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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 73 Tuesday, May 17, 2022 10:00 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

Requests for extension of sitting hours

Pursuant to order made Monday, May 2, 2022, Mr. Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) requested that the ordinary hour of daily adjournment later today be 12:00 a.m. and this request was deemed adopted.

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. 441-00338 concerning transportation;

— Nos. 441-00340 and 441-00343 concerning foreign affairs;

— No. 441-00341 concerning business and trade;

— No. 441-00342 concerning justice;

— No. 441-00344 concerning social affairs and equality.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented the first report of the committee (Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against an intimate partner), with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-68.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 18 to 20) was tabled.

Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented the second report of the committee, "Recommendations following the study of Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Judges Act (violence against an intimate partner)". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-69.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 20) was tabled.

Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre), from the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented the first report of the committee, "The Rogers-Shaw Merger: Bad News for Local News". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-70.

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. 7, 9, 16, 19 and 20) was tabled.

Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 12th report of the committee, "Main Estimates 2022-23: Vote 1 under Office of the Auditor General". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-71.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 18) was tabled.

Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 13th report of the committee, "Lessons Learned from Canada's Record on Climate Change". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-72.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 4, 16, 18 and 19) was tabled.

Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 14th report of the committee, "Protecting Canada’s Food System". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-73.

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. 7 and 20) was tabled.

Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 15th report of the committee, "Health Resources for Indigenous Communities". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-74.

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. 8 and 20) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning employment and labour (No. 441-00477);

— by , one concerning national defence and military operations (No. 441-00478), two concerning the environment (Nos. 441-00479 and 441-00481) and one concerning justice (No. 441-00480);

— by , one concerning the environment (No. 441-00482);

— by , one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00483);

— by , one concerning transportation (No. 441-00484);

— by , one concerning the environment (No. 441-00485);

— by , one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00486);

— by , one concerning culture and heritage (No. 441-00487);

— by , three concerning foreign affairs (Nos. 441-00488, 441-00489 and 441-00490), one concerning justice (No. 441-00491) and one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00492).

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-448, Q-451, Q-452 and Q-454 on the Order Paper.

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-447 — — With regard to the used F-18 fighter jets the government purchased from Australia: (a) what have been the total costs related to aircraft maintenance since the jets were acquired, broken down by (i) year, (ii) type of expense; (b) what are the projected costs to maintain the aircraft, broken down by fiscal year from present until 2032-33; (c) how much has been spent on improvements, either directly for or related to the jets, including (i) radar improvements, (ii) communications gear, (iii) equipment, (iv) other expenditures, broken down by fiscal year since the jets were acquired; and (d) what are the projected costs of improvements, either directly for or related to the jets, broken down by fiscal year and type of improvement, from the present fiscal year until 2032-33? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-447.

Q-449 — — With regard to the $5,000 First-Time Home Buyer's tax credit, broken down by fiscal year since 2018-19: (a) what is the total number of individuals who claimed the credit; and (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by province or territory? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-449.

Q-450 — — With regard to the government's $173 million agreement with Medicago to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and the decision of the World Health Organization (WHO) not to accept the vaccine for emergency use: (a) was the government aware that Medicago being partially owned by a tobacco company would cause a problem related to WHO authorization prior to the agreement being signed, and, if so, why did the government still proceed with the agreement; (b) on what date did the government first become aware that Philip Morris' ownership stake in Medicago would become an issue with the WHO; (c) has any minister made a formal request or representation to the WHO related to the Covifenz vaccine issue, and, if so, what are the details, including, for each instance, the (i) date, (ii) name of the minister, (iii) summary of how requests or representations were made, (iv) title of the WHO official receiving requests or representations; (d) what is the breakdown by country of how the 20 million Covifenz vaccine doses under contract by the government are to be distributed; (e) how many of the doses in (d) have actually been distributed to date; (f) how many Covifenz doses had the government originally planned to be part of Canada's international COVAX commitment; and (g) has the government replaced the committed doses in (f) with another COVID-19 vaccine, and, if so, which one? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-450.

Q-453 — — With regard to Statistics Canada (StatCan) and the note at the bottom of its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released in March 2022 mentioning changes to the way in which the average prices of 52 products sold in Canadian grocery stores are tracked and reported: (a) what specific changes is StatCan making; (b) on what dates are these changes being made; (c) which specific products are being removed from the list and which ones are being added; (d) will the historical reports still be available in a manner where the average prices can be compared to current prices, and, if not, why not; (e) what specific measures, if any, are being taken to ensure that Canadians can still compare the current CPI prices to those from prior years; (f) were these changes authorized or signed off by a minister or anyone in any government department, and, if so, what are the details, including, (i) the dates, (ii) who authorized or signed off on the changes; and (g) what measures will be in place to ensure that Canadians can compare the new CPI average prices with those prior to the current period of high inflation, rather than the current, already inflated prices? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-453.

Q-455 — — With regard to the public service pension plan: (a) what is the total value of the payments made to deceased pensioners, broken down by year since 2016; (b) of the payments in (a), what is the value of the amounts recovered to date from the estates of the deceased; (c) what is the percentage and value of the amounts not yet recovered in (a) which are expected to be (i) recovered, (ii) written-off; and (d) what are the details of the government's process for recovering pension plan payments made to deceased individuals? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-455.

