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Thursday, May 2, 2024 (No. 307)

Report Stage of Bills

Bill C-20

An Act establishing the Public Complaints and Review Commission and amending certain Acts and statutory instruments

Notices of Motions

Motion No. 1 — November 29, 2023 — — That Bill C-20 be amended by deleting the short title.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:

— November 29, 2023


Bill C-49
An Act to amend the Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Notices of Motions

Motion No. 1 — May 1, 2024 — — That Bill C-49, in Clause 18, be amended by adding after line 10 on page 7 the following:

“30.1 Decisions of the Regulator respecting offshore petroleum projects and offshore renewable energy projects must be made no later than two years after it begins its review of the project.”

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:

— May 1, 2024

Motion No. 2 — May 1, 2024 — — That Bill C-49, in Clause 38, be amended

(a) by adding after line 26 on page 20 the following:

“89.1 The Regulator may make a call for bids only in relation to an area that has been identified for potential development following a regional assessment conducted under section 138.017 that

(a) was conducted less than five years prior to the call for bids;

(b) included a study of the regional and cumulative impacts of development of the type and quantity that is to be proposed under the call; and

(b) by adding after line 21 on page 21 the following:

“(4) The call for bids shall also include a description of the area's suitability for development.”

“(2) Subject to section 7, the Governor in Council may, for the purposes of paragraph 89.1(c), make regulations prescribing the information and the studies to be included in a regional assessment conducted under 138.017.”

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:

— May 1, 2024

Motion No. 3 — May 1, 2024 — — That Bill C-49, in Clause 41, be amended by adding after line 9 on page 27 the following:

“97.2 (1) The Regulator shall establish a Renewable Energy Effects Fund for the purposes of funding research on the adverse effects of the construction and operation of offshore renewable energy projects on the fishing industry and providing compensation for economic losses that cannot be attributable to individual projects.

(2) The account of the Renewable Energy Effects Fund is credited with penalties referred to in section 97.1.

(3) For the purpose of performing the research mentioned in subsection (1), the Regulator shall develop policies, including policies in relation to

(a) studying and monitoring baseline conditions to describe the existing environmental conditions in offshore areas and ascertaining changes in those baseline conditions; and

(b) performing regional and strategic assessments of the effects of changes in baseline conditions on species fished commercially and on the persons who fish them.

(4) The Regulator shall develop guidelines for compensation and, in developing those guidelines, shall consult with representatives of the fishing industry and take into consideration research findings on baseline conditions and changes to baseline conditions.”

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:

— May 1, 2024

Motion No. 4 — May 1, 2024 — — That Bill C-49, in Clause 43, be amended

(a) by replacing line 2 on page 29 with the following:

“der section 97 and all revenues and interest”

(b) by adding after line 5 on page 29 the following:

“(1.1) All penalties referred to in section 97.1 shall be made payable and remitted to the Renewable Energy Effects Fund.”

“subsection (1) of any amounts payable, those amounts shall”

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:

— May 1, 2024

Motion No. 5 — May 1, 2024 — — That Bill C-49, in Clause 109, be amended

(a) by replacing, in the English version, lines 24 and 25 on page 84 with the following:

“(2) The definitions Offshore area and Provincial Minister in section 2 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Offshore area means

(a) in the case of petroleum, the lands and submarine areas within the limits described in Schedule I; and

(b) in the case of offshore renewable energy, the lands and submarine areas within the limits described in Schedule I.1. (zone extracôtière ou zone)”

(b) by replacing, in the French version, lines 26 and 27 on page 84 with the following:

“(2) Les définitions de ministre provincial et zone extracôtière ou zone, à l’article 2 de la même loi, sont respectivement remplacées par ce qui suit :”

“zone extracôtière ou zone

a) S’agissant d’hydrocarbures, les zones terrestres et sous-marines situées dans les limites fixées à l’annexe I;

b) s’agissant d’énergie renouvelable extracôtière, les zones terrestres et sous-marines situées dans les limites fixées à l’annexe I.‍1.‍ (offshore area)”

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:

— May 1, 2024

Motion No. 6 — May 1, 2024 — — That Bill C-49, in Clause 132, be amended

(a) by replacing line 3 on page 92 with the following:

“132 (1) Subsections 48(1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the”

(b) by adding after line 11 on page 92 the following:

“(2) If a dispute between the Province and any other province that is a party to an agreement arises in relation to the description of any portion of the limits set out in Schedule I or I.1 and the Government of Canada is unable, by means of negotiation, to bring about a resolution of the dispute within a reasonable time, the dispute shall, at such time as the Federal Minister deems appropriate, be referred to an impartial person, tribunal or body and settled by means of the procedure determined in accordance with subsection (3).

(2) Subsection 48(5) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(5) Notwithstanding section 6, where a dispute is settled pursuant to this section and a regulation under subsection 5(1) amending the description of the portion of the limits set out in Schedule I or I.1 in relation to which the dispute arose is made in accordance with the settlement, the regulation is not subject to the procedure set out in section 6 with respect to that description.”

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:

— May 1, 2024

Motion No. 7 — May 1, 2024 — — That Bill C-49 be amended by adding after line 11 on page 158 the following new clause:

“203.1 The title of Schedule I of the Act is replaced by the following:

Limits of the Offshore Area for Petroleum (Except where otherwise indicated, all latitudes and longitudes referred to in this Schedule are determined according to NAD 27.)”

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:

— May 1, 2024

Motion No. 8 — May 1, 2024 — — That Bill C-49 be amended by adding after line 11 on page 158 the following new clause:

“203.1 The Act is amended by adding, after Schedule 1, Schedule I.1 set out in the Schedule of this Act.”

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:

— May 1, 2024

Motion No. 9 — May 1, 2024 — — That Bill C-49 be amended by adding after line 8 on page 183 the following new schedule:

“SCHEDULE

(Section 203.1)

SCHEDULE I.1

(Section 2 and subsections 5(1) and 48(2) and (5))

Limits of the Offshore Area for Offshore Renewable Energy”

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(2), notice also received from:

— May 1, 2024


Bill C-293
An Act respecting pandemic prevention and preparedness
Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected for debate the following motion:
Motion No. 1.
Statement and selection by Speaker — see Debates of March 19, 2024.

Resuming Debate

Motion No. 1 — March 19, 2024 — , seconded by , — That Bill C-293 be amended by deleting Clause 3.


Bill S-205
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to another Act (interim release and domestic violence recognizance orders)
Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:
Group No. 1 -- Motions Nos. 1 to 12.
Statement and selection by Speaker — see Debates of February 26, 2024.

Resuming Debate

Group No. 1

Motion No. 1 -- Question put separately. Its vote also applies to Motions Nos. 2 to 12.

Motion No. 1 — February 26, 2024 — , seconded by , — That Bill S-205, in Clause 1, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 4 to 17 on page 1 with the following:

“1 (1) Section 515 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (3):

(3.1) Before making an order under subsection (2) in respect of an accused who is charged with an offence in the commission of which violence was used, threatened or attempted against the accused’s intimate partner, the justice must ask the prosecutor whether the intimate partner of the accused has been consulted about their safety and security needs.

(2) Subsection 515(4) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (e):

(e.1) wear an electronic monitoring device, if the Attorney General makes the request;

(2.1) Subsection 515(4.2) of the Act is amended by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (a.1) and by repealing paragraph (a.2).

(3) Paragraph 515(6)(b.1) of the Act is replaced by”; and

(b) by replacing line 1 on page 2 with the following:

“(4) The Act is amended by adding the following”

Motion No. 2 — February 26, 2024 — , seconded by , — That Bill S-205, in Clause 2, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 9 to 12 on page 2 with the following:

“810.03 (1) A person who fears on reasonable grounds that their intimate partner will commit an offence that will cause personal injury to them, to their child or to a child of that intimate partner may lay an information”;

(b) by replacing lines 32 and 33 on page 2 with the following:

“(5) An order under either subsection (3) or (4) must be made in a timely manner.

(6) The provincial court judge may commit the defen-”;

“(7) The provincial court judge may add any reasonable”;

(d) by replacing lines 4 and 5 on page 3 with the following:

“or to secure the safety and security of the informant, their child or a child of the defendant, including condi-”;

(e) by replacing line 20 on page 3 with the following:

“rectly, with the informant, a child of the informant or”;

(f) by replacing lines 1 to 5 on page 4 with the following:

“(8) The informant may provide submissions in writing on the conditions that the judge may add to the recognizance under subsection (7).

(9) The provincial court judge shall consider whether it is desirable, in the interests of the informant’s safety or”;

(g) by replacing lines 14 and 15 on page 4 with the following:

“(10) If the provincial court judge adds a condition described in subsection (9) to a recognizance, the judge”;

(h) by replacing lines 22 and 23 on page 4 with the following:

“(11) If the provincial court judge does not add a condition described in subsection (9) to a recognizance, the”;

(i) by replacing lines 26 and 27 on page 4 with the following:

“(12) A provincial court judge may, on application of the informant or the defendant, vary the conditions fixed in”;

(j) by replacing lines 29 to 31 on page 4 with the following:

“(13) When the defendant makes an application under subsection (12), the provincial court judge must, before varying any conditions, consult the informant about their”; and

(k) by replacing line 33 on page 4 with the following:

“(14) A warrant of committal to prison for failure or re-”

Motion No. 3 — February 26, 2024 — , seconded by , — That Bill S-205, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing, in the English version, lines 15 and 16 on page 2 with the following:

“under subsection (1) may cause the informant and the person who is the subject of the information to appear”

Motion No. 4 — February 26, 2024 — , seconded by , — That Bill S-205, in Clause 2, be amended

(a) by replacing line 23 on page 2 with the following:

“not more than two years.”;

(b) by replacing line 30 on page 2 with the following:

“into the recognizance for a period of not more than three”; and

“dant to prison for a term not exceeding two years if the”

Motion No. 5 — February 26, 2024 — , seconded by , — That Bill S-205, in Clause 2, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 24 and 25 on page 3 with the following:

“(f) to refrain from using social media;

(g) to abstain from the consumption of drugs — ex-”;

(b) by replacing line 28 on page 3 with the following:

“(h) to provide, for the purpose of analysis, a sample of”; and

“(i) to provide, for the purpose of analysis, a sample of”

Motion No. 6 — February 26, 2024 — , seconded by , — That Bill S-205, in Clause 3, be amended

(a) by replacing line 10 on page 5 with the following:

“810.01(4.1)(f), 810.011(6)(e), 810.03(7)(h),”;

(b) by replacing line 15 on page 5 with the following:

“810.01(4.1)(g), 810.011(6)(f), 810.03(7)(i), 810.1(3.02)(i)”; and

“810.01(4.1)(g), 810.011(6)(f), 810.03(7)(i), 810.1(3.02)(i) or”

Motion No. 7 — February 26, 2024 — , seconded by , — That Bill S-205, in Clause 6, be amended by replacing lines 34 and 35 on page 7 with the following:

“directly, with the informant, the informant’s child or any relative or close friend of the informant,”

Motion No. 8 — February 26, 2024 — , seconded by , — That Bill S-205, in Clause 6, be amended by replacing lines 39 and 40 on page 7 with the following:

“(e.3) refrains from using social media (section 801.03 of the Criminal Code);”

Motion No. 9 — February 26, 2024 — , seconded by , — That Bill S-205, in Clause 7, be amended by replacing line 13 on page 8 with the following:

“810.01(4.1)(g), 810.03(7)(i), 810.011(6)(f), 810.1(3.02)(i) and”

Motion No. 10 — February 26, 2024 — , seconded by , — That Bill S-205, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing lines 18 to 21 on page 8 with the following:

“fears on reasonable grounds that their intimate partner will commit an offence that will cause personal injury to them, to their child or to a child of that intimate partner, and a provincial”

Motion No. 11 — February 26, 2024 — , seconded by , — That Bill S-205, in Clause 10.1, be amended by replacing, in subclause (2), the word “810.03(7)“ with the following:

“810.03(9)”

Motion No. 12 — February 26, 2024 — , seconded by , — That Bill S-205, in Clause 10.1, be amended by replacing, in subclause (2), the words “the intimate partner’s safety” with the following:

“the informant’s safety”


Bill S-245
An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians)

Notices of Motions

Motion No. 1 — October 17, 2023 — The — That Bill S-245 be amended by deleting the Clause 1.2 that reads as follows:

“1.2 Paragraph 5.1(4)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(a) if, at the time of his or her adoption, only one of the adoptive parents was a citizen and that parent was a citizen under paragraph 3(1)(b), (c.1), (e), (g), (g.1), (h), (o), (p), (q) or (r), or both of the adoptive parents were citizens under any of those paragraphs;”.

Motion No. 2 — October 17, 2023 — The — That Bill S-245, in Clause 1, be amended by

(a) deleting the first subclause (2.1);

(b) replacing, in the second subclause (2.1), the words “(2.1) Paragraph 3(3)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:” with the following:

(2.1) The portion of subsection 3(3) of the Act before paragraph (a.1) is replaced by the following:

(3) Paragraphs (1)(b), (f), (g), (h) to (j), (q) and (r) do not apply to a person born outside Canada

(c) replacing, in subparagraph 3(3)(a.01)(ii) that is set out in the second subclause (2.1), in the French version, the word “manifestes” with the word “substantiels”.