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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals

No. 76

Friday, May 20, 2022

10:00 a.m.



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

Whereupon, Mrs. Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing), Assistant Deputy Speaker and Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the chair, pursuant to Standing Order 8.

Prayer
Government Orders

Notice having been given at a previous sitting under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), Ms. Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), seconded by Ms. Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development), moved, — That, in relation to Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the bill; and

That, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the said bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this order, 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.

Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the time allocation motion.

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

(Division No. 102 -- Vote no 102)
YEAS: 168, NAYS: 131

YEAS -- POUR

Aldag
Ali
Anand
Anandasangaree
Angus
Arseneault
Arya
Atwin
Bachrach
Badawey
Bains
Baker
Barron
Battiste
Beech
Bendayan
Bennett
Bittle
Blaikie
Blair
Blaney
Blois
Boissonnault
Boulerice
Bradford
Brière
Carr
Casey
Chagger
Chahal
Champagne
Chatel
Chen
Chiang
Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)
Collins (Victoria)
Cormier
Coteau
Dabrusin
Damoff
Davies
Desjarlais

Dhaliwal
Dhillon
Diab
Dong
Drouin
Dubourg
Duguid
Duncan (Etobicoke North)
Dzerowicz
Ehsassi
El-Khoury
Erskine-Smith
Fergus
Fillmore
Fisher
Fonseca
Fortier
Fragiskatos
Fry
Gaheer
Garneau
Garrison
Gazan
Gerretsen
Gould
Green
Hajdu
Hanley
Hardie
Hepfner
Holland
Housefather
Hussen
Iacono
Idlout
Ien
Jaczek
Johns
Jones
Jowhari
Julian
Kayabaga

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

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

Total: -- 168

NAYS -- CONTRE

Aitchison
Albas
Allison
Arnold
Baldinelli
Barlow
Beaulieu
Benzen
Bergen
Bergeron
Berthold
Bérubé
Bezan
Blanchet
Blanchette-Joncas
Block
Bragdon
Brassard
Brock
Brunelle-Duceppe
Calkins
Caputo
Carrie
Chabot
Chambers
Chong
Cooper
Dalton
Dancho
Davidson
DeBellefeuille
Deltell
d'Entremont

Desbiens
Desilets
Doherty
Dowdall
Dreeshen
Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry)
Ellis
Epp
Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster)
Falk (Provencher)
Fast
Findlay
Fortin
Gallant
Garon
Gaudreau
Généreux
Gill
Gladu
Godin
Goodridge
Gourde
Gray
Hallan
Jeneroux
Kelly
Kmiec
Kram
Kramp-Neuman
Kurek
Kusie
Lake
Lantsman

Larouche
Lehoux
Lemire
Lewis (Essex)
Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk)
Liepert
Lloyd
Lobb
MacKenzie
Maguire
Martel
Mazier
McCauley (Edmonton West)
McLean
Moore
Morrice
Morrison
Motz
Muys
Nater
Normandin
Patzer
Paul-Hus
Pauzé
Perkins
Perron
Plamondon
Poilievre
Rayes
Reid
Rempel Garner
Richards
Roberts

Rood
Ruff
Savard-Tremblay
Scheer
Shields
Shipley
Simard
Soroka
Steinley
Ste-Marie
Stewart
Strahl
Stubbs
Thériault
Tochor
Trudel
Uppal
Van Popta
Vecchio
Vidal
Vien
Vignola
Villemure
Vis
Vuong
Wagantall
Warkentin
Waugh
Webber
Williams
Williamson
Zimmer

Total: -- 131

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Nil--Aucun

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, the House do now proceed to Statements by Members followed by Oral Questions, and that the usual allotment of time be afforded for each rubric.

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

— No. 441-00356 concerning culture and heritage;

— No. 441-00357 concerning health;

— Nos. 441-00363, 441-00364, 441-00365 and 441-00366 concerning justice;

— No. 441-00367 concerning natural resources and energy;

— Nos. 441-00368, 441-00369, 441-00370 and 441-00372 concerning foreign affairs;

— No. 441-00371 concerning social affairs and equality.


Motions

Mr. Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands), seconded by Mrs. Romanado (Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne), moved, — That the House do now proceed to the orders of the day.

