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.

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-8, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance with an amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 10).

Motion No. 1 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 2.

Motion No. 2 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 3.

Motion No. 3 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 4.

Motion No. 4 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 5.

Motion No. 5 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 6.

Motion No. 6 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 7.

Motion No. 7 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 8.

Motion No. 8 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 9.

Motion No. 9 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 44.

Motion No. 10 of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That Bill C-8 be amended by deleting Clause 45.

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, members made statements.

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

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:

— Nos. 441-00155, 441-00156, 441-00157, 441-00158, 441-00164, 441-00167, 441-00168, 441-00169, 441-00170 and 441-00171 concerning foreign affairs;

— No. 441-00159 concerning justice;

— Nos. 441-00160 and 441-00163 concerning the environment;

— No. 441-00161 concerning government services and administration;

— No. 441-00162 concerning infrastructure;

— No. 441-00165 concerning social affairs and equality;

— No. 441-00166 concerning civil and human rights.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Anand (Minister of National Defence) for Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance), seconded by Ms. Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), 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, 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 Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-314 to Q-316 on the Order Paper.

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the return to the following question made into an order for return:

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-8, An Act to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal update tabled in Parliament on December 14, 2021 and other measures, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance with an amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 10).

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

At 1:30 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 Agriculture and Agri-Food of Bill C-234, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act.

Mr. Lobb (Huron—Bruce), seconded by Mr. Barlow (Foothills), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.

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.

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

— by Ms. Bibeau (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) — Report on the review of the Farm Debt Mediation Act and the Farm Debt Mediation Service for the fiscal years 2016-2017 to 2020-2021, pursuant to the Farm Debt Mediation Act, S.C. 1997, c. 21, sbs. 28(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-765-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— by Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance) — Debt Management Report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 49(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-205-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Report on the administration of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, S.C. 1999, c. 33, sbs. 342(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-601-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by Ms. Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Copies of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2022-256) and of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations (P.C. 2022-257), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-495-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)

— by Mr. Wilkinson (Minister of Natural Resources) — Report on the state of Canada's forests for the year 2021, pursuant to the Department of Natural Resources Act, S.C. 1994, c. 41, sbs. 7(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-461-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows:

At 2:30 p.m., the Assistant Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).