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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals

No. 26

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

10:00 a.m.



Prayer
Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Sidhu (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the table, — Copy of the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated February 28, 2020. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-441-9.


Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Sidhu (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the table, — Copy of the Agreement on Social Security between Canada and the Argentine Republic, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated August 13, 2021. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-441-10.


Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Sidhu (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the table, — Copy of the Agreement on Social Security between Canada and the Republic of Austria, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated July 5, 2021. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-441-11.


Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Sidhu (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the table, — Copy of the Antarctic Treaty, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated December 1, 1959. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-441-12.


Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Khera (Minister of Seniors), seconded by Ms. Ng (Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development), Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (Guaranteed Income Supplement), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the first report of the committee, "Report 1, Procuring Complex Information Technology Solutions of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-13.

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. 3) was tabled.


Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the second report of the committee, "Report 2, National Shipbuilding Strategy, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-14.

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. 3) was tabled.


Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the third report of the committee, "Report 3, Access to Safe Drinking Water in First Nations Communities—Indigenous Services Canada, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-15.

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. 3) was tabled.


Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the fourth report of the committee, "Report 4, Canada Child Benefit—Canada Revenue Agency, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-16.

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. 3) was tabled.


Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the fifth report of the committee, "Report 5, Follow-up Audit on Rail Safety—Transport Canada, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-17.

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. 3) was tabled.


Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the sixth report of the committee, "Report 6, Canada Emergency Response Benefit, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-18.

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. 3) was tabled.


Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the seventh report of the committee, "Report 7, Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-19.

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. 3) was tabled.


Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the eighth report of the committee, "Report 8, Pandemic Preparedness, Surveillance, and Border Control Measures, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-20.

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. 3) was tabled.


Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the ninth report of the committee, "Report 9, Investing in Canada Plan, of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-21.

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. 3) was tabled.


Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Lewis (Essex), seconded by Mr. Steinley (Regina—Lewvan), Bill C-241, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction of travel expenses for tradespersons), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Seeback (Dufferin—Caledon), seconded by Mr. Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn), Bill C-242, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (temporary resident visas for parents and grandparents), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Powlowski (Thunder Bay—Rainy River), seconded by Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood), Bill C-243, An Act respecting the elimination of the use of forced labour and child labour in supply chains, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Miao (Richmond Centre), seconded by Mr. May (Cambridge), Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski), seconded by Ms. Gazan (Winnipeg Centre), Bill C-245, An Act to amend the Canada Infrastructure Bank Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Champoux (Drummond), seconded by Mrs. Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou), Bill C-246, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (representation in the House of Commons), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Erskine-Smith (Beaches—East York), seconded by Ms. Taylor Roy (Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill), Bill C-247, An Act to prohibit fur farming, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


Presenting Petitions

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

— by Mr. Arya (Nepean), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00141) and one concerning business and trade (No. 441-00142);
— by Ms. Taylor Roy (Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill), one concerning the environment (No. 441-00149);
— by Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock), one concerning public safety (No. 441-00150);
— by Mr. Casey (Charlottetown), one concerning the environment (No. 441-00151);
— by Mr. Johns (Courtenay—Alberni), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00152);
— by Mr. Erskine-Smith (Beaches—East York), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-00153) and one concerning citizenship and immigration (No. 441-00154).
Business of Supply

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

Mr. Steinley (Regina—Lewvan), seconded by Mrs. Block (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek), moved, —  

Whereas on October 21, 1880, the Government of Canada entered into a contract with the Canadian Pacific Railway Syndicate for the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway;

Whereas, by clause 16 of the 1880 Canadian Pacific Railway contract, the federal government agreed to give a tax exemption to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company;

Whereas, in 1905, the Parliament of Canada passed the Saskatchewan Act, which created the Province of Saskatchewan;

Whereas section 24 of the Saskatchewan Act refers to clause 16 of the 1880 Canadian Pacific Railway Contract;

Whereas the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed on November 6, 1885, with the Last Spike at Craigellachie, and has been operating as a going concern for 136 years;

Whereas, the Canadian Pacific Railway Company has paid applicable taxes to the Government of Saskatchewan since the Province was established in 1905;

Whereas it would be unfair to the residents of Saskatchewan if a major corporation were exempt from certain provincial taxes, casting that tax burden onto the residents of Saskatchewan;

Whereas it would be unfair to other businesses operating in Saskatchewan, including small businesses, if a major corporation were exempt from certain provincial taxes, giving that corporation a significant competitive advantage over those other businesses, to the detriment of farmers, consumers and producers in the Province;

Whereas it would not be consistent with Saskatchewan's position as an equal partner in Confederation if there were restrictions on its taxing powers that do not apply to other provinces;

Whereas on August 29, 1966, the then President of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Ian D. Sinclair, advised the then federal Minister of Transport, Jack Pickersgill, that the Board of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company had no objection to constitutional amendments to eliminate the tax exemption;

Whereas section 43 of the Constitution Act, 1982 provides that an amendment to the Constitution of Canada may be made by proclamation issued by the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada where so authorized by resolutions of the Senate and House of Commons and of the legislative assembly of each province to which the amendment applies;

Whereas the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, on November 29, 2021, adopted a resolution authorizing an amendment to the Constitution of Canada;

Now, therefore, the House of Commons resolves that an amendment to the Constitution of Canada be authorized to be made by proclamation issued by Her Excellency the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada in accordance with the annexed schedule.

SCHEDULE

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF CANADA

1. Section 24 of the Saskatchewan Act is repealed.
2. The repeal of section 24 is deemed to have been made on August 29, 1966, and is retroactive to that date.

CITATION

3. This Amendment may be cited as the Constitution Amendment, [year of proclamation] (Saskatchewan Act).

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.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Concurrence in Committee Reports

Pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Villemure (Trois-Rivières), seconded by Mrs. DeBellefeuille (Salaberry—Suroît), — That the first report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 1)

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:

(Division No. 20 -- Vote no 20)
YEAS: 173, NAYS: 156

YEAS -- POUR

Aboultaif
Aitchison
Albas
Allison
Angus
Arnold
Ashton
Bachrach
Baldinelli
Barlow
Barrett
Barron
Barsalou-Duval
Beaulieu
Benzen
Bergen
Bergeron
Berthold
Bérubé
Bezan
Blaikie
Blanchet
Blanchette-Joncas
Blaney
Block
Boulerice
Bragdon
Brassard
Brock
Brunelle-Duceppe
Calkins
Cannings
Caputo
Carrie
Chabot
Chambers
Champoux
Chong
Collins (Victoria)
Cooper
Dalton
Dancho
Davidson

Davies
DeBellefeuille
Deltell
d'Entremont
Desbiens
Desilets
Desjarlais
Dowdall
Dreeshen
Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry)
Ellis
Epp
Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster)
Falk (Provencher)
Fast
Ferreri
Findlay
Fortin
Gallant
Garon
Garrison
Gaudreau
Gazan
Généreux
Genuis
Gill
Gladu
Godin
Goodridge
Gourde
Gray
Green
Hallan
Hoback
Hughes
Idlout
Jeneroux
Johns
Julian
Kelly
Kitchen
Kmiec
Kram

Kramp-Neuman
Kurek
Kusie
Kwan
Lake
Lantsman
Larouche
Lawrence
Lehoux
Lemire
Lewis (Essex)
Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk)
Liepert
Lloyd
Lobb
MacGregor
MacKenzie
Maguire
Martel
Masse
Mathyssen
Mazier
McCauley (Edmonton West)
McLean
McPherson
Melillo
Michaud
Moore
Morantz
Morrice
Morrison
Motz
Muys
Nater
Normandin
Patzer
Paul-Hus
Pauzé
Perkins
Perron
Plamondon
Rayes
Redekopp