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

(Division No. 103 -- Vote no 103)
YEAS: 169, NAYS: 128

YEAS -- POUR

Aldag
Ali
Anand
Anandasangaree
Angus
Arseneault
Arya
Ashton
Atwin
Bachrach
Badawey
Bains
Baker
Barron
Battiste
Beech
Bendayan
Bennett
Bibeau
Bittle
Blaikie
Blaney
Blois
Boissonnault
Boulerice
Bradford
Brière
Carr
Casey
Chagger
Chahal
Chatel
Chen
Chiang
Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)
Collins (Victoria)
Cormier
Coteau
Dabrusin
Damoff
Davies
Desjarlais

Dhaliwal
Dhillon
Diab
Dong
Drouin
Dubourg
Duguid
Duncan (Etobicoke North)
Dzerowicz
Ehsassi
El-Khoury
Erskine-Smith
Fergus
Fillmore
Fisher
Fonseca
Fortier
Fragiskatos
Fry
Gaheer
Garneau
Garrison
Gazan
Gerretsen
Gould
Green
Guilbeault
Hajdu
Hanley
Hardie
Hepfner
Holland
Housefather
Hussen
Iacono
Idlout
Ien
Jaczek
Johns
Jones
Jowhari
Julian

Kayabaga
Kelloway
Khalid
Khera
Koutrakis
Kusmierczyk
Kwan
Lalonde
Lametti
Lamoureux
Lapointe
Lattanzio
Lauzon
LeBlanc
Lebouthillier
Lightbound
Long
Longfield
Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga)
MacAulay (Cardigan)
MacDonald (Malpeque)
MacGregor
MacKinnon (Gatineau)
Maloney
Martinez Ferrada
Masse
Mathyssen
May (Cambridge)
McDonald (Avalon)
McGuinty
McKay
McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam)
McLeod
McPherson
Mendès
Mendicino
Miao
Miller
Morrice
Morrissey
Murray
Naqvi

Noormohamed
O'Connell
Oliphant
O'Regan
Petitpas Taylor
Powlowski
Qualtrough
Robillard
Rodriguez
Rogers
Romanado
Sahota
Saks
Samson
Sarai
Scarpaleggia
Schiefke
Serré
Shanahan
Sheehan
Sidhu (Brampton East)
Sidhu (Brampton South)
Singh
Sorbara
Spengemann
St-Onge
Sudds
Tassi
Taylor Roy
Thompson
Trudeau
Turnbull
Valdez
Van Bynen
van Koeverden
Vandal
Vandenbeld
Virani
Weiler
Wilkinson
Yip
Zahid
Zarrillo

Total: -- 169

NAYS -- CONTRE

Albas
Allison
Arnold
Baldinelli
Barlow
Beaulieu
Benzen
Bergen
Bergeron
Berthold
Bérubé
Bezan
Blanchette-Joncas
Block
Bragdon
Brassard
Brock
Brunelle-Duceppe
Calkins
Caputo
Carrie
Chabot
Chambers
Champoux
Chong
Cooper
Dalton
Dancho
Davidson
DeBellefeuille
Deltell
d'Entremont

Desilets
Doherty
Dowdall
Dreeshen
Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry)
Ellis
Epp
Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster)
Falk (Provencher)
Fast
Fortin
Gallant
Garon
Gaudreau
Généreux
Gill
Godin
Goodridge
Gourde
Gray
Hallan
Hoback
Jeneroux
Kelly
Kitchen
Kmiec
Kram
Kramp-Neuman
Kurek
Kusie
Lake
Lantsman

Larouche
Lemire
Lewis (Essex)
Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk)
Liepert
Lloyd
Lobb
MacKenzie
Maguire
Martel
Mazier
McCauley (Edmonton West)
McLean
Michaud
Moore
Morrison
Motz
Muys
Nater
Normandin
O'Toole
Patzer
Paul-Hus
Pauzé
Perkins
Perron
Plamondon
Poilievre
Rayes
Reid
Rempel Garner
Richards

Roberts
Rood
Ruff
Savard-Tremblay
Seeback
Shields
Shipley
Simard
Small
Soroka
Ste-Marie
Stewart
Strahl
Stubbs
Thériault
Therrien
Tochor
Tolmie
Trudel
Uppal
Van Popta
Vecchio
Vidal
Vien
Vignola
Villemure
Vuong
Wagantall
Warkentin
Waugh
Webber
Williams

Total: -- 128

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Nil--Aucun

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages), seconded by Mrs. Fortier (President of the Treasury Board), — That Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages;

And of the amendment of Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), seconded by Mr. Lehoux (Beauce), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word '“That” and substituting the following:
“Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, be not now read a second time but that the order be discharged, the bill withdrawn, and the subject-matter thereof referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages.”;
And of the subamendment of Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), seconded by Mr. Ellis (Cumberland—Colchester), — That the amendment be amended by adding the following:
"; and that the committee report back no later than 10 sitting days following the adoption of this motion.".
Notices of Motions

Ms. Tassi (Minister of Public Services and Procurement) 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-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada.

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Ms. Tassi (Minister of Public Services and Procurement) laid upon the table, — Answers to questions Q-461 to Q-464 on the Order Paper. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-441-11.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages), seconded by Mrs. Fortier (President of the Treasury Board), — That Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages;

And of the amendment of Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), seconded by Mr. Lehoux (Beauce), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word '“That” and substituting the following:
“Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, be not now read a second time but that the order be discharged, the bill withdrawn, and the subject-matter thereof referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages.”;
And of the subamendment of Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), seconded by Mr. Ellis (Cumberland—Colchester), — That the amendment be amended by adding the following:
"; and that the committee report back no later than 10 sitting days following the adoption of this motion.".

The debate continued.

The question was put on the subamendment and, pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, May 30, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 79(3), the Assistant Deputy Speaker read the following message from Her Excellency the Governor General, presented by Mrs. Fortier (President of the Treasury Board):

Message on Estimates
Her Excellency the Governor General transmits to the House of Commons the Supplementary Estimates (A) of sums required to defray expenses of the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2023, and in accordance with section 54 of the Constitution Act, 1867, recommends those estimates to the House of Commons.

Mrs. Fortier (President of the Treasury Board) laid upon the table, — Document entitled "Supplementary Estimates (A), 2022-23". — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-95.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(5), the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, were deemed referred to the several standing committees of the House as follows:

(1) To the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food

Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Votes 1a, 5a and 10a

(2) To the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage

Telefilm Canada, Vote 1a

(3) To the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

Department of Citizenship and Immigration, Votes 1a and 10a

(4) To the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development

Parks Canada Agency, Votes 1a and 5a

(5) To the Standing Committee on Finance

Department of Finance, Vote 1a

(6) To the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Vote 10a

(7) To the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates

Privy Council Office, Vote 1a

Shared Services Canada, Votes 1a and 5a

(8) To the Standing Committee on Health

Department of Health, Vote 10a

Public Health Agency of Canada, Votes 1a, 5a and 10a

(9) To the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Vote 1a

Department of Employment and Social Development, Votes 1a and 5a

(10) To the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs

Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, Votes 1a and 10a

Department of Indigenous Services, Votes 1a and 10a

(11) To the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, Vote 5a

Canadian Space Agency, Vote 5a

Department of Industry, Vote 10a

(12) To the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights

Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada, Vote 1a

Law Commission of Canada, Vote 1a

(13) To the Standing Committee on National Defence

Department of National Defence, Vote 10a

(14) To the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security

Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Vote 5a

(15) To the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, Vote 1a

Canadian Transportation Agency, Vote 1a

Department of Transport, Votes 1a, 5a and 10a

Marine Atlantic Inc., Vote 1a

The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited, Vote 1a

Private Members' Business

At 1:48 p.m., by unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Johns (Courtenay—Alberni), seconded by Ms. Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam), — That Bill C-216, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to enact the Expungement of Certain Drug-related Convictions Act and the National Strategy on Substance Use Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Appointments to a committee

Pursuant to order made Monday, May 16, 2022, the list of members on the Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship was deposited with the Clerk of the House as follows:

Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship

Members (12)

Stéphane Bergeron
Michael Chong
Serge Cormier
Raquel Dancho
Emmanuel Dubourg
Peter Fragiskatos
Jasraj Singh Hallan
Ken Hardie
Randy Hoback
Heather McPherson
Robert Oliphant
Jean Yip

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 — Costing note from the Parliamentary Budget Officer on Bill C-218, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (psychotherapy services), pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1119-39. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by Mr. Alghabra (Minister of Transport) — Interim Order No. 63 Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, pursuant to the Aeronautics Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-2, sbs. 6.41(5) and (6). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-926-14. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— by Mr. Alghabra (Minister of Transport) — Interim Order for Civil Aviation Respecting Requirements Related to Vaccination Due to COVID-19, pursuant to the Aeronautics Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-2, sbs. 6.41(5) and (6). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-926-15. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— by Ms. Anand (Minister of National Defence) — Report of the Chief of Defence Staff on the National Sex Offender Registry for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, pursuant to the National Defence Act, R.S. 1985, c. N-5, s. 227.171. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1051-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence)

— by Ms. Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Copy of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2022-518), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-495-13. (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) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the second report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, "Economic Recovery in Canada’s Forestry Sector: Green and Inclusive" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-7), presented to the House on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-7.

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

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

— by Mr. Lightbound (Louis-Hébert), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00506) and one concerning health (No. 441-00507);
— by Mr. Duguid (Winnipeg South), one concerning culture and heritage (No. 441-00508).
Adjournment

At 2:48 p.m., the Assistant Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, May 30, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).