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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 288 Thursday, February 29, 2024 10:00 a.m.

Prayer

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

The Speaker laid before the House, — Report on Investigation by the Commissioner of Lobbying entitled "Dan Lovell", pursuant to the Lobbying Act, R.S. 1985, c. 44 (4th Supp.), s. 10.5. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-932-01. (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 79(3), the Speaker read the following message from Her Excellency the Governor General, presented by Ms. Anand (President of the Treasury Board):

Message on Estimates

Her Excellency the Governor General transmits to the House of Commons the Main Estimates of sums required to defray expenses of the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2025, and, in accordance with section 54 of the Constitution Act, 1867, recommends those estimates to the House of Commons.

Ms. Anand (President of the Treasury Board) laid before the House, — Document entitled "Main Estimates for the year 2024-25". — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-191.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, were deemed referred to the several standing committees of the House as follows:

(1) To the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics

Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying, Vote 1

Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, Vote 1

Office of the Senate Ethics Officer, Vote 1

Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada, Votes 1 and 5

(2) To the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food

Canadian Dairy Commission, Vote 1

Canadian Grain Commission, Vote 1

Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Votes 1, 5 and 10

(3) To the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage

Canada Council for the Arts, Vote 1

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Votes 1, 5 and 10

Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Vote 1

Canadian Museum of History, Vote 1

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, Vote 1

Canadian Museum of Nature, Vote 1

Canadian Race Relations Foundation, Vote 1

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Vote 1

Department of Canadian Heritage, Votes 1 and 5

Library and Archives of Canada, Votes 1 and 5

National Arts Centre Corporation, Vote 1

National Film Board, Vote 1

National Gallery of Canada, Votes 1 and 5

National Museum of Science and Technology, Vote 1

Telefilm Canada, Vote 1

The National Battlefields Commission, Vote 1

(4) To the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

Department of Citizenship and Immigration, Votes 1, 5 and 10

Immigration and Refugee Board, Vote 1

(5) To the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development

Department of the Environment, Votes 1, 5 and 10

Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, Votes 1 and 5

Parks Canada Agency, Votes 1, 5 and 10

(6) To the Standing Committee on Finance

Canada Revenue Agency, Votes 1 and 5

Department of Finance, Votes 1 and 5

Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, Vote 1

Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Vote 1

(7) To the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Votes 1, 5 and 10

(8) To the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 and L30

International Development Research Centre, Vote 1

International Joint Commission (Canadian Section), Vote 1

(9) To the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates

Canada Post Corporation, Vote 1

Canada School of Public Service, Vote 1

Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat, Vote 1

Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board, Vote 1

Department of Public Works and Government Services, Votes 1 and 5

National Capital Commission, Votes 1 and 5

Office of the Governor General's Secretary, Vote 1

Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Vote 1

Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, Vote 1

Privy Council Office, Vote 1

Public Service Commission, Vote 1

Senate, Vote 1

Shared Services Canada, Votes 1 and 5

Treasury Board Secretariat, Votes 1, 5, 10, 20, 25, 30 and 35

(10) To the Standing Committee on Health

Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Votes 1 and 5

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Votes 1 and 5

Department of Health, Votes 1, 5 and 10

Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, Vote 1

Public Health Agency of Canada, Votes 1, 5 and 10

(11) To the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Vote 1

Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization, Votes 1 and 5

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, Vote 1

Department of Employment and Social Development, Votes 1 and 5

(12) To the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs

Canadian High Arctic Research Station, Vote 1

Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, Votes 1, 5, 10 and L15

Department of Indigenous Services, Votes 1, 5 and 10

(13) To the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Votes 1 and 5

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, Votes 1 and 5

Canadian Space Agency, Votes 1, 5 and 10

Canadian Tourism Commission, Vote 1

Department of Industry, Votes 1, 5, 10, L15 and L20

Department of Western Economic Diversification, Votes 1 and 5

Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Votes 1 and 5

Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Votes 1 and 5

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Votes 1 and 5

National Research Council of Canada, Votes 1, 5 and 10

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Votes 1 and 5

Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, Votes 1 and 5

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Votes 1 and 5

Standards Council of Canada, Vote 1

Statistics Canada, Vote 1

(14) To the Standing Committee on International Trade

Canadian Commercial Corporation, Vote 1

Invest in Canada Hub, Vote 1

(15) To the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights

Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada, Vote 1

Canadian Human Rights Commission, Vote 1

Courts Administration Service, Vote 1

Department of Justice, Votes 1 and 5

Law Commission of Canada, Vote 1

Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs, Votes 1 and 5

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Vote 1

Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada, Vote 1

(16) To the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament

Library of Parliament, Vote 1

(17) To the Standing Committee on National Defence

Communications Security Establishment, Vote 1

Department of National Defence, Votes 1, 5, 10 and 15

Military Grievances External Review Committee, Vote 1

Military Police Complaints Commission, Vote 1

Office of the Intelligence Commissioner, Vote 1

(18) To the Standing Committee on Natural Resources

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Vote 1

Canadian Energy Regulator, Vote 1

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Vote 1

Department of Natural Resources, Votes 1, 5 and 10

Northern Pipeline Agency, Vote 1

(19) To the Standing Committee on Official Languages

Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, Vote 1

(20) To the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs

House of Commons, Vote 1

Leaders' Debates Commission, Vote 1

Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Vote 1

Parliamentary Protective Service, Vote 1

(21) To the Standing Committee on Public Accounts

Office of the Auditor General, Vote 1

(22) To the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security

Canada Border Services Agency, Votes 1 and 5

Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Vote 1

Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Vote 1

Correctional Service of Canada, Votes 1, 5 and 10

Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Votes 1 and 5

National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat, Vote 1

Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada, Vote 1

Parole Board of Canada, Vote 1

Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Votes 1, 5, 10 and 15

Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee, Vote 1

Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, Vote 1

(23) To the Standing Committee on the Status of Women

Department for Women and Gender Equality, Votes 1 and 5

(24) To the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, Vote 1

Canadian Transportation Agency, Vote 1

Department of Transport, Votes 1, 5 and 10

Marine Atlantic Inc., Vote 1

Office of Infrastructure of Canada, Votes 1, 5 and 10

The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited, Vote 1

The Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc., Vote 1

VIA HFR – VIA TGF Inc., Vote 1

VIA Rail Canada Inc., Vote 1

Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, Vote 1

(25) To the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs

Department of Veterans Affairs, Votes 1 and 5

Veterans Review and Appeal Board, Vote 1

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid before the House, — Certificate of Nomination and biographical notes of the Honourable Konrad Winrich von Finckenstein, the nominee for the position of Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, pursuant to Standing Order 111.1(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-25-06. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics)

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in accordance with section 81 of the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S.C., 1985 c. P-1, the House approve the appointment of Konrad Winrich von Finckenstein as Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, for a term of seven years.

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid before the House, — Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petition:

— No. 441-02018 concerning the environment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Ms. Anand (President of the Treasury Board) laid before the House, — Departmental Plans, Main Estimates, 2024-25, as follows:

— Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-192. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-193. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— Canada Border Services Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-194. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— Canada Revenue Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-195. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— Canada School of Public Service. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-196. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-197. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

— Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-198. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

— Canadian Energy Regulator. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-199. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

— Canadian Food Inspection Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-200. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

— Canadian Grain Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-201. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— Canadian High Arctic Research Station. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-202. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs)

— Canadian Human Rights Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-203. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— Canadian Institutes of Health Research. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-204. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

— Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-205. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-206. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-207. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

— Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-208. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— Canadian Space Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-209. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-210. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— Canadian Transportation Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-211. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-212. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— Copyright Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-213. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— Correctional Service of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-214. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— Courts Administration Service. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-215. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— Department for Women and Gender Equality. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-216. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women)

— Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-217. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— Department of Canadian Heritage. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-218. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— Department of Citizenship and Immigration. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-219. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

— Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-220. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs)

— Department of Employment and Social Development. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-221. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

— Department of Finance. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-222. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— Department of Fisheries and Oceans. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-223. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)

— Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-224. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)

— Department of Health. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-225. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

— Department of Indigenous Services. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-226. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs)

— Department of Industry. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-227. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— Department of Justice. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-228. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— Department of National Defence. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-229. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence)

— Department of Natural Resources. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-230. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

— Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-231. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— Department of Public Works and Government Services. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-232. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— Department of the Environment. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-233. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— Department of Transport. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-234. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— Department of Veterans Affairs. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-235. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs)

— Department of Western Economic Diversification. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-236. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-237. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-238. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-239. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-240. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— Immigration and Refugee Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-241. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

— Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-242. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— Invest in Canada Hub. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-243. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade)

— Law Commission of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-244. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— Library and Archives of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-245. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— Military Grievances External Review Committee. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-246. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence)

— Military Police Complaints Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-247. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence)

— National Film Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-248. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— National Research Council of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-249. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-250. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-251. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— Northern Pipeline Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-252. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

— Office of Infrastructure of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-253. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— Office of the Auditor General. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-254. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts)

— Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-255. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs)

— Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-256. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-257. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics)

— Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-258. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages)

— Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-259. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-260. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— Office of the Intelligence Commissioner. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-261. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence)

— Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-262. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-263. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics)

— Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-264. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— Parks Canada Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-265. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— Parole Board of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-266. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-267. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

— Privy Council Office. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-268. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— Public Health Agency of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-269. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

— Public Service Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-270. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-271. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— Royal Canadian Mounted Police. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-272. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-273. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-274. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— Shared Services Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-275. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-276. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— Statistics Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-277. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— The National Battlefields Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-278. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— Treasury Board Secretariat. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-279. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— Veterans Review and Appeal Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-280. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs)

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Ms. Anand (President of the Treasury Board) laid before the House, — Document entitled "Report on Federal Tax Expenditures 2024". — Sessional Paper No. 8525-441-42.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Holland (Minister of Health), seconded by Ms. Sudds (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development), Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented the 10th report of the committee, "Act Now: Preventing Human Trafficking of Women, Girls and Gender Diverse People in Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-395.

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. 55 to 60, 63, 64, 67, 68, 79 to 81, 83, 84, 88, 95 and 97) was tabled.

Motions

Mr. Schmale (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock), seconded by Mr. Melillo (Kenora), moved, — That the 11th report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, presented on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 53)

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), seconded by Mr. Aldag (Cloverdale—Langley City), moved, — That the House do now proceed to the orders of the day.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 655 -- Vote n^o 655)
YEAS: 170, NAYS: 141
YEAS -- POUR Aldag Alghabra Ali Anand Anandasangaree Angus Arseneault Arya Ashton Atwin Bachrach Badawey Bains Baker Barron Battiste Beech Bibeau Bittle Blaikie Blair Blaney Blois Boissonnault Boulerice Bradford Brière Cannings Carr Casey Chagger Chahal Champagne Chatel Chen Chiang Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek) Cormier Coteau Dabrusin Damoff Davies Dhaliwal Dhillon Diab Drouin Dubourg Duclos Duguid Dzerowicz Ehsassi El-Khoury Erskine-Smith Fillmore Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fragiskatos Fraser Fry Gaheer Gainey Garrison Gazan Gerretsen Gould Green 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 Lamoureux Lapointe Lattanzio Lebouthillier Lightbound Long Longfield Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga) MacAulay (Cardigan) MacDonald (Malpeque) MacGregor MacKinnon (Gatineau) Maloney Martinez Ferrada Masse Mathyssen May (Cambridge) McDonald (Avalon) McGuinty McKay McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) McLeod McPherson Mendès Mendicino Miao Miller Morrice Morrissey Murray Naqvi Noormohamed O'Connell Oliphant O'Regan Petitpas Taylor Powlowski Qualtrough Robillard Rogers Romanado Rota Sahota Sajjan Saks Samson Sarai Scarpaleggia Schiefke Serré Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Sidhu (Brampton East) Sidhu (Brampton South) Singh Sorbara Sousa St-Onge Sudds Tassi Taylor Roy Thompson Trudeau Turnbull Van Bynen van Koeverden Vandal Vandenbeld Virani Weiler Wilkinson Yip Zahid Zarrillo Zuberi Total: -- 170
NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Aitchison Albas Allison Arnold Baldinelli Barlow Barrett Barsalou-Duval Beaulieu Bergeron Berthold Bérubé Bezan Blanchet Blanchette-Joncas Block Bragdon Brassard Brock Calkins Caputo Carrie Chabot Chambers Champoux Chong Cooper Dalton Dancho Davidson DeBellefeuille Desbiens Desilets Doherty Dowdall Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Ellis Epp Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) Falk (Provencher) Fast Ferreri Findlay Fortin Gallant Garon Gaudreau Généreux Genuis Gill Gladu Godin Goodridge Gourde Gray Hallan Hoback Jeneroux Kelly Khanna Kitchen Kmiec Kram Kramp-Neuman Kurek Kusie Lantsman Larouche Lawrence Lehoux Lemire Leslie Lewis (Essex) Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) Liepert Lloyd Lobb Maguire Majumdar Martel Mazier McLean Melillo Michaud Moore Morantz Morrison Motz Muys Nater Normandin Patzer Paul-Hus Pauzé Perkins Perron Poilievre Rayes Redekopp Reid Rempel Garner Richards Roberts Rood Ruff Savard-Tremblay Scheer Schmale Seeback Shipley Simard Sinclair-Desgagné Small Soroka Steinley Ste-Marie Stewart Strahl Stubbs Thériault Therrien Thomas Tochor Tolmie Trudel Uppal Van Popta Vecchio Vidal Vien Viersen Vignola Villemure Vis Wagantall Warkentin Waugh Webber Williams Williamson Total: -- 141
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Carrie Deltell Dreeshen Guilbeault LeBlanc Ng Plamondon Rodriguez Total: -- 8

Government Orders

Pursuant to Standing Order 57, Mr. MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Ms. Sudds (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development), moved, — That, in relation to the consideration of the Senate amendment to Bill C-35, An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada, the debate not be further adjourned.

Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the closure motion.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 656 -- Vote n^o 656)
YEAS: 167, NAYS: 142
YEAS -- POUR Aldag Alghabra Ali Anandasangaree Angus Arseneault Arya Ashton Atwin Bachrach Badawey Bains Baker Barron Battiste Beech Bibeau Bittle Blaikie Blair Blaney Blois Boissonnault Boulerice Bradford Brière Carr Casey Chagger Chahal Champagne Chatel Chen Chiang Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek) Collins (Victoria) Cormier Coteau Dabrusin Damoff Dhaliwal Dhillon Diab Dong Drouin Dubourg Duguid Dzerowicz Ehsassi El-Khoury Erskine-Smith Fillmore Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fragiskatos Fraser Freeland Fry Gaheer Gainey Garrison Gazan Gerretsen Gould Green Hajdu Hanley Hardie Hepfner Holland Housefather Hughes Hussen Hutchings Iacono Idlout Ien Jaczek Joly Jones Jowhari Julian Kayabaga Kelloway Khalid Khera Koutrakis Kusmierczyk Kwan Lalonde Lambropoulos Lamoureux Lapointe Lattanzio Lebouthillier Lightbound Long Longfield Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga) MacAulay (Cardigan) MacDonald (Malpeque) MacGregor MacKinnon (Gatineau) Maloney Martinez Ferrada Masse Mathyssen May (Cambridge) McDonald (Avalon) McGuinty McKay McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) McLeod McPherson Mendès Mendicino Miao Miller Morrice Morrissey Murray Naqvi Noormohamed O'Connell Oliphant O'Regan Petitpas Taylor Powlowski Qualtrough Robillard Rogers Romanado Rota Sahota Sajjan Saks Samson Sarai Scarpaleggia Schiefke Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Sidhu (Brampton East) Sidhu (Brampton South) Singh Sorbara Sousa St-Onge Sudds Tassi Taylor Roy Thompson Trudeau Turnbull Valdez Van Bynen van Koeverden Vandal Vandenbeld Virani Weiler Wilkinson Yip Zahid Zuberi Total: -- 167
NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Aitchison Albas Allison Arnold Baldinelli Barlow Barrett Barsalou-Duval Beaulieu Bergeron Berthold Bérubé Bezan Blanchette-Joncas Block Bragdon Brassard Brock Brunelle-Duceppe Calkins Caputo Chabot Chambers Champoux Chong Cooper Dalton Dancho DeBellefeuille Desbiens Desilets Doherty Dowdall Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Ellis Epp Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) Falk (Provencher) Fast Ferreri Findlay Fortin Gallant Garon Gaudreau Généreux Genuis Gill Gladu Godin Goodridge Gourde Gray Hallan Hoback Jeneroux Kelly Khanna Kitchen Kmiec Kram Kramp-Neuman Kurek Kusie Lake Lantsman Larouche Lawrence Lehoux Lemire Leslie Lewis (Essex) Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) Liepert Lloyd Lobb Maguire Majumdar Martel May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) Mazier McLean Melillo Michaud Moore Morantz Morrison Motz Muys Nater Normandin Patzer Paul-Hus Pauzé Perkins Perron Poilievre Rayes Redekopp Reid Rempel Garner Richards Roberts Rood Ruff Savard-Tremblay Scheer Schmale Seeback Shields Shipley Simard Sinclair-Desgagné Small Soroka Steinley Ste-Marie Stewart Strahl Stubbs Thériault Therrien Thomas Tochor Tolmie Trudel Uppal Van Popta Vecchio Vidal Vien Viersen Vignola Villemure Vis Wagantall Warkentin Waugh Webber Williams Williamson Total: -- 142
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Carrie Deltell Dreeshen Guilbeault LeBlanc Ng Plamondon Rodriguez Total: -- 8

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Sudds (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development), seconded by Mr. Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement), — That the amendment made by the Senate to Bill C-35, An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada, be now read a second time and concurred in.

The debate continued.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House, the remainder of the debate pursuant to Standing Order 66 on motion No. 52 to concur in the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Science and Research be deemed to have taken place and all questions necessary to dispose of the motion be deemed put and a recorded division be deemed requested and deferred pursuant to Standing Order 66.

Government Orders

The debate continued.

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.

Notices of Motions

Mr. MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the second reading stage of Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 21, 2023 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023.

Government Orders

The debate continued.

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 Mr. Williams (Bay of Quinte), seconded by Ms. Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk), — That Bill C-365, An Act respecting the implementation of a consumer-led banking system for Canadians, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

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 has passed Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2, without amendment.

Private Members' Business

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Government Orders

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House:

(a) the motion respecting the Senate amendment to Bill C-35, An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada, be deemed adopted; and

(b) this House do now adjourn.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid before the House as follows:

— by Mr. Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 15th report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, "Building a More Climate Resilient Canada" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-331), presented to the House on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-331.

— by Ms. Ien (Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the eighth report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, "Let's Talk About it, Period: Achieving Menstrual Equity in Canada" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-335), presented to the House on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-335.

— by Mr. MacAulay (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 13th report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, "Stewards of the Land: Examining Canadian Agriculture's Environmental Contribution" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-334), presented to the House on Monday, November 6, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-334.

Adjournment

Accordingly, at 6:23 p.m., out of respect for the memory of the late Right Hon. Brian Mulroney, the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).