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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 323 Monday, June 3, 2024 11:00 a.m.

The clerk informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker.

Whereupon, Mr. d'Entremont (West Nova), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the chair, pursuant to subsection 43(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act.

Prayer

Vacancies

The Deputy Speaker informed the House that a vacancy had occurred in the representation in the House of Commons, for the electoral district of Cloverdale—Langley City, in the Province of British Columbia, by reason of the resignation of Mr. John Aldag, and that, pursuant to paragraph 25(1)(b) of the Parliament of Canada Act, the Speaker had addressed, on Friday, May 31, 2024, a warrant to the Chief Electoral Officer for the issue of a writ for the election of a member to fill the vacancy.

Private Members' Business

At 11:02 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-293, An Act respecting pandemic prevention and preparedness, as deemed reported by the Standing Committee on Health without amendment;

And of Motion No. 1.

Motion No. 1 of Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), seconded by Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe), — That Bill C-293 be amended by deleting Clause 3.

The debate continued on Motion No. 1.

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 1 of Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), seconded by Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe), — That Bill C-293 be amended by deleting Clause 3.

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and it was agreed to on division.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(9), Mr. Erskine-Smith (Beaches—East York), seconded by Mr. Hanley (Yukon), moved, — That the bill be concurred in at report stage with an amendment.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on division.

Accordingly, the bill was concurred in at report stage with an amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 98(2), Mr. Erskine-Smith (Beaches—East York), seconded by Mr. Hanley (Yukon), moved, — That the bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 98(4), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Government Orders

The order was read for the third reading of Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare.

Mr. Vandal (Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency) for Mr. Holland (Minister of Health), seconded by Ms. Khera (Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities), moved, — That the bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House, during the debate pursuant to Standing Order 66 on Motion No. 57 to concur in the 19th report of the Standing Committee on Finance, no quorum calls, dilatory motions or requests for unanimous consent shall be received by the Chair and at the conclusion of the time provided for debate or when no member rises to speak, whichever is earlier, all questions necessary to dispose of the concurrence motion be deemed put and a recorded division deemed requested and deferred pursuant to Standing Order 66.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Holland (Minister of Health), seconded by Ms. Khera (Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities), — That Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare, be now read a third time and do pass.

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.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Business of Supply

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Poilievre (Carleton), seconded by Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets), — That, in order to help Canadians afford a simple summer vacation and save typical Canadian families $670 this summer, the House call on the NDP-Liberal government to immediately axe the carbon tax, the federal fuel tax, and the GST on gasoline and diesel until Labour Day.
The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division No. 793 -- Vote n^o 793)
YEAS: 116, NAYS: 200
YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Aitchison Albas Allison Arnold Baldinelli Barlow Barrett Berthold Bezan Block Bragdon Brassard Brock Calkins Caputo Carrie Chambers Chong Cooper Dalton Dancho Deltell d'Entremont Doherty Dowdall Dreeshen Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Ellis Epp Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) Falk (Provencher) Fast Ferreri Findlay Gallant Généreux Genuis Gladu Godin Goodridge Gourde Gray Hallan Hoback Jeneroux Jivani Kelly Khanna Kitchen Kmiec Kram Kramp-Neuman Kurek Kusie Lake Lantsman Lawrence Lehoux Leslie Lewis (Essex) Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) Liepert Lloyd Lobb Maguire Majumdar Martel Mazier McCauley (Edmonton West) McLean Melillo Moore Morantz Morrison Motz Muys Nater Patzer Perkins Poilievre Redekopp Reid Rempel Garner Roberts Rood Ruff Scheer Schmale Seeback Shields Shipley Small Soroka Steinley Stewart Strahl Stubbs Thomas Tochor Tolmie Uppal Van Popta Vecchio Vidal Vien Viersen Vis Vuong Wagantall Warkentin Waugh Webber Williams Williamson Zimmer Total: -- 116
NAYS -- CONTRE Alghabra Ali Anand Anandasangaree Angus Arseneault Arya Ashton Atwin Bachrach Badawey Bains Baker Barron Barsalou-Duval Battiste Beaulieu Beech Bergeron Bérubé Bibeau Bittle Blair Blanchette-Joncas Blois Boissonnault Boulerice Bradford Brière Brunelle-Duceppe Cannings Carr Casey Chabot Chagger Chahal Champagne Champoux Chatel Chen Chiang Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek) Collins (Victoria) Cormier Coteau Dabrusin Damoff DeBellefeuille Desbiens Desjarlais Dhaliwal Dhillon Diab Dong Drouin Duclos Duguid Dzerowicz Ehsassi El-Khoury Erskine-Smith Fillmore Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fortin Fragiskatos Fraser Freeland Fry Gaheer Gainey Garon Garrison Gaudreau Gazan Gerretsen Gill Gould Green Guilbeault Hajdu Hanley Hardie Housefather Hughes Hussen Hutchings Iacono Idlout Ien Jaczek Johns Joly Jones Jowhari Julian Kayabaga Kelloway Khalid Khera Koutrakis Kusmierczyk Kwan Lambropoulos Lamoureux Lapointe Larouche Lattanzio Lauzon LeBlanc Lebouthillier Lemire Lightbound Long Longfield Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga) MacAulay (Cardigan) MacDonald (Malpeque) MacGregor MacKinnon (Gatineau) Maloney Martinez Ferrada Masse Mathyssen May (Cambridge) McDonald (Avalon) McGuinty McKay McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) McLeod McPherson Mendès Mendicino Miao Michaud Miller Morrice Morrissey Murray Naqvi Ng Noormohamed Normandin O'Connell Oliphant O'Regan Pauzé Perron Plamondon Powlowski Qualtrough Rayes Robillard Rodriguez Rogers Romanado Rota Sahota Sajjan Samson Sarai Savard-Tremblay Scarpaleggia Schiefke Serré Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Sidhu (Brampton East) Sidhu (Brampton South) Simard Sinclair-Desgagné Singh Sorbara Sousa Ste-Marie St-Onge Sudds Tassi Taylor Roy Thériault Therrien Thompson Trudeau Turnbull Valdez Van Bynen van Koeverden Vandal Vandenbeld Vignola Villemure Virani Weiler Wilkinson Yip Zahid Zarrillo Zuberi Total: -- 200
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Davidson Desilets Hepfner Kayabaga Lalonde Paul-Hus Petitpas Taylor Richards Sajjan Trudel Total: -- 10

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Turnbull (Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry) laid before the House, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— Nos. 441-02380 and 441-02402 concerning employment and labour;

— Nos. 441-02383 and 441-02405 concerning foreign affairs;

— Nos. 441-02395, 441-02400 and 441-02401 concerning justice;

— Nos. 441-02396, 441-02397, 441-02398 and 441-02399 concerning health;

— Nos. 441-02403 and 441-02406 concerning the environment;

— No. 441-02404 concerning food and drink.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mrs. Kramp-Neuman (Hastings—Lennox and Addington), from the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented the 11th report of the committee, "Supporting Women's Economic Empowerment in Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-459.

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. 85, 94, 96 to 99, 103, 105, 106, 108 and 109) was tabled.

Mr. Cormier (Acadie—Bathurst), from the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented the 24th report of the committee (Bill C-322, An Act to develop a national framework to establish a school food program, without amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-460.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 114 and 116) was tabled.

Statement by the Speaker

Pursuant to Standing Order 94, the Speaker ordered, — That the order for the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 58 to concur in the 23rd report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities be discharged and the motion be withdrawn.

Daily Routine Of Business

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West), from the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented the 20th report of the committee, "Changeover of the Public Service Health Care Plan from Sun Life to Canada Life". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-461.

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. 95, 106 and 123) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by Mr. Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa), one concerning justice (No. 441-02518);

— by Mr. Shields (Bow River), one concerning government services and administration (No. 441-02519);

— by Mrs. Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou), one concerning health (No. 441-02520);

— by Mr. Morrice (Kitchener Centre), one concerning the environment (No. 441-02521);

— by Ms. Sgro (Humber River—Black Creek), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-02522);

— by Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon), one concerning culture and heritage (No. 441-02523);

— by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), one concerning health (No. 441-02524).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-2558, Q-2560, Q-2564, Q-2572, Q-2574, Q-2575, Q-2578, Q-2579 and Q-2581 on the Order Paper.

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the returns to the following questions made into orders for return:

Q-2559 — — With regard to budget 2023 and the government’s action to crack down on junk fees: (a) what are the details of all consultations and meetings with regulatory agencies, provinces and territories on this subject, including the (i) date of the consultation, (ii) agency or officials consulted, (iii) outcomes of the consultation; (b) what indicators and targets does the government use to measure progress on cutting junk fees; and (c) what efforts have been done by the government to (i) set new NSF fee caps, (ii) enhance low-cost accounts, (iii) expand eligibility for no-cost accounts? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2559.