Business of Supply

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

Ms. Collins (Victoria), seconded by Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), moved, — That, given that,

(i) Canadians are paying almost $2 per litre of gas at the pump,

(ii) oil and gas companies are making record profits,

(iii) Canada spends 14 times more on financial support to the fossil fuel sector than it does for renewable energy,

the House call on the government to:

(a) stop using Canadian taxpayers’ money to subsidize and finance the oil and gas sector, including by eliminating financing provided through Crown corporations such as Export Development Canada, and excluding oil and gas companies from the $2.6 billion Carbon Capture Tax Credit, by the end of 2022; and

(b) re-invest savings from both these measures in renewable energy and in help for Canadians struggling with the high cost of living.

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.

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Collins (Victoria), seconded by Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), in relation to the business of supply.

The debate continued.

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to order made Monday, May 2, 2022, the Deputy 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 Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Private Members' Business

At 5:31 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South), seconded by Ms. Kayabaga (London West), — That Bill C-232, An Act respecting Arab Heritage Month, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

The debate continued.

Messages from the Senate

A message was received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following bill to which the concurrence of the House is desired:

Bill S-245, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians).

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 Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities), moved, — That, in relation to Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (electoral representation), 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:
(Division No. 95 -- Vote n^o 95)
YEAS: 178, NAYS: 144
YEAS -- POUR Aldag Ali Anand Anandasangaree Angus Arseneault Arya Ashton Atwin Bachrach Badawey Bains Baker Barron Battiste Beech Bendayan Bennett Bibeau Bittle Blaikie Blair Blaney Blois Boissonnault Boulerice Bradford Brière Cannings Carr Casey Chagger Chahal Champagne Chatel Chen Chiang Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek) Collins (Victoria) Cormier Coteau Dabrusin Damoff Davies Desjarlais Dhaliwal Dhillon Diab Dong Drouin Dubourg Duguid Duncan (Etobicoke North) Dzerowicz Ehsassi El-Khoury Erskine-Smith Fergus Fillmore Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fragiskatos Fraser Freeland Gaheer Garneau Garrison Gazan Gerretsen Gould Green Guilbeault Hajdu Hanley Hardie Hepfner Holland Housefather Hughes Hussen Hutchings Iacono Idlout Ien Jaczek Johns Joly Jones Jowhari Julian Kayabaga Kelloway Khalid Khera Koutrakis Kusmierczyk Kwan Lalonde Lambropoulos Lametti Lamoureux Lapointe Lattanzio Lauzon LeBlanc Lebouthillier Lightbound Long Longfield Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga) MacAulay (Cardigan) MacDonald (Malpeque) MacGregor MacKinnon (Gatineau) Maloney Martinez Ferrada Mathyssen May (Cambridge) McDonald (Avalon) McGuinty McKay McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) McLeod McPherson Mendès Mendicino Miao Miller Morrice Morrissey Murray Naqvi Ng Noormohamed O'Connell Oliphant O'Regan Petitpas Taylor Powlowski Qualtrough Robillard Rodriguez Rogers Romanado Sahota Saks Samson Sarai Scarpaleggia Schiefke Serré Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Sidhu (Brampton East) Sidhu (Brampton South) Singh Sorbara Spengemann St-Onge Sudds Tassi Taylor Roy Thompson Turnbull Valdez Van Bynen van Koeverden Vandal Vandenbeld Virani Weiler Wilkinson Yip Zahid Zarrillo Zuberi Total: -- 178
NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Aitchison Allison Arnold Baldinelli Barlow Barrett Beaulieu Benzen Bergen Bergeron Berthold Bérubé Bezan Blanchet Blanchette-Joncas Block Bragdon Brassard Brock Brunelle-Duceppe Calkins Caputo Carrie Chabot Chambers Champoux Chong Cooper Dalton Dancho Davidson DeBellefeuille Deltell Desbiens Desilets Doherty Dowdall Dreeshen Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Ellis Epp Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) Falk (Provencher) Fast Ferreri Findlay Fortin Gallant Garon Gaudreau Généreux Genuis Gill Gladu Godin Goodridge Gourde Gray Hallan Hoback Jeneroux Kelly Kitchen Kmiec Kram Kramp-Neuman Kurek Lake Lantsman Larouche Lawrence Lehoux Lemire Lewis (Essex) Liepert Lloyd Lobb MacKenzie Maguire Martel May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) Mazier McCauley (Edmonton West) McLean Melillo Michaud Moore Morrison Motz Muys Nater Normandin Patzer Paul-Hus Pauzé Perkins Perron Plamondon Poilievre Rayes Redekopp Rempel Garner Richards Roberts Rood Ruff Savard-Tremblay Scheer Schmale Seeback Shipley Simard Sinclair-Desgagné Small Soroka Steinley Ste-Marie Stewart Strahl Stubbs Thériault Therrien Thomas Tochor Tolmie Trudel Uppal Van Popta Vecchio Vidal Vien Viersen Vignola Villemure Vis Vuong Wagantall Warkentin Waugh Webber Williams Williamson Zimmer Total: -- 144
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

Pursuant to order made Monday, May 2, 2022, Mr. Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, — That this House do now adjourn.

Pursuant to order made Monday, May 2, 2022, the motion was deemed adopted.

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 the Speaker — Minutes of Proceedings of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons for March 3, 2022, pursuant to Standing Order 148(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8527-441-9.

— by the Speaker — Report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled "A stochastic debt sustainability analysis of Budget 2022", pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1119-38. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by Ms. Murray (Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard) — Report on the administration of the Atlantic Fisheries Restructuring Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, pursuant to the Atlantic Fisheries Restructuring Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-14, sbs. 8(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-457-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)

Adjournment

Accordingly, at 7:53 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).