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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 388 Thursday, December 12, 2024 10:00 a.m. |
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Prayer |
Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Ms. Hepfner (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth) laid before the House, — Document entitled "Canada’s Tenth Report on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women". — Sessional Paper No. 8525-441-56. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. MacKinnon (Minister of Labour and Seniors) laid before the House, — Document entitled "Canada's Report with Respect to the Recommendation Adopted at the 111th Session (June 2023) of the International Labour Conference, Geneva, Switzerland". — Sessional Paper No. 8525-441-57. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid before the House, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions: |
— No. 441-02768 concerning animals; |
— Nos. 441-02769, 441-02772, 441-02775 and 441-02777 concerning civil and human rights; |
— No. 441-02770 concerning public safety; |
— No. 441-02771 concerning health; |
— Nos. 441-02773 and 441-02778 concerning social affairs and equality; |
— No. 441-02774 concerning employment and labour; |
— No. 441-02776 concerning parliament and politics; |
Presenting Reports from Committees |
Mr. Green (Hamilton Centre), from the Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency, presented the third report of the committee, "Review of the Exercise of Powers and the Performance of Duties and Functions Pursuant to the Declaration of Emergency that was in Effect from February 14, 2022, to February 23, 2022". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-536. |
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. 3, 5 to 7, 9 to 11, 13, 14, 16 to 25, 29 and 31 to 34) was tabled. |
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Mr. Casey (Charlottetown), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the 23rd report of the committee, "Saving More Lives: Improving Guidance, Increasing Access and Achieving Better Outcomes in Breast Cancer Screening". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-537. |
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. 122 to 125, 128 and 144) was tabled. |
Motions |
Ms. Blaney (North Island—Powell River), seconded by Ms. McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona), moved, — That the ninth report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 85) |
Debate arose thereon. |
Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), seconded by Ms. Dabrusin (Toronto—Danforth), moved, — That this question be now put. |
Debate arose thereon. |
At 1:11 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until later today, 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 the environment (No. 441-02952); |
— by Mrs. Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville), one concerning justice (No. 441-02953) and one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-02954); |
— by Mr. Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands), one concerning parliament and politics (No. 441-02955); |
— by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), one concerning parliament and politics (No. 441-02956); |
— by Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-02957), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-02958), one concerning justice (No. 441-02959) and one concerning public safety (No. 441-02960). |
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. |
Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Concurrence in Committee Reports |
Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Blaney (North Island—Powell River), seconded by Ms. McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona), — That the ninth report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 85) |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), seconded by Ms. Dabrusin (Toronto—Danforth), — That this question be now put. |
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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. 924 -- Vote no 924) | |
YEAS: 209, NAYS: 119 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Desbiens Khera Plamondon Total: -- 209 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Epp Leslie Scheer Total: -- 119 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
Pursuant to Standing Order 61(2), the question was put on the original motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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(Division No. 925 -- Vote no 925) | |
YEAS: 328, NAYS: 0 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Dhillon Kwan Richards Total: -- 328 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
Question of Privilege |
The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), — That the government's failure of fully providing documents, as ordered by the House on June 10, 2024, be hereby referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs; |
And of the amendment, as amended, of Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), seconded by Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets), — That the motion be amended by adding the following: |
“provided that it be an instruction to the committee:
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(a) that the following witnesses be ordered to appear before the committee, separately, for two hours each:
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(i) the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry,
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(ii) the Clerk of the Privy Council,
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(iii) the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, who respected the order of the House and deposited unredacted documents,
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(iv) Paul MacKinnon, the former Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Governance),
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(v) the Auditor General of Canada,
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(vi) the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
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(vii) the Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada,
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(viii) the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel of the House of Commons,
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(ix) the Acting President of Sustainable Development Technology Canada,
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(x) a panel consisting of the Board of Sustainable Development Technology Canada; and
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(b) that it report back to the House no later than the 30th sitting day following the adoption of this order.";
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And of the subamendment of Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge), seconded by Mr. Falk (Provencher), — That the amendment be amended by adding the following: |
“, except that the order for the committee to report back to the House within 30 sitting days shall be discharged if the Speaker has sooner laid upon the table a notice from the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel confirming that all government institutions have fully complied with the order adopted on June 10, 2024, by depositing all of their responsive records in an unredacted form”.
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The debate continued. |
Messages from the Senate |
A message was received from the Senate as follows: |
— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint it that the Senate has passed Bill C-78, An Act respecting temporary cost of living relief (affordability), without amendment.
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Question of Privilege |
The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable); |
And of the amendment, as amended, of Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), seconded by Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets); |
And of the subamendment of Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge), seconded by Mr. Falk (Provencher). |
The debate continued. |
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 before the House as follows: |
— by the Speaker — Report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled "Federal Spending on Housing Affordability in 2024", pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S., 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1119-139. (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 Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance) — Summaries of the amended Corporate Plan for 2024-2028 and of the amended Capital Budget for 2024 of the Canada Development Investment Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S., 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-441-831-08. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance) |
— by Ms. Khera (Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities) — Report to Parliament on the Canada Disability Benefit, pursuant to the Canada Disability Act, S.C. 2023, c. 17, sbs. 11.2(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1397-01. (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 Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs) — Report of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board on the administration of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Act, S.C. 2013, c. 40, sbs. 365 “42”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1095-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates) |
Adjournment Proceedings |
At 6:54 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 7:13 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |