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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 40 Thursday, March 3, 2022 10:00 a.m.

Prayer

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

The Speaker laid upon the table, — Report on sponsored travel by members of the House of Commons for the year 2021, pursuant to subsection 15(3) of the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons. — Sessional Paper No. 8527-441-7.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mrs. Zahid (Scarborough Centre), from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented the third report of the committee, "Situation at the Russia-Ukraine Border". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-33.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 8) was tabled.

Mr. Aldag (Cloverdale—Langley City), from the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, presented the third report of the committee, "Supplementary Estimates (C), 2021-22: Vote 1c under Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Vote 1c under Canadian Energy Regulator and Votes 1c, 5c and 10c under Department of Natural Resources". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-34.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 10) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), seconded by Ms. Gazan (Winnipeg Centre), Bill C-256, An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (composition of boards of directors), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), seconded by Ms. Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk), Bill C-257, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (protecting against discrimination based on political belief), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the House call upon the City of Ottawa to consider renaming the portion of Charlotte Street which houses the Russian Embassy in honour of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning taxation (No. 441-00204);

— by , one concerning transportation (No. 441-00205);

— by , one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00206);

— by , one concerning infrastructure (No. 441-00207).

Business of Supply

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

Mr. Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills), seconded by Mr. McLean (Calgary Centre), moved, — That the House:

(a) condemn President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation for their unprovoked, illegal attack and invasion of Ukraine;

(b) stand with Ukraine, the people of Ukraine and Canadians in the Ukrainian community; and

(c) call on the Government of Canada to undertake measures to ensure new natural gas pipelines can be approved and built to Atlantic tidewater, recognizing energy as vital to Canadian and European defence and security, allowing Canadian natural gas to displace Russian natural gas in Europe, and being consistent with environmental goals in the transition to non-emitting sources of energy.

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.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the House call on the government to create a compensation package for Gatineau businesses that were also impacted by the occupation of downtown Ottawa, modelled on the package created by the federal government for Ottawa businesses.

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills), seconded by Mr. McLean (Calgary Centre), in relation to the business of supply.

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 that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (Guaranteed Income Supplement), without amendment.

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills), seconded by Mr. McLean (Calgary Centre), in relation to the business of supply.

The debate continued.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, March 21, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Royal Assent

A message was received informing the Commons that on March 3, 2022, at 3:43 p.m., Her Excellency the Governor General signified royal assent by written declaration to the following bill:

Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (Guaranteed Income Supplement) — Chapter No. 1.

Private Members' Business

At 5:19 p.m., by unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage of Bill C-232, An Act respecting Arab Heritage Month.

Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South), seconded by Ms. Kayabaga (London West), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

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 that house that the Senate has adopted the following motion:

That:

(a) pursuant to subsection 62(1) of the Emergencies Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 22, a special joint committee of the Senate and the House of Commons be established to review the exercise of powers and the performance of duties and functions pursuant to a declaration of emergency that was in effect from Monday, February 14, 2022, to Wednesday, February 23, 2022, including the provisions as specified in subsections 62(5) and (6) of the act;

(b) the committee be composed of four members of the Senate, including one senator from the Opposition, one senator from the Independent Senators Group, one senator from the Progressive Senate Group, and one senator from the Canadian Senators Group, and seven members of the House of Commons, including three members of the House of Commons from the governing party, two members of the House of Commons from the official opposition, one member from the Bloc Québécois and one member from the New Democratic Party, with three chairs, of which the Senate chair shall be a senator from the Independent Senators Group and the two House chairs shall be from the Bloc Québécois and the New Democratic Party;

(c) in addition to the chairs, the committee shall elect two vice-chairs from the House, of whom the first vice-chair shall be from the governing party and the second vice-chair shall be from the official opposition party, and one deputy chair from the Senate who shall be from the Opposition;

(d) the four senators to be members of the committee be named by means of a notice signed by their respective leader or facilitator (or their respective designates), and filed with the Clerk of the Senate no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day after this motion is adopted, failing which, the leader or facilitator of any party or group identified in paragraph (b) who has not filed the name of a senator with the Clerk of the Senate, shall be deemed to be the senator named to the committee, with the names of the senators named as members being recorded in the Journals of the Senate;

(e) the quorum of the committee be seven members whenever a vote, resolution or other decision is taken, so long as one member of the Senate, one member of the governing party in the House of Commons and one member from the opposition in the House of Commons are present, and the chairs be authorized to hold meetings, to receive evidence and authorize the publishing thereof, whenever five members are present, so long as one member of the Senate, one member of the governing party in the House of Commons and one member from the opposition in the House of Commons are present;

(f) changes to the membership of the committee on the part of the Senate be made in accordance with rule 12-5 of the Rules of the Senate, provided that any new members or participating senators take the oath of secrecy pursuant to paragraph (g) of this order before participating in proceedings;

(g) pursuant to subsection 62(3) of the act, every member and person employed in the work of the committee, which includes personnel who, in supporting the committee’s work or a committee member’s work, have access to the committee’s proceedings or documents, take the oath of secrecy as set out in the schedule of the act;

(h) every meeting of the committee held to consider an order or regulation referred to it pursuant to subsection 61(2) of the act be held in camera, pursuant to subsection 62(4) of the same act, and the evidence and documents received by the committee related to these meetings not be made public;

(i) for greater certainty, the chairs may move motions and vote on all items before the committee, and any vote resulting in a tie vote shall mean that the item is negatived;

(j) all documents tabled in the Senate pursuant to the act since February 21, 2022, be referred to the committee;

(k) until the committee ceases to exist or on Thursday, June 23, 2022, whichever is earlier,

(i) where applicable, the provisions contained in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of the order adopted by the Senate on February 10, 2022, respecting senators on standing joint committees, shall apply to senators on this committee, and the committee shall hold meetings in person where necessary to consider any matter referred to it pursuant to subsection 61(2) of the act; and

(ii) senators, members and departmental and parliamentary officials appearing as witnesses before the committee may do so in person, as may any witness appearing with respect to any matter referred to it pursuant to subsection 61(2) of the act;

(l) the committee have the power to:

(i) meet during sittings and adjournments of the Senate;

(ii) report from time to time, including pursuant to the provisions included in subsection 62(6) of the act, to send for persons, papers and records, and to publish such papers and evidence as may be ordered by the committee;

(iii) retain the services of expert, professional, technical and clerical staff, including legal counsel;

(iv) appoint, from among its members such subcommittees as may be deemed appropriate and to delegate to such subcommittees all or any of its powers, except the power to report to the Senate and House of Commons; and

(v) authorize video and audio broadcasting of any or all of its public proceedings and to make them available to the public via the Parliament of Canada’s websites; and

(m) a report of the committee may be deposited with the Clerk of the Senate at any time the Senate stands adjourned, and that any report so deposited may be deposited electronically, with the report being deemed to have been presented or tabled in the Senate.

Appointments to a committee

Pursuant to order made Wednesday, March 2, 2022, the list of members on the Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency was deposited with the Clerk of the House as follows:

Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency

Members (7)
Rachel Bendayan Larry Brock Rhéal Fortin Matthew Green	Glen Motz Yasir Naqvi Arif Virani

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:19 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 6:49 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).