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| 44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 381 (Unrevised) Tuesday, December 3, 2024 10:00 a.m. |
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Privilege |
| Prayer |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Ms. Sgro (Humber River—Black Creek), from the Standing Committee on International Trade, presented the 22nd report of the committee, "Selected United States and European Union Trade-Related Measures: Some Impacts on Canada’s Fishing Sector". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-517. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 106, 107, 122 and 126) was tabled. |
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Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood), from the Standing Committee on National Defence, presented the 16th report of the committee, "Supplementary Estimates (B), 2024-25: Vote 1b under Communications Security Establishment and Votes 1b, 5b and 10b under Department of National Defence". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-518. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 126 and 128) was tabled. |
Motions |
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Mr. Leslie (Portage—Lisgar), seconded by Mr. Patzer (Cypress Hills—Grasslands), moved, — That the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, presented on Monday, October 30, 2023, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 80) |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), seconded by Mr. Drouin (Glengarry—Prescott—Russell), moved, — That this question be now put. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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At 1:06 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until later today, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
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— by Mr. Falk (Provencher), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-02911) and one concerning justice (No. 441-02912); |
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— by Ms. Sidhu (Brampton South), one concerning taxation (No. 441-02913); |
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— by Mr. Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton), one concerning taxation (No. 441-02914); |
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— by Mr. Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa), one concerning justice (No. 441-02915); |
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— by Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock), three concerning foreign affairs (Nos. 441-02916, 441-02917 and 441-02918); |
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— by Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), one concerning justice (No. 441-02919), three concerning foreign affairs (Nos. 441-02920, 441-02922 and 441-02923) and one concerning health (No. 441-02921). |
| Question of Privilege |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), — That the government's failure of fully providing documents, as ordered by the House on June 10, 2024, be hereby referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs; |
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And of the amendment, as amended, of Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), seconded by Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets), — That the motion be amended by adding the following: |
“provided that it be an instruction to the committee:
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(a) that the following witnesses be ordered to appear before the committee, separately, for two hours each:
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(i) the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry,
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(ii) the Clerk of the Privy Council,
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(iii) the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, who respected the order of the House and deposited unredacted documents,
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(iv) Paul MacKinnon, the former Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Governance),
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(v) the Auditor General of Canada,
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(vi) the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
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(vii) the Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada,
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(viii) the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel of the House of Commons,
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(ix) the Acting President of Sustainable Development Technology Canada,
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(x) a panel consisting of the Board of Sustainable Development Technology Canada; and
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(b) that it report back to the House no later than the 30th sitting day following the adoption of this order.";
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And of the subamendment of Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge), seconded by Mr. Falk (Provencher), — That the amendment be amended by adding the following: |
“, except that the order for the committee to report back to the House within 30 sitting days shall be discharged if the Speaker has sooner laid upon the table a notice from the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel confirming that all government institutions have fully complied with the order adopted on June 10, 2024, by depositing all of their responsive records in an unredacted form”.
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The debate continued. |
| Statements By Members |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 31, members made statements. |
| Oral Questions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Concurrence in Committee Reports |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies), seconded by Mr. Melillo (Kenora), — That the 18th report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, presented on Monday, November 25, 2024, be not now concurred in but that it be recommitted to the committee for further consideration, with instruction that it report back to the House no later than Monday, January 27, 2025, on whether the member for Edmonton Centre, who was the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages when the House adopted an order on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, requiring his attendance before that committee, has appeared in conformity with that order; (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 79) |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Mr. Schmale (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock), seconded by Mr. Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following: |
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“the 18th report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, presented to the House on Monday, November 25, 2024, be not now concurred in but that it be recommitted to the committee for further consideration, with instruction that it report back to the House no later than Monday, January 27, 2025, on whether the member for Edmonton Centre, who was the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages when the House adopted an order on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, requiring his attendance before that committee, has appeared in conformity with that order.”.
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The question was put on the amendment and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 905 -- Vote no 905) | |
| YEAS: 325, NAYS: 0 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Dhillon Kwan Richards Total: -- 325 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the main motion, as amended, of Mr. Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies), seconded by Mr. Melillo (Kenora), — That the 18th report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, presented on Monday, November 25, 2024, be not now concurred in but that it be recommitted to the committee for further consideration, with instruction that it report back to the House no later than Monday, January 27, 2025, on whether the member for Edmonton Centre, who was the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages when the House adopted an order on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, requiring his attendance before that committee, has appeared in conformity with that order. |
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The question was put on the main motion, as amended, and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 324, NAYS: 0 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Dhillon Kusmierczyk Rempel Garner Total: -- 324 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Accordingly, the report was referred back to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Leslie (Portage—Lisgar), seconded by Mr. Patzer (Cypress Hills—Grasslands), — That the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, presented on Monday, October 30, 2023, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 80) |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), seconded by Mr. Drouin (Glengarry—Prescott—Russell), — That this question be now put. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 207, NAYS: 117 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Desbiens Khalid Powlowski Total: -- 207 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Ellis Lehoux Rood Total: -- 117 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 61(2), the question was put on the original motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 908 -- Vote no 908) | |
| YEAS: 207, NAYS: 117 (See list under Division No. 907) |
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| Question of Privilege |
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A question of privilege having been raised by Mr. MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford) concerning the refusal of a witness to answer questions at a meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, the Speaker ruled that there was a prima facie case of privilege. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable); |
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And of the amendment, as amended, of Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), seconded by Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets); |
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And of the subamendment of Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge), seconded by Mr. Falk (Provencher). |
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The debate continued. |
| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid before the House as follows: |
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— by Ms. Anand (Minister of Transport) — Summaries of the Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2024-28 of VIA Rail Canada Inc., pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S., 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-441-803-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities) |
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— by Ms. Anand (Minister of Transport) — Summaries of the Corporate Plans for 2023-24 to 2027-28 and 2024-25 to 2028-29 of Marine Atlantic Inc., pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S., 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-441-846-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities) |
| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 6:49 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed. |
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After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted. |
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Accordingly, at 7:15 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |