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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals

No. 107

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

10:00 a.m.



Prayer
Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

The Speaker laid upon the table, — Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development to the House of Commons (Fall 2022), pursuant to the Auditor General Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-17, sbs. 23(5). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-521-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)


The Speaker laid upon the table, — Reports of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, 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. 8561-441-645-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h)(v), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics)


The Speaker laid upon the table, — Reports of the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, 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. 8561-441-940-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h)(v), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics)


Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge), from the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented the sixth report of the committee, "Facial Recognition Technology and the Growing Power of Artificial Intelligence". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-129.

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. 11, 12, 15, 17 to 20, 25, 27, 28, 34 and 35) was tabled.


Mr. Fonseca (Mississauga East—Cooksville), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the sixth report of the committee (Bill C-30, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (temporary enhancement to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax credit), without amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-130.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 59) was tabled.

Accordingly, pursuant to order made Monday, October 3, 2022, the bill was deemed concurred in at report stage.


Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo), seconded by Ms. Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton), Bill C-299, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (life imprisonment), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


First Reading of Senate Public Bills

Pursuant to Standing Order 69(2), on motion of Mrs. Fortier (President of the Treasury Board) for Mr. Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Ms. Tassi (Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario), Bill S-8, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, was read the first time and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


Pursuant to Standing Order 69(2), on motion of Mrs. Fortier (President of the Treasury Board) for Ms. Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs), seconded by Ms. Tassi (Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario), Bill S-9, An Act to amend the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act, was read the first time 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 Mr. MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford), one concerning the environment (No. 441-00726) and one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00727);
— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning transportation (No. 441-00728);
— by Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock), one concerning health (No. 441-00729), two concerning social affairs and equality (Nos. 441-00730 and 441-00735), one concerning justice (No. 441-00731), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-00732), one concerning public safety (No. 441-00733) and one concerning taxation (No. 441-00734).
Government Orders

Pursuant to order made Monday, October 3, 2022, the order was read for the third reading of Bill C-30, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (temporary enhancement to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax credit).

Mrs. Fortier (President of the Treasury Board) for Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance), seconded by Ms. Tassi (Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario), moved, — That the bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That seven members of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology be authorized to travel to Helsinki, Finland, in the Fall of 2022, during an adjournment period, to attend the World Summit of Committees of the Future, and that the necessary staff accompany the committee.


By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study of threat analysis affecting Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces' operational readiness to meet those threats, seven members of the Standing Committee on National Defence be authorized to travel to Washington, D.C., United States of America, and Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America, in the Fall of 2022, during an adjournment period, and that the necessary staff accompany the committee.


By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study of use and impact of facial recognition technology, seven members of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics be authorized to travel to Denver, Colorado, United States of America, in the Fall of 2022, during an adjournment period, and that the necessary staff accompany the committee.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance), seconded by Ms. Tassi (Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario), — That Bill C-30, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (temporary enhancement to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax credit), be now read a third time and do pass.

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.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the House:

(a) strongly condemn the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini at the hands of the so-called Iranian “morality police”, a direct consequence of the systemic and sustained harassment and repression of women by the Iranian government;
(b) reiterate its support for women’s rights as human rights;
(c) salute the courage of Iranian women and men protesting in over 100 cities across the country and stand in solidarity with all those demonstrating against the Iranian regime’s appalling practices;
(d) call on the Iranian authorities to immediately cease its use of deadly force against peaceful protesters and refrain from committing further acts of violence against its own population;
(e) reiterate its support of Canadian sanctions regime against Iran; and
(f) stand united today in solidarity with the families of the victimsand that today, 1,000 days since Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down by the Iranian regime.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House:

(a) the debate pursuant to Standing Order 66 on Motion No. 8 to concur in the third report of the Standing Committee on Health be resumed today at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment, 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 motion be deemed put and a recorded division be deemed requested and deferred until Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions; and
(b) the remainder of the debate pursuant to Standing Order 66 on Motion No. 11 to concur in the first report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, be deemed to have taken place and the motion be deemed agreed to.
Deferred Recorded Divisions

Concurrence in Committee Reports

Pursuant to order made Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), seconded by Mr. Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills), — That the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Monday, September 26, 2022, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 12)

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

(Division No. 183 -- Vote no 183)
YEAS: 323, NAYS: 0

YEAS -- POUR

Aboultaif
Aitchison
Albas
Aldag
Alghabra
Ali
Allison
Anandasangaree
Angus
Arnold
Arseneault
Arya
Ashton
Atwin
Bachrach
Badawey
Bains
Baker
Baldinelli
Barlow
Barrett
Barron
Barsalou-Duval
Battiste
Beaulieu
Beech
Bendayan
Bennett
Benzen
Bergen
Bergeron
Berthold
Bérubé
Bezan
Bibeau
Bittle
Blair
Blanchette-Joncas
Blaney
Block
Blois
Boissonnault
Boulerice
Bradford
Bragdon
Brassard
Brière
Brock
Brunelle-Duceppe
Calkins
Cannings
Caputo
Carrie
Casey
Chabot
Chagger
Chahal
Chambers
Champagne
Champoux
Chatel
Chen
Chiang
Chong
Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)
Collins (Victoria)
Cooper
Cormier
Coteau
Dabrusin
Dalton
Damoff
Dancho
Davidson
Davies
DeBellefeuille
Deltell
d'Entremont
Desbiens
Desilets
Desjarlais

