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| 44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 315 Wednesday, May 22, 2024 2:00 p.m. |
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| Prayer |
| National Anthem |
| 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 Standing Order 45, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance), seconded by Mrs. Valdez (Minister of Small Business), — That Bill C-69, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 16, 2024, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance. |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Mr. Allison (Niagara West), seconded by Mr. Lehoux (Beauce), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following: |
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“the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-69, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 16, 2024, since the bill fails to implement a commonsense budget that would:
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(a) axe the carbon tax;
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(b) build the homes, not bureaucracy, by requiring cities to permit 15% more home building each year as a condition for receiving federal infrastructure money; and
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(c) cap the spending with a dollar-for-dollar rule to bring down interest rates and inflation, by requiring the government to find a dollar in savings for every new dollar of spending.”.
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The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 115, NAYS: 203 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Epp Leslie Ruff Total: -- 115 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aldag DeBellefeuille Kayabaga Plamondon Total: -- 203 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Desilets Fast Ng Small Total: -- 8 |
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Pursuant to order made Tuesday, May 21, 2024, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 174, NAYS: 143 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag Dhillon Kelloway Petitpas Taylor Total: -- 174 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Dowdall Lehoux Ruff Total: -- 143 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Desilets Fast Ng Small Total: -- 8 |
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Accordingly, Bill C-69, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 16, 2024, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance. |
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Private Members' Business |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Uppal (Edmonton Mill Woods), seconded by Mr. Soroka (Yellowhead), — That Bill C-381, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (extortion), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 144, NAYS: 173 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Dowdall Lehoux Ruff Total: -- 144 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aldag Dhaliwal Julian Noormohamed Total: -- 173 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Desilets Fast Ng Small Total: -- 8 |
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| 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 before the House, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions: |
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— Nos. 441-02277, 441-02280, 441-02281, 441-02282, 441-02294 and 441-02295 concerning justice; |
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— No. 441-02278 concerning the democratic process; |
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— No. 441-02279 concerning the environment; |
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— Nos. 441-02283, 441-02284, 441-02285 and 441-02286 concerning health; |
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— No. 441-02287 concerning business and trade; |
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— No. 441-02288 concerning transportation; |
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— Nos. 441-02289, 441-02292, 441-02293 and 441-02297 concerning taxation; |
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— No. 441-02296 concerning civil and human rights. |
Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mrs. Mendès (Brossard—Saint-Lambert) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Accra, Ghana, from September 30 to October 6, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-441-53-05. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mrs. Mendès (Brossard—Saint-Lambert) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Bilateral Visit to Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana, November 13 to 18, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-441-53-06. |
Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Morrissey (Egmont), from the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented the 21st report of the committee (Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-442. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 105 to 109 and 111) was tabled. |
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Mr. Morrissey (Egmont), from the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented the 22nd report of the committee, "Main Estimates 2024-25: Vote 1 under Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Votes 1 and 5 under Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization, Vote 1 under Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, and Votes 1 and 5 under Department of Employment and Social Development". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-443. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 113) was tabled. |
Motions |
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Mr. Morrissey (Egmont), seconded by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), moved, — That the House do now proceed to the orders of the day. |
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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: 172, NAYS: 144 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag Dhaliwal Kayabaga Oliphant Total: -- 172 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Dowdall Lehoux Rood Total: -- 144 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Desilets Fast Ng Small Total: -- 8 |
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| Messages from the Senate |
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A message was received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following bill to which the concurrence of the House is desired: |
| Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 57, Mr. MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), moved, — That, in relation to the consideration of Government Business No. 39, the debate not be further adjourned. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the closure motion. |
| Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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By unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Bérubé (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou), seconded by Mr. Thériault (Montcalm), Bill C-390, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (provincial medical assistance in dying framework), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
| Questions on the Order Paper |
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By unanimous consent, Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-2487, Q-2490, Q-2491 and Q-2497 to Q-2500 on the Order Paper. |
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By unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the supplementary returns to the following questions made into orders for return: |
Q-443 — Mrs. Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country) — With regard to government expenditures with Amazon since January 1, 2020, broken down by department or agency: (a) what was the total value of expenditures, broken down by year; and (b) what are the details of each expenditure, including the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) vendor, (iv) description of goods or services? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-443-01.
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Q-494 — Mr. Kram (Regina—Wascana) — With regard to reports of "March madness expenditures" where the government makes purchases before the end of the fiscal year so that departmental funds do not go unspent, broken down by department, agency or other government entity: (a) what were the total expenditures during February and March of 2022 on (i) materials and supplies (standard object 07), (ii) acquisition of machinery and equipment, including parts and consumable tools (standard object 09); and (b) what are the details of each such expenditure, including the (i) vendor, (ii) amount, (iii) date of the expenditure, (iv) description of the goods or services provided, (v) delivery date, (vi) file number? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-494-01.
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Q-628 — Mrs. Kramp-Neuman (Hastings—Lennox and Addington) — With regard to the government's social media accounts, broken down by department, agency, or other government entity: (a) how many employees or full-time equivalents are assigned to the accounts, and what are their titles; (b) how many accounts or profiles does the government manage, broken down by social media platform; (c) what are the details of each account or profile, including, for each, the (i) name of the platform, (ii) handle or profile name; (d) what specific procedures are in place to ensure that any information put out through the government's accounts (i) does not contain disinformation, misinformation, or misleading information, (ii) is not politically biased towards the government or the Liberal Party of Canada; and (e) for any procedures related to (d), who has final approval before an item is posted? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-628-01.
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Q-891 — Mr. Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South) — With regard to expenditures on communications professional services (codes 035, 0351, and 0352) since April 1, 2021, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity: what are the details of each expenditure, including (i) the date, (ii) the amount, (iii) the vendor, (iv) the description of goods or services, (v) whether the contract was sole-sourced or competitively bid? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-891-01.
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Q-905 — Mr. Soroka (Yellowhead) — With regard to government employees on leave, broken down by department, agency, or other government entity: (a) how many employees are on leave as of October 20, 2022, broken down by type of leave; and (b) how many employees were on "Other Leave With Pay" (code 699), broken down by month since January 1, 2022? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-905-01.
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Q-992 — Mr. Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton) — With regard to advertising on social media by the government since 2016, broken down by year: what was the total amount spent by the government for advertisements on (i) Twitter, (ii) Facebook, (iii) TikTok, (iv) lnstagram, (v) Snapchat, (vi) WhatsApp, (vii) Linkedln, (viii) other social media platforms, broken down by platform? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-992-01.
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Q-1032 — Mrs. Thomas (Lethbridge) — With regard to expenditures by the government on subscriptions and data access services in the 2021-22 fiscal year, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity: (a) what is the total amount spent; and (b) what are the details of each expenditure, including the (i) vendor, (ii) amount, (iii) date, (iv) description of goods or services, (v) titles of publications or data for each subscription, (vi) file number? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1032-01.
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Q-1037 — Mr. Allison (Niagara West) — With regard to government expenditures on membership fees, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity, since October 1, 2020: (a) how much money has been spent; and (b) what are the details of each expenditure, including the (i) name of the organization or the vendor, (ii) date of the purchase, (iii) amount, (iv) number of memberships purchased? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1037-01.
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Q-1054 — Mr. Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) — With regard to tweets made by the government that were later deleted, broken down by each instance, since January 1, 2019: what are the details of each instance, including the (i) Twitter handle and username, (ii) date the tweet was posted, (iii) date the tweet was deleted, (iv) summary of its contents, (v) reason the tweet was deleted, (vi) titles of who approved the initial tweet, (vii) titles of who ordered the tweet's removal? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1054-02.
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Q-1164 — Mr. Morantz (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley) — With regard to expenditures on consulting services by the government in the 2021 and 2022 calendar years, broken down by year and by department, agency or other government entity: (a) what was the total amount spent on (i) training consultants (code 0446), (ii) information technology and telecommunications consultants (code 0473), (iii) management consulting (code 0491), (iv) other types of consultants or consulting, broken down by type and object code; and (b) for each response in (a), what is the total value of the expenditures that were (i) awarded competitively, (ii) sole-sourced? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1164-01.
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Q-1176 — Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London) — With regard to spending on stock photographs or images by the government since January 1, 2020, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, and other government entity: (a) what is the total amount spent; and (b) what are the details of each contract or expenditure, including (i) the vendor, (ii) the amount, (iii) the details and duration of contract, (iv) the date, (v) the number of photos or images purchased, (vi) where the photos or images were used (Internet, billboards, etc.), (vii) the description of the advertising campaign, (viii) the file number of the contract? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1176-01.
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Q-1177 — Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London) — With regard to personal protective equipment masks purchased by the government: (a) how many masks were purchased each month since January 2021; (b) how much was spent each month on the masks in (a); and (c) what is the breakdown of (a) and (b) by type of mask (N95, disposable cloth, reusable, etc.) and by manufacturer? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1177-01.
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Q-1178 — Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London) — With regard to personal protective equipment (PPE) purchased by the government since March 1, 2020, broken down by year: (a) what is the total value of PPE purchased by the government that was (i) sole-sourced, (ii) awarded through a competitive bidding process; and (b) what is the total value of PPE contracts that were made under a national security exemption? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1178-01.
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Q-1215 — Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle) — With regard to government expenditures on appearance fees, speaking fees, hosting fees, or other similar type of fees, since January 1, 2019, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity: what are the details of all such expenditures, including, for each, the (i) date of the event, (ii) description of the role (keynote speaker, master of ceremony, etc.), (iii) name of the speaker, (iv) location of the event, (v) event description, (vi) size of the audience or the number of attendees, (vii) amount paid? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1215-01.
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Q-1264 — Mr. Nater (Perth—Wellington) — With regard to information services (IS) employees (Treasury Board code 305) within the civil service, broken down by department, agency, or other government entity: (a) how many IS workers are currently employed by the government, in total; and (b) how many executives or workers, at the EX level or higher, do the IS workers report to, in total? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1264-01.
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Q-1295 — Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola) — With regard to expenditures made under object code 3252 (Interest, administration or service charges, and other penalty charges), broken down by department, agency, or other government entity for each of the last five years: (a) how many expenditures were made; (b) what was the total value of the expenditures; and (c) what are the details of each such expenditure over $500, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) vendor, (iv) reason for the fee (late payment, incorrect payment, etc.)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1295-01.
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Q-1297 — Mr. Soroka (Yellowhead) — With regard to expenditures related to conferences, since 2016, broken down by year and by department, agency, or other government entity: (a) what was the total amount spent on conference fees (object code 0823 or similar); and (b) what was the total amount spent on travel expenses for public servants attending conferences? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1297-01.
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Q-1412 — Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — With regard to the increase in the number of public service employees between 2016 and 2023: (a) what was the total number of public service workers as of (i) January 1, 2016, (ii) January 1, 2023, in total and broken down by department or agency; and (b) what was the total number of positions added to the public service between January 1, 2016, and January 1, 2023, broken down by occupational group, level, Treasury Board classification, and department or agency? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1412-01.
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Q-1429 — Mr. Davidson (York—Simcoe) — With regard to reports of "March madness expenditures" where the government makes purchases before the end of the fiscal year so that departmental funds do not go unspent, broken down by department, agency or other government entity: (a) what were the total expenditures during February and March of 2023 on (i) materials and supplies (standard object 07), (ii) acquisition of machinery and equipment, including parts and consumable tools (standard object 09); and (b) what are the details of each such expenditure, including the (i) vendor, (ii) amount, (iii) date of the expenditure, (iv) description of the goods or services provided, (v) delivery date, (vi) file number? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1429-01.
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Q-1517 — Mr. Johns (Courtenay—Alberni) — With regard to contracts awarded since the 2015-16 fiscal year, broken down by fiscal year: what is the total value of contracts awarded to (i) McKinsey & Company, (ii) Deloitte, (iii) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (iv) Accenture, (v) KPMG, (vi) Ernst and Young? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1517-01.
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Q-1600 — Mrs. Stubbs (Lakeland) — With regard to expenditures made by the government under object code 0207 (Employee relocation in Canada) in each of the last three fiscal years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23): (a) what was the total amount spent each year, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity; and (b) what was the total amount spent each year for the relocation of ministerial exempt staff in Canada? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1600-01.
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Q-1620 — Mr. Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South) — With regard to government expenditures on membership fees, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity during the 2022-23 fiscal year: (a) what were the total expenditures; and (b) what are the details of each expenditure, including the (i) name of the entity for which the membership fee was paid, (ii) date of the purchase, (iii) amount, (iv) number of memberships purchased, (v) type of organization, if known (professional society, social club, golf club, etc.)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1620-01.
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By unanimous consent and 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-2488 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — With regard to the Framework for Cooperation on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism between Canada and India, signed by the current government: (a) is the framework still in effect; (b) has any information been shared between law enforcement or security agencies of Canada and India since June 18, 2023; and (c) was any information shared at any time between law enforcement or security agencies of Canada and India regarding Hardeep Singh Nijjar? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2488.
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Q-2489 — Mr. Chambers (Simcoe North) — With regard to phone lines paid for by the government, broken down by cellular line versus traditional landline, for each part of the question: (a) how many phone lines was the government paying for as of April 1, 2024; (b) how many of the phone lines are dormant; (c) how many of the phone lines are active but have not been used or have not had any activity in the last year; (d) how many of the phone lines are considered redundant; and (e) what was the total amount spent on phone lines during the 2023 calendar year or the 2023-24 fiscal year, if known, broken down by service provider? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2489.
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Q-2492 — Mr. Doherty (Cariboo—Prince George) — With regard to federal procurement: (a) how many cases of suspected invoicing fraud by Information Technology (IT) subcontractors have been submitted to the RCMP for investigation since January 2024; and (b) which departments are involved? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2492.
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Q-2493 — Mr. Doherty (Cariboo—Prince George) — With regard to revoked or suspended security clearances of contractors since January 2024: what are the details of all revoked contracts, including the (i) department, (ii) vendor, (iii) value, (iv) description of the goods and services, (v) date the contract was signed, (vi) start and end dates? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2493.
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Q-2494 — Mr. Doherty (Cariboo—Prince George) — With regard to contracts awarded through a non-competitive process since March 2020: what is the total value of contracts awarded to (i) GC Strategies, (ii) Dalian Enterprises Inc., (iii) Amazon Web Services Inc., (iv) Microsoft Canada Inc., (v) TEKsystems Inc., (vi) Donna Cona Inc., (vii) MGIS Inc., (viii) 49 Solutions, (ix) Makwa Resourcing Inc., (x) TPG Technology Consulting Ltd., (xi) Advanced Chippewa Technologies Inc.? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2494.
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Q-2495 — Mr. Blanchette-Joncas (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) — With regard to federal spending in the electoral district of Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, broken down by fiscal year since 2018–19, inclusively: (a) what is the total amount for each fiscal year; (b) what is the detailed breakdown of the amounts in (a) by department, Crown corporation, agency or organization; and (c) what grants and contributions were made, broken down by funding source? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2495.
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Q-2496 — Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — With regard to Transport Canada (TC) and the Canadian Transportation Agency data for air travel from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2023: (a) how many in-flight medical events occurred in Canadian airspace; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by (i) flight type (i.e. commercial, private, freight, charter, other), (ii) airline, (iii) affected person type (i.e. pilots, other flight crew and passengers), (iv) year, (v) month; (c) how many in-flight medical events occurred on airplanes registered in Canada outside the Canadian airspace; (d) what is the breakdown of (c) by (i) flight type (i.e. commercial, private, freight, charter, other), (ii) airline, (iii) affected person type (i.e. pilots, other flight crew and passengers); (e) how many flights and miles were flown in Canadian airspace; (f) how many emergency landings occurred in the Canadian airspace; (g) what is the breakdown of (f) by (i) reason, (ii) airline, (iii) airplane model; (h) how many active Canadian commercial pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers died; (i) what medical screening changes occurred with respect to pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers (e.g. medical certification requirements changes); (j) for each medical screening change, (i) what it the reason, (ii) what is the date of the change, (iii) who are the persons and decision bodies who approved the change; (k) how many pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers claimed disability; (l) how many pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers applied for medical leave; (m) how many pilots underwent their annual medical examination; (n) how many pilots failed their annual medical examinations; (o) how many active pilot licenses existed; (p) how many pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers lost their employment or were placed on an unpaid leave as a result of refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccines or refusal to inform their employer about their COVID-19 vaccination status; (q) how many pilots lost their license for medical reasons; (r) does TC keep data relating to the numbers of Category 1-3 medical certificates that are (i) held, (ii) temporarily suspended, (iii) permanently suspended for non-compliance with COVID-19 vaccine policy; and (s) if the answers to (r)(i), (r)(ii) or (r)(iii) are affirmative, what is the data? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2496.
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Q-2501 — Mr. McLean (Calgary Centre) — With regard to government funding of non-governmental organizations or groups, from November 4, 2015, to present: (a) how much money has the government allocated to (i) Green Economy Canada, (ii) Alberta EcoTrust, (iii) Corporate Knights, (iv) Echo Foundation, (v) Eco Canada, (vi) Ivey Foundation, (vii) Resilient LLP, (viii) Canadian Climate Institute, (ix) Ecofiscal Commission; (b) for each entity in (a), what are the details, including the (i) department, agency or other government entity, (ii) date of the funding, (iii) amount and deliverables expected; (c) of the allocations in (a), which ones were (i) sole-sourced, (ii) awarded through a competitive bidding process; (d) of the allocations in (c)(ii), what was the (i) duration of the competition, (ii) number of organizations that submitted bids for the required deliverables; and (e) what programs from each organization in (a) received government funding, broken down by year and deliverables expected? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2501.
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| Private Members' Business |
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At 5:37 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe), seconded by Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon), — That Bill C-368, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health. |
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The debate continued. |
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The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
| Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House resumed the question period regarding the moving of the closure motion in relation to Government Business No. 39. |
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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: 166, NAYS: 144 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag Dhaliwal Khalid Powlowski Total: -- 166 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Dowdall Lemire Savard-Tremblay Total: -- 144 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Desilets Fast Ng Small Total: -- 8 |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities), — That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order, or usual practice of the House, Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare, shall be disposed of as follows: |
(a) during the consideration of the bill by the Standing Committee on Health,
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(i) the committee shall have the first priority for the use of House resources for the committee meetings,
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(ii) the committee shall meet between 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on the two further sitting days following the adoption of this order to gather evidence from witnesses, provided that any meeting on a Friday may start at 12:00 p.m. for a duration of not more than five hours,
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(iii) all amendments be submitted to the clerk of the committee by 4:00 p.m. on the second sitting day following the adoption of this order,
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(iv) amendments filed by independent members shall be deemed to have been proposed during the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill,
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(v) the committee shall meet at 3:30 p.m., on the third sitting day following the adoption of this order to consider the bill at clause-by-clause, or 12:00 p.m. if on a Friday, and if the committee has not completed the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill by 8:30 p.m., or 5:00 p.m. if on a Friday, all remaining amendments submitted to the committee shall be deemed moved, the Chair shall put the question, forthwith and successively without further debate on all remaining clauses, amendments submitted to the committee as well as each and every question necessary to dispose of the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill, and the committee shall not adjourn the meeting until it has disposed of the bill,
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(vi) a member of the committee may report the bill to the House by depositing it with the Clerk of the House, who shall notify the House leaders of the recognized parties and independent members, and if the House stands adjourned, the report shall be deemed to have been duly presented to the House during the previous sitting for the purpose of Standing Order 76.1(1);
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(b) not more than five hours shall be allotted to the consideration of the bill at report stage, and at the expiry of the time provided for the consideration of the said stage of the bill, or when no member rises 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, and, if a recorded division is requested, the vote shall not be deferred; and
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(c) not more than one sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the bill at the third reading stage, and 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders that day, or when no member rises 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, and, if a recorded division is requested, the vote shall not be deferred. (Government Business No. 39)
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The debate continued. |
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Mr. Ellis (Cumberland—Colchester), seconded by Mr. Moore (Fundy Royal), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended, in paragraph (a), by adding the following: |
“(vii) the Minister of Health and his officials be ordered to appear as witnesses for no less than three hours;”.
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Debate arose thereon. |
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At 8:07 p.m., pursuant to order made earlier today under the provisions of Standing Order 57, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 770 -- Vote no 770) | |
| YEAS: 141, NAYS: 167 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Doherty Lantsman Richards Total: -- 141 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aldag Dhillon Khera Petitpas Taylor Total: -- 167 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Desilets Fast Ng Small Total: -- 8 |
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The question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 166, NAYS: 140 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag Dhillon Khera Qualtrough Total: -- 166 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Doherty Lantsman Roberts Total: -- 140 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Desilets Fast Ng Small Total: -- 8 |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance), seconded by Ms. Hajdu (Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario), — That 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, be now read a third time and do pass. |
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The debate continued. |
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Mr. Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo), seconded by Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following: |
“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, be not now read a third time, but be referred back to the Standing Committee on Finance for the purpose of reconsidering all of its clauses with the view to amend the bill so as to give Canadians a break this summer by eliminating the carbon tax, the federal fuel tax, and GST on gasoline and diesel.”.
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Debate arose thereon. |
| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid before the House as follows: |
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— by the Speaker — Costing note from the Parliamentary Budget Officer on the Budget 2024, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1119-116. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance) |
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— by the Speaker — Report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled "Federal Spending to Address Homelessness", pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1119-117. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities) |
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— by Ms. Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2024-518), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-495-69. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development) |
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— by Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs) — Proposed Regulation of the Shipment by Post of Certain Prohibited Firearms and Prohibited Devices by Certain Businesses Regulations, pursuant to the Firearms Act, S.C. 1995, c. 39, sbs. 118(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-492-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security) |
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— by Mr. Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) — Charter Statement — Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare, pursuant to the Department of Justice Act, R.S. 1985, c. J-2, sbs. 4.2(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1232-64. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health) |
| Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows: |
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— by Mr. Bains (Steveston—Richmond East), one concerning citizenship and immigration (No. 441-02470). |
| Adjournment |
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At midnight, the Speaker adjourned the House until later today at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |