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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 67 Monday, May 9, 2022 11:00 a.m. |
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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 Official Languages of Bill C-238, An Act respecting the French language. |
Mrs. DeBellefeuille (Salaberry—Suroît), seconded by Mr. Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages. |
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 |
Notice having been given at a previous sitting under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), Mr. Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Ms. Bennett (Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health), moved, — That, in relation to Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the bill; and |
That, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the said bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment. |
Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the time allocation motion. |
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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(Division No. 79 -- Vote no 79) | |
YEAS: 178, NAYS: 149 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag Dhaliwal Julian O'Regan Total: -- 178 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Dowdall Lemire Ruff Total: -- 149 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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:
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“the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures, since the bill fails, among other things, to address inflation, provide tax relief for Canadians and take immediate action to increase housing supply.”;
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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:
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“, and fails to combat tax evasion.”.
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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. 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. 441-00264, 441-00271 and 441-00276 concerning health; |
— No. 441-00265 concerning awards and honours; |
— Nos. 441-00266 and 441-00277 concerning social affairs and equality; |
— Nos. 441-00267, 441-00268, 441-00278 and 441-00279 concerning foreign affairs; |
— Nos. 441-00269, 441-00270 and 441-00273 concerning the environment; |
— No. 441-00272 concerning civil and human rights; |
— No. 441-00274 concerning infrastructure; |
— No. 441-00275 concerning taxation. |
Presenting Petitions |
Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Ms. Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith), one concerning business and trade (No. 441-00412);
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— by Mr. Morrice (Kitchener Centre), one concerning Indigenous affairs (No. 441-00413);
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— by Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon), one concerning justice (No. 441-00414);
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— by Mr. Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona), one concerning the environment (No. 441-00415);
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— by Ms. Chagger (Waterloo), one concerning national defence and military operations (No. 441-00416);
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— by Mr. Small (Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-00417);
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— by Mr. Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00418);
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Questions on the Order Paper |
Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-399, Q-400, Q-403, Q-408, Q-411, Q-413 to Q-416, Q-421 to Q-423 and Q-425 on the Order Paper. |
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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-394 — Mr. Hoback (Prince Albert) — With regard to firearms statistics held by the government, and broken down by year since January 1, 2018: (a) how many (i) firearms, (ii) handguns, (iii) long-guns were seized by all police jurisdictions in relation to a gang or organized crime activity; (b) how many (i) firearms, (ii) handguns, (iii) long-guns were seized by the RCMP in relation to a gang or organized crime activity; (c) how many domestically sourced (i) firearms, (ii) handguns, (iii) long-guns were sourced by all police jurisdictions, broken down by type of offense (theft, illegal manufacture) and province of seizure; (d) how many domestically sourced (i) firearms, (ii) handguns, (iii) long-guns were sourced by the RCMP, broken down by type of offense (theft, illegal manufacture) and province of seizure; (e) how many domestically sourced (i) firearms, (ii) handguns, (iii) long-guns were seized and sourced by all police jurisdictions, broken down by type of offense (theft, illegal manufacture) and province of seizure; and (f) how many (i) firearms, (ii) handguns, (iii) long-guns were seized and sourced by the RCMP, broken down by type of offense (theft, illegal manufacture) and province of seizure? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-394.
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Q-395 — Mr. Hoback (Prince Albert) — With regard to firearms statistics held by the government, and broken down by year since January 1, 2018: (a) how many firearms were seized by (i) the RCMP, (ii) the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), (iii) other police forces, broken down by source (domestic or foreign); (b) how many firearms were seized and traced by (i) the RCMP, (ii) the CBSA, (iii) other police forces; (c) how many firearms seized by other police jurisdictions were traced by a police jurisdiction other than the RCMP; (d) how many (i) long-guns, (ii) handguns, (iii) restricted firearms, (iv) prohibited firearms were traced by all police services, broken down by source (domestic or foreign); (e) how many (i) long-guns, (ii) handguns, (iii) restricted firearms, (iv) prohibited firearms were traced by the RCMP, broken down by source (domestic or foreign); (f) how many (i) long-guns (ii) handguns, (iii) restricted firearms, (iv) prohibited firearms' source (domestic or foreign) could not be traced across all police services; and (g) how many of the (i) long-guns, (ii) handguns, (iii) restricted firearms, (iv) prohibited firearms' source could not be traced by the RCMP? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-395.
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Q-396 — Ms. Blaney (North Island—Powell River) — With regard to the Federal Ministerial Coordinating Committee on PEI Potatoes and the ongoing trade disruption with the United States: (a) what are the (i) dates, (ii) specific topics, (iii) deliverables discussed at each of the committee meetings; (b) what is the total amount of federal government funding allocated to the operations of the committee; (c) what is the total amount of federal funding allocated to the Prince Edward Island farmers since the trade disruption and is the federal government planning to provide additional funding to ensure that farmers are compensated for the total yield of their crops; (d) what are the (i) dates, (ii) specific topics, (iii) deliverables discussed at each meeting between the Minister of Agriculture and the United States Secretary of Agriculture since the beginning of the trade disruption; and (e) does the Government of Canada continue to allow Idaho table potatoes in Canada despite a recent detection of a quarantine pest (Potato Cyst Nematode) in Idaho? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-396.
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Q-397 — Mr. Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie) — With regard to the $15 federal minimum wage, since coming into effect on December 29, 2021, broken down by economic sector, size of business, province and territory: (a) how many workers benefitted from a wage adjustment following the coming into effect of the federal minimum wage; (b) how many workers in the federally-regulated private sector are currently paid the federal minimum wage; (c) among the workers in (a), how many work (i) full-time, (ii) part-time; and (d) what is the actual federal minimum wage adjusted for the increase in the consumer price index? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-397.
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Q-398 — Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe) — With regard to the government’s current advertising campaign to reduce gun violence: (a) how much is the campaign spending on (i) radio, (ii) television, (iii) online, including social media, (iv) other forms of advertising; (b) how much was spent developing the ads for each part of (a); (c) what is the (i) start, (ii) end dates of each part of the advertising campaign, broken down by platform; and (d) what are the details of all contracts related to the campaign, including, for each, (i) the vendor, (ii) the amount or value, (iii) the description of goods or services provided, (iv) whether the contract was sole-sourced? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-398.
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Q-401 — Mr. Small (Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame) — With regard to funding applications received by the government under the Small Craft Harbours program since October 1, 2021: what are the details of each application, including the (i) name of the applicant, (ii) location, (iii) type of funding requested (loan, grant, etc.), (iv) date the application was received, (v) current status of the application, (vi) amount of funding approved, if applicable, (vii) project description or the purpose of the funding? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-401.
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Q-402 — Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge) — With regard to applications by federal employees for exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on religious or medical grounds: (a) for each federal department or agency, how many exemption applications on medical grounds were received; (b) for each federal department or agency, how many exemption applications on religious grounds were received; (c) how many applications in (a) and (b) were approved; (d) how many of the rejected applications in (a) and (b) have prompted grievances by the respective employees’ unions; (e) of the grievances in (d), how many have been resolved to date; (f) of the grievances in (e), how many were resolved by accepting or confirming rejection of the application respectively; (g) what guidance did the government provide to management in federal departments and agencies with respect to evaluating applications in (a) and (b); (h) what criteria did management use in evaluating applications in (a) and (b); and (i) how were discussions between management and employees applying the exemptions in (a) or (b) documented? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-402.
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Q-404 — Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge) — With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and the commitments in the 2016 and 2017 federal budgets to spend, respectively, $444.4 and $523.9 million (combined total of $968.3 million over five years) to combat tax evasion, as well as the claim by the CRA that “The CRA remains on track to spend the budget investments over the 5-year period for which they have been outlined”: (a) as of the end of the fiscal year 2016-17, how much of the $41.8 million budgeted for cracking down on tax evasion and combatting tax avoidance in budget 2016 had actually been (i) spent, (ii) used, to fund employee benefit plans; (b) as of the end of the fiscal year 2017-18, how much of the $62.8 million budgeted for cracking down on tax evasion and combatting tax avoidance in budget 2016 had actually been (i) spent, (ii) used, to fund employee benefit plans; (c) as of the end of the fiscal year 2017-18, how much of the $54.9 million budgeted for cracking down on tax evasion and combatting tax avoidance in budget 2017 had actually been (i) spent, (ii) used, to fund employee benefit plans; (d) as of the end of the fiscal year 2018-19, how much of the $85.7 million budgeted for cracking down on tax evasion and combatting tax avoidance in budget 2016 had actually been (i) spent, (ii) used, to fund employee benefit plans; (e) as of the end of the fiscal year 2018-19, how much of the $78.1 million budgeted for cracking down on tax evasion and combatting tax avoidance in budget 2017 had actually been (i) spent, (ii) used, to fund employee benefit plans; (f) as of the end of the fiscal year 2019-20, how much of the $98.6 million budgeted for cracking down on tax evasion and combatting tax avoidance in budget 2016 had actually been (i) spent, (ii) used, to fund employee benefit plans; (g) as of the end of the fiscal year 2019-20, how much of the $77.6 million budgeted for cracking down on tax evasion and combatting tax avoidance in budget 2017 had actually been (i) spent, (ii) used, to fund employee benefit plans; (h) as of the end of the fiscal year 2020-21, how much of the $155.5 million budgeted for cracking down on tax evasion and combatting tax avoidance in budget 2016 had actually been (i) spent, (ii) used, to fund employee benefit plans; and (i) as of the end of the fiscal year 2020-21, how much of the $127.6 million budgeted for cracking down on tax evasion and combatting tax avoidance in budget 2017 had actually been (i) spent, (ii) used, to fund employee benefit plans? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-404.
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Q-405 — Mr. Redekopp (Saskatoon West) — With regard to the response to question Q-143, tabled in the House of Commons on January 31, 2022, on which, on page six of the English version the fourth line from the bottom reads “3236.0-Massage Therapists 672”, and broken down by fiscal year starting in 2015-16: (a) how many temporary foreign workers in this employment sector (i) applied for work permits, (ii) received work permits, (iii) came to Canada and were employed in this sector; (b) what is the numerical breakdown of permits sponsored by individual companies and organizations; (c) what steps were taken to ensure that these individuals were not forced into sexual human trafficking when in Canada; (d) how many of these individuals were alleged or found to have been trafficked into sex work; and (e) what enforcement action was taken by (i) Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, (ii) Employment and Social Development Canada, (iii) the Canada Border Services Agency, (iv) the RCMP, (v) provincial police, (vi) municipal police, (vii) any other government department or agency, to protect individuals that were alleged or found to have been trafficked into sex work? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-405.
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Q-406 — Mr. Redekopp (Saskatoon West) — With regard to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP), human trafficking and sexual slavery: (a) since the use of the TFWP to actively recruit and sell individuals into sexual slavery in the early 2000s, what internal policy safeguards does (i) Employment and Social Development Canada, (ii) Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, (iii) the Canada Border Services Agency, (iv) the RCMP, have in place to prevent the program from being exploited as a human trafficking route as it once was; (b) what protections are in place for vulnerable individuals in job categories that are used as sex work in Canada such as, but not limited to, massage therapists; (c) how many complaints has each department or agency received, broken down by fiscal year, starting in 2015-16 to present, and job category for unwanted sexual harassment, sexual assault and sexual trafficking; (d) of the complaints in (c), how many were (i) investigated, (ii) founded, (iii) unfounded, and what enforcement actions were taken; and (e) are Canadian companies still eligible to receive temporary foreign workers if complaints against them were founded, and, if so, why? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-406.
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Q-407 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — With regard to the mandate letter of the Minister of Health and the direction in the letter to invest in the study of the long-term health impacts of COVID-19, including the effects of long COVID on different groups, notably vulnerable populations and children: what is the total funding allocated for this purpose, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) department or agency, (iii) initiative, (iv) amount? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-407.
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Q-409 — Mr. Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa) — With regard to the Climate Action Incentive Fund (CAIF) in Manitoba, broken down by year since 2019: (a) how much revenue was collected through the government’s carbon tax, broken down by how much was collected in each (i) municipality, (ii) university, (iii) hospital; and (b) how much of that collected revenue was returned through the CAIF’s Municipalities, Universities, Schools and Hospitals Retrofit stream, broken down by (i) municipality, (ii) university, (iii) hospital? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-409.
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Q-410 — Mr. Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa) — With regard to the Lake Audy Campground in Riding Mountain National Park, broken down by year since 2017: (a) how much revenue was collected by Parks Canada from camping fees, broken down by type of campsite, including (i) regular campsite, (ii) group camping, (iii) oTENTik camping; and (b) how many registered campers visited the Lake Audy Campground, broken down by type of campsite, including (i) regular campsite, (ii) group camping, (iii) oTENTik camping? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-410.
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Q-412 — Mrs. Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke) — With regard to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF): (a) what is the total inventory by number for (i) radiation protective HazMat suits with breathing gear, (ii) filled oxygen tanks, (iii) robotic, handheld, vehicle mounted, personal dosimeter and radiation detection devices, (iv) decontamination stations, (v) positive pressure safety shelters; and (b) for each item mentioned in (a), (i) where are the items stored, (ii) what are the expiration dates, (iii) on what day were they most recently inspected, (iv) what number passed inspection, (v) what number is currently assigned to CAF personnel deployed in Eastern Europe? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-412.
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Q-417 — Mr. Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach) — With regard to the government’s use of Microsoft Teams, broken down by department: (a) how many employees use Microsoft Teams, reflected as a number and total percentage; and (b) what is the chat-retention policy of the department for one-to-one, group and meeting chat messages? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-417.
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Q-418 — Mr. MacKenzie (Oxford) — With regard to the Prime Minister's trip to Europe from March 6 to 11, 2022: (a) excluding security personnel, what are the names and titles of the passengers on the Prime Minister's flights to and from Europe; (b) what are the (i) dates, (ii) times, (iii) location of each meeting attended by either the Prime Minister, other ministers, or any other government representative during the trip; and (c) for each meeting in (b), who were the attendees, including what organization each attendee was representing? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-418.
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Q-419 — Mr. Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend) — With regard to the government's Black Entrepreneurship Program: (a) how much of the $265 million allocated to the program has been distributed to date; and (b) what are the details of all projects which have been funded through the program, including, for each, the (i) recipient, (ii) amount of federal contribution, (iii) project description, (iv) date of the announcement, (v) date the recipient actually received the federal funding, (vi) project location, (vii) file number? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-419.
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Q-420 — Mr. Kitchen (Souris—Moose Mountain) — With regard to electric vehicle charging stations located on property owned by the government, including Parliament Hill, or by government agencies such as Parks Canada: what was the daily average number of cars that used each charging station, broken down by month, since January 1, 2020, and by location of the charging station? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-420.
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Q-424 — Mrs. Kramp-Neuman (Hastings—Lennox and Addington) — With regard to bonuses paid out to government officials in the 2020-21 fiscal year, broken down by department or agency: (a) what was the total amount paid out in bonuses; and (b) how many and what percentage of officials (i) at or above the executive (EX) level (or equivalent), (ii) below the EX level (or equivalent), received bonuses? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-424.
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Government Orders |
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:
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“the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures, since the bill fails, among other things, to address inflation, provide tax relief for Canadians and take immediate action to increase housing supply.”;
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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:
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“, and fails to combat tax evasion.”.
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The debate continued. |
At 6:45 p.m., pursuant to order made earlier today 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 Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
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 upon the table as follows: |
— by Mr. Alghabra (Minister of Transport) — Interim Order No. 62 Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, pursuant to the Aeronautics Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-2, sbs. 6.41(5) and (6). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-926-13. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities) |
— by Ms. Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Copies of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2022-459 and P.C. 2022-463), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-495-12. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development) |
— by Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) — Report on recognizance with conditions from July 15, 2020, to July 14, 2021, pursuant to the Criminal Code, R.S. 1985, c. C-46, sbs. 83.31(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1081-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights) |
— by Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) — Annual report setting out the number of recognizances (terrorism peace bonds) from June 21, 2020, to June 20, 2021, pursuant to the Criminal Code, R.S., 1985, c. C-46, sbs. 810.011(15). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1267-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights) |
— by Mr. Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety) — Report on the use of arrests without warrant from July 15, 2020, to July 14, 2021, pursuant to the Criminal Code, R.S., 1985, c. C-46, sbs. 83.31(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-819-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights) |
Adjournment Proceedings |
At 6:47 p.m., by unanimous consent and 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 7:17 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |