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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 384 Friday, December 6, 2024 10:00 a.m.

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

Whereupon, Mrs. Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing), Assistant Deputy Speaker and Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the chair, pursuant to Standing Order 8.

Prayer

Business of Supply

The order was read for the consideration of the business of supply.

Mr. Singh (Burnaby South), seconded by Ms. Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith), moved, — That, given that,

(i) Canadians are facing an affordability crisis and need more than temporary relief,

(ii) the government’s $250 Working Canadians Rebate would exclude many workers and other Canadians who need it the most,

(iii) the 2021 Conservative Party platform included a one-time GST holiday,

the House call on the government to:

(a) permanently remove the GST from essential goods, including home heating, grocery meals, Internet and mobile phone bills, diapers and kids’ clothes;

(b) expand the rebate to include all adults whose income is under the threshold and did not earn employment income in 2023, so that people like recent graduates trying to enter the workforce, retired seniors, people with disabilities, injured workers, workers on parental leave and long-term sick leave, and others in need are included; and

(c) pay for that measure by putting in place an excess profit tax targeting the largest and most profitable corporations.

Debate arose thereon.

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.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mrs. Romanado (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness) laid before the House, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— No. 441-02724 concerning foreign affairs;

— No. 441-02725 concerning health;

— No. 441-02726 concerning the environment;

— No. 441-02727 concerning citizenship and immigration;

— Nos. 441-02728 and 441-02729 concerning employment and labour;

— No. 441-02730 concerning social affairs and equality;

— No. 441-02731 concerning public safety;

— Nos. 441-02732, 441-02733, 441-02734, 441-02735, 441-02736, 441-02737, 441-02738, 441-02739, 441-02740, 441-02741, 441-02742, 441-02743, 441-02744, 441-02745 and 441-02746 concerning justice.

Statements by Ministers

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Ms. Ien (Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth) made a statement.

Questions on the Order Paper

By unanimous consent, Mrs. Romanado (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness) presented the answers to questions Q-3090, Q-3091, Q-3093, Q-3094 and Q-3095 on the Order Paper.

By unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mrs. Romanado (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness) presented the returns to the following questions made into orders for return:

Q-3092 — — With regard to the government’s announcement in Prince Edward Island that it would provide up to $1.5 million for a short-term project in partnership with Island Telecom and Xplornet to connect 1,046 homes in 56 communities: (a) what are the details of all projects approved through this funding, including, for each, the (i) recipient, (ii) location, (iii) project description, (iv) amount of funding, (v) original projected completion date, (vi) actual completion date or current projected completion date, (vii) reason for the delay, if applicable, (viii) status of the project; (b) what is the total amount of funding provided to projects to date under the funding; (c) how many households have been connected to high-speed internet to date specifically as a result of this project; (d) how many households have received upgraded broadband service to date specifically as a result of this project; (e) what were the penalties for funding recipients that did not meet (i) the performance metrics, (ii) the timeline, (iii) all other requirements, outlined in the funding agreement; (f) what is the current funding breakdown between federal and provincial governments to date in relation to these projects; (g) what are the details of all funding transfers to Island Telecom to date as part of this partnership, including, for each, the (i) amount, (ii) transfer date, (iii) description of the goods and services; and (h) what are the details of all funding transfers to Xplornet to date as part of this partnership, including, for each, the (i) amount, (ii) transfer date, (iii) description of the goods and services? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-3092.

Q-3096 — — With regard to government funding provided to Thornhill Medical, since November 4, 2015, and broken down by department or agency: what are the details of all such funding, including, for each instance, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) type of funding (grant, loan, contract for goods, etc.), (iv) purpose of the funding, (v) program under which the funding came? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-3096.

Q-3097 — — With regard to government funding provided to Conavi Medical, since November 4, 2015, and broken down by department or agency: what are the details of all such funding, including, for each instance, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) type of funding (grant, loan, contract for goods, etc.), (iv) purpose of the funding, (v) program under which the funding came? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-3097.

Q-3098 — — With regard to deportation or removal orders for individuals: (a) how many people are currently subject to a deportation or removal order, in total, and broken down by province or territory and by type of removal status or classification (monitoring, wanted, stay, working inventory); and (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by country to which the individual is being deported? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-3098.

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Singh (Burnaby South), seconded by Ms. Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith), in relation to the business of supply.

At 1:45 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Assistant Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, December 9, 2024, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Question of Privilege

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;

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:

(a) that the following witnesses be ordered to appear before the committee, separately, for two hours each:

(i) the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry,

(ii) the Clerk of the Privy Council,

(iii) the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, who respected the order of the House and deposited unredacted documents,

(iv) Paul MacKinnon, the former Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Governance),

(v) the Auditor General of Canada,

(vi) the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,

(vii) the Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada,

(viii) the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel of the House of Commons,

(ix) the Acting President of Sustainable Development Technology Canada,

(x) a panel consisting of the Board of Sustainable Development Technology Canada; and

(b) that it report back to the House no later than the 30th sitting day following the adoption of this order.";

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”.

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 the Speaker — Additional costing note from the Parliamentary Budget Officer on Bill C-69, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S., 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1119-137. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by Mr. Holland (Minister of Health) — Report of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board for the year ended December 31, 2023, pursuant to the Patent Act, R.S., 1985, c. P-4, sbs. 89(4) and 100(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-564-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

— by Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs) — Agreement for RCMP policing services made between Canada and the Town of Diamond Valley, Alberta, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S., 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-475-22. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

Adjournment

At 2:00 p.m., by unanimous consent, the Assistant Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).