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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 389 Friday, December 13, 2024 10:00 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

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”.

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.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Badawey (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport) laid before the House, — Copy of the Agreement between Canada and the European Union Amending Annex B of the Agreement on Civil Aviation Safety between Canada and the European Community, and Explanatory Memorandum, done at Washington on June 12, 2024. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-441-61.

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:

— No. 441-02781 concerning transportation;

— Nos. 441-02782, 441-02783, 441-02785, 441-02786, 441-02790, 441-02791, 441-02792, 441-02795 and 441-02797 concerning foreign affairs;

— Nos. 441-02784, 441-02787, 441-02788, 441-02789 and 441-02794 concerning social affairs and equality;

— No. 441-02793 concerning public safety;

— No. 441-02796 concerning veterans' affairs;

— No. 441-02798 concerning government services and administration;

— No. 441-02799 concerning justice.

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre) presented the report of the Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), 22nd Autumn Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, from October 2 to 4, 2024. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-441-61-11.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Schiefke (Vaudreuil—Soulanges), from the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented the 21st report of the committee, "Towards Accessible Air Transportation in Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-538.

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. 101, 103, 105, 110 and 138 to 140) was tabled.

Mr. Fonseca (Mississauga East—Cooksville), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the 21st report of the committee, "Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2025 Budget". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-539.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 155 to 160, 162 to 168 and 170) was tabled.

Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre), from the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented the 16th report of the committee, "Future of CBC/Radio-Canada: Challenges and Opportunities". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-540.

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. 106, 118, 137, 140, 142, 143, 145 and 146) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland), seconded by Mr. Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton), Bill C-424, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Prisons and Reformatories Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

Mr. Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington), seconded by Mr. Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills), moved, — That the 26th report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Friday, May 10, 2024, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 86)

Debate arose thereon.

Questions on the Order Paper

By unanimous consent, Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-3134, Q-3135, Q-3138 to Q-3140 and Q-3143 on the Order Paper.

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-3133 — — With regard to the Health Facilities Program operated by Indigenous Services Canada, broken down by fiscal year since 2005-06: (a) what is the total amount of funding (i) allocated, (ii) spent, through this program; (b) how much funding has gone to support (i) facility operations and maintenance, (ii) minor capital projects, (iii) major capital projects; and (c) broken down by province or territory, what is the total number of applications (i) received, (ii) approved, (iii) denied? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-3133.

Q-3136 — — With regard to government statistics on Canada's incarcerated or prison population, since 2016: (a) as of the start of each year, how many individuals were incarcerated in Canadian prisons or correctional facilities, in total and broken down by type of correctional facility; (b) currently, how many individuals are incarcerated in Canadian prisons or correctional facilities, in total and broken down by type of correctional facility; and (c) what is the breakdown of (a) and (b) by violent and non-violent offenders? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-3136.

Q-3137 — — With regard to government statistics on church burnings in Canada, broken down by year since 2016: (a) how many churches have burned down that the government is aware of, in total and broken down by province or territory; and (b) does the government have any specific plan to prevent future church burning-related arson attacks, and, if so, what are the details, including the date when the plan will be implemented? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-3137.

Q-3141 — — With regard to funding provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care: (a) how much money has the PHAC provided to the task force, broken down by year for each of the last five years; and (b) in the last fiscal year, what is the breakdown of how the task force spent its funding allotment by line item? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-3141.

Q-3142 — — With regard to successful business applicants to the Employment and Social Development Canada Apprenticeship Service Program between June 1, 2022, and October 28, 2024: (a) how many successful applicants had a qualified first-year apprentice, broken down by the 39 Red Seal trades of the apprentice; (b) how many of the successful applicants had a qualified first-year apprentice (i) complete their apprenticeship and become a full-time employee with the applicant, (ii) complete their apprenticeship, (iii) start, but not complete, their apprenticeship, (iv) not start their apprenticeship; and (c) how many of the successful applicants had their grant refunded for failure to fulfill an apprenticeship agreement? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-3142.

Q-3144 — — With regard to the Canadian Dental Care Plan: what is the number of beneficiaries enrolled in the program, broken down by (i) province or territory, (ii) federal electoral district, (iii) Quebec municipality, if available? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-3144.

Motions

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington), seconded by Mr. Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills), — That the 26th report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Friday, May 10, 2024, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 86)

The debate continued.

Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), seconded by Mr. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis), moved, — That this question be now put.

Debate arose thereon.

Question of Privilege

At 1:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the orders of the day.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable);

And of the amendment, as amended, of Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), seconded by Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets);

And of the subamendment of Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge), seconded by Mr. Falk (Provencher).

The debate continued.

Messages from the Senate

A message was received from the Senate as follows:

— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint it that the Senate has passed Bill C-40, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (miscarriage of justice reviews), without amendment.

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. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Amendments to the Management Plan for Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site of Canada, pursuant to the Parks Canada Agency Act, S.C. 1998, c. 31, sbs. 32(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-566-32. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Amendments to the Management Plan for the Fortress of Louisbourg, Wolfe's Landing and Royal Battery National Historic Sites of Canada, pursuant to the Parks Canada Agency Act, S.C. 1998, c. 31, sbs. 32(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-566-33. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Amendments to the Management Plan for Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada, pursuant to the Parks Canada Agency Act, S.C. 1998, c. 31, sbs. 32(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-566-34. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs) — Proposed Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Firearms Act, pursuant to the Firearms Act, S.C. 1995, c. 39, sbs. 118(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-492-05. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— by Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs) — Notice of opinion concerning Regulations Amending the Firearms Records Regulations (Classification), pursuant to the Firearms Act, S.C. 1995, c. 39, sbs. 119(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-779-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— by Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs) — Proposed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, pursuant to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27, sbs. 5(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-790-08. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

— by Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs) — Comprehensive review report of sections 83.031 to 83.0391 and their operation, pursuant to the Criminal Code, S.C. 2023, c. 14, s. 83.0392(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1398-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

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

— by Mr. Fragiskatos (London North Centre), one concerning holidays and observances (No. 441-02961) and one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-02962).

Adjournment

At 1:51 p.m., by unanimous consent, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).