Dhaliwal
Dhillon
Diab
Doherty
Dong
Dowdall
Dreeshen
Drouin
Dubourg
Duclos
Duguid
Duncan (Etobicoke North)
Dzerowicz
Ehsassi
El-Khoury
Ellis
Erskine-Smith
Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster)
Falk (Provencher)
Fast
Fergus
Ferreri
Fillmore
Findlay
Fisher
Fonseca
Fortier
Fortin
Fragiskatos
Fraser
Freeland
Fry
Gaheer
Gallant
Garneau
Garon
Garrison
Gaudreau
Gazan
Généreux
Genuis
Gerretsen
Gladu
Godin
Goodridge
Gould
Gourde
Gray
Green
Guilbeault
Hajdu
Hallan
Hanley
Hardie
Hepfner
Hoback
Holland
Housefather
Hughes
Hussen
Hutchings
Iacono
Idlout
Jaczek
Jeneroux
Johns
Jones
Jowhari
Julian
Kayabaga
Kelloway
Kelly
Khalid
Khera
Kitchen
Kmiec
Koutrakis
Kram
Kramp-Neuman
Kurek
Kusie

Kusmierczyk
Kwan
Lake
Lalonde
Lamoureux
Lantsman
Lapointe
Larouche
Lattanzio
Lauzon
Lawrence
LeBlanc
Lebouthillier
Lehoux
Lemire
Lewis (Essex)
Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk)
Liepert
Lightbound
Lloyd
Lobb
Long
Longfield
Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga)
MacAulay (Cardigan)
MacDonald (Malpeque)
MacGregor
MacKenzie
MacKinnon (Gatineau)
Maguire
Maloney
Martel
Martinez Ferrada
Masse
Mathyssen
May (Cambridge)
May (Saanich—Gulf Islands)
Mazier
McCauley (Edmonton West)
McDonald (Avalon)
McGuinty
McKay
McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam)
McLean
McLeod
McPherson
Melillo
Mendès
Mendicino
Miao
Michaud
Miller
Moore
Morantz
Morrice
Morrison
Morrissey
Motz
Murray
Muys
Naqvi
Nater
Ng
Noormohamed
Normandin
O'Connell
Oliphant
O'Regan
O'Toole
Patzer
Paul-Hus
Pauzé
Perkins
Perron
Petitpas Taylor
Plamondon
Poilievre
Powlowski
Qualtrough
Rayes
Redekopp

Reid
Rempel Garner
Richards
Roberts
Robillard
Rodriguez
Rogers
Romanado
Rood
Ruff
Sahota
Sajjan
Saks
Sarai
Savard-Tremblay
Scarpaleggia
Scheer
Schiefke
Schmale
Seeback
Serré
Sgro
Shanahan
Sheehan
Shields
Shipley
Sidhu (Brampton East)
Sidhu (Brampton South)
Simard
Sinclair-Desgagné
Small
Sorbara
Soroka
Steinley
Ste-Marie
Stewart
St-Onge
Strahl
Stubbs
Sudds
Tassi
Taylor Roy
Thériault
Therrien
Thomas
Thompson
Tochor
Tolmie
Trudeau
Trudel
Turnbull
Uppal
Valdez
Van Bynen
van Koeverden
Van Popta
Vandal
Vandenbeld
Vecchio
Vidal
Vien
Viersen
Vignola
Villemure
Virani
Vis
Vuong
Wagantall
Warkentin
Waugh
Webber
Weiler
Wilkinson
Williams
Williamson
Yip
Zahid
Zarrillo
Zimmer
Zuberi

Total: -- 323

NAYS -- CONTRE

Nil--Aucun

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Epp

Joly

Total: -- 2

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance), seconded by Ms. Tassi (Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario), — That Bill C-30, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (temporary enhancement to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax credit), be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

Private Members' Business

At 5:43 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 Agriculture and Agri-Food of Bill S-227, An Act to establish Food Day in Canada.

Mr. Nater (Perth—Wellington), seconded by Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.

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.

Concurrence in Committee Reports

Pursuant to order made earlier today and Standing Order 66(2), the House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion of Mr. Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes), seconded by Mr. Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton), — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Health, presented Friday, April 29, 2022, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 8)

The debate continued.

At 7:40 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

Pursuant to order made earlier today, the question was deemed put on the motion and a recorded division was deemed requested and deferred until Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

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 — Reports of the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, 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. 8561-441-728-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h)(v), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics)

— by the Speaker — Reports of the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, 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. 8561-441-931-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h)(v), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics)

— by Mr. Alghabra (Minister of Transport) — Order Repealing the Interim Order No. 73 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. 8560-441-926-24. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— by Mr. Alghabra (Minister of Transport) — Report of the Office of the Administrator of the Fund for Railway Accidents Involving Designated Goods, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, pursuant to the Canada Transportation Act, S.C. 1996, c. 10, s. 155.93. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1109-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— by Mr. Alghabra (Minister of Transport) — Order Repealing the Interim Order Respecting Cruise Ship Restrictions and Vaccination Requirements Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), pursuant to the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, S.C. 2001, c. 26, sbs. 10.1(7). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1223-12. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— by Mr. Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the first report of the Standing Committee on Science and Research, "Successes, Challenges and Opportunities for Science in Canada" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-90), presented to the House on Monday, June 6, 2022. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-90.

— by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy Interim Report for Parks Canada Agency for 2021 to 2022, pursuant to the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c. 33, sbs. 11(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1127-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 7:40 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 7:57 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).