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42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals

No. 41

Monday, April 18, 2016

11:00 a.m.



Prayer
Private Members' Business

At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge), seconded by Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard), moved, — That the Standing Committee on Finance be instructed to undertake a study to prepare and bring in a bill, and to report to the House on: (a) the steps necessary to establish an enforceable duty of care between the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and individual taxpayers; (b) the steps necessary to make the provisions of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights legally enforceable, such as by amending the Canada Revenue Agency Act to establish a duty of care owed by the employees of CRA to the taxpayer when performing duties and functions under all revenue related law, with the standard of care being defined as the rights contained in the Taxpayer Bill of Rights; (c) the steps necessary to amend the Taxpayer Bill of Rights with the following changes, (i) in Right 4, add the requirement that CRA take reasonable and necessary steps to avoid frivolous, vexatious, malicious, and/or grossly negligent actions toward taxpayers, (ii) in Right 8, add the requirement that information provided by CRA via any means, including but not limited to correspondence, telephone calls, and its website, be accurate, reliable, and in compliance with all applicable revenue law, and add the requirement that information provided by CRA to taxpayers by telephone be followed, within a reasonable time, by the same advice in writing, (iii) in Right 9, add the requirement that complaints about CRA’s service be addressed in a timely manner, add investigation and enforcement powers to the Office of the Taxpayers’ Ombudsman, including the power to dispense remedies to make a taxpayer whole in relation to the standard of care set out in the Taxpayers Bill of Rights, (iv) or, if the changes mentioned in (i), (ii), and (iii) are not possible, to add the additional rights mentioned in subsections (i), (ii), and (iii), as new rights; (d) the steps necessary to empower the Office of the Taxpayers’ Ombudsman to direct compliance with Tax Court rulings or formal decisions on specific cases; and (e) the steps necessary to impose reasonable limits on the rights forming the standard of care and duty of care created by the sections above; and, that the Committee report to the House no later than December 15, 2017, provided that in its report, the Committee shall recommend the principles, scope and general provisions of the said bill and may include recommendations regarding legislative wording; and, that the tabling of a report pursuant to this order shall be an order to bring in a bill based thereon; and when the Member for Calgary Rocky Ridge, in proposing a motion for first reading of a bill, states that the bill is in response to the recommendations contained in a report pursuant to this order, the second reading and subsequent stages of the bill shall be considered under Private Members' Business and the bill shall be placed immediately at the bottom of the Order of Precedence of Private Members' Business as a votable item in the name of the Member for Calgary Rocky Ridge. (Private Members' Business M-43)

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.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Garneau (Minister of Transport), seconded by Ms. Mihychuk (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour), — That Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Air Canada Public Participation Act and to provide for certain other measures, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities;

And of the amendment of Mr. Dubé (Beloeil—Chambly), seconded by Ms. Malcolmson (Nanaimo—Ladysmith), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Air Canada Public Participation Act and to provide for certain other measures, because it:

(a) threatens the livelihoods of thousands of Canadian workers in the aerospace industry by failing to protect the long-term stability of the Canadian aerospace sector from seeing jobs outsourced to foreign markets;

(b) forces Canadian manufacturers to accept greater risks and to incur greater upfront costs in conducting their business;

(c) provides no guarantee that the terms and conditions of employment in the Canadian aeronautics sector will not deteriorate under increased and unfettered competition; and

(d) does not fulfill the commitments made by the Prime Minister when he attended demonstrations alongside workers in the past.

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

Mr. Morneau (Minister of Finance) laid upon the Table, — Notice of a Ways and Means motion to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2016 and other measures. (Ways and Means No. 6) — Sessional Paper No. 8570-421-6.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83(2), at the request of Mr. Morneau (Minister of Finance), an Order of the Day was designated for the consideration of this Ways and Means motion.

motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions on April 19, 2016, the House shall consider Ways and Means motion No. 6 immediately following the taking of the deferred recorded division on Ways and Means motion No. 2.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mrs. Caesar-Chavannes (Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister) laid upon the Table, — Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petition:

— No. 421-00118 concerning road transportation. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-34-01.

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Lightbound (Louis-Hébert) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation at the Bureau Meeting of the APF, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from January 28 to 30, 2016. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-421-52-02.


Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Erskine-Smith (Beaches—East York) presented the report of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union respecting its participation at the Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations, held in New York, New York, on February 8 and 9, 2016. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-421-60-03.


Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Ellis (Bay of Quinte), from the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented the Second Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2016-17 — Votes 1 and 5 under Veterans Affairs, and Vote 1 under Veterans Review and Appeal Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-24.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 6) was tabled.


Mr. Maloney (Etobicoke—Lakeshore), from the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, presented the First Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2016-17 — Vote 1 under Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Vote 1 under Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Vote 1 under National Energy Board, Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Natural Resources, and Vote 1 under Northern Pipeline Agency). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-25.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 6) was tabled.


Mr. Bagnell (Yukon), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the Seventh Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, the following changes to the lists of members of the following standing committees:

Standing Committee on Health

Rachael Harder for K. Kellie Leitch

Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology

Ben Lobb for Maxime Bernier

The Committee further recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, that the names of the following Members be added to the lists of associate members of the following standing committees:

Standing Committee on Health

K. Kellie Leitch

Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology

Maxime Bernier

The Committee further recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, that the name of the following Member be deleted from the lists of associate members of the following standing committees:

Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Finance

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Health

Jim Hillyer

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

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on International Trade

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on National Defence

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Natural Resources

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Official Languages

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Public Accounts

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on the Status of Women

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Jim Hillyer

Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs

Jim Hillyer

The Committee further recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, the following change to the list of members of the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament:

Mike Lake for Jim Hillyer

The Committee further recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, that the name of the following Member be deleted from the list of associate members of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations:

Jim Hillyer

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 3) is tabled.


Motions

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the Seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.


Mr. Caron (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques), seconded by Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby), moved, — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Finance that, during its consideration of Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Committee be granted the power to divide the Bill in order that all the provisions related to the contribution limit increase of the Tax-Free Savings Account be in a separate piece of legislation.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.


Presenting Petitions

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

— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning genetic engineering (No. 421-00182) and one concerning the electoral system (No. 421-00183).
Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Garneau (Minister of Transport), seconded by Ms. Mihychuk (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour), — That Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Air Canada Public Participation Act and to provide for certain other measures, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities;

The debate continued.

Petitions Filed with the Acting Clerk of the House

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

— by Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), five concerning China (Nos. 421-00184 to 421-00188).
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 6:49 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).