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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals

No. 52

Monday, April 4, 2022

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
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 order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Health of Bill C-224, An Act to establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked to firefighting.

Mrs. Romanado (Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne), seconded by Mr. Aldag (Cloverdale—Langley City), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

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.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-8, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance with an amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 10).

Group No. 1

Motion No. 1 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 2.

Motion No. 2 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 3.

Motion No. 3 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 4.

Motion No. 4 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 5.

Motion No. 5 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 6.

Motion No. 6 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 7.

Motion No. 7 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 8.

Motion No. 8 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 9.

Motion No. 9 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 44.

Motion No. 10 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 45.

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

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, in light of the horrific and appalling reports received from the city of Bucha, the House condemn in the strongest terms possible the crimes against humanity and war crimes perpetrated by Vladimir Putin, the Russian military and Russian-backed forces, and call on the government to:

(a) provide Ukraine further aid to defend themselves against Russian aggression;
(b) ensure instances of crimes against humanity and war crimes are documented and that Russia be held responsible for these crimes at the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice;
(c) provide desperately needed economic support to Ukraine, including the implementation of further severe economic penalties on the Russian regime and those supporting it, including even stronger trade restrictions and economic sanctions, and continuing to freeze the assets of Russian oligarchs and their families; and
(d) report to Parliament on the progress of these actions as soon as possible.
Deferred Recorded Divisions

Business of Supply

Pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), — That, given that,

(i) excessive government spending has increased the deficit, the national debt, and fuelled inflation to its highest level in 31 years,
(ii) taxes on Canadians continue to increase, from the carbon tax to escalator taxes to Canada Pension Plan premiums,
(iii) the government refuses to provide relief to Canadians by temporarily reducing the Goods and Services Tax on gasoline and diesel,

the House call on the government to present a federal budget rooted in fiscal responsibility, with no new taxes, a path to balance, and a meaningful fiscal anchor.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 54 -- Vote no 54)
YEAS: 117, NAYS: 211

YEAS -- POUR

Aboultaif
Aitchison
Albas
Allison
Arnold
Baldinelli
Barlow
Barrett
Benzen
Bergen
Berthold
Bezan
Block
Bragdon
Brassard
Brock
Calkins
Caputo
Carrie
Chambers
Chong
Cooper
Dalton
Dancho
Davidson
Deltell
Doherty
Dowdall
Dreeshen

Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry)
Ellis
Epp
Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster)
Falk (Provencher)
Fast
Ferreri
Findlay
Généreux
Genuis
Gladu
Godin
Goodridge
Gourde
Gray
Hallan
Hoback
Jeneroux
Kelly
Kitchen
Kmiec
Kram
Kramp-Neuman
Kurek
Kusie
Lake
Lantsman
Lawrence
Lehoux

Lewis (Essex)
Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk)
Liepert
Lloyd
Lobb
MacKenzie
Maguire
Martel
Mazier
McCauley (Edmonton West)
McLean
Melillo
Moore
Morantz
Morrison
Motz
Muys
Nater
O'Toole
Patzer
Paul-Hus
Perkins
Poilievre
Rayes
Redekopp
Reid
Rempel Garner
Richards
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
Wagantall
Warkentin
Waugh
Webber
Williams
Williamson
Zimmer

Total: -- 117

NAYS -- CONTRE

Aldag
Alghabra
Ali
Anand
Anandasangaree
Angus
Arseneault
Arya
Ashton
Atwin
Bachrach
Badawey
Bains
Baker
Barron
Barsalou-Duval
Battiste
Beaulieu
Beech
Bendayan
Bennett
Bérubé
Bibeau
Bittle
Blaikie
Blair
Blanchet
Blanchette-Joncas
Blaney
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
Davies

DeBellefeuille
Desbiens
Desilets
Desjarlais
Dhaliwal
Dhillon
Diab
Dong
Drouin
Dubourg
Duclos
Duguid
Duncan (Etobicoke North)
Dzerowicz
Ehsassi
El-Khoury
Erskine-Smith
Fergus
Fillmore
Fisher
Fonseca
Fortier
Fortin
Fragiskatos
Fraser
Freeland
Gaheer
Garneau
Garon
Garrison
Gaudreau
Gazan
Gerretsen
Gill
Gould
Green
Guilbeault
Hajdu
Hanley
Hardie
Hepfner
Holland
Housefather
Hughes
Hussen
Hutchings
Idlout
Ien
Jaczek
Johns
Jones
Jowhari
Julian

Kayabaga
Kelloway
Khalid
Khera
Koutrakis
Kusmierczyk
Kwan
Lalonde
Lambropoulos
Lametti
Lamoureux
Lapointe
Lattanzio
Lauzon
LeBlanc
Lebouthillier
Lemire
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
Mendès
Mendicino
Miao
Michaud
Miller
Morrice
Morrissey
Murray
Naqvi
Ng
Noormohamed
Normandin
O'Connell
Oliphant
O'Regan
Pauzé
Perron

Petitpas Taylor
Plamondon
Powlowski
Qualtrough
Robillard
Rodriguez
Rogers
Romanado
Sahota
Sajjan
Saks
Samson
Sarai
Savard-Tremblay
Scarpaleggia
Serré
Sgro
Shanahan
Sheehan
Sidhu (Brampton East)
Sidhu (Brampton South)
Simard
Sinclair-Desgagné
Singh
Sorbara
Spengemann
Ste-Marie
St-Onge
Sudds
Tassi
Taylor Roy
Thériault
Therrien
Thompson
Trudeau
Trudel
Turnbull
Valdez
Van Bynen
van Koeverden
Vandal
Vandenbeld
Vignola
Villemure
Virani
Vuong
Weiler
Wilkinson
Yip
Zahid
Zarrillo
Zuberi

Total: -- 211

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Nil--Aucun

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— No. 441-00197 concerning transportation;

— Nos. 441-00198 and 441-00200 concerning the environment;

— No. 441-00199 concerning infrastructure.


Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis), from the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, presented the second report of the committee, "The Impacts of a Ban on Certain Single-Use Plastic Items on Industry, Human Health and the Environment in Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-50.

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. 4, 8 and 10) was tabled.


Mrs. Zahid (Scarborough Centre), from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented the fifth report of the committee, "Support for Russians opposing Russia's attack on Ukraine". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-51.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 14) was tabled.


Mr. Dubourg (Bourassa), from the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented the third report of the committee, "Integrity of Juno Beach Site". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-52.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 9) was tabled.


Motions

Mr. Chambers (Simcoe North), seconded by Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), moved, — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Monday, March 21, 2022, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 3)

Debate arose thereon.

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion) laid upon the table, — Answers to questions Q-337 to Q-356 on the Order Paper. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-441-6.


Motions

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Chambers (Simcoe North), seconded by Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Monday, March 21, 2022, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 3)

The debate continued.

At 6:31 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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


Presenting Petitions

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

— by Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon), one concerning transportation (No. 441-00338);
— by Mrs. Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster), two concerning foreign affairs (Nos. 441-00339 and 441-00340);
— by Mr. Badawey (Niagara Centre), one concerning business and trade (No. 441-00341);
— by Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), one concerning justice (No. 441-00342), two concerning foreign affairs (Nos. 441-00343 and 441-00349), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00344), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-00345), two concerning health (Nos. 441-00346 and 441-00347) and one concerning natural resources and energy (No. 441-00348).
Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the table as follows:

— by Mrs. St-Onge (Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) — Summary of the Corporate Plan for 2022-2023 of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada, pursuant to the Physical Activity and Sport Act, S.C. 2003, c. 2, sbs. 32(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-441-864-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)
Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:44 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 7:14 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).