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42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 108 Wednesday, November 16, 2016 2:00 p.m.

Prayer

National Anthem

Statements By Members

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Certificates of Election

The Speaker informed the House that the Acting Clerk had received from the Chief Electoral Officer a certificate of the election of Mr. Motz (Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner).

Mr. Motz (Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner), having taken and subscribed the oath required by law, took his seat in the House.

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. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— No. 421-00671 concerning the Guy-Favreau day-care centre. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-84-01;

— Nos. 421-00672, 421-00780, 421-00792 and 421-00802 concerning health care services. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-31-11;

— No. 421-00673 concerning poverty. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-12-04;

— Nos. 421-00675 and 421-00749 concerning the protection of the environment. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-3-11;

— Nos. 421-00676, 421-00677, 421-00678, 421-00679, 421-00680, 421-00681, 421-00682, 421-00683, 421-00684, 421-00685, 421-00686, 421-00687, 421-00688, 421-00689, 421-00690, 421-00691, 421-00692, 421-00693, 421-00694 and 421-00695 concerning unborn children. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-5-12;

— No. 421-00697 concerning a day-care centre. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-85-01;

— Nos. 421-00721, 421-00741 and 421-00782 concerning sexual and violent content in the media. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-63-03;

— No. 421-00723 concerning pay equity. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-86-01.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Copy of the Agreement between Canada and Mongolia for the Promotion and Protection of Investments, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated September 8, 2016. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-421-25.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Bagnell (Yukon), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 15th Report of the Committee, (Supplementary Estimates (B) 2016-17: Vote 1b under House of Commons and Vote 1b under Parliamentary Protective Service). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-108.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 39) was tabled.

Mr. Bagnell (Yukon), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 16th Report of the Committee (items to remain votable). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-109.

Pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(2), the report was deemed concurred in.

Mrs. Schulte (King—Vaughan), from the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, presented the Third Report of the Committee (Bill C-238, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy for the safe disposal of lamps containing mercury, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-110.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 35) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Benson (Saskatoon West), seconded by Mr. Weir (Regina—Lewvan), Bill C-321, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (prohibition of asbestos), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

Mr. McColeman (Brantford—Brant), seconded by Mr. MacKenzie (Oxford), moved, — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Friday, March 11, 2016, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 5)

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Mr. Brown (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes), moved, — That the Honourable Member for Cypress Hills—Grasslands be now heard.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 150 -- Vote n^o 150)
YEAS: 222, NAYS: 63
YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Alleslev Anderson Angus Arnold Arseneault Ashton Aubin Ayoub Badawey Bagnell Bains Baylis Beaulieu Beech Bennett Benson Bergen Berthold Bezan Bittle Blair Blaney (North Island—Powell River) Boissonnault Boudrias Boulerice Boutin-Sweet Breton Brison Brosseau Brown Calkins Cannings Caron Carr Carrie Casey (Cumberland—Colchester) Casey (Charlottetown) Chagger Champagne Chen Choquette Clarke Clement Cullen Cuzner Dabrusin Deltell Dhaliwal Dhillon Doherty Donnelly Dreeshen Dubé Dubourg Duclos Duguid Duncan (Etobicoke North) Dusseault Duvall Dzerowicz Eglinski Ehsassi Ellis Erskine-Smith Eyking Eyolfson Falk Fergus Fillmore Finnigan Fisher Fonseca Foote Fortin Fragiskatos Fraser (Central Nova) Fry Fuhr Garneau Généreux Genuis Gerretsen Gill Godin Goldsmith-Jones Goodale Graham Grewal Hajdu Hardcastle Harder Hehr Hoback Holland Hughes Hutchings Iacono Johns Joly Jones Jordan Jowhari Julian Kent Khera Kwan Lametti Lamoureux Lapointe Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Laverdière Lebel LeBlanc Lebouthillier Lefebvre Leslie Levitt Liepert Lightbound Lobb Lockhart Long Longfield MacAulay (Cardigan) MacGregor Maguire Masse (Windsor West) Mathyssen May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) McCallum McColeman McCrimmon McGuinty McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) Mendès Mendicino Mihychuk Miller (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs) Monsef Moore Morrissey Motz Murray Nantel Nassif Nater Nicholson Obhrai O'Connell Oliphant Oliver Paradis Peschisolido Petitpas Taylor Philpott Picard Poissant Quach Qualtrough Ramsey Rankin Ratansi Rayes Richards Robillard Romanado Rota Ruimy Saganash Sahota Saini Sajjan Samson Sangha Sansoucy Sarai Saroya Scarpaleggia Scheer Serré Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Shields Shipley Sidhu (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) Sidhu (Brampton South) Sikand Simms Sorbara Sorenson Spengemann Stanton Stetski Stewart Stubbs Sweet Tabbara Tan Tassi Tootoo Trost Trudel Van Kesteren Van Loan Vandenbeld Vaughan Viersen Virani Warawa Waugh Weir Whalen Wilkinson Wilson-Raybould Wrzesnewskyj Young Zahid Zimmer Total: -- 222
NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Albas Albrecht Aldag Allison Amos Anandasangaree Arya Barlow Barsalou-Duval Block Bossio Boucher Brassard Bratina Caesar-Chavannes Chan Cooper Damoff DeCourcey Di Iorio Diotte Easter El-Khoury Garrison Gladu Hardie Harvey Housefather Kang Kelly Kitchen Kmiec Lake Ludwig Lukiwski MacKenzie Maloney Marcil Massé (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia) McCauley (Edmonton West) McDonald McKay Nault Nuttall Ouellette Peterson Poilievre Reid Rempel Rudd Rusnak Schmale Sopuck Ste-Marie Strahl Stubbs Thériault Tilson Vecchio Warkentin Webber Wong Total: -- 63
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Answer to question Q-520 on the Order Paper. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-421-9.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Answer to question Q-521 on the Order Paper. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-421-10.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Answer to question Q-522 on the Order Paper. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-421-11.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Answer to question Q-523 on the Order Paper. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-421-12.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Answer to question Q-524 on the Order Paper. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-421-13.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Answer to question Q-525 on the Order Paper. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-421-14.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Answer to question Q-526 on the Order Paper. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-421-15.

Daily Routine Of Business

Motions

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. McColeman (Brantford—Brant), seconded by Mr. MacKenzie (Oxford), — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Friday, March 11, 2016, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 5)

The debate continued.

Mr. Anderson (Cypress Hills—Grasslands), seconded by Mr. McColeman (Brantford—Brant), moved, — That this House do now adjourn.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division No. 151 -- Vote n^o 151)
YEAS: 81, NAYS: 212
YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Albas Albrecht Allison Anderson Arnold Barlow Bergen Berthold Bezan Block Boucher Brassard Brown Calkins Carrie Clarke Clement Cooper Deltell Diotte Doherty Dreeshen Eglinski Falk Fast Généreux Genuis Gladu Godin Gourde Harder Hoback Kelly Kent Kitchen Kmiec Lake Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Lebel Liepert Lobb Lukiwski MacKenzie Maguire McCauley (Edmonton West) McColeman McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) Miller (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) Motz Nater Nicholson Nuttall Poilievre Rayes Reid Rempel Richards Saroya Scheer Schmale Shields Shipley Sopuck Sorenson Stanton Strahl Stubbs Sweet Tilson Trost Van Kesteren Van Loan Vecchio Viersen Warawa Warkentin Waugh Webber Wong Zimmer Total: -- 81
NAYS -- CONTRE Aldag Alghabra Alleslev Amos Anandasangaree Angus Arseneault Arya Ashton Aubin Ayoub Badawey Bagnell Bains Baylis Beaulieu Beech Bennett Benson Bittle Blaikie Blaney (North Island—Powell River) Boissonnault Bossio Boudrias Boulerice Boutin-Sweet Bratina Breton Brison Brosseau Caesar-Chavannes Cannings Caron Carr Casey (Cumberland—Colchester) Casey (Charlottetown) Chagger Champagne Chan Chen Choquette Cullen Cuzner Dabrusin Damoff DeCourcey Dhaliwal Dhillon Di Iorio Donnelly Drouin Dubé Dubourg Duclos Duguid Duncan (Etobicoke North) Dusseault Duvall Dzerowicz Easter Ehsassi El-Khoury Ellis Erskine-Smith Eyking Eyolfson Fergus Fillmore Finnigan Fisher Fonseca Foote Fortin Fragiskatos Fraser (West Nova) Fraser (Central Nova) Fry Fuhr Garneau Garrison Gerretsen Gill Goldsmith-Jones Goodale Graham Grewal Hajdu Hardcastle Hardie Harvey Hehr Holland Housefather Hughes Hussen Hutchings Iacono Johns Joly Jones Jordan Jowhari Julian Kang Khalid Khera Kwan Lametti Lamoureux Lapointe Laverdière LeBlanc Lebouthillier Lefebvre Lemieux Leslie Levitt Lightbound Lockhart Long Longfield Ludwig MacAulay (Cardigan) MacGregor Malcolmson Maloney Marcil Masse (Windsor West) Massé (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia) Mathyssen May (Cambridge) May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) McCallum McCrimmon McDonald McGuinty McKay McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) McLeod (Northwest Territories) Mendès Mendicino Mihychuk Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs) Monsef Moore Morrissey Murray Nantel Nassif Nault O'Connell Oliphant Oliver Ouellette Paradis Peschisolido Peterson Petitpas Taylor Philpott Picard Poissant Quach Qualtrough Ramsey Rankin Ratansi Robillard Romanado Rota Rudd Ruimy Rusnak Saganash Sahota Saini Sajjan Samson Sansoucy Sarai Scarpaleggia Schiefke Schulte Serré Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Sidhu (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) Sidhu (Brampton South) Sikand Simms Sorbara Spengemann Ste-Marie Stetski Stewart Tabbara Tan Tassi Thériault Tootoo Trudel Vandenbeld Vaughan Virani Weir Whalen Wilkinson Wilson-Raybould Wrzesnewskyj Young Zahid Total: -- 212
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

The debate continued.

Private Members' Business

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill C-301, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and to make a related amendment to another Act (registered retirement income fund).

Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West), seconded by Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

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 Acting Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Acting Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows:

— by — Report of the Canada Foundation for Innovation, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, pursuant to the Budget Implementation Act, 1997, S.C. 1997, c. 26, sbs. 29(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-116-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— by — Report of the National Research Council of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, pursuant to the National Research Council Act, R.S. 1985, c. N-15, s. 17. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-192-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— by — Proposed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, pursuant to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27, sbs. 5(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-790-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

Accordingly, at 6:58 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).