Q-2561 — — With regard to government contracts for services provided by a nutritionist or dietician and services provided by a pharmacist within all federal departments, broken down by fiscal year, since 2017-18: (a) what is the total number of contracts signed for (i) services provided by a nutritionist or dietician, (ii) services provided by a pharmacist; (b) what are the details of all contracts signed, including the (i) agency contracted, (ii) value of the contract, (iii) number of nutritionists, dieticians or pharmacists provided, (iv) duration of the contract; and (c) what is the total amount of extra costs incurred as a result of relying on contracted services instead of employing nutritionists, dieticians or pharmacists directly? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2561.

Q-2562 — — With regard to government contracts for occupational therapy and physiotherapy services provided by occupational therapists and physiotherapists within all federal departments, broken down by fiscal year, since 2017-18: (a) what is the total number of contracts signed; (b) what are the details of all contracts signed, including the (i) agency contracted, (ii) value of the contract, (iii) number of occupational therapists and physiotherapists provided, (iv) duration of the contract; and (c) what is the total amount of extra costs incurred as a result of relying on contracted services instead of employing occupational therapists and physiotherapists directly? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2562.

Q-2563 — — With regard to Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), since 2015: (a) how many forensic audits (i) have been conducted, (ii) are currently ongoing; (b) which First Nations communities (i) have been audited, (ii) are in the process of a forensic audit; (c) what were the reasons for initiating each of the audits in (b); and (d) for each audit that has been completed, (i) which community was audited, (ii) what were the results, (iii) how can the public access the findings, including the website where they are available, (iv) what action, if any, did ISC take in response to the audit? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2563.

Q-2565 — — With regard to the eligibility review process of the Canada Child Benefit for shared custody arrangements: (a) what measures are being taken by the Government of Canada to verify the appropriate payment amount based on the percentage of time the child spends with each individual; (b) what guidelines are in place to prevent inequality between recipients; and (c) if completed, what were the findings of the Gender-based Analysis Plus? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2565.

Q-2566 — — With regard to the Canada Child Benefit: (a) how many recipients currently receive the Canada child benefit; (b) of the recipients in (a), what is the breakdown between (i) spouses or common-law partners who reside in the same home as the child, (ii) individuals in child custody arrangements; (c) of the recipients in (b)(ii), what is the breakdown of (i) individuals who about equally split the time spent with the child with another individual (between 40% and 60%), (ii) individuals who spent most of the time with the child (more than 60%), (iii) individuals who spent less of the time with the child (less than 60%), (iv) individuals who only spent a temporary period (e.g. summer period) with the child? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2566.

Q-2567 — — With regard to government information on energy use on Canadian farms from 2005 to 2023, broken down by year: how much energy in petajoules was sourced from (i) electricity, (ii) natural gas, (iii) motor gasoline, (iv) diesel fuel oil, (v) light fuel oil, (vi) kerosene, (vii) heavy fuel oil, (viii) propane, (ix) steam, (x) coal? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2567.

Q-2568 — — With regard to the appearance of the Deputy Minister of Public Service and Procurement Canada, Arianne Reza, at the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates on February 28, 2024: (a) what are the names of the 635 IT firms mentioned by the deputy minister; (b) which departments, agencies, and Crown corporations used the services of the 635 IT firms; (c) what is the total cost per contract awarded to the 635 IT firms; and (d) broken down by each department, agency, and Crown corporation that awarded contracts to the firms, what was the total (i) amount of expenditures, (ii) total number of contracts, with each firm, broken down by year since 2015? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2568.

Q-2569 — — With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency: in the "Residence Information" section of the T1 Income Tax and Benefit Return, how many taxpayers indicated that they had ceased to be a resident of Canada for income tax purposes by entering a departure date that was between January 1, 2015, and April 16, 2024, broken down by year and income bracket? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2569.

Q-2570 — — With regard to the final report of the Minister of National Defence’s Advisory Panel on Systemic Racism and Discrimination: (a) how and to what extent have the findings in Part III, section 6, entitled “Re-Defining Chaplaincy”, been rejected, adopted, actioned, interpreted, or otherwise implemented; (b) how and to what extent has Part III, recommendation 6.1 been adopted, actioned, or otherwise implemented; (c) how and to what extent has Part III, recommendation 6.2 been adopted, actioned, or otherwise implemented; (d) how and to what extent has Part III, recommendation 6.3 been adopted, actioned, or otherwise implemented; (e) how and to what extent has Part III, recommendation 6.4 been adopted, actioned, or otherwise implemented; (f) what published policies, practices, instructions, or orders have been promulgated, amended, updated, or changed as a result of the findings, observations, and recommendations in Part III, section 6 of the report; (g) how and to what extent have decisions respecting hiring, promotion, evaluation, contracting, or termination in the Canadian Armed Forces been influenced by the findings, observations, and recommendations in Part III, section 6 of the report; (h) how and to what extent have decisions respecting hiring, promotion, evaluation, contracting, or termination in the Department of National Defence (DND) been influenced by the findings, observations, and recommendations in Part III, section 6 of the report; (i) how and to what extent has Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) operational decision-making been influenced by the findings, observations, and recommendations in Part III, section 6 of the report; (j) how and to what extent has DND operational decision-making been influenced by the findings, observations, and recommendations in Part III, section 6 of the report; and (k) how has the composition of CAF chaplains changed since the publication of the report, broken down by number of chaplains and faith or spiritual affiliation of chaplains, as of the first day of January, April, July, and October of 2022 and 2023, and as of the first day of January and April 2024? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2570.

Q-2571 — — With regard to government security clearances as of April 1, 2024: (a) how many personnel have an active or currently valid security clearance from the Government of Canada, broken down by (i) institution, (ii) status of employment (e.g. employee, contractor, potential contractor, former employee, etc.), (iii) level of security clearance; (b) how long do Cabinet ministers and other individuals appointed to the King’s Privy Council have the security clearances described in the witness statement of the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs before the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions; (c) what process exists to routinely review the authority of Cabinet ministers and other individuals appointed to the King’s Privy Council to access classified information on a need to know basis; and (d) does the process in (c) require the same frequency of reviewing and updating that is in place for all other cleared personnel (i.e. five years for Top Secret, 10 years for Secret)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2571.

Q-2573 — — With regard to agreements signed by Parks Canada to allow hunting or trapping within national parks or on Parks Canada land, since 2016: what are the details of each agreement, including, for each, the (i) date it was signed, (ii) names of the parties with whom the agreement was signed, (iii) summary of the terms of the agreement, (iv) start and end dates, (v) website where the agreement is made available to the public, (vi) animals and species permitted to be hunted or trapped? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2573.

Q-2576 — — With regard to operational investments by Parks Canada, broken down by national park, national marine conservation area, and national historic site: (a) what are the details of all capital projects or improvements currently ongoing, including, for each, the (i) costs incurred to date, (ii) project budget, (iii) project description, (iv) start date, (v) original estimated completion date, (vi) current estimated completion date, (vii) reason for the project delay, if applicable, (viii) location; (b) of the capital projects or improvements in (a), which are projected to exceed the original budget; and (c) for those projects in (b), what is the reason the original budget was exceeded? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2576.

Q-2577 — — With regard to surveys commissioned by the Government of Canada since January 1, 2021, broken down by department or agency and by year: for each survey, (i) what was the purpose, (ii) what were all questions asked, (iii) what were the answers received, (iv) what costs were associated with the survey, in total and broken down by type of expense, (v) what external suppliers and consultants were used to commission the survey, (vi) what external suppliers and consultants were used to analyze and collect the results of the survey, (vii) how many responses were received for each survey, (viii) who did the survey target, (ix) was the survey available to all Canadians, and if not, who was able to respond to the survey? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2577.

Q-2580 — — With regard to Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members based out of Canadian Forces Base Valcartier (CFB Valcartier), each year between 2016 and 2024: how many CAF members out of CFB Valcartier have been discharged, in total, and broken down by release category (voluntary, compulsory, medical, etc.) and by reason (service completed, misconduct, etc.)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2580.

Q-2582 — — With regard to the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA), which is administered by Export Development Canada: (a) what is the total number of loans and total capital (i) issued from the CEBA program since it was first launched on April 9, 2020, (ii) paid back in full by April 17, 2024, (iii) paid back in full by December 31, 2023, (iv) issued and refinanced before March 28, 2024, (v) repaid in full by March 28, 2024; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by province and territory; (c) for each province and territory in (b), what is the breakdown by each sector of the tourism industry, including (i) accommodation, (ii) transportation, (iii) food and beverage services, (iv) recreation and entertainment, (v) travel services; and (d) how many loans have been referred to collections as of April 17, 2024? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-2582.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-61, An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on First Nation lands, be called for debate at second reading on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, and at the conclusion of the time provided for Government Orders on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Bill C-61 be deemed read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs.

Government Orders

The debate continued.

