44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 1, 2021 02:00PM
- Dec/1/21 2:05:16 p.m.
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I understand the hon. member for Fort McMurray—Cold Lake will now lead us in the singing of the national anthem.
[Members sang the national anthem]
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- Dec/1/21 2:35:42 p.m.
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I am going to interrupt the Prime Minister, because I cannot hear his response. I would therefore ask him to start over so we can all hear his response.
Again, the right hon. Prime Minister.
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- Dec/1/21 3:13:56 p.m.
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That is all the time we have for oral questions.
The hon. member for Montarville on a point of order.
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- Dec/1/21 3:14:29 p.m.
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This being a hybrid sitting of the House, for the sake of clarity, I will only ask those who are opposed to the request to express their disagreement.
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
The Speaker: I just want to remind everyone that singing, unless it is the national anthem and it is the right time, should not be done in the chamber.
Accordingly, all those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay.
Some hon. members: Nay.
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- Dec/1/21 3:17:10 p.m.
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- Re: Bill C-4
This being a hybrid sitting of the House, for the sake of clarity, I will only ask those who are opposed to the request to express their disagreement.
Accordingly, all those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay.
Hearing no dissenting voice, it is agreed.
The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay.
There being no dissenting voice, I declare the motion carried.
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- Dec/1/21 3:18:59 p.m.
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I have the honour to inform the House that the following members have been appointed as members of the Board of Internal Economy for the purpose and under the provisions of the Parliament of Canada Act, subsection 50(2), namely:
The hon. Dominic LeBlanc and the hon. Mark Holland, members of the Queen's Privy Council; the hon. Steven MacKinnon and Ms. Ruby Sahota, representatives of the Liberal caucus; Mr. Gérard Deltell and Mr. Blake Richards, representatives of the Conservative caucus; Ms. Claude DeBellefeuille, representative of the Bloc Québécois; and Mr. Peter Julian, representative of the New Democratic caucus.
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- Dec/1/21 3:19:58 p.m.
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It is my duty, pursuant to subsection 94(2) of the Access to Information Act and subsection 72(2) of the Privacy Act, to lay upon the table the reports of the Auditor General of Canada on the administration of these acts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h), these reports are deemed to have been permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
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- Dec/1/21 3:26:26 p.m.
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Is that agreed?
Some hon. members: Agreed.
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- Dec/1/21 3:27:26 p.m.
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I am now prepared to rule on the question of privilege raised on November 23, 2021, by the member for Barrie—Innisfil concerning allegations about the Clerk of the House.
First of all, I want to point out that the Clerk recused himself from this matter and did not participate in the preparation of this ruling.
In his remarks, the member for Barrie—Innisfil said he was troubled about a report about the Clerk on the CBC a few weeks ago. According to the member, the House must defend its dignity and its integrity and that is why the matter should be referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. The member for Calgary Nose Hill also expressed concern about the way in which harassment complaints were being dealt with, adding that if employees could not do their work in complete safety, then members could not properly fulfill their parliamentary functions.
For his part, the Leader of the Government in the House said that the House must not be used to spread rumours and that it was not the appropriate place to consider the matter because the people involved could not defend themselves. In his opinion, and in that of the members for Saint-Jean and New Westminster—Burnaby, the Board of Internal Economy was the appropriate forum for such matters.
First and foremost, the Chair must reiterate, in light of certain remarks about harassment made by the members for Calgary Nose Hill and Saint-Jean that there are indeed mechanisms in place in the House of Commons to deal with all forms of harassment in order to ensure a safe and secure workplace for everyone. There are policies in place, for members and their employees and for House administration staff, to prevent workplace harassment and to investigate complaints. Earlier this year, these policies were updated to reflect the most recent statutory requirements. All members of this House can rest assured that any complaint is taken seriously and investigated diligently using well-established processes.
It is not in anyone’s interest to have allegations of this sort dealt with on the floor of the House of Commons.
That being said, given the concerns raised in the correspondence from the member for Calgary Nose Hill from September 2021 concerning the policy applying to members, the House administration is conducting a review of the policy and its application. It will then report to the Board of Internal Economy, which will be able to review it and decide if changes to the policy are required. The matter is on the agenda for the next meeting of the Board of Internal Economy.
As regards the allegations against the Clerk, the Chair considers the most appropriate forum to deal with these issues to be the Board of Internal Economy. It is the administrative body responsible for human resources issues.
Indeed, section 52.3 of the Parliament of Canada Act gives the Board of Internal Economy jurisdiction over administrative and personnel issues. As has already been mentioned, this matter will be on the agenda of the next board meeting. Since the board is already seized of this matter, the Chair cannot conclude, at this stage, that there is a prima facie question of privilege. However, if members were to conclude that certain elements related to privilege should still be raised in the House after the Board of Internal Economy has considered the matter, it would be possible to raise them at that time.
I thank the hon. members for their attention.
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- Dec/1/21 3:31:49 p.m.
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Resuming debate.
The hon. member for Repentigny has three minutes remaining in her speech.
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- Dec/1/21 6:49:44 p.m.
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Order, please. As this is the first hybrid vote of the 44th Parliament, I want to briefly outline the steps that will be followed for this type of vote.
Before I read the question, I will ask the Table to produce the list of members participating virtually, and who will later be called to vote one at a time. I will then read the question.
I will first ask those physically present in the House who are in favour of the motion to rise. I will then ask those physically present who oppose the motion to do the same. This is the normal procedure we are all familiar with.
Afterward, the table officer will call the names of those participating virtually by party in alphabetical order, starting with the party with the largest number of seats in the House, and continuing with all the other recognized parties and then independent members.
Members are reminded that it is essential that their camera be turned on for the duration of the vote. This allows the authentication of members, which is required by the House motion and is essential to the integrity of the decision-making process.
Once your name is called by the Table, you must turn on your microphone and indicate how you intend to vote by clearly stating either “I vote for the motion” or “I vote against the motion”.
In French, you should clearly say “Je vote pour la motion” or “Je vote contre la motion”. Members must use only these phrases.
I repeat, members must use only these phrases.
Please do not turn on your microphone in advance. It can result in your image appearing in place of the member currently voting. Once you have voted, please mute your microphone.
Members must remain connected to the sitting until the results of the vote are announced. If your name has not been called by the table officer when the members of your party are being recognized to vote, please wait until all the members have been called. At that point I will invite members who were not named but who heard the question to identify themselves. They can do so by using the “raise hand” function of the video conference application. I will then name each member who raised their hand to allow their vote to be recorded.
If at any moment during a vote, or when trying to join a sitting virtually, members experience technical difficulties, they should please contact the IT ambassadors at the number indicated in the invitation. The IT ambassadors will provide regular updates to the table.
Before proceeding with the vote, to make it easier for the table officers, I would ask members to lower their mask after they have risen and put it back on once the officer has called their name.
I thank the members for their attention. We will now take the vote.
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- Dec/1/21 7:16:05 p.m.
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The hon. member's vote was not counted. We did not hear from her.
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- Dec/1/21 7:17:30 p.m.
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We cannot allow the votes without unanimous consent. Is there unanimous consent to allow the two members to vote?
Some hon. members: Agreed.
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- Dec/1/21 7:17:39 p.m.
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I declare the motion defeated.
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- Dec/1/21 7:18:13 p.m.
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Pursuant to order made Tuesday, November 30, 2021, I do now leave the chair for the House to go into committee of the whole to study the softwood lumber dispute with the United States.
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- Dec/1/21 7:18:15 p.m.
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Before we begin this evening's debate, I would like to remind hon. members of how proceedings will unfold.
Each member will be allotted 10 minutes for debate, followed by 10 minutes for questions and comments. The debate will end after four hours or when no member rises to speak. Pursuant to the order made Tuesday, November 30, 2021, members may divide their time with another member and the Chair will receive no quorum calls, dilatory motions or requests for unanimous consent.
We will now begin tonight's take-note debate.
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- Dec/1/21 7:50:31 p.m.
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Okay.
I will ask the hon. member for Windsor West to ask his question again. We had trouble with interpretation and we want to make sure that everyone gets a chance to hear what is said in the chamber.
The hon. member for Windsor West.
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