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| 43rd PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 5 Tuesday, September 29, 2020 10:00 a.m. |
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| Prayer |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Introduction of Government Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Canadian Heritage), seconded by Mr. Singh (Burnaby South), Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
Motions |
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Mr. Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), moved, — That the House: |
(a) concur in the report of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner entitled “Peschisolido Report”, tabled on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, and thank him for his work;
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(b) resolve that Joe Peschisolido's 10 breaches of the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons cast unacceptable reflections upon the House and its members, amount to an offence against the dignity and authority of the House, and warrant sanction; and
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(c) order Joe Peschisolido, former member of the House of Commons, to provide, no later than the 15th sitting day following the adoption of this order, a written apology to the House, in respect of his breaches of the Code, by way of a letter addressed to the Speaker, provided that the Speaker shall, at the conclusion of Oral Questions next following its receipt, read it to the House and lay it upon the table.
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Debate arose thereon. |
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The question was put on the motion, and a recorded division was requested and deferred until later today, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions, pursuant to order made Wednesday, September 23, 2020. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning employment and labour (No. 432-00031);
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— by Mr. Longfield (Guelph), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 432-00032);
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— by Mr. Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 432-00033);
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— by Mr. Lewis (Essex), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 432-00034);
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— by Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 432-00035) and one concerning justice (No. 432-00036);
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— by Mrs. Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 432-00037).
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| Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 57, Mr. Rodriguez (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mrs. Lebouthillier (Minister of National Revenue), moved, — That, in relation to the consideration of Government Business No. 1, the debate not be further adjourned. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the closure motion. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 2 -- Vote no 2) | |
| YEAS: 173, NAYS: 141 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Duguid Khalid Powlowski Total: -- 173 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Deltell Larouche Sahota (Calgary Skyview) Total: -- 141 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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| Oral Questions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Motions |
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Pursuant to order made Wednesday, September 23, 2020, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That the House: |
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(a) concur in the report of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner entitled “Peschisolido Report”, tabled on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, and thank him for his work;
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(b) resolve that Joe Peschisolido's 10 breaches of the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons cast unacceptable reflections upon the House and its members, amount to an offence against the dignity and authority of the House, and warrant sanction; and
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(c) order Joe Peschisolido, former member of the House of Commons, to provide, no later than the 15th sitting day following the adoption of this order, a written apology to the House, in respect of his breaches of the Code, by way of a letter addressed to the Speaker, provided that the Speaker shall, at the conclusion of Oral Questions next following its receipt, read it to the House and lay it upon the table.
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 168, NAYS: 148 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif DeBellefeuille Kram Redekopp Total: -- 168 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Alghabra Ehsassi Lamoureux Rodriguez Total: -- 148 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Rodriguez (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mrs. Lebouthillier (Minister of National Revenue), — That the bill standing on the Order Paper, entitled An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19, be disposed of as follows: |
(a) the bill be ordered for consideration at second reading later this day;
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(b) when the House begins debate on the motion for second reading of the bill, two members of each recognized party and a member of the Green Party may speak to the said motion for not more than 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for questions and comments, provided that members may be permitted to split their time with another member; and, at the conclusion of the time provided for the debate or when no member rises to speak, whichever is earlier, all questions necessary to dispose of the second reading stage of the bill shall be put without further debate or amendment, provided that, if a recorded division is requested, it shall not be deferred;
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(c) if the bill is adopted at second reading, it shall be referred to a committee of the whole, deemed considered in committee of the whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage, and deemed read a third time and passed;
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(d) until the said bill is disposed of at second reading or read a third time, whichever is later, the House shall not adjourn except pursuant to a motion proposed by a minister of the Crown; and
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(e) no motion to adjourn the debate may be proposed except by a minister of the Crown; (Government Business No. 1)
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And of the amendment of Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), seconded by Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), — That the motion be amended: |
(a) in paragraph (b), by replacing the words “not be deferred”, with the words “be deferred until the expiry of time provided for Oral Questions at the next sitting day which is not a Friday”; and
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(b) by replacing paragraphs (c) to (e) with the following:
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“(c) if the bill is adopted at second reading, it shall be referred to a committee of the whole and the House shall, when the orders of the day are next called after the bill has been read the second time, resolve itself into a committee of the whole on the said bill, provided that:
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(i) the committee be subject to the provisions relating to virtual sittings of the House,
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(ii) the Speaker may preside,
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(iii) the Chair may preside from the Speaker’s chair,
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(iv) the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and the Minister of Labour be invited to appear,
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(v) each minister shall be questioned for 95 minutes, provided that:
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(A) the Chair shall call members from all recognized parties and one member who does not belong to a recognized party in a fashion consistent with the proportions observed during Oral Questions, following the rotation used for questions by the former Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic,
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(B) no member shall be recognized for more than five minutes at a time which may be used for posing questions,
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(C) members may be permitted to split their time with one or more members by so indicating to the Chair,
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(D) questions shall be answered by the minister or another minister acting on their behalf,
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(vi) notices of amendments to the bill to be considered in committee of the whole may be deposited with the Clerk of the House at any time following the adoption of this order until the conclusion of the second hour of debate in committee of the whole,
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(vii) at the conclusion of time provided for questioning ministers, or when no member rises to speak, whichever is earlier, the Chair shall put forthwith and successively every question necessary to dispose of the committee stage of the bill, including each amendment deposited with the Clerk of the House pursuant to subparagraph (vi);
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(d) once the bill has been reported from the committee of the whole, the Speaker shall put forthwith and successively every question necessary to dispose of the report and third reading stages of the bill, provided that no recorded division shall be deferred; and
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(e) the Standing Orders relating to the ordinary hour of daily adjournment shall be suspended while the bill is being considered under the provisions of this order”.
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The debate continued. |
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At 8:00 p.m., pursuant to order made earlier today under the provisions of Standing Order 57, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 116, NAYS: 205 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Dowdall Lewis (Essex) Ruff Total: -- 116 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Alghabra Dong Khera Powlowski Total: -- 205 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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The question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 5 -- Vote no 5) | |
| YEAS: 176, NAYS: 145 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Duncan (Etobicoke North) Koutrakis Qaqqaq Total: -- 176 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif d'Entremont Lawrence Rood Total: -- 145 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Pursuant to order made earlier today, the order was read for the second reading and reference to a committee of the whole of Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19. |
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Ms. Qualtrough (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion), seconded by Mr. Rodriguez (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to a committee of the whole. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
| Midnight |
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At 1:55 a.m., pursuant to order made earlier today, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 307, NAYS: 0 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Doherty Lake Richards Total: -- 307 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Accordingly, pursuant to order made earlier today, Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19, was read the second time and referred to a committee of the whole, deemed considered in committee of the whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage, and deemed read a third time and passed. |
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| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the table as follows: |
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— by the Speaker — Report of the Commissioner of Official Languages for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to the Official Languages Act, R.S. 1985, c. 31 (4th supp.), s. 66. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-432-301-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages) |
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— by the Speaker — Report of the Information Commissioner for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to the Access to Information Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1, s. 38. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-432-734-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h)(v), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics) |
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— by Mr. Garneau (Minister of Transport) — Report of the Federal Bridge Corporation Limited, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-432-2-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities) |
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— by Mr. Garneau (Minister of Transport) — Report of Marine Atlantic Inc., together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-432-622-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities) |
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— by Mr. Garneau (Minister of Transport) — Interim Order No. 9 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. 8560-432-926-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities) |
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— by Mr. Garneau (Minister of Transport) — Reports of the Laurentian Pilotage Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to the Access to Information Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1, sbs. 94(2) and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-432-715-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h)(v), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics) |
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— by Mr. Garneau (Minister of Transport) — Reports of the Pacific Pilotage Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, pursuant to the Access to Information Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1, sbs. 94(2) and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-432-716-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h)(v), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics) |
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— by Mrs. Jordan (Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard) and Mr. Wilkinson (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Report on the administration and enforcement of the fisheries protection and pollution prevention provisions of the Fisheries Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, pursuant to the Fisheries Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-14, sbs. 42.1(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-432-325-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans) |
| Adjournment |
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At 3:16 a.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until later today at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |