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43rd PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 121 Friday, June 18, 2021 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

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 19, 2021 and other measures, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance with amendments;

And of Motion No. 2 of Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice), — That Bill C-30 be amended by restoring Clause 158 as follows:

158 Subsection 14(1) of the Canadian Securities Regulation Regime Transition Office Act is replaced by the following:

14 (1) The Minister may make direct payments, in an aggregate amount not exceeding $119,500,000, or any greater amount that may be specified in an appropriation Act, to the Transition Office for its use.

The debate continued on Motion No. 2.

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. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and 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. 432-00910 concerning health;

— No. 432-00911 concerning citizenship and immigration;

— No. 432-00912 concerning public safety;

— No. 432-00913 concerning business and trade;

— No. 432-00914 concerning justice;

— Nos. 432-00967, 432-00969, 432-00971, 432-00977, 432-00978, 432-00984, 432-00991, 432-00993, 432-00994, 432-00998 and 432-00999 concerning foreign affairs.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Ms. Sgro (Humber River—Black Creek), from the Standing Committee on International Trade, presented the ninth report of the committee, "Reform of the World Trade Organization: Some Canadian Views and Priorities". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-432-179.

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. 18, 19, 33 and 37) was tabled.

Ms. Sahota (Brampton North), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 18th report of the committee, "Report on the Government’s Report to Parliament: August 2020 Prorogation – COVID-19 Pandemic". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-432-180.

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. 17, 20, 23, 24 and 27 to 31) was tabled.

Mr. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis), from the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, presented the seventh report of the committee, "The Volkswagen Defeat Device Case and Enforcement of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-432-181.

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. 10, 11, 13, 20, 30 and 40) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), seconded by Ms. Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul), Bill C-317, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (assistance for repayment of student loans), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning foreign affairs (No. 432-01147);

— by , two concerning foreign affairs (Nos. 432-01148 and 432-01149);

— by , one concerning foreign affairs (No. 432-01150);

— by , two concerning infrastructure (Nos. 432-01151 and 432-01152);

— by , four concerning justice (Nos. 432-01153, 432-01154, 432-01155 and 432-01156);

— by , one concerning health (No. 432-01157);

— by , one concerning the environment (No. 432-01158);

— by , three concerning business and trade (Nos. 432-01159, 432-01160 and 432-01161);

— by , one concerning taxation (No. 432-01162);

— by , one concerning the environment (No. 432-01163);

— by , two concerning justice (Nos. 432-01164 and 432-01166) and one concerning public safety (No. 432-01165).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q-733 on the Order Paper.

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the returns to the following questions made into orders for return:

Q-725 — — With regard to Elections Canada, since January 1, 2014: (a) how many (i) electoral district associations, (ii) election campaigns were sent a confirmation email from Elections Canada that their financial return had been received by Elections Canada, broken down by year; (b) how many (i) emails, (ii) phone calls were received by Elections Canada related to political financing, broken down by quarter, province and year; (c) how many and what percentage of the political financing emails and phone calls in (b) received a response, broken down by quarter, province and year; (d) what are Elections Canada’s performance metrics for email and phone call response rates, broken down by year; (e) are political financing response emails required to include the name of the individual providing the response, and, if not, why not; and (f) how many and what percentage of political financing emails did not have the name of the individual providing the response, broken down by province? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-725.

Q-726 — — With regard to Elections Canada, broken down by province, political party and year, since January 1, 2014: (a) how many and what percentage of annual electoral district association returns were considered completed within (i) one month, (ii) two months, (iii) four months, (iv) six months, (V) nine months, (vi) 12 months, (vii) 13-18 months, (viii) 18-24 months, (ix) greater than 24 months of their initial submission to Elections Canada; (b) how many electoral district associations have been deregistered; (c) how many local (riding-level) election campaign returns for the 2015 election were completed within (i) one month, (ii) two months, (iii) four months, (iv) six months, (V) nine months, (vi) 12 months, (vii) 13-18 months, (viii) 18-24 months; (d) how many local (riding-level) election campaign returns for the 2019 election were completed within (i) one month, (ii) two months, (iii) four months, (iv) six months, (V) nine months, (vi) 12 months, (vii) 13-18 months, (viii) 18-24 months; (f) how many 2019 local election campaign returns submitted to Elections Canada have not been completed; and (g) how many of the campaigns in (f) would qualify for, but have not yet received their election rebates funds? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-726.

Q-727 — — With regard to Elections Canada, broken down by year since January 1, 2014: (a) how many full-time permanent employees worked at Elections Canada, excluding temporary employees hired for a specific election period; (b) how many individuals on contract with Elections Canada provided full-time labour or support to Elections Canada; (c) what is the yearly total amount of the contracts in (b); (d) how many individuals employed by or providing full-time labour or support to Elections Canada were given their position through an outside employment firm or agency; (e) of the employees in (a), how many had annual salaries (i) under $29,999, (ii) between $30,000 and $49,999, (iii) between $50,000 and $69,999, (iv) between $70,000 and $89,999, (v) between $90,000 and $119,999, (vi) between $120,000 and $149,999, (vii) over $150,000; (f) of the individuals in (b), how many received an annual renumeration with an annual rate (i) under $29,999 , (ii) between $30,000 and $49,999, (iii) between $50,000 and $69,999, (iv) between $70,000 and $89,999, (v) between $90,000 and $119,999, (vi) between $120,000 and $149,999, (vii) over $150,000; (g) what was the yearly turnover rate for the employees in (a); (h) what was the yearly turnover rate for the individuals in (b); and (i) for the individuals having contracts with Elections Canada in (b), who fell ill or were required to quarantine, what, if any, specific sick leave or access to compensation has Elections Canada provided them, and on what date did this policy come into effect? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-727.

Q-728 — — With regard to the Senate Appointment Advisory Board, broken down by fiscal year since 2016-17: (a) how many employees or full-time equivalents were or are working with or assisting the board; (b) of the positions in (a), what are the (i) job titles, (ii) Treasury Board classifications (AS-01, EX-02, etc.) and related pay ranges; (c) what are the total expenditures for the board, broken down by type of expenses and line item; (d) how much was spent to set up the board, including (i) the salaries of the staff that support the board, (ii) the furniture, (iii) the moving costs, (iv) the website development, (v) the information technology costs, (vi) other costs, broken down by type of costs; (e) how many resumes were received; and (f) how many Senate positions were filled from the resumes in (e)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-728.

Q-729 — — With regard to Requests for Proposal (RFP) put forward by Shared Services Canada (SSC) since January 1, 2020: (a) how many RFPs were issued by SSC; (b) for each RFP in (a), how many were issued that stated a brand name as a requirement; (c) what is the number of contracts issued by SSC based on brand name requirements in the RFP, broken down by (i) brand name, (ii) date, (iii) value of the contract, (iv) description of the service rendered, (v) file number; and (d) what is the number of contracts issued by SSC that were awarded through RFPs in (a) to companies offering an equivalent product? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-729.

Q-730 — — With regard to all grants and contributions provided to the Centre for Inquiry Canada, and broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity, since 2006: (a) what are the details of each grant or contribution, including the (i) date, (ii) type of grant or contribution, (iii) program, (iv) department, (v) purpose of funding and project description, (vi) location where related work took place, (vii) amount; and (b) which of the grants and contributions in (a) were related to the Canada Summer Jobs program? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-730.

Q-731 — — With regard to the Pickering Agricultural Lease Renewal Strategy announced by Transport Canada on May 15, 2017: (a) what is the total number of leases signed under the strategy; (b) how many of the leases were (i) provided to new leaseholders, (ii) renewals of existing leaseholders; (c) what are the details of each lease, including (i) the size of holding, (ii) the dollar value, (iii) the nature of use, (iv) the length of tenure, (v) the restrictions, (vi) whether or not a purchase option was included, (vii) the name of lease, (viii) the nationality of lease, (ix) whether or not lease is transferable; (d) for leases with a purchase option, was the price set at fair market value, at the time of the signing of the original lease, or at the time of purchase; (e) what comparables were used to determine the market value used to set lease rates; (f) what was the number of expressions of interest made to lease land at Pickering; (g) what was the number of one year leases affected by the 60-day termination clause and were renewed under the 10 year lease to the original leaseholder, or to a new leaseholder; and (h) what are the details of all meetings or consultations, including those with lobbyists or politicians, related to the formulation of the Pickering Agricultural Renewal Lease Strategy, including, for each meeting, the (i) date, (ii) list of attendees? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-731.

Q-732 — — With regard to the Air Travellers Security Charge (ATSC) since January 1, 2016, broken down by year: (a) how much was collected from passengers, broken down by averages per (i) day, (ii) month, (iii) year; (b) how much was used to pay for security services; and (c) what other programs or services are funded with the ATSC, and how much funding was provided to each program? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-432-732.

Private Members' Business

At 1:36 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), 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 Foreign Affairs and International Development of Bill S-204, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs).

Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), seconded by Mr. Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.

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

And of Motion No. 2.

The debate continued on Motion No. 2.

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 Mr. Blair (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, "Immigration Removals" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-432-59), presented to the House on Thursday, February 18, 2021. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-432-59.

— by Mr. Blair (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the ninth report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, "Request for Government Response to the 67th Report from the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-432-63), presented to the House on Thursday, February 18, 2021. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-432-63.

— by Mr. Mendicino (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship) and Mr. Blair (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, "Request for Government Response to the 69th Report from the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-432-64), presented to the House on Thursday, February 18, 2021. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-432-64.

— by Ms. Qualtrough (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion) — Report of the Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, pursuant to the Accessible Canada Act, S.C. 2019, c. 10, sbs. 36(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-432-1252-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

— by — Orders in Council approving certain appointments made by the Governor General in Council, pursuant to Standing Order 110(1), as follows:

— P.C. 2021-423, P.C. 2021-424, P.C. 2021-425, P.C. 2021-426 and P.C. 2021-437. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-432-2-06. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— P.C. 2021-371, P.C. 2021-418, P.C. 2021-438 and P.C. 2021-439. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-432-3-11. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— P.C. 2021-440, P.C. 2021-441, P.C. 2021-442, P.C. 2021-447, P.C. 2021-448, P.C. 2021-449, P.C. 2021-450 and P.C. 2021-451. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-432-14-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

— P.C. 2021-409 and P.C. 2021-417. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-432-9-09. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— P.C. 2021-370 and P.C. 2021-459. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-432-8-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)

— P.C. 2021-369, P.C. 2021-416, P.C. 2021-431, P.C. 2021-432, P.C. 2021-433, P.C. 2021-434, P.C. 2021-435, P.C. 2021-436, P.C. 2021-446, P.C. 2021-457 and P.C. 2021-458. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-432-4-11. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— P.C. 2021-386 and P.C. 2021-387. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-432-16-10. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

— P.C. 2021-372, P.C. 2021-373, P.C. 2021-374, P.C. 2021-375, P.C. 2021-376, P.C. 2021-377, P.C. 2021-378, P.C. 2021-379, P.C. 2021-380, P.C. 2021-381, P.C. 2021-382, P.C. 2021-383, P.C. 2021-384 and P.C. 2021-385. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-432-13-10. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— P.C. 2021-414 and P.C. 2021-415. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-432-17-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence)

— P.C. 2021-388 and P.C. 2021-389. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-432-29-06. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

— P.C. 2021-368. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-432-30-10. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— P.C. 2021-427, P.C. 2021-428, P.C. 2021-429, P.C. 2021-430, P.C. 2021-443, P.C. 2021-444 and P.C. 2021-445. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-432-24-09. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— P.C. 2021-407. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-432-32-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs)

— by Mr. Wilkinson (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, "Request for Government Response to the 66th Report from the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-432-62), presented to the House on Thursday, February 18, 2021. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-432-62.

Pursuant to order made Monday, October 26, 2020, documents deposited with the Clerk of the House by the Speaker were deemed laid before the House and permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health. — Sessional Paper No. 8550-432-1-16. (Business of Supply — Ms. Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill))

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 , two concerning business and trade (Nos. 432-01167 and 432-01170), one concerning health (No. 432-01168) and one concerning media and telecommunications (No. 432-01169);

— by , one concerning foreign affairs (No. 432-01171);

— by , one concerning the environment (No. 432-01172) and one concerning citizenship and immigration (No. 432-01173).

Adjournment

At 4:30 p.m., pursuant to order made Monday, June 14, 2021, under the provisions of Standing Order 27, the Assistant Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).