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House Hansard - 66

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 6, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 66 - May/6/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • May/6/22 12:04:01 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, my colleague, the Minister of Public Safety, and I are working closely to ensure that we are returning to normal as quickly as possible. We are ensuring that communities are safe and have the resources they need to access the businesses they had. I know it has been difficult over the past two years. Canadians have demonstrated a commitment to each other and to working together closely to ensure that everyone is safe, and that our economy is rebounding as quickly as possible.
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Mr. Gary Vidal (Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, CPC)
  • May/6/22 12:04:40 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, following my question last month on the lack of cell service on the Hanson Lake Road, a constituent shared a heartbreaking story. Recently, he came across an unresponsive male in the driver's seat of a vehicle stopped on that road. He drove to cell coverage, called for an ambulance and returned to the scene. By the time he got back, the man was deceased. This is not a political issue; it is literally one of life and death. Will the minister approve today Saskatchewan's application to the CRTC for cell service on the Hanson Lake Road?
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Mr. Stéphane Lauzon (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Rural Economic Development, Lib.)
  • May/6/22 12:05:18 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, Internet-based activities are just as important in Saskatchewan as they are in Quebec and the rest of Canada. We know that cell service is very important, and that is one of our top priorities. We have undertaken a massive connectivity project for rural and remote communities. We will keep working on this until there is full Internet and cell coverage.
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Ms. Julie Dzerowicz (Davenport, Lib.)
  • May/6/22 12:05:50 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, Russia's illegal, unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine is not only a threat to European security, but also to world security. The NATO alliance has only become more important as we look to the future of transatlantic security. This week, Canada welcomes Sweden's foreign minister as that country faces a choice of whether to join the NATO alliance. Finland is also facing the same consideration. Can the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs share with the House whether Canada would support Sweden's and Finland's membership in the alliance?
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Hon. Robert Oliphant (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.)
  • May/6/22 12:06:28 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, this gives me an opportunity to thank our colleague for her excellent leadership as chair of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association: work she does on behalf of all of us. Recently, the Minister of Foreign Affairs had a chance to meet with her counterpart in Helsinki. Even more recently, this week she met with her counterpart from Sweden here in Ottawa. Let me be very clear that in the face of horrendous and illegal aggression by Russia in Ukraine, NATO is more united than ever. Sweden and Finland are among Canada's closest friends and NATO's closest partners. We would, of course, welcome their accession into NATO, should they choose to do it.
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Ms. Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River, NDP)
  • May/6/22 12:07:11 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Powell River Salmon Society in my riding is one of several non-profits doing amazing work on local salmon enhancement and preservation, and the minister agrees. Small local hatcheries have not seen federal funding increase for over 40 years, and they were ignored during all the federal consultations. The Liberals like to talk about saving the wild salmon, but they ignore the voices of volunteer-based hatcheries that do the work but are struggling every day. Why is the minister not supporting these successful and existing hatcheries now?
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Hon. Joyce Murray (Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Lib.)
  • May/6/22 12:07:54 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I love that question, because I just had a chance to visit a local hatchery in metro Vancouver, meet the members and see the very important work that they do. The protection of wild Pacific salmon populations is an incredibly important priority for British Columbia. I know that the work the hatchery groups do assists with that. It will be supported by an almost $650-million historic investment in Pacific salmon and salmon enhancement, i.e. hatcheries, as one of the pillars of that initiative.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • May/6/22 12:08:34 p.m.
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That is all the time for question period today.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • May/6/22 12:09:04 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8)(a) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to 25 petitions. These returns will be tabled in an electronic format.
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Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)
  • May/6/22 12:09:52 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have the honour of presenting, in both official languages, the third report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development regarding the main estimates 2022-23.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • May/6/22 12:11:56 p.m.
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Debate. Is the House ready for the question? The parliamentary secretary to the Government house leader.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • May/6/22 12:11:56 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am wondering if you can just repeat the title of the motion that is brought forward. I would like to speak to the bill.
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Mr. Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton, CPC)
  • May/6/22 12:11:56 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
moved: That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights that, during its consideration of Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the committee be granted the power to divide the bill into two pieces of legislation: (i) Bill C-5A, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, containing clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, (ii) Bill C-5B, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, containing the remaining clauses of the bill.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • May/6/22 12:12:10 p.m.
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I have the hon. member for Barrie—Innisfil, who wants to speak first on a point of order. The hon. member.
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Mr. John Brassard
  • May/6/22 12:12:36 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, I am seeking your guidance on this and perhaps the guidance of the table. When you asked for debate, I asked that the question be put. I believe I was first to say that. Please seek the guidance of the table.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • May/6/22 12:12:56 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
On that point of order, Madam Speaker, I would affirm that the member did ask from his seat that the question be put, and that is the reason why I stood. I would like to be able to speak to the motion. I understand it is in regard to the splitting of Bill C-5, and I have some thoughts on that to share with the members.
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Mr. Rick Perkins
  • May/6/22 12:13:18 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
On the point of order, Madam Speaker, I believe I witnessed and saw that the House leader for the official opposition rose first.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • May/6/22 12:13:23 p.m.
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The hon. parliamentary secretary just confirmed it, yes. When I asked the House if the House was ready for the question, the hon. parliamentary secretary did say no, which is an indication that debate should proceed, if I understand correctly, and this is the guidance I have received. The hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • May/6/22 12:14:00 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Madam Speaker, I am a little surprised the Conservatives would choose to move a motion of this nature. My understanding is that, once again, we are seeing the Conservatives hoping to be able to cause a little confusion and frustration with government legislation. That does not necessarily surprise me, but I must say that I am somewhat disappointed in the official opposition. We started by talking about the importance of Bill C-19. It is the budget implementation bill. That is something that I think Canadians, as a whole, are very much interested in. After question period, we would normally go through routine proceedings and then get back to debate. The purpose of debate today, I had thought, was to continue the discussion on the budget implementation bill. Instead, the Conservatives went into the procedures of the day and pick Motion No. 78, which I will read to see what they are hoping to achieve by this particular motion. It states: That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights that, during its consideration of Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the committee be granted the power to divide the bill into two pieces of legislation.... Why would the official opposition move a motion of that nature on a Friday afternoon? It is surprising. The members opposite are very much aware of what was supposed to be debated today. Instead, they want to change the topic. They want to discuss separating out a bill and causing more votes on legislation that would ultimately make some significant changes to our justice system. There is a significant gap between the approaches of the government of the day and the Conservative Party on the issue of incarceration. When we think of incarceration, we on the government benches, the Liberal Party, recognize that in a very real and tangible way there is a high percentage of people who become incarcerated in our jails who will ultimately come out of jail. To that degree, we need to recognize that it is better to have a system in place that ensures there is a greater likelihood of those people remaining in our communities and contributing in a positive way. It is important that we recognize that. The Conservatives, on the other hand, seem to want to give an impression that the best way to keep Canadians safe is to put people in jail who break the law and keep them in jail. That is their speaking point. That is why we will often hear Conservatives talk about minimum sentences—
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/6/22 12:18:24 p.m.
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The hon. member for Joliette is rising on a point of order.
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