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

Whereupon, Mrs. Mendès (Brossard—Saint-Lambert), Assistant Deputy Speaker and Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the chair, pursuant to Standing Order 8.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of 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), — That Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance;

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

And of the subamendment of Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon), seconded by Mr. Williams (Bay of Quinte), — That the amendment be amended by adding the following:

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, members made statements.

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

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:

— Nos. 441-00239 and 441-00243 concerning business and trade;

— No. 441-00240 concerning the environment;

— No. 441-00241 concerning foreign affairs;

— Nos. 441-00242 and 441-00247 concerning public safety;

— Nos. 441-00244, 441-00245, 441-00249, 441-00250, 441-00252, 441-00255, 441-00257, 441-00260 and 441-00262 concerning justice;

— Nos. 441-00246, 441-00248 and 441-00259 concerning social affairs and equality;

— Nos. 441-00251 and 441-00261 concerning civil and human rights;

— No. 441-00253 concerning media and telecommunications;

— Nos. 441-00254 and 441-00256 concerning health;

— No. 441-00258 concerning natural resources and energy;

— No. 441-00263 concerning transportation.

Mr. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis), from the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, presented the third report of the committee, "Main Estimates 2022-23: Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Department of the Environment, Votes 1 and 5 under Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Parks Canada Agency". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-63.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 15 and 16) was tabled.

Mr. Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton), seconded by Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil), moved, — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights that, during its consideration of Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the committee be granted the power to divide the bill into two pieces of legislation:

Debate arose thereon.

Ms. Jaczek (Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the second reading stage of Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Ms. Jaczek (Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) laid upon the table, — Answers to questions Q-409 to Q-417 on the Order Paper. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-441-8.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton), seconded by Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil), — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights that, during its consideration of Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the committee be granted the power to divide the bill into two pieces of legislation:

The debate continued.

At 1:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), 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-252, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibition of food and beverage marketing directed at children).

Ms. Lattanzio (Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel), seconded by Mrs. Romanado (Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne), 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.

At 2:30 p.m., the Assistant Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).