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House Hansard - 272

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 31, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 272 - Jan/31/24
The Deputy Speaker
  • Jan/31/24 5:09:16 p.m.
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The hon. member for York South—Weston is rising on a point of order.
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Hon. Ahmed Hussen
  • Jan/31/24 5:09:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to change my vote to nay.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Jan/31/24 5:09:47 p.m.
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Does the hon. member have unanimous consent to change his vote to nay? Some hon. members: Agreed.
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The Deputy Speaker
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at report stage of Bill C-321, under Private Members' Business.
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The Deputy Speaker
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion to concur in Bill S-202.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Jan/31/24 5:21:24 p.m.
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I declare the motion carried.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Jan/31/24 5:32:51 p.m.
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I declare the motion carried. I wish to inform the House that, because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 90 minutes.
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Mr. Ali Ehsassi (Willowdale, Lib.)
  • Jan/31/24 5:33:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 23rd report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, entitled “Canada’s Sanctions Regime: Transparency, Accountability and Effectiveness.” Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to this report.
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Lib.)
  • Jan/31/24 5:34:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 57th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding the membership of the committees of the House. If the House gives its consent, I intend to move concurrence in the 57th report later this day.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Jan/31/24 5:34:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if you seek it at this time, I think you will find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move: That the membership of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be amended as follows: Ms. Fortier (Ottawa—Vanier) for Ms. Sahota (Brampton North).
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Jan/31/24 5:34:59 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay. It is agreed. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay.
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Lib.)
  • Jan/31/24 5:35:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if the House gives its consent, I move that the 57th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented to the House earlier today, be concurred in.
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Ms. Michelle Ferreri (Peterborough—Kawartha, CPC)
  • Jan/31/24 5:36:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present e-petition 4701, the most-signed e-petition in Canadian history, with 387,487 signatures. The petitioners state that they have lost confidence in the Prime Minister and that the current government is not acting in the best interest of all citizens. The petitioners call upon the House of Commons to call for a vote of no confidence and for a federal election 45 days following the vote.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Jan/31/24 5:36:13 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay. It is 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. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.)
  • Jan/31/24 5:37:06 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-57 
Mr. Speaker, I have a petition from by Canadians that specifically addresses the fact that this House no longer unanimously supports Ukraine. The petitioners call on all members of Parliament to immediately and swiftly pass Bill C-57, which is an important update to the Canada free trade— Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Mr. Mark Gerretsen: Mr. Speaker, in all my time presenting petitions on behalf of Canadians, I have never been heckled by the Conservatives, but they are literally heckling me while I am trying to do so. Canadians are asking that all parliamentarians immediately and swiftly pass Bill C-57, which would update the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement and assist Ukraine in rebuilding after it defeats the illegal invasion by Vladimir Putin. I am happy to present this petition on behalf of Canadians. I am certain that many more will follow.
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Mrs. Rosemarie Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster, CPC)
Mr. Speaker, we know employment insurance maternity and parental benefits provide parents with critical financial support while they care for and bond with their children. Adoptive and intended parents are at a disadvantage under the current EI system, whereas all parents deserve equal access to parental leave benefits. Bill C-318 would deliver equitable access to parental leave for adoptive and intended parents. The Speaker of the House has said that the passage of Bill C-318 needs a royal recommendation. Therefore, the signatories of this petition call upon the Government of Canada to support adoptive and intended parents by providing a royal recommendation for Bill C-318.
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Mr. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, NDP)
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to present a petition on behalf of the amazing and hard-working volunteer fire departments in my riding, namely, those of Port Renfrew, Mesachie Lake, Honeymoon Bay, Lake Cowichan, Youbou, Sahtlam, North Cowichan, Duncan, Cowichan Bay, Mill Bay, Shawnigan Lake, Thetis Island, Malahat, Highlands and the City of Langford. I am presenting this petition on their behalf because they recognize that volunteer firefighters account for 71% of Canada's total firefighting essential first responders. They also recognize that not only do these essential volunteers put their lives on the line and give their time, training and efforts to Canadians, but they also allow the cities and municipalities to keep property taxes lower than if paid services were required. Therefore, the petitioners call on the Government of Canada to support Bill C-310 and enact amendments to the Income Tax Act in order to increase the amount of tax credits for volunteer firefighting and search and rescue volunteer services from $3,000 to $10,000.
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Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • Jan/31/24 5:40:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise today to present a petition on behalf of many constituents who are deeply concerned about the opioid crisis and the unacceptably high number of deaths. It is almost unbelievable that nearly 14,000 people have had opioid-related deaths since 2016. In particular, British Columbians are very concerned. A number of the founders of Moms Stop the Harm come from British Columbia and, indeed, from my riding on Pender Island. The petitioners call for the government to, at long last, declare a public health emergency because of overdose deaths, or poisoning deaths, in Canada; to treat this as what it is, which is a health crisis, not a criminal justice crisis; to address the crisis in a comprehensive, multi-faceted way as one that involves issues of addiction, poverty, housing, health care, racial discrimination, economic inequality and instability; and listen to the advice of many experts, who say that drugs should be decriminalized in Canada.
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Mr. Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Lib.)
  • Jan/31/24 5:41:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise on behalf of my constituents in Guelph to present petition e-4593, with 3,191 signatures. This petition is calling on Parks Canada to work with appropriate landowners, stakeholders, governments and first nations, Métis and Inuit people to create a national urban park on the site of Guelph's proposed Ontario reformatory heritage conservation district.
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Mr. Ziad Aboultaif (Edmonton Manning, CPC)
  • Jan/31/24 5:42:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am presenting e-petition 4595, which has hundreds of signatures. The petition says that parental alienation is the process through which a child becomes estranged from one parent as a result of the psychological manipulation of another parent. Statistics show that up to 25% of parents nationwide engage in this behaviour. Based on current research, over 22 million adults have been targets of parental alienation, and 3.9 million children have been alienated from one of their parents. The undersigned parents, fathers and mothers, call upon the Prime Minister to enact laws that would make parental alienation a form of child abuse that is punishable in a criminal court of law. By supporting this petition, the government would ensure that alienated parents' voices are heard and, most importantly, that children are removed from abusive parental care.
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