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42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals

No. 272

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

10:00 a.m.



Prayer
Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents
The Speaker laid upon the Table, — Case Report on the Findings of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner in the Matter of an Investigation into a Disclosure of Wrongdoing, pursuant to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, S.C. 2005, c. 46, sbs. 38(3.1) and (3.3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-1060-06. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

The Speaker laid upon the Table, — Report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled "Federal Financial Support to Provinces and Territories: A Long-term Scenario Analysis", pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S., 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-1119-10.

The Speaker laid upon the Table, — Report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled "Federal Personnel Spending: Past and future trends", pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S., 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-1119-11.

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. 421-02026 concerning drinking water. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-46-05;
— No. 421-02028 concerning Canadian citizenship. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-89-05;
— No. 421-02029 concerning health care services. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-31-32;
— No. 421-02039 concerning the issuance of visas. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-16-04;
— Nos. 421-02067, 421-02095, 421-02107, 421-02114, 421-02117, 421-02121, 421-02122, 421-02123, 421-02124 and 421-02125 concerning discrimination. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-32-10;
— No. 421-02079 concerning illicit drug use. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-199-01.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Goodale (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), seconded by Mr. Sohi (Minister of Infrastructure and Communities), Bill C-71, An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms, 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 Interparliamentary Delegations

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Nault (Kenora), from the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented the 16th Report of the Committee (Bill C-47, An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and the Criminal Code (amendments permitting the accession to the Arms Trade Treaty and other amendments), with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-362.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 75, 77 to 79 and 88) was tabled.


Mr. Nault (Kenora), from the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented the 17th Report of the Committee, "Focused, Independent, and Patient: Building a World-Class Canadian Development Finance Institution". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-363.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 62, 66 to 68, 72, 79, 83, 84 and 87) was tabled.


Mr. Casey (Cumberland—Colchester), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the 13th Report of the Committee (Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-364.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 89 to 91 and 93 to 95) was tabled.


Presenting Petitions

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

— by Ms. Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton), one concerning discrimination (No. 421-02164);
— by Ms. Laverdière (Laurier—Sainte-Marie), one concerning rail transportation (No. 421-02165);
— by Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga), one concerning discrimination (No. 421-02166);
— by Mr. Stewart (Burnaby South), one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 421-02167);
— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning the use of animals in research (No. 421-02168) and one concerning the fishing industry (No. 421-02169);
— by Mr. Warawa (Langley—Aldergrove), one concerning sex selection (No. 421-02170).
Ways and Means

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Morneau (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Brison (President of the Treasury Board), — That the House approve in general the budgetary policy of the government; (Ways and Means No. 19)

And of the amendment of Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
“the House reject the government's budget statement because it fails middle class Canadians, women, and business operators by:
(a) raising taxes on over 90% of Canadian middle-class families;
(b) announcing new tax hikes on local businesses;
(c) borrowing an additional $18 billion;
(d) jeopardizing our future generations by choosing not to balance the budget by 2019; and
(e) spending so much to achieve so little.”.

The debate continued.

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.

Ways and Means

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Morneau (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Brison (President of the Treasury Board), — That the House approve in general the budgetary policy of the government; (Ways and Means No. 19)

And of the amendment of Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
“the House reject the government's budget statement because it fails middle class Canadians, women, and business operators by:
(a) raising taxes on over 90% of Canadian middle-class families;
(b) announcing new tax hikes on local businesses;
(c) borrowing an additional $18 billion;
(d) jeopardizing our future generations by choosing not to balance the budget by 2019; and
(e) spending so much to achieve so little.”.

The debate continued.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 84(5), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 462 -- Vote no 462)
YEAS: 84, NAYS: 214

YEAS -- POUR

Aboultaif
Albas
Albrecht
Anderson
Arnold
Barlow
Benzen
Bernier
Berthold
Bezan
Blaney (Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis)
Block
Boucher
Brassard
Calkins
Carrie
Chong
Clarke
Clement
Deltell
Diotte

Doherty
Dreeshen
Eglinski
Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster)
Falk (Provencher)
Fast
Finley
Gallant
Généreux
Genuis
Gladu
Godin
Gourde
Harder
Hoback
Jeneroux
Kent
Kitchen
Kmiec
Kusie
Lake

Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry)
Leitch
Liepert
Lloyd
MacKenzie
McCauley (Edmonton West)
McColeman
McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo)
Miller (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound)
Motz
Nater
Nuttall
O'Toole
Paul-Hus
Poilievre
Rayes
Reid
Richards
Saroya
Scheer
Schmale

Shields
Shipley
Sopuck
Sorenson
Strahl
Stubbs
Sweet
Tilson
Trost
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Vecchio
Viersen
Wagantall
Warawa
Warkentin
Waugh
Webber
Wong
Yurdiga
Zimmer

Total: -- 84

NAYS -- CONTRE

Aldag
Alghabra
Alleslev
Amos
Anandasangaree
Angus
Arseneault
Arya
Ashton
Ayoub
Badawey
Bagnell
Bains
Barsalou-Duval
Baylis
Beaulieu
Beech
Bennett
Benson
Bibeau
Bittle
Blaikie
Blair
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
Chen
Choquette
Christopherson
Cormier
Cullen
Cuzner
Dabrusin
Damoff
Dhaliwal
Dhillon
Di Iorio
Donnelly
Drouin
Dubé

Dubourg
Duclos
Duguid
Duncan (Etobicoke North)
Dusseault
Duvall
Dzerowicz
Easter
El-Khoury
Ellis
Erskine-Smith
Eyking
Eyolfson
Fergus
Fillmore
Finnigan
Fisher
Fonseca
Fortier
Fortin
Fragiskatos
Fraser (Central Nova)
Freeland
Fry
Fuhr
Garneau
Garrison
Gerretsen
Gill
Goldsmith-Jones
Goodale
Graham
Grewal
Hajdu
Hardie
Harvey
Hébert
Hogg
Holland
Hughes
Hussen
Hutchings
Iacono
Johns
Jolibois
Joly
Jones
Jordan
Jowhari
Julian
Khera
Kwan
Lambropoulos
Lametti

Lamoureux
Lapointe
Lauzon (Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation)
Laverdière
LeBlanc
Lebouthillier
Leslie
Levitt
Lightbound
Lockhart
Long
Longfield
Ludwig
MacAulay (Cardigan)
MacGregor
MacKinnon (Gatineau)
Malcolmson
Maloney
Masse (Windsor West)
Massé (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia)
Mathyssen
May (Cambridge)
May (Saanich—Gulf Islands)
McCrimmon
McDonald
McKay
McKenna
McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam)
McLeod (Northwest Territories)
Mendicino
Mihychuk
Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs)
Monsef
Moore
Morrissey
Murray
Nantel
Nassif
Nault
Ng
O'Connell
Oliphant
Oliver
O'Regan
Ouellette
Paradis
Pauzé
Peschisolido
Peterson
Petitpas Taylor
Philpott
Picard
Plamondon
Poissant

Quach
Qualtrough
Ramsey
Rankin
Ratansi
Rioux
Robillard
Rodriguez
Rogers
Romanado
Rota
Rudd
Ruimy
Rusnak
Saganash
Sahota
Saini
Sajjan
Samson
Sangha
Sarai
Scarpaleggia
Schiefke
Schulte
Serré
Sgro
Shanahan
Sheehan
Sidhu (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon)
Sidhu (Brampton South)
Sikand
Simms
Sohi
Sorbara
Spengemann
Ste-Marie
Stetski
Stewart
Tabbara
Tan
Tassi
Thériault
Trudel
Vandal
Vandenbeld
Virani
Weir
Whalen
Wilkinson
Wilson-Raybould
Wrzesnewskyj
Young

Total: -- 214

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Nil--Aucun

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, the hours of sitting and the order of business of the House on Thursday, March 29, 2018, shall be those of a Friday, provided that any recorded division deferred to or requested on that day in respect of a debatable motion, other than an item of Private Members’ Business, be deferred until Monday, April 16, 2018, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

Private Members' Business

At 5:57 p.m., 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. Eyolfson (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley), seconded by Mr. Fergus (Hull—Aylmer), — That Bill C-373, An Act respecting a federal framework on distracted driving, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, March 21, 2018, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.


At 6:43 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage of Bill C-369, An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Indigenous Peoples Day).

Ms. Jolibois (Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River), seconded by Ms. Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

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.

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 Ms. Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton), one concerning the tax system (No. 421-02171);
— by Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), one concerning the tax system (No. 421-02172);
— by Mr. Erskine-Smith (Beaches—East York), one concerning genetic engineering (No. 421-02173) and one concerning hazardous products (No. 421-02174).
Adjournment Proceedings

At 7:43 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 8:02 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).