be considered until no member wishes to speak, upon which the Speaker shall put all questions necessary to dispose of the motion without further debate or amendment, or until debate is adjourned or interrupted, or for three hours, whichever is earlier, upon which time debate on the motion shall be resumed at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment on the day designated pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, and |
| (ii) in the second and any subsequent instances, be considered until no member wishes to speak, upon which the Speaker shall put all questions necessary to dispose of the motion without further debate or amendment, or until debate is adjourned or interrupted, or for an additional three hours, whichever is earlier, upon which time debate on the motion shall again be resumed at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment on the day subsequently designated pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section.”, |
| (v) by adding, after Standing Order 81(13), the following new section: |
| “81(13)(b) If the motion proposes amendments to the Standing Orders, a question on the referral of the matter to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs is deemed put at the end of the debate and, if resolved in the affirmative, it shall become an order of reference to the committee to consider the motion and to report observations and recommendations on the motion back to the House not later than 75 sitting days after the referral”; |
| (vi) in Standing Order 93(1)(a), by adding, at the end, the following: “If the motion proposes amendments to the Standing Orders, a question on the referral of the matter to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs is deemed put at the end of the debate and, if resolved in the affirmative, it shall become an order of reference to the committee to consider the motion and to report observations and recommendations on the motion back to the House not later than 75 sitting days after the referral”; and |
| (c) the committee report its findings to the House no later than 75 sitting days following the adoption of this motion. |
| M-110 — February 9, 2024 — — That: |
| (a) the House recognize that, |
| (i) over 20% of food produced in Canada goes uneaten and wasted, costing the Canadian economy tens of billions of dollars, |
| (ii) individuals, families, and communities across Canada face critical levels of food insecurity, |
| (iii) surplus food unfit for human consumption may serve as animal feed, supporting farmers and reducing national methane emissions, |
| (iv) in 2015, the United Nations set Sustainable Development Goals that included a commitment to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030, |
| (v) national strategies have been developed across the world to reduce food waste by incentivizing food donations and preventing the destruction of unsold yet safe and edible food products; and |
| (b) in the opinion of the House, the government should develop and implement a national strategy to reduce food waste and combat food insecurity to, |
| (i) establish a National Food Waste Hierarchy, |
| (ii) align municipal and provincial regulations concerning food waste reduction and food donations, |
| (iii) lead efforts to reduce the adverse environmental impact of unused food resources, |
| (iv) establish protocols and partnerships to facilitate food redistribution and rescue efforts, |
| (v) identify policy and fiscal incentives to reduce food waste, |
| (vi) raise public awareness regarding food waste, food insecurity, and associated government initiatives. |