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.

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. 441-00224 concerning media and telecommunications;

— Nos. 441-00232, 441-00233, 441-00234, 441-00235, 441-00236 and 441-00237 concerning justice.

Pursuant to Standing Order 69(2), on motion of Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood), seconded by Mr. Powlowski (Thunder Bay—Rainy River), Bill S-211, An Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff, was read the first time and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That a take-note debate on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, pursuant to Standing Order 53.1, and that, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House: (a) members rising to speak during the debate may indicate to the Chair that they will be dividing their time with another member; (b) the time provided for the debate be extended beyond four hours, as needed, to include a minimum of 12 periods of 20 minutes each; and (c) no quorum calls, dilatory motions or requests for unanimous consent shall be received by the Chair.

Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets), seconded by Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), moved, — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Monday, February 28, 2022, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 6)

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), seconded by Ms. Diab (Halifax West), moved, — That the House do now proceed to the orders of the day.

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

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence), — That 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, be now read a third time and do pass;

The debate continued.

Mr. Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo), seconded by Mr. Brock (Brantford—Brant), moved the following subamendment, — That the amendment be amended by adding the following:

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, members made statements.

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the House emphasize that Canada is a welcoming country, open to the world, invested in the fight against anti-Semitism and all forms of discrimination and condemn the false, defamatory and offensive remarks made by the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence), — That 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, be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the amendment of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Richards (Banff—Airdrie), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

And of the subamendment of Mr. Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo), seconded by Mr. Brock (Brantford—Brant), — That the amendment be amended by adding the following:

The debate continued.

At 3:51 p.m., pursuant to order made Thursday, April 28, 2022, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the subamendment and, pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

The order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures.

Recommendation

(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))

Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Blair (President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

Debate arose thereon.

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Seeback (Dufferin—Caledon), seconded by Mr. Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn), — That Bill C-242, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (temporary resident visas for parents and grandparents), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

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

— by Ms. Anand (Minister of National Defence) — Report of the Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada for the year 2021, pursuant to the National Defence Act, R.S. 1985, c. N-5, s. 250.17. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-733-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence)

— by Mr. Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion) — Report of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year ended December 31, 2021, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-108-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

At 6:30 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 7:00 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).