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| 44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 376 Tuesday, November 26, 2024 10:00 a.m. |
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| Prayer |
| Statement by the Speaker |
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The Speaker informed the House that, pursuant to order made Tuesday, November 19, 2024, Bill S-13, An Act to amend the Interpretation Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, as deemed reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights without amendment, was deemed concurred in at report stage and deemed read a third time and passed. |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Schiefke (Vaudreuil—Soulanges), from the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented the 20th report of the committee, "The Role of McKinsey and Company in the Creation and the Beginnings of the Canada Infrastructure Bank". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-511. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 65 to 70, 74, 98, 132 and 133) was tabled. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord), seconded by Mr. Sauvé (LaSalle–Émard–Verdun), Bill C-420, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal organizations and proceeds of crime), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
Motions |
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Mr. Godin (Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier), seconded by Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove), moved, — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, presented on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 78) |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Mr. Généreux (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup), seconded by Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following: |
“the third report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, presented on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, be not now concurred in, but that it be recommitted to the committee for further consideration, with a view to amending the same so as to recommend that the government refuse to approve any bonus or performance pay for the CBC/Radio-Canada president and chief executive officer, who presided over the decision to award production contracts to foreign companies in order 'to avoid the Quebec accent', provided that, for the purposes of this study:
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(a) the acting Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages be ordered to appear before the committee, for at least two hours, at a date and time fixed by the Chair of the committee, but no later than Tuesday, December 17, 2024; and
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(b) it be an instruction to the committee that it present the amended report to the House no later than Monday, January 27, 2025.”.
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby), seconded by Ms. Collins (Victoria), moved the following subamendment, — That the amendment be amended by adding, after the words “to avoid the Quebec accent”, the following: |
“and redirect any amount received as a bonus or performance pay to support CBC/Radio-Canada’s important broadcasting mandate”.
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Debate arose thereon. |
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At 1:06 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the subamendment and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until later today, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
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— by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), one concerning transportation (No. 441-02893); |
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— by Mr. Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), one concerning taxation (No. 441-02894); |
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— by Ms. Collins (Victoria), one concerning health (No. 441-02895). |
Questions on the Order Paper |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the revised returns to the following questions made into orders for return: |
Q-3001 — Mr. Small (Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame) — With regard to federally-funded salmon hatcheries in British Columbia, the Maritimes and Newfoundland and Labrador: (a) how many federally-funded salmon hatcheries are currently in operation in (i) British Columbia, (ii) the Maritimes, (iii) Newfoundland and Labrador; (b) what has been the yearly amount of federal funding spent on hatcheries, broken down by each of the last five years, in (i) British Columbia, (ii) the Maritimes, (iii) Newfoundland and Labrador; (c) how many salmon smolts were released in total from these hatcheries, broken down by each of the last five years, in (i) British Columbia, (ii) the Maritimes, (iii) Newfoundland and Labrador; (d) for each of the next five years, how many additional hatcheries are planned for (i) British Columbia, (ii) the Maritimes, (iii) Newfoundland and Labrador; (e) for each of the next five years, how many additional salmon smolts will be released in (i) British Columbia, (ii) the Maritimes, (iii) Newfoundland and Labrador; and (f) for each of the next five years, how much additional spending will be required for the additional hatcheries, broken down by each of the regions in (d)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-3001-01.
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Q-3002 — Mr. Small (Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame) — With regard to information held by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans on Northern cod, Greenland halibut and redfish: (a) for Northern cod, what is the average catch rate (i) per net per hour in a 5.5 inch mesh in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization's (NAFO) areas 2J, 3K and 3L in kilograms, (ii) per hook used in NAFO areas 2J, 3K and 3L in kilograms, broken down by area in each of the last five years, based on fish harvester logbook submissions; (b) for Greenland halibut, what (i) is the average catch rate per net per hour in NAFO areas 2J, 3K and 3L in gill nets broken down by area in each of the last five years, (ii) percentage of migratory area is within Canadian waters compared to NAFO waters outside Canada's 200 mile limit, (iii) percentage of the quota is issued to the Canadian fleet vs NAFO allocation, (iv) has the biomass been for each of the last five years for the stock inside and outside Canada's 200 mile limit; and (c) for redfish, what is the biomass in NAFO areas 2J and 3K in each of the last seven years, broken down by area and year? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-3002-01.
