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Thursday, June 23, 2022 (No. 95)

Orders of the Day

Government Orders

Business of Supply

November 23, 2021 — — Consideration of the business of supply.

Supply period ending December 10, 2022 — maximum of seven allotted days, pursuant to Standing Order 81(10)(a).

Days to be allotted — seven days in current period.

Opposition Motions

December 3, 2021 — — That, given that,

(i) Canadians deserve climate action, access to low cost, readily available alternatives to high carbon products, and sustainable jobs,

(ii) energy producers in Alberta are rapidly decarbonizing their production processes and are subject to a 100MT per year emissions cap,

(iii) Canada allows the importation of high carbon oil and gas from countries like Saudi Arabia that do not have emissions productions caps,

(iv) this imbalance has the net effect of making Canadians more reliant on high cost, high carbon fuel, and increasing global greenhouse gas emissions, while offshoring Canadian jobs to high carbon producing nations,

the House call on the government to support Canadian energy sector efforts to decarbonize production, support Canadian energy sector workers, and impose commensurate tariffs on imported sources of carbon energy so that it is not free for polluters outside of Canada to provide energy to Canadians while contributing to rising greenhouse gas emissions.

Notice also received from:

and — December 3, 2021

December 3, 2021 — — That, given that Canada's economic and trade relations with the United States of America have deteriorated badly, and so far in 2021, Canada has seen the cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline, the threatened shut-down of Line 5, new Buy American rules that exclude Canada from public procurement, trade challenges on the allocation of dairy quota, a doubling of the softwood lumber tariffs, and a $12,500 tax credit for electric vehicles which excludes Canada,

the House call on the government to:

(a) abandon its "progressive trade agenda", which has proven ineffective and entirely symbolic; focus instead on Canada's trade interests, the Canada-United States security partnership and renewed cooperation;

(b) work with the United States to build a North American supply chain resilience strategy, strengthen North American industry and form a common approach towards China;

(c) develop Canada's rare earth minerals and offer them as a privileged source for North American battery and electric vehicles (EVs), in exchange for being part of the EV tax credit; and

(d) table documents related to the government's efforts to get an agreement on softwood lumber, and do so within 10 days following the adoption of this motion.

Notice also received from:

and — December 3, 2021

December 3, 2021 — — That the House call on the government to renew the Bank of Canada's (BoC) inflation target of no more than 2% with a control range of no more than 1% to 3%, while keeping BoC's mandate narrowly focussed on monetary policy and leaving social, fiscal and environmental policy to elected officials that are accountable to taxpayers.

Notice also received from:

and — December 3, 2021

December 3, 2021 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should:

(a) follow the advice of allied nations and immediately ban Huawei from Canada's future 5G network;

(b) reaffirm Canada's commitment to Five Eyes intelligence sharing and cooperation;

(c) reassure the United States that Canada is dedicated to an integrated North American intelligence and defence network; and

(d) do everything in its power to counter espionage, enhance critical infrastructure protection, adapt to the modern cyber environment, and ensure that Canada's security network is infallible from both foreign and domestic threats.

Notice also received from:

and — December 3, 2021

December 6, 2021 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should:

(a) follow the advice of allied nations and immediately ban Huawei from Canada's future 5G network;

(b) reassure the United States that Canada is dedicated to an integrated North American intelligence and defence network;

(c) do everything in its power to counter espionage, enhance critical infrastructure protection, adapt to the modem cyber environment, and ensure that Canada's security network is infallible from both foreign and domestic threats; and

(d) commit to not paying compensation to telecommunications companies for the removal of Huawei's equipment from Canada's communication networks.

Notice also received from:

— December 6, 2021

February 4, 2022 — — That the House (a) call on the Auditor General of Canada to investigate the government's relationship with McKinsey & Company following an unexplained and significant rise in federal outsourcing contracts to the global consulting firm, including, but not limited to, the following: $6.8 million from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for "management consulting", $4.9 million from Public Services and Procurement Canada for "informatics services", $2.7 million from National Defence for "other services", $2.6 million from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada for "management consulting" and $115,625 from Employment and Social Development Canada for "temporary help services"; and (b) urge the Auditor General to include in her investigation answers to the following questions:

(i) did Canadians get good value for their money,

(ii) were there public servants who could do the work being sought by the contracts,

(iii) are there any safeguards in place relating to the role of political staff in outsourcing decisions.

Notice also received from:

and — February 4, 2022

February 4, 2022 — — That the House condemn the government for failing to conduct a national security review pursuant to the provisions of the Investment Canada Act of the takeover of Canadian mining company Neo Lithium by a foreign state-owned company, and for failing to recognize that critical minerals such as lithium are essential to Canada's future prosperity and to our strategic national interest and that such minerals are critical in the production of goods such as electric vehicles and batteries and will play a key role in positioning Canada as a reliable and sustainable global supplier of critical minerals and delivering a clean energy future.

Notice also received from:

and — February 4, 2022

February 8, 2022 — — That, given that inflation is at a 30-year high, with the price of everyday essentials like food and gas going up, and the unaffordable cost of homes, the House call on the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance to include in her next budget concrete tax relief measures for Canadians.

Notice also received from:

and — February 8, 2022

February 24, 2022 — — That the House call on the government to initiate an independent commission of public inquiry to thoroughly investigate the federal government’s decisions and actions during the crisis involving the illegal occupation of Ottawa and the various blockades in Canada that led to the historic use of this Act.

Notice also received from:

and — February 24, 2022

February 24, 2022 — — That the House:

(a) acknowledge the extraordinary work of health care workers (including doctors, nurses and orderlies) during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly with seniors but also with the general public, and take note of the devastating effects of this pandemic on health care personnel and on patients who have had to postpone care;

(b) highlight the work of Quebec and the provinces in responding to the health crisis;

(c) acknowledge that the one-time transfers made during the pandemic in no way ensure the financial sustainability of Quebec and the provinces or the overall sustainability of their health systems; and

(d) call on the government to significantly and sustainably increase Canada health transfers before the end of 2022 in order to support the efforts of the governments of Quebec and the provinces, health care workers and the public.

Notice also received from:

and — February 24, 2022

February 24, 2022 — — That the House:

(a) acknowledge that the rising cost of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to $21.4 billion threatens its viability, overburdens taxpayers, and confirms the difficulty of making interprovincial fossil fuel transportation projects profitable;

(b) acknowledge that Quebec opposed the GNL Quebec liquefied natural gas transportation project, opposed the Energy East pipeline project, and has shut down hydrocarbon development within its borders;

(c) acknowledge that the Bay du Nord project, which plans to extract an additional one billion barrels of oil in the marine environment and is to be approved by March 6, 2022, is incompatible with Canada’s commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and

(d) call on the government to prohibit any new interprovincial fossil fuel development or transportation projects with a view to capping and then phasing out production in Canada.

Notice also received from:

and — February 24, 2022

March 1, 2022 — — That, given inflation is at a 30-year high, with the price of everyday essentials like food and gas going up, and the unaffordable cost of homes, the House call on the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance to take the necessary steps to cancel all tax hikes scheduled for April 1, 2022, and eliminate the tax hikes that took effect on January 1, 2022.

Notice also received from:

and — March 1, 2022

March 17, 2022 — — That, given that,

(i) Canada is facing a dire affordable housing crisis and the Parliamentary Budget Officer has indicated that the housing affordability gap will only increase under the National Housing Strategy,

(ii) the National Housing Council just released a report indicating that the government’s national housing strategy is only meeting a fraction of the existing need,

the House call on the government to:

(a) immediately and adequately fund a “For Indigenous, By Indigenous” urban, rural and northern Indigenous housing strategy;

(b) introduce a permanent Rapid Housing Initiative that would support developments, including modular housing, acquisition, and other types of innovative housing solutions to increase the supply of permanent affordable housing;

(c) require that Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC) low interest loan programs to private developers provide units that are below and not above market and require CMHC to track rent of buildings accessing their products;

(d) fix the weak affordability criteria in the Rental Construction Financial Initiative resulting in rent well above market rent being considered affordable by this government; and

(e) curb the financialization of housing with a suite of measures, including,

(i) implementing a moratorium on the acquisition of properties by real estate investment trusts and large capital funds,

(ii) establishing an acquisition fund for non-profit organizations to acquire existing housing stock in the market as proposed by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities,

(iii) working with provinces to institute a right of first refusal for non-profit organizations,

(iv) cracking down on domestic speculation, such as house flipping, and taking aggressive action to restrict and ban foreign ownership,

(v) putting in place safeguards to prevent renovictions.

Notice also received from:

and — March 17, 2022

March 17, 2022 — — That, given that,

(i) after 24 months of pandemic, our cherished public health care system is in crisis and at the heart of this crisis is a dire shortage of health workers,

(ii) nurses are burning out in record numbers, including one in two nurses considering leaving their jobs,

(iii) healthcare worker shortages are hurting patient care, causing service reductions and hospital closures,

(iv) the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s 2021 fiscal sustainability report found that “Health Transfers will not keep pace with rising healthcare spending”,

the House call on the government to significantly increase Canada Health Transfers and work with provinces and territories on sustainable, concrete solutions to the nurse retention and recruitment crisis, which includes:

(a) retention and recruitment funding for proven programs, with real accountability, to keep experienced nurses in their jobs and recruit nurses where they are needed most;

(b) funding for more nursing seats, bridging programs, internationally-educated nurses supports, and full-time nurse positions to reduce workloads, improve staffing ratios and ensure better patient care;

(c) a national health workforce body to provide better data and coordination, giving us the tools and investments we need to support health workforce planning in regions and local communities;

(d) short- and long-term support for mental health programs for nurses and health professionals; and

(e) supporting the needs of Canada’s diverse communities.

Notice also received from:

and — March 17, 2022

March 17, 2022 — — That, given that Canada is a country that has always offered people in need of refuge a safe haven, the House call on the government to:

(a) immediately prioritize Afghans who worked as interpreters and supported staff alongside the Canadian Armed Forces or were employed by the Government of Canada;

(b) implement visa-free travel for Ukrainians fleeing Putin's invasion of Ukraine; and

(c) table in the House, by Monday, April 25, 2022, information relating to the number of Afghans and Ukrainians that have arrived in Canada from Afghanistan and Ukraine as of March 31, 2022.

Notice also received from:

and — March 17, 2022

March 17, 2022 — — That the House endorse the August 2021 recommendation of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada to approve the Bay du Nord project and call on the government to immediately give final approval to the project without further delay.

Notice also received from:

, and — March 17, 2022

March 17, 2022 — — That, given that,

(i) the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship said it would take 12-14 weeks to implement visa-free travel,

(ii) the government said immigration preparations for Ukraine began nearly nine weeks ago and had plenty of time to work on it,

(iii) Ireland implemented visa-free travel for Ukrainians in a span of days,

(iv) Canada’s response to ongoing refugees humanitarian crises elsewhere remains unequal and insufficient,

the House call on the government to:

(a) implement visa-free travel for Ukrainians;

(b) provide support to ethnic minorities also fleeing Putin's war in Ukraine to ensure they have equal access to reach and cross borders, including Afghan refugees and Indian and African students who have faced discrimination in their attempts to find safety;

(c) extend the authorization for emergency travel and expedited path to permanent residency for extended family sponsorship measures to other regions faced with a humanitarian crisis such as, but not exclusively, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Ethiopia, Rohingya and Hong Kong, including expanding biometrics collection capabilities in neighbouring countries;

(d) allow displaced persons in third countries, such as Afghans and other refugees in Ukrainian refugee camps, to seek refuge in Canada; and

(e) provide ground and air transportation support and other humanitarian measures to help people to safety.

Notice also received from:

and — March 17, 2022

March 17, 2022 — — That, given that over three million Ukrainians have fled the country since Vladimir Putin’s attack on the people of Ukraine, the House call on the government to do more to simplify the process for people fleeing Putin’s war in Ukraine, including putting in place visa-free travel.

Notice also received from:

and — March 17, 2022

March 29, 2022 — — That, given that Canadians deserve a break from the highest inflation in decades, increasing cost of living, and skyrocketing gas prices, the House call on the government to suspend the federal carbon tax.

Notice also received from:

, and — March 29, 2022

May 6, 2022 — — That: (a) the House congratulate Barbados for freeing itself from the British monarchy on November 29, 2021; and (b) in the opinion of the House, Canada should cut its ties to the monarchy.

Notice also received from:

— May 6, 2022

May 10, 2022 — — That, given that,

(i) record-high energy prices and growing inflation are eroding Canadian consumer confidence,

(ii) in March 2022, energy prices grew by 27.8% across Canada,

(iii) nearly all advanced economies, including Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, South Korea, Japan, the United States, have cut or are planning to cut taxes on gasoline and residential energy use as a result of record-high energy prices,

(iv) due to the increase in the carbon tax on April 1, 2022, Canada is the only G7 country to have raised taxes on energy use during a global energy crisis,

the House call on the government to:

(a) recognize that Canada is currently in a cost-of-living crisis;

(b) acknowledge the impact record high energy prices have placed on Canadians; and

Notice also received from:

, and — May 10, 2022

May 13, 2022 — — That, given that,

(i) Canadians are paying more for rent, groceries and gas, while corporations like Canadian Natural Resources Ltd and Walmart make increased profits,

(ii) wages are not keeping up with inflation,

(iii) the government stands to collect over $2 billion in additional GST revenue as a consequence of inflation,

the House call on the government to:

(a) expand its Canada Recovery Dividend to include profitable oil companies and big box stores; and

(b) provide immediate relief to Canadians by suspending the GST on residential energy bills, doubling the GST tax credit and increasing the Canada Child Benefit for all recipients by $500.

Notice also received from:

and — May 13, 2022

May 13, 2022 — — That the House:

(a) affirm that reproductive rights are human rights;

(b) reaffirm the Supreme Court’s 1988 decision of R. v. Morgentaler which held that the abortion provision in the Criminal Code was unconstitutional as it violated individuals’ rights under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to security of the person;

(d) recognize that safe and legal reproductive care is a right; and

(e) call on the government to take action to improve family planning, maternal health and reproductive choice by immediately making contraception free, ensuring year-round access to abortion and reproductive health services particularly in rural and Northern communities, and hold back health-care transfers for provinces who do not provide access.

Notice also received from:

and — May 13, 2022

May 13, 2022 — — That, given that Canadians are being squeezed out of the housing market by ultra-wealthy individuals and profitable corporations who see housing as investment vehicles rather than homes, the House call on the government to take immediate steps to tackle the financialization of the housing market, by:

(a) placing a moratorium on the acquisition of affordable homes by real estate investment trusts and other corporate landlords;

(b) closing tax loopholes that currently reward these financialized landlords to help curb the staggering increase in housing prices; and

(c) putting in place a federal non-profit acquisition fund to allow not-for-profit, co-operatives or community land trust organizations to purchase rental buildings, including at-risk and distressed buildings, when they come on the market.

Notice also received from:

, and — May 13, 2022

May 17, 2022 — — That, in light of the disturbing increase in money laundering activity in Canada that often launders the proceeds of both domestic and global illicit activities, and given the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the introduction of economic sanctions against certain individuals connected to the Russian Federation, the House call on the government to immediately establish an independent commission of inquiry regarding money laundering in Canada mandated to, among other things:

(a) consider the prevalence, impact, and the legal as well as institutional structures that are responsible for combating money laundering;

(b) make recommendations to reduce the frequency of money laundering in Canada and ensure that those engaging in money laundering are detected and brought to justice; and

(c) report its findings to the government no later than the end of 2023, which in turn shall cause a copy of the report to be laid before the House.

Notice also received from:

, and — May 17, 2022

May 26, 2022 — — That the House:

(a) denounce the Prime Minister’s appointment of a non-French-speaking Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick;

(b) denounce the government’s decision to appeal the decision of the New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench stating that this appointment infringes on the rights and freedoms of francophones in Canada’s only bilingual province;

(d) remind that the Prime Minister is responsible for appointing an unfair share, namely, 81%, of anglophone deputy ministers and associate deputy ministers;

(e) remind that French language proficiency is not a second-class skill and that francophones are not second-class citizens; and

(f) denounce the wave of appointments of non-French-speakers by the Prime Minister and his government since they came to power, which shows a lack of respect for francophones and contributes to the anglicization of Quebec and Canada’s francophone communities.

Notice also received from:

and — May 26, 2022

May 26, 2022 — — That, given that,

(i) 1,800 soldiers of the British Crown landed in Nova Scotia in 1755,

(ii) the boats and weapons of the Acadians were seized,

(iii) Catholic priests and missionaries were sent to England as prisoners of war,

(iv) the deportation of the Acadians was ordered by the British Crown,

(v) of the 18,000 inhabitants of Acadia, more than 10,000 were deported, and nearly two thirds of these died before reaching their destination,

(a) the House take note of the allegations of genocide of the Acadian people by the British regime through the mass deportation of the Acadians, beginning in 1755 and known as the “Great Upheaval”; and

(b) the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development be instructed to undertake a study on this subject and to report to the House no later than six months following the adoption of this motion.

Notice also received from:

, and — May 26, 2022

June 3, 2022 — — That, in the opinion of the House:

(a) the Supreme Court of Canada ruling in R. v. Bissonnette has serious consequences for the victims of mass murderers, who will now be forced to attend parole hearings and relive their trauma to ensure that mass murderers remain behind bars; and

(b) therefore, the government should table in the House, no later than on Monday, December 5, 2022, legislation that ensures that mass murderers remain ineligible for early parole.

Notice also received from:

, and — June 3, 2022

June 3, 2022 — — That, with a view to discharging the House's constitutional duties of holding the government to account over the forthcoming summer adjournment and autumn sittings:

(a) in relation to recently disclosed Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) records concerning its 2018 consideration of charging the Prime Minister with the offence of fraud upon the government, contrary to paragraph 121(1)(c) of the Criminal Code,

(i) the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics be instructed to undertake a study concerning these matters, provided that the committee shall

(A) seek evidence from the RCMP, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP, and the current and former Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioners,

(B) report back to the House within 100 sitting days,

(ii) an order of the House do issue for an unredacted copy of all documents responsive to Access to Information Act request A-2021-02029 made to the RCMP, subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) of this motion,

(iii) the House waive its privileges with respect to the April 26, 2022, admission by the Prime Minister, recorded at page 4381 of the Debates, that he did not have the written consent of the head of his branch of government to accept the vacation in question, for the purposes of any proceedings under the Criminal Code, provided that the Speaker shall communicate this decision to the Commissioner of the RCMP, the Director of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, the Commissioner of the OPP, and the Assistant Deputy Attorney General of Ontario (Criminal Law Division);

(b) in relation to the August 2021 fall of Afghanistan, an order of the House do issue for completed and draft after-action and review reports respecting the evacuation of Kabul prepared by, or on behalf of, the Privy Council Office, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, and the Canadian Armed Forces, subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) of this motion;

(c) in relation to the February 2022 declaration of a public order emergency, an order of the House do issue for all security assessments and legal opinions, together with any other advice tendered to the government on whether to invoke the Emergencies Act, which the government relied upon in determining that

(i) the threshold of "threats to security of Canada", as defined by section 2 of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, required by section 16 of the Emergencies Act, had been met,

(ii) the thresholds required by paragraphs 3(a) or (b) of the Emergencies Act, concerning a "national emergency", had been met,

(iii) the situation could not "be effectively dealt with under any other law of Canada", as required by section 3 of the Emergencies Act,

(iv) the Emergency Measures Regulations were compliant with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, including the analysis relied upon by the Minister of Justice in discharging his responsibilities under section 4.1 of the Department of Justice Act,

(v) the Emergency Economic Measures Order was compliant with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, including the analysis relied upon by the Minister of Justice in discharging his responsibilities under section 4.1 of the Department of Justice Act, subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) of this motion;

(d) in relation to the unredacted documents respecting the transfer of Ebola and Henipah viruses to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in March 2019, and the subsequent revocation of security clearances for, and termination of the employment of, Dr. Xiangguo Qiu and Dr. Keding Cheng, an order of the House do issue for their production, subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) of this motion;

(e) in relation to the documents ordered by subparagraph (a)(ii) and paragraphs (b) to (d) to be produced,

(i) these documents shall be deposited with the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, in both official languages, no later than Friday, July 15, 2022,

(ii) a copy of the documents referred to in paragraphs (c) and (d) shall also be deposited with the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, in both official languages, no later than Friday, July 15, 2022, with any proposed redaction of information which, in the government's opinion, could reasonably be expected to compromise national security or to reveal details of an ongoing criminal investigation, other than the existence of an investigation,

(iii) the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel shall promptly thereafter notify the Speaker, who shall forthwith inform the House, whether he is satisfied each set of requested documents was produced as ordered, provided that the Speaker shall, if the House stands adjourned, lay the opinions of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel upon the table pursuant to Standing Order 32(1),

(iv) the Speaker shall cause the documents referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) and paragraph (b) and the documents referred to in paragraphs (c) and (d), as redacted pursuant to subparagraph (e)(ii), to be laid upon the table at the next earliest opportunity, and, after being tabled,

(A) the documents referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) shall stand referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics,

(B) the documents referred to in paragraph (b) shall stand referred to the standing committees on Foreign Affairs and International Development and on National Defence, and, if it has not yet presented its final report, to the Special Committee on Afghanistan,

(C) the documents referred to in paragraph (c) shall stand referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security and to the Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency,

(D) the documents referred to in paragraph (d) shall stand referred to the Special Committee on the Canada-People's Republic of China Relationship,

(v) the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel shall discuss with each committee referred to in subparagraphs (iv)(C) and (D), at in camera meetings, to be held within one month of the documents being tabled pursuant to subparagraph (e)(iv), whether he agrees with the redactions proposed by the government pursuant to subparagraph (e)(ii), provided that these meetings or any subsequent meetings where the discussions are continued

(A) shall not be subject to the provisions of paragraph (r) of the order adopted on Thursday, November 25, 2021,

(B) may, if the relevant committee decides, be held outside of the House's precincts, but within the National Capital Region, at a location acknowledged by the government to be appropriate for the discussion and presentation of highly classified information,

(vi) each committee referred to in subparagraphs (iv)(C) and (D) may, after hearing from the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, pursuant to subparagraph (e)(v), accept the proposed redactions, or reject some or all the proposed redactions and request the production of those unredacted documents in the manner to be determined by the committee; and

that a message be sent to the Senate to acquaint Their Honours accordingly with respect to paragraphs (c) and (e) of this motion.

Notice also received from:

, , , and — June 3, 2022

Ways and Means

No. 2 — December 14, 2021 — — Consideration of a ways and means motion to introduce an Act to implement a Digital Services Tax. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-441-2, tabled on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.

No. 4 — April 7, 2022 — — Consideration of a ways and means motion to amend the Income Tax Act and other legislation. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-441-4, tabled on Thursday, April 7, 2022.

No. 5 — April 7, 2022 — — Consideration of a ways and means motion to amend the Excise Tax Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-441-5, tabled on Thursday, April 7, 2022.

No. 6 — April 7, 2022 — — Consideration of a ways and means motion to amend the Excise Act, 2001. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-441-6, tabled on Thursday, April 7, 2022.

No. 7 — April 7, 2022 — — Consideration of a ways and means motion to amend the Excise Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-441-7, tabled on Thursday, April 7, 2022.

Government Bills (Commons)

C-7 — December 10, 2021 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs of Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts.

Royal recommendation — notice given Thursday, December 9, 2021, by the .

C-9^R — June 16, 2022 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Judges Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

C-17 — March 25, 2022 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and to authorize certain payments to be made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

Royal recommendation — notice given Thursday, March 24, 2022, by the .

C-20 — May 19, 2022 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security of Bill C-20, An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments.

Royal recommendation — notice given Thursday, May 26, 2022, by the .

C-21 — June 22, 2022 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — 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;

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“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.”;

Deferred recorded division on the subamendment of , seconded by , — That the amendment be amended by adding the following:

“; and that the committee report back no later than 10 sitting days following the adoption of this motion.”.

Recorded division on the subamendment — deferred until Thursday, June 23, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions, pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021.

Voting on the amendment and the main motion — immediately after the subamendment is disposed of, pursuant to order made Tuesday, June 21, 2022, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3).

C-22 — June 2, 2022 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities of Bill C-22, An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit and making a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Act.

Royal recommendation — notice given Wednesday, June 8, 2022, by the .

C-23 — June 7, 2022 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development of Bill C-23, An Act respecting places, persons and events of national historic significance or national interest, archaeological resources and cultural and natural heritage.

Royal recommendation — notice given Wednesday, June 8, 2022, by the .

C-26 — June 14, 2022 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security of Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts.

Royal recommendation — notice given Tuesday, June 14, 2022, by the .

C-27 — June 16, 2022 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology of Bill C-27, An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts.

Royal recommendation — notice given Monday, June 20, 2022, by the .

C-29 — June 22, 2022 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs of Bill C-29, An Act to provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation.

Government Bills (Senate)

S-6 — June 22, 2022 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology of Bill S-6, An Act respecting regulatory modernization.

Government Business

No. 3 — December 10, 2021 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Finance that it have the power to divide Bill C-2, An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19, into two bills, Bill C-2A, An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19 (Business Support Programs), and Bill C-2B, An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19 (benefits and leave), provided that:

(a) Bill C-2A be composed of Part 1 of Bill C-2;

(b) Bill C-2B be composed of all the remaining parts of Bill C-2;

(d) the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel be authorized to make any technical changes or corrections as may be necessary to give effect to this motion; and

(e) if Bill C-2A is not reported back to the House within two sittings days after the adoption of this motion, it shall be deemed reported without amendment.

No. 4 — December 16, 2021 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-2, An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19, shall be disposed as follows:

(a) the bill be deemed concurred in at report stage without further amendment immediately after the adoption of this order;

(b) a motion for third reading may be made immediately after the bill has been concurred in at report stage;

(c) when the bill is taken up at the third reading stage, a member of each recognized party and a member of the Green Party each be allowed to speak for not more than 10 minutes followed by five minutes for questions and comments and, at the conclusion of the time provided for debate or when no member rises to speak, whichever is earlier, all questions necessary for the disposal of the third reading stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment provided that, if a recorded division is requested on any motion, it shall not be deferred; and

(d) the House shall not adjourn until the proceedings on the bill have been completed, except pursuant to a motion proposed by a minister of the Crown, provided that once proceedings have been completed, the House may then proceed to consider other business or, if it has already passed the ordinary hour of daily adjournment, the House shall adjourn to the next sitting day.

No. 13 — May 6, 2022 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — 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:

(i) Bill C-5A, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, containing clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14,

(ii) Bill C-5B, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, containing the remaining clauses of the bill.

No. 14 — May 30, 2022 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Finance that, during its consideration of Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures, the committee be granted the power to divide the bill into two pieces of legislation:

(i) Bill C-19A, An Act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act and other acts, containing divisions 26, 27, 29 and 32 of Part 5 and Schedule 3 of the bill,

(ii) Bill C-19B, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures, containing all the remaining provisions of the bill.

No. 15 — June 2, 2022 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs that, during its consideration of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (electoral representation), the committee be granted the power to expand the scope of the bill in order to amend the formula for apportioning seats in the House and include provisions that maintain the Quebec nation’s political weight, as the House of Commons recognized on March 2, 2022;

And of the motion of , seconded by , — That this question be now put.

No. 17 — June 10, 2022 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage that, during its consideration of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed 10 sitting days.

No. 19 — June 22, 2022 — Resuming consideration of the adjourned debate on the motion of , seconded by , — 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;

(b) members who participate remotely in a sitting of the House be counted for the purpose of quorum;

(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;

(d) the application of Standing Order 17 shall be suspended;

(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”;

(f) the application of Standing Order 62 shall be suspended for any member participating remotely;

(g) documents may be laid before the House or presented to the House electronically, provided that:

(i) documents deposited pursuant to Standing Order 32(1) shall be deposited with the Clerk of the House electronically,

(ii) documents shall be transmitted to the clerk by members prior to their intervention,

(iii) any petition presented pursuant to Standing Order 36(5) may be filed with the clerk electronically,

(iv) responses to questions on the Order Paper deposited pursuant to Standing Order 39 may be tabled electronically;

(h) should the House resolve itself in a committee of the whole, the Chair may preside from the Speaker’s chair;

(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;

(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,

(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

(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,

provided that any extension of time pursuant to Standing Order 45(7.1) shall not exceed 90 minutes;

(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;

(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;

(m) for greater certainty, this order shall not limit the application of Standing Order 45(7);

(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;

(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:

(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,

(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,

(iii) in the event a member casts their vote both in person and electronically, a vote cast in person take precedence,

(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,

(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,

(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,

(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,

(viii) any question to be resolved by secret ballot be excluded from this order,

(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;

(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:

(i) members who participate remotely shall be counted for the purpose of quorum,

(ii) except for those decided unanimously or on division, all questions shall be decided by a recorded vote,

(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,

(iv) public proceedings shall be made available to the public via the House of Commons website,

(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,

(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

(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,

(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,

(ii) members who participate remotely shall be counted for the purpose of quorum,

(iii) except for those decided unanimously or on division, all questions shall be decided by a recorded vote,

(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,

(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;

that a message be sent to the Senate to acquaint Their Honours that this House has passed this order; and

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.

Closure — notice given Wednesday, June 22, 2022, pursuant to Standing Order 57.

Concurrence in Committee Reports

No. 8 — May 16, 2022 — Resuming the adjourned debate on the motion of , seconded by , — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Health, presented Friday, April 29, 2022, be concurred in.

Debate — 57 minutes to be added to the business of the House on a day designated by the government, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2) and to order made Monday, May 2, 2022.

Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.

No. 11 — June 3, 2022 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That the first report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, be concurred in.

Debate — one hour and 42 minutes to be added to the business of the House on a day designated by the government, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2) and to order made Monday, May 2, 2022.

Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.


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