Requests for Extension of Sitting Hours

Pursuant to order made Wednesday, February 28, 2024, Mr. MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) requested that the ordinary hour of daily adjournment on Tuesday, June 4, and Thursday, June 6, 2024, be 12:00 a.m. and this request was deemed adopted.

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 report stage and third reading stage of Bill C-20, An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments.

Government Orders

The debate continued.

At 6:27 p.m., pursuant to order made Wednesday, May 22, 2024, the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 794 -- Vote n^o 794)
YEAS: 165, NAYS: 145
YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Ali Anand Anandasangaree Angus Arseneault Arya Atwin Bachrach Badawey Bains Baker Barron Battiste Beech Bibeau Bittle Blair Blois Boissonnault Bradford Brière Cannings Carr Casey Chagger Chahal Champagne Chatel Chen Chiang Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek) Collins (Victoria) Cormier Coteau Dabrusin Damoff Desjarlais Dhaliwal Dhillon Diab Drouin Dubourg Duclos Duguid Dzerowicz Ehsassi El-Khoury Erskine-Smith Fillmore Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fragiskatos Fraser Freeland Fry Gaheer Gainey Garrison Gazan Gerretsen Gould Green Guilbeault Hajdu Hanley Hardie Holland Housefather Hughes Hussen Hutchings Iacono Idlout Ien Jaczek Johns Joly Jones Jowhari Julian Kelloway Khalid Khera Koutrakis Kusmierczyk Kwan Lambropoulos Lamoureux Lapointe Lattanzio Lauzon LeBlanc Lebouthillier Lightbound Long Longfield Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga) MacAulay (Cardigan) MacDonald (Malpeque) MacGregor MacKinnon (Gatineau) Maloney Martinez Ferrada Masse Mathyssen May (Cambridge) May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) McDonald (Avalon) McGuinty McKay McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) McLeod McPherson Mendicino Miao Miller Morrice Morrissey Murray Naqvi Ng Noormohamed O'Connell Oliphant O'Regan Robillard Rodriguez Rogers Romanado Sahota 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 Valdez Van Bynen van Koeverden Vandal Vandenbeld Virani Weiler Wilkinson Yip Zahid Zarrillo Zuberi Total: -- 165
NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Aitchison Albas Allison Arnold Baldinelli Barlow Barrett Barsalou-Duval Beaulieu Bergeron Berthold Bérubé Bezan Blanchet Blanchette-Joncas Block Bragdon Brassard Brock Brunelle-Duceppe Calkins Caputo Carrie Chabot Chambers Champoux Chong Cooper Dalton Dancho DeBellefeuille Deltell d'Entremont Desbiens Doherty Dowdall Dreeshen 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 Jivani 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 Mazier McCauley (Edmonton West) McLean Melillo Michaud Moore Morantz Motz Muys Nater Normandin Patzer Pauzé Perkins Perron Plamondon Poilievre Redekopp Reid Rempel Garner 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 Uppal Van Popta Vecchio Vidal Vien Viersen Vignola Villemure Vis Vuong Wagantall Warkentin Waugh Webber Williams Williamson Zimmer Total: -- 145
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Davidson Desilets Hepfner Kayabaga Lalonde Paul-Hus Petitpas Taylor Richards Sajjan Trudel Total: -- 10
Accordingly, the bill was read the third time and passed.

Concurrence in Committee Reports

Pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), seconded by Ms. Collins (Victoria), — That the 19th report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Monday, May 6, 2024, be concurred in; (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 57)

And of the amendment of Mr. Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South), seconded by Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“the 19th report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Monday, May 6, 2024, be not now concurred in, but that it be recommitted to the Standing Committee on Finance with instruction that it amend the same so as to recommend a more efficient alternative to address food insecurity among Canadians this summer by calling on the government to eliminate the carbon tax, the federal fuel tax, and GST on gasoline and diesel between now and Labour Day.”.

The debate continued.

At 9:13 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

Pursuant to order made earlier today, the question was deemed put on the amendment and the recorded division was deemed requested and, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), was deferred until Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

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) — Report on the National Housing Strategy for the year 2023, pursuant to the National Housing Strategy Act, S.C. 2019, c. 29, s. 313 "18(2)". — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1272-01. (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)

— by Mr. Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities) — Summaries of the amended Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2024-28 of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-441-811-08. (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)

— by Mr. MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) — Special Report of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, pursuant to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act, S.C. 2017, c. 15, sbs. 21(2) and (6). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1233-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— by Ms. Ng (Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development) — Summaries of the Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2024-28 of Export Development Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-441-851-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 9:13 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

Accordingly, at 9:42 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).