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House Hansard - 190

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 3, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 190 - May/3/23
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  • May/3/23 3:18:50 p.m.
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The hon. member for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie.
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Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)
  • May/3/23 3:18:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Quebec is on high alert. Just about everywhere, rivers are exceeding major flooding thresholds. Several families have had to evacuate their homes. In Charlevoix, two firefighters were swept away by the waters of the Gouffre River while trying to rescue a family whose home was in danger. The body of one of those firefighters has now been found. Our thoughts are with their families, but also with all Quebeckers who are facing these floodwaters. Will the federal government deploy all available aid to help citizens in the face of this disaster?
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Hon. Bill Blair (President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Lib.)
  • May/3/23 3:19:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, the member for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie has a very important question. I want to join him, as I believe does every member of the House, when expressing my concern and thoughts for all of the communities of Quebec that have been impacted. In particular, we extend our sincere condolences to the families of Christopher Lavoie and Regis Lavoie, the firefighters who rushed to save lives and appear to have lost their own lives. We immediately deployed Canadian air force aircraft to search and engage in the initial search, and I have reached out to Mr. Bonnardel of the Quebec government to offer all federal support as required, and to assure him that our government will be there for the people of Quebec—
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The Speaker
  • May/3/23 3:20:16 p.m.
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The hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands.
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Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • May/3/23 3:20:18 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-5 
Mr. Speaker, I extend my condolences for the loss of the people and the firefighters in this climate event. My question is for the Prime Minister. In relation to the business that we will take up later today, the amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, known as Bill S-5, there is still time to improve this act by increasing the opportunities for public participation for science and indigenous knowledge to inform the act. The amendments by the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby and myself need to be supported by the government. Will it stand for public participation and indigenous knowledge?
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Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • May/3/23 3:21:01 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-5 
Mr. Speaker, the last time CEPA was reformed was more than 20 years ago. What our government did was introduce strong amendments to CEPA, which were applauded by environmental organizations, scientists and industry alike. The parliamentary process was a clear success. Both Senate and House committees worked on this bill, and they have spent 50 hours studying it. They heard testimony from over 80 witnesses representing civil society, academia, industry and indigenous organizations. We received more than a hundred written briefs. It is now time to pass the bill as reported by the environment committee and send it back to the Senate.
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The Speaker
  • May/3/23 3:21:50 p.m.
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That is all the time we have for question period today. The hon. member for Sarnia—Lambton is rising on a point of order.
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Ms. Marilyn Gladu
  • May/3/23 3:21:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, in question period, the Minister of Housing claimed that I had praised the housing accelerator program, so I reviewed the 479 interventions I have made on Hansard here and in committee, and I have been consistent in claiming that the government has been inadequate in their approach to affordable housing. I just wanted to correct the record.
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The Speaker
  • May/3/23 3:23:39 p.m.
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It being 3:22 p.m., pursuant to order made on Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the member for Carleton relating to the business of supply. Call in the members.
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The Speaker
  • May/3/23 3:38:26 p.m.
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I declared the motion defeated.
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The Speaker
  • May/3/23 3:40:19 p.m.
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Pursuant to order made on Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill S-211 under Private Members' Business.
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I declare the motion carried.
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Mr. Jamie Schmale (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, CPC)
  • May/3/23 3:51:57 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-45 
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. There have been consultations, and I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That, notwithstanding any Standing Order, special order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-45, An Act to amend the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts, and to make a clarification relating to another Act, be deemed read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs.
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The Speaker
  • May/3/23 3:52:21 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-45 
All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay. Agreed. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • May/3/23 3:53:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8)(a), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to five petitions. These returns will be tabled in an electronic format.
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Mr. Sameer Zuberi (Pierrefonds—Dollard, Lib.)
  • May/3/23 3:53:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 15th report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, entitled “The Human Rights Situation in Haiti”. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to this report.
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Mr. Peter Schiefke (Vaudreuil—Soulanges, Lib.)
  • May/3/23 3:54:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 12th report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, entitled “Main Estimates 2023-24”. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to this report.
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Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • May/3/23 3:54:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to present, in both official languages, two petitions, which collectively have over 5,000 signatures. The subject of these petitions is publication bans. The petitioners note that these restrictions, when unwanted, are paternalistic and prevent a victim complainant from exercising freedom of expression. They reinforce shame and the notion that anonymity always equals protection. Unwanted publication bans can give the impression that abusers are protected and benefit from the restrictions on the victim complainants, as they prevent open communication about the offence and harm experienced. The petitioners are calling on the government to allow victim complainants to attribute their own experience of sexual offences without being charged; to grant adult victim complainants of sexual offences a choice in the application of publication bans; to produce comprehensive, accessible, multilingual and public information on these bans on government websites; to simplify the process to lift a ban without the services of a lawyer; and to allow victim complainants to opt out of these bans on their victim impact statement forms.
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Mr. Tom Kmiec (Calgary Shepard, CPC)
  • May/3/23 3:56:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I have done before, I am tabling another petition on behalf the minority ethnic Hazara community from my riding specifically. They are again drawing the attention of the House to the ongoing genocide of the Hazaras by the Taliban regime, something that has been ongoing for many decades now. The petitioners are calling on the government to recognize the genocide of the Hazaras by the Taliban and to include the Hazara ethnic minority from Afghanistan within the 40,000 Afghan refugees that the Canadian government is trying to resettle by the end of this year.
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Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • May/3/23 3:56:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am presenting a petition today on behalf of many constituents across the country who have asked that the government acknowledge the important contributions that German Canadians have made to this country, and recognize that during World War I and World War II, innocent German Canadians and Austrian Canadians were interned, alongside enemy combatants. They recognize that Ukrainian Canadians, Japanese Canadians and Italian Canadians were apologized to, and the petitioners would like the government to apologize for their unlawful internment.
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