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| Applications for Emergency Debate |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 52, Mr. Masse (Windsor West) asked leave to move the adjournment of the House for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter requiring urgent consideration, namely, US tariffs on Canadian products. |
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The Speaker decided that the matter was proper to be discussed and, pursuant to Standing Order 52(9), directed that it be considered later today, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment. |
| Question of Privilege |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), — That the government's failure of fully providing documents, as ordered by the House on June 10, 2024, be hereby referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs; |
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And of the amendment, as amended, of Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), seconded by Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets), — That the motion be amended by adding the following: |
“provided that it be an instruction to the committee:
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(a) that the following witnesses be ordered to appear before the committee, separately, for two hours each:
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(i) the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry,
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(ii) the Clerk of the Privy Council,
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(iii) the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, who respected the order of the House and deposited unredacted documents,
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(iv) Paul MacKinnon, the former Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Governance),
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(v) the Auditor General of Canada,
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(vi) the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
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(vii) the Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada,
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(viii) the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel of the House of Commons,
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(ix) the Acting President of Sustainable Development Technology Canada,
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(x) a panel consisting of the Board of Sustainable Development Technology Canada; and
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(b) that it report back to the House no later than the 30th sitting day following the adoption of this order.";
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And of the subamendment of Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge), seconded by Mr. Falk (Provencher), — That the amendment be amended by adding the following: |
“, except that the order for the committee to report back to the House within 30 sitting days shall be discharged if the Speaker has sooner laid upon the table a notice from the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel confirming that all government institutions have fully complied with the order adopted on June 10, 2024, by depositing all of their responsive records in an unredacted form”.
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The debate continued. |
| 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 |
Concurrence in Committee Reports |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), seconded by Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West), — That the 37th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Friday, March 22, 2024, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 77) |
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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: 329, NAYS: 0 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Diab Lake Roberts Total: -- 329 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Joly Plamondon Total: -- 2 |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Godin (Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier), seconded by Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove), — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, presented on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, be concurred in; (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 78) |
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And of the amendment of Mr. Généreux (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup), seconded by Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following: |
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“the third report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, presented on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, be not now concurred in, but that it be recommitted to the committee for further consideration, with a view to amending the same so as to recommend that the government refuse to approve any bonus or performance pay for the CBC/Radio-Canada president and chief executive officer, who presided over the decision to award production contracts to foreign companies in order 'to avoid the Quebec accent', provided that, for the purposes of this study:
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(a) the acting Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages be ordered to appear before the committee, for at least two hours, at a date and time fixed by the Chair of the committee, but no later than Tuesday, December 17, 2024; and
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(b) it be an instruction to the committee that it present the amended report to the House no later than Monday, January 27, 2025.”;
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the subamendment of Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby), seconded by Ms. Collins (Victoria), — That the amendment be amended by adding, after the words “to avoid the Quebec accent”, the following: |
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“and redirect any amount received as a bonus or performance pay to support CBC/Radio-Canada’s important broadcasting mandate”.
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The question was put on the subamendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 27, NAYS: 298 |
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YEAS -- POUR Angus Collins (Victoria) Hughes Mathyssen Total: -- 27 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Drouin Larouche Ruff Total: -- 298 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Joly Plamondon Total: -- 2 |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 893 -- Vote no 893) | |
| YEAS: 143, NAYS: 182 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Doherty Kusie Richards Total: -- 143 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Alghabra Diab Lapointe Rota Total: -- 182 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Joly Plamondon Total: -- 2 |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 325, NAYS: 0 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Dhillon Kwan Richards Total: -- 325 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Joly Plamondon Total: -- 2 |
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| Question of Privilege |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable); |
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And of the amendment, as amended, of Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), seconded by Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets); |
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And of the subamendment of Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge), seconded by Mr. Falk (Provencher). |
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The debate continued. |
| Motions |
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By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order, or usual practice of the House, during the debate pursuant to Standing Order 52 later this day, no quorum calls, dilatory motions, or requests for unanimous consent shall be received by the Chair. |
| Question of Privilege |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable); |
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And of the amendment, as amended, of Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), seconded by Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets); |
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And of the subamendment of Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge), seconded by Mr. Falk (Provencher). |
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The debate continued. |
| Requests for the Extension of Sitting Hours |
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Pursuant to order made Wednesday, February 28, 2024, Ms. Gould (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) requested that the ordinary hour of daily adjournment on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, be 12:00 a.m. and this request was deemed adopted. |
| Question of Privilege |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable); |
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And of the amendment, as amended, of Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), seconded by Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets); |
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And of the subamendment of Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge), seconded by Mr. Falk (Provencher). |
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The debate continued. |
| Emergency Debate |
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At 6:47 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 52(10), the House proceeded to the consideration of a motion to adjourn the House for the purpose of discussing an important matter requiring urgent consideration, namely, US tariffs on Canadian products. |
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Mr. Masse (Windsor West), seconded by Mr. Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach), moved, — That this House do now adjourn. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
| 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: |
| Emergency Debate |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Masse (Windsor West), seconded by Mr. Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach), — That this House do now adjourn. |
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The debate continued. |
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At midnight, the Speaker declared the motion adopted. |
| Adjournment |
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At midnight, the Speaker adjourned the House until later today at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |