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House Hansard - 62

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 2, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 62 - May/2/22
Mr. Darren Fisher (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Seniors, Lib.)
  • May/2/22 3:07:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. colleague for the question. When it comes to supporting Canada's seniors, budget 2022 provided great news, including $5.3 billion over five years for dental care; engaging with experts on creating a career extension tax credit; creating an expert panel to study the idea of an aging at home benefit; doubling the qualifying expense limit of the home accessibility tax credit; $1.5 billion to extend the rapid housing initiative, creating at least 6,000 new affordable housing units; and, finally, $475 million to provide a one-time $500 payment to those, including seniors, who are facing housing affordability challenges.
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Mr. Peter Schiefke (Vaudreuil—Soulanges, Lib.)
  • May/2/22 3:08:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, prejudice, barriers and discrimination are a daily reality for too many Canadians, including Black, racialized and indigenous people. As Canada's largest employer, the federal government has a responsibility to lead by example in addressing these challenges. Can the President of the Treasury Board tell us what concrete measures have been taken to strengthen diversity and inclusion in the public service?
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Hon. Mona Fortier (President of the Treasury Board, Lib.)
  • May/2/22 3:09:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his question and for the hard work he does in his riding of Vaudreuil—Soulanges. We will continue to take concrete measures to eliminate discrimination within our institutions. We created the Centre on Diversity and Inclusion, launched programs to remove barriers to recruitment and promotion, released disaggregated data and amended the Public Service Employment Act. Discrimination has always been entrenched in society. Eradicating it will require a constant and unrelenting effort.
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Mr. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, NDP)
  • May/2/22 3:09:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Mohamedou Ould Slahi spent 14 years in prison in Guantanamo Bay despite being innocent. During his wrongful detention, he faced extreme conditions, including torture. He has filed a lawsuit with the Federal Court alleging that, while living in Canada, Canadian authorities shared false information that led to his unjust arrest. CSIS monitored him and passed along incorrect information about Mr. Slahi. Will the public safety minister admit that, once again, our national security agencies were complicit in the detention and torture of an innocent person?
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Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • May/2/22 3:10:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in line with our values, which are enshrined in the charter, Canada, of course, condemns all forms of torture. Canada has a duty to uphold fundamental rights and freedoms in all instances, and, of course, it would be inappropriate for the government or any member of this chamber to comment on matters that are before the courts.
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Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • May/2/22 3:10:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my question is this: How is the government ensuring that with new publicly-funded plutonium technologies and so-called SMR reactors, we are not increasing the risk of proliferation of nuclear weapons undermining global treaties? The experimental Moltex salt reactor in New Brunswick is being built by a company that has never done it before, of course, because no one has. However, the British company, Moltex, has admitted through its CEO that there is a risk. He said the company had to ensure that it has “got the risk of weapons proliferation managed and sufficiently low”. What on earth is “sufficiently low”, in an era in which Putin is sabre-rattling nuclear weapons?
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Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • May/2/22 3:11:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, small, modular reactors are under development in several countries around the world, not simply Canada. We can look to the United States and to the United Kingdom. As the hon. member knows, nuclear energy plays an important role in Canada's current energy mix. In the recent budget, we provided resources for the independent Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to focus on readiness to regulate SMRs. Going forward, Canada is committed to ensuring its nuclear industry continues to comply with all existing international obligations.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock, CPC)
  • May/2/22 3:12:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties and I believe if you seek it, you will find the unanimous consent of the House for the following. I move: That this House mourn the tragic loss of four officer cadets on Friday, April 29, 2022, and express its deepest condolences to their families, their friends and the Royal Military College community during this very difficult time.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/2/22 3:12:47 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay. Hearing none, the motion is carried. The Deputy Speaker: Following discussions among representatives of all parties of the House, I understand that there is an agreement to observe a moment of silence in memory of the four officer cadets who lost their lives in Kingston. I will now invite hon. members to please rise. [A moment of silenced observed]
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/2/22 3:15:37 p.m.
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It being 3:14 p.m., pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motions at report stage of Bill C-8. Call in the members. And the bells having rung: The Deputy Speaker: The question is on Motion No. 1. A vote on this motion also applies to Motions Nos. 2 to 10.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/2/22 3:27:52 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
I declare the motion defeated.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/2/22 3:28:32 p.m.
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If a member of a recognized party present in the House wishes to request a recorded division or that the motion be adopted on division, I would invite them to please rise and indicate it to the Chair.
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Hon. David Lametti
  • May/2/22 3:28:32 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • May/2/22 3:28:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would request a recorded vote please.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/2/22 3:40:45 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
I declare the motion carried.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • May/2/22 3:41:57 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 one petition. This return will be tabled in an electronic format.
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Mr. Peter Schiefke (Vaudreuil—Soulanges, Lib.)
  • May/2/22 3:42:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the third report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, entitled “The Canada Infrastructure Bank”.
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Mr. Pat Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge, CPC)
  • May/2/22 3:42:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, entitled “Collection and Use of Mobility Data by the Government of Canada and Related Issues”.
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Hon. Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, Lib.)
  • May/2/22 3:43:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties and, if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move: That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs presented on Monday, April 25, 2022, be modified to substitute the name of the organization “First Nations Finance Authority” with “First Nations Financial Management Board” on page 16 of the report in English, and page 20 in French.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/2/22 3:43:43 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay. I declare the motion carried.
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