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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 313 (Unrevised) Friday, May 10, 2024 10:00 a.m.

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

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

Prayer

Government Orders

Mr. Holland (Minister of Health) for Mr. MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities), moved, — That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order, or usual practice of the House, Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare, shall be disposed of as follows:

(a) during the consideration of the bill by the Standing Committee on Health,

(i) the committee shall have the first priority for the use of House resources for the committee meetings,

(ii) the committee shall meet between 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on the two further sitting days following the adoption of this order to gather evidence from witnesses, provided that any meeting on a Friday may start at 12:00 p.m. for a duration of not more than five hours,

(iii) all amendments be submitted to the clerk of the committee by 4:00 p.m. on the second sitting day following the adoption of this order,

(iv) amendments filed by independent members shall be deemed to have been proposed during the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill,

(v) the committee shall meet at 3:30 p.m., on the third sitting day following the adoption of this order to consider the bill at clause-by-clause, or 12:00 p.m. if on a Friday, and if the committee has not completed the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill by 8:30 p.m., or 5:00 p.m. if on a Friday, all remaining amendments submitted to the committee shall be deemed moved, the Chair shall put the question, forthwith and successively without further debate on all remaining clauses, amendments submitted to the committee as well as each and every question necessary to dispose of the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill, and the committee shall not adjourn the meeting until it has disposed of the bill,

(vi) a member of the committee may report the bill to the House by depositing it with the Clerk of the House, who shall notify the House leaders of the recognized parties and independent members, and if the House stands adjourned, the report shall be deemed to have been duly presented to the House during the previous sitting for the purpose of Standing Order 76.1(1);

(b) not more than five hours shall be allotted to the consideration of the bill at report stage, and at the expiry of the time provided for the consideration of the said stage of the bill, or when no member rises to speak, whichever is earlier, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, 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, and, if a recorded division is requested, the vote shall not be deferred; and

(c) not more than one sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the bill at the third reading stage, and 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders that day, or when no member rises to speak, whichever is earlier, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, 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, and, if a recorded division is requested, the vote shall not be deferred. (Government Business No. 39)

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.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Fragiskatos (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities) laid upon the table, — Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petition:

— No. 441-02375 concerning foreign affairs.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Ehsassi (Willowdale), from the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented the 26th report of the committee, "Governance of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-438.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 107) was tabled.

Mr. Chahal (Calgary Skyview), from the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, presented the 14th report of the committee, "Main Estimates 2024-25: Vote 1 under Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Vote 1 under Canadian Energy Regulator, Vote 1 under Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Department of Natural Resources, Vote 1 under Northern Pipeline Agency". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-439.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 97) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-02468);

— by Mr. Arnold (North Okanagan—Shuswap), one concerning justice (No. 441-02469).

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 21, 2023 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance with amendments;

And of Motion No. 1.

Motion No. 1 of Mr. Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot), seconded by Mr. Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South), — That Bill C-59 be amended by deleting the short title.

The debate continued on Motion No. 1.

Notices of Motions

Mrs. St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the second reading stage of Bill C-69, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 16, 2024.

Mrs. St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage) gave notice of the intention to move at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 57, that, in relation to the consideration of Government Business No. 39, the debate not be further adjourned.

REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF SITTING HOURS

Pursuant to order made Wednesday, February 28, 2024, Mrs. St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage) requested that the ordinary hour of daily adjournment on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, be 12:00 a.m. and this request was deemed adopted.

Government Orders

And of Motion No. 1.

The debate continued on Motion No. 1.

At 12:54 p.m., pursuant to order made Thursday, May 9, 2024, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Assistant Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Private Members' Business

At 12:55 p.m., by unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Ehsassi (Willowdale), seconded by Mr. Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands), moved, — That:

(a) the House recognize that,

(i) over 20% of food produced in Canada goes uneaten and wasted, costing the Canadian economy tens of billions of dollars,

(ii) individuals, families, and communities across Canada face critical levels of food insecurity,

(iii) surplus food unfit for human consumption may serve as animal feed, supporting farmers and reducing national methane emissions,

(iv) in 2015, the United Nations set Sustainable Development Goals that included a commitment to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030,

(v) national strategies have been developed across the world to reduce food waste by incentivizing food donations and preventing the destruction of unsold yet safe and edible food products; and

(b) in the opinion of the House, the government should develop and implement a national strategy to reduce food waste and combat food insecurity to,

(i) establish a National Food Waste Hierarchy,

(ii) align municipal and provincial regulations concerning food waste reduction and food donations,

(iii) lead efforts to reduce the adverse environmental impact of unused food resources,

(iv) establish protocols and partnerships to facilitate food redistribution and rescue efforts,

(v) identify policy and fiscal incentives to reduce food waste,

(vi) raise public awareness regarding food waste, food insecurity, and associated government initiatives. (Private Members' Business M-110)

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.

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 — Additional costing note from the Parliamentary Budget Officer on the Fall Economic Statement 2023, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1119-114. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by Mr. MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) — Orders in Council approving certain appointments made by the Governor General in Council, pursuant to Standing Order 110(1), as follows:

— P.C. 2024-346. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-2-14. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— P.C. 2024-311, P.C. 2024-362, P.C. 2024-363 and P.C. 2024-371. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-3-22. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— P.C. 2024-214, P.C. 2024-216, P.C. 2024-217, P.C. 2024-218, P.C. 2024-219, P.C. 2024-241, P.C. 2024-273, P.C. 2024-306, P.C. 2024-307, P.C. 2024-308, P.C. 2024-364 and P.C. 2024-365. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-14-17. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

— P.C. 2024-210. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-7-12. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— P.C. 2024-208, P.C. 2024-209, P.C. 2024-300 and P.C. 2024-301. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-9-22. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— P.C. 2024-234. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-18-12. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

— P.C. 2024-211, P.C. 2024-212, P.C. 2024-213, P.C. 2024-220, P.C. 2024-235, P.C. 2024-236, P.C. 2024-277, P.C. 2024-291, P.C. 2024-292, P.C. 2024-293, P.C. 2024-294, P.C. 2024-295, P.C. 2024-296, P.C. 2024-309, P.C. 2024-312, P.C. 2024-313, P.C. 2024-314 and P.C. 2024-369. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-16-23. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

— P.C. 2024-290. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-1-19. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs)

— P.C. 2024-237, P.C. 2024-238 and P.C. 2024-370. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-13-20. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— P.C. 2024-347. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-17-14. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence)

— P.C. 2024-239, P.C. 2024-240 and P.C. 2024-289. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-29-16. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

— P.C. 2024-303, P.C. 2024-304 and P.C. 2024-305. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-30-22. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— P.C. 2024-297, P.C. 2024-298, P.C. 2024-348, P.C. 2024-349, P.C. 2024-350, P.C. 2024-351, P.C. 2024-352 and P.C. 2024-353. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-33-08. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Science and Research)

— P.C. 2024-221, P.C. 2024-222, P.C. 2024-223, P.C. 2024-224, P.C. 2024-225, P.C. 2024-226, P.C. 2024-227, P.C. 2024-228, P.C. 2024-229, P.C. 2024-230, P.C. 2024-231, P.C. 2024-232, P.C. 2024-233, P.C. 2024-299, P.C. 2024-310, P.C. 2024-354, P.C. 2024-355, P.C. 2024-356 and P.C. 2024-357. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-24-21. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— P.C. 2024-366, P.C. 2024-367 and P.C. 2024-368. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-441-32-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs)

Adjournment

At 1:57 p.m., by unanimous consent, the Assistant Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).