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| 44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 95 Thursday, June 23, 2022 10:00 a.m. |
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| Prayer |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
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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: |
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— Nos. 441-00425, 441-00433, 441-00445 and 441-00461 concerning foreign affairs; |
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— No. 441-00467 concerning social affairs and equality. |
Motions |
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Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), seconded by Mr. Fillmore (Halifax), moved, — That the House do now proceed to the orders of the day. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 169 -- Vote no 169) | |
| YEAS: 175, NAYS: 142 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag Davies Johns Naqvi Total: -- 175 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Doherty Lewis (Essex) Schmale Total: -- 142 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Genuis Joly Total: -- 2 |
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| Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 57, Mr. Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice), moved, — That, in relation to the consideration of Government Business No. 19, the debate not be further adjourned. |
Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the closure motion.
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 170 -- Vote no 170) | |
| YEAS: 174, NAYS: 145 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag Dhaliwal Jones Naqvi Total: -- 174 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Desilets Lehoux Ruff Total: -- 145 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Genuis Joly Total: -- 2 |
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The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion of Mr. Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change), — That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, beginning on Friday, June 24, 2022, and ending on Friday, June 23, 2023: |
(a) members may participate in proceedings of the House either in person or by videoconference, provided that members participating remotely be in Canada;
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(b) members who participate remotely in a sitting of the House be counted for the purpose of quorum;
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(c) provisions in the Standing Orders to the need for members to rise or to be in their place, as well as any reference to the chair, the table or the chamber shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the virtual and hybrid nature of the proceedings;
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(d) the application of Standing Order 17 shall be suspended;
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(e) in Standing Orders 26(2), 53(4), 56.1(3), and 56.2(2), the reference to the number of members required to rise be replaced with the word “five”;
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(f) the application of Standing Order 62 shall be suspended for any member participating remotely;
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(g) documents may be laid before the House or presented to the House electronically, provided that:
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(i) documents deposited pursuant to Standing Order 32(1) shall be deposited with the Clerk of the House electronically,
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(ii) documents shall be transmitted to the clerk by members prior to their intervention,
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(iii) any petition presented pursuant to Standing Order 36(5) may be filed with the clerk electronically,
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(iv) responses to questions on the Order Paper deposited pursuant to Standing Order 39 may be tabled electronically;
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(h) should the House resolve itself in a committee of the whole, the Chair may preside from the Speaker’s chair;
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(i) when a question that could lead to a recorded division is put to the House, in lieu of calling for the yeas and nays, one representative of a recognized party can rise to request a recorded vote or to indicate that the motion is adopted on division, provided that a request for a recorded division has precedence;
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(j) when a recorded division is requested in respect of a debatable motion, or a motion to concur in a bill at report stage on a Friday, including any division arising as a consequence of the application of Standing Order 78, but excluding any division in relation to the budget debate, pursuant to Standing Order 84, or the business of supply occurring on the last supply day of a period, other than as provided in Standing Orders 81(17) and 81(18)(b), or arising as a consequence of an order made pursuant to Standing Order 57,
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(i) before 2:00 p.m. on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, it shall stand deferred until the conclusion of Oral Questions at that day’s sitting, or
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(ii) after 2:00 p.m. on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, or at any time on a Friday, it shall stand deferred until the conclusion of Oral Questions at the next sitting day that is not a Friday,
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provided that any extension of time pursuant to Standing Order 45(7.1) shall not exceed 90 minutes;
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(k) if a motion for the previous question under Standing Order 61 is adopted without a recorded division, the vote on the main question may be deferred under the provisions of paragraph (j), however if a recorded division is requested on the previous question, and such division is deferred and the previous question subsequently adopted, the vote on the original question shall not be deferred;
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(l) when a recorded division, which would have ordinarily been deemed deferred to immediately before the time provided for Private Members’ Business on a Wednesday governed by this order, is requested, the said division is deemed to have been deferred until the conclusion of Oral Questions on the same Wednesday, provided that such recorded divisions be taken after the other recorded divisions deferred at that time;
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(m) for greater certainty, this order shall not limit the application of Standing Order 45(7);
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(n) when a recorded division is to be held, the bells to call in the members shall be sounded for not more than 30 minutes, except recorded divisions deferred to the conclusion of Oral Questions, when the bells shall be sounded for not more than 15 minutes;
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(o) recorded divisions shall take place in the usual way for members participating in person or by electronic means through the House of Commons electronic voting application for all other members, provided that:
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(i) electronic votes shall be cast from within Canada using the member’s House-managed mobile device and the member’s personal House of Commons account, and that each vote require visual identity validation,
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(ii) the period allowed for voting electronically on a motion shall be 10 minutes, to begin after the Chair has read the motion to the House, and members voting electronically may change their vote until the electronic voting period has closed,
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(iii) in the event a member casts their vote both in person and electronically, a vote cast in person take precedence,
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(iv) any member unable to vote via the electronic voting system during the 10-minute period due to technical issues may connect to the virtual sitting to indicate to the Chair their voting intention by the House videoconferencing system,
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(v) following any concern, identified by the electronic voting system, which is raised by a House officer of a recognized party regarding the visual identity of a member using the electronic voting system, the member in question shall respond immediately to confirm their vote, either in person or by the House videoconferencing system, failing which the vote shall not be recorded,
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(vi) the whip of each recognized party have access to a tool to confirm the visual identity of each member voting by electronic means, and that the votes of members voting by electronic means be made available to the public during the period allowed for the vote,
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(vii) the process for votes in committees of the whole take place in a manner similar to the process for votes during sittings of the House with the exception of the requirement to call in the members,
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(viii) any question to be resolved by secret ballot be excluded from this order,
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(ix) during the taking of a recorded division on a private members’ business, when the sponsor of the item is the first to vote and present at the beginning of the vote, the member be called first, whether participating in person or remotely;
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(p) during meetings of standing, standing joint, special, special joint, except the Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency, and legislative committees and the Liaison Committee, as well as their subcommittees, where applicable, members may participate either in person or by videoconference, and provided that priority use of House resources for meetings shall be established by an agreement of the whips and, for virtual or hybrid meetings, the following provisions shall apply:
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(i) members who participate remotely shall be counted for the purpose of quorum,
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(ii) except for those decided unanimously or on division, all questions shall be decided by a recorded vote,
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(iii) when more than one motion is proposed for the election of a chair or a vice-chair of a committee, any motion received after the initial one shall be taken as a notice of motion and such motions shall be put to the committee seriatim until one is adopted,
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(iv) public proceedings shall be made available to the public via the House of Commons website,
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(v) in camera proceedings may be conducted in a manner that takes into account the potential risks to confidentiality inherent in meetings with remote participants,
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(vi) notices of membership substitutions pursuant to Standing Order 114(2) and requests pursuant to Standing Order 106(4) may be filed with the clerk of each committee by email; and
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(q) notwithstanding the order adopted on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, regarding the Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency, until the committee ceases to exist and where applicable,
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(i) the committee shall hold meetings in person only should this be necessary to consider any matter referred to it pursuant to subsection 61(2) of the act,
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(ii) members who participate remotely shall be counted for the purpose of quorum,
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(iii) except for those decided unanimously or on division, all questions shall be decided by a recorded vote,
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(iv) in camera proceedings may be conducted in a manner that takes into account the potential risks to confidentiality inherent in meetings with remote participants,
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(v) when more than one motion is proposed for the election of the House vice-chairs, any motion received after the initial one shall be taken as a notice of motion and such motions shall be put to the committee seriatim until one is adopted;
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that a message be sent to the Senate to acquaint Their Honours that this House has passed this order; and |
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that the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to undertake a study on hybrid proceedings and the aforementioned changes to the Standing Orders and the usual practice of the House. (Government Business No. 19) |
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The debate continued. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 177, NAYS: 144 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag Davies Johns Morrissey Total: -- 177 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Doherty Lemire Scheer Total: -- 144 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Genuis Joly Total: -- 2 |
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| Statements By Members |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 31, members made statements. |
| Oral Questions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Government Orders |
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Pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Mrs. St-Onge (Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec), — That Bill C-21, An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security; |
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And of the amendment of Ms. Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul), seconded by Mr. Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
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“Bill C-21, An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms), be not now read a second time but that the order be discharged, the bill withdrawn, and the subject matter thereof referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.”;
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the subamendment of Mr. Small (Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame), seconded by Mr. Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South), — That the amendment be amended by adding the following:
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“; and that the committee report back no later than 10 sitting days following the adoption of this motion.”.
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The question was put on the subamendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 115, NAYS: 206 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) Scheer Total: -- 115 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aldag DeBellefeuille Jowhari Oliphant Total: -- 206 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Genuis Joly Total: -- 2 |
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Pursuant to order made Tuesday, June 21, 2022, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 173 -- Vote no 173) | |
| YEAS: 115, NAYS: 206 (See list under Division No. 172) |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), the question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 174 -- Vote no 174) | |
| YEAS: 206, NAYS: 115 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag DeBellefeuille Jowhari Oliphant Total: -- 206 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) Scheer Total: -- 115 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Genuis Joly Total: -- 2 |
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Accordingly, Bill C-21, An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms), was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. |
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| Motions |
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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, pursuant to the order made on Monday, May 2, 2022, the House do now adjourn until Monday, September 19, 2022. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to. |
| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the table as follows: |
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— by Ms. Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) — Report on official languages for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, pursuant to the Official Languages Act, R.S. 1985, c. 31 (4th Supp.), s. 44. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-565-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages) |
| Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were filed as follows: |
— by Mr. Miao (Richmond Centre), one concerning the environment (No. 441-00643) and one concerning culture and heritage (No. 441-00644);
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— by Mr. Fillmore (Halifax), one concerning business and trade (No. 441-00645);
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— by Mr. Masse (Windsor West), one concerning the environment (No. 441-00646), one concerning information and privacy (No. 441-00647) and one concerning culture and heritage (No. 441-00648).
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| Adjournment |
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Accordingly, at 3:41 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, September 19, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1). |