Reid
Rempel Garner
Richards
Roberts
Rood
Ruff
Savard-Tremblay
Schmale
Seeback
Shields
Shipley
Simard
Sinclair-Desgagné
Singh
Small
Soroka
Steinley
Ste-Marie
Stewart
Strahl
Stubbs
Thériault
Therrien
Thomas
Tochor
Tolmie
Trudel
Uppal
Van Popta
Vecchio
Vidal
Vien
Viersen
Vignola
Villemure
Vis
Wagantall
Warkentin
Waugh
Webber
Williams
Williamson
Zarrillo
Zimmer

Total: -- 173

NAYS -- CONTRE

Aldag
Alghabra
Ali
Anand
Anandasangaree
Arseneault
Arya
Atwin
Badawey
Bains
Baker
Battiste
Beech
Bendayan
Bennett
Bibeau
Bittle
Blair
Blois
Boissonnault
Bradford
Brière
Carr
Casey
Chagger
Chahal
Champagne
Chatel
Chen
Chiang
Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)
Cormier
Coteau
Dabrusin
Damoff
Dhaliwal
Dhillon
Diab
Dong

Drouin
Dubourg
Duclos
Duguid
Dzerowicz
Ehsassi
El-Khoury
Erskine-Smith
Fergus
Fillmore
Fisher
Fonseca
Fortier
Fragiskatos
Fraser
Freeland
Fry
Gaheer
Garneau
Gerretsen
Gould
Guilbeault
Hajdu
Hanley
Hardie
Hepfner
Holland
Housefather
Hussen
Hutchings
Iacono
Ien
Jaczek
Joly
Jones
Jowhari
Kayabaga
Kelloway
Khalid

Khera
Koutrakis
Kusmierczyk
Lalonde
Lambropoulos
Lametti
Lamoureux
Lapointe
Lattanzio
Lauzon
LeBlanc
Lebouthillier
Lightbound
Long
Longfield
Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga)
MacAulay (Cardigan)
MacDonald (Malpeque)
MacKinnon (Gatineau)
Maloney
Martinez Ferrada
May (Cambridge)
McDonald (Avalon)
McGuinty
McKay
McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam)
McLeod
Mendès
Mendicino
Miao
Miller
Morrissey
Murray
Naqvi
Ng
Noormohamed
O'Connell
Oliphant
O'Regan

Petitpas Taylor
Powlowski
Qualtrough
Robillard
Rodriguez
Romanado
Sahota
Sajjan
Saks
Samson
Sarai
Scarpaleggia
Schiefke
Serré
Sgro
Shanahan
Sheehan
Sidhu (Brampton East)
Sidhu (Brampton South)
Sorbara
St-Onge
Sudds
Tassi
Taylor Roy
Thompson
Trudeau
Turnbull
Valdez
Van Bynen
van Koeverden
Vandal
Vandenbeld
Virani
Vuong
Weiler
Wilkinson
Yip
Zahid
Zuberi

Total: -- 156

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Nil--Aucun

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Steinley (Regina—Lewvan), seconded by Mrs. Block (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek), in relation to the business of supply.

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:

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Steinley (Regina—Lewvan), seconded by Mrs. Block (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek), in relation to the business of supply.

The debate continued.

At 6:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the 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, February 9, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Government Orders

Take-note Debates

At 6:37 p.m., by unanimous consent and pursuant to order made Friday, February 4, 2022, and Standing Order 53.1, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole for the consideration of the following motion, — That this committee take note of the opioid crisis in Canada. (Government Business No. 6)

At 10:44 p.m., pursuant to order made Friday, February 4, 2022, the committee rose.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the table as follows:

— by Mr. Alghabra (Minister of Transport) — Summary of the Corporate Plan for 2021-2025 and the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2021 of VIA Rail Canada Inc., pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-441-803-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)
Adjournment

Accordingly, at 10:44 p.m, the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m, pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).