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House Hansard - 68

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 10, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 68 - May/10/22
Hon. Harjit S. Sajjan (Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, Lib.)
  • May/10/22 3:10:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Willowdale for his strong advocacy. Since 2015, our government has been present for the Syrian people, with over $4 billion in funding, which includes significant humanitarian development and stabilization assistance. Today, I announced that we will continue to be there for them, with additional funding of over $229 million to Syria and the surrounding region. This funding will help the crisis-affected people to meet their basic needs, such as food, sanitation and health services, and empower women and girls in advancing gender rights.
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Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)
  • May/10/22 3:10:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today the media reported that Afghan interpreters who helped the Canadian military are being tortured and beaten by the Taliban while they wait for the government to get them to safety. Yesterday, our committee was told that 3,800 Afghans had their identities verified by National Defence, but only 900 of those have had their applications processed. No one knew or could advise what happened to the other 2,900 applications. Meanwhile, IRCC is in complete chaos and is asking GAC to resubmit those cases. Can the minister confirm if IRCC has lost those urgent applications?
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Mrs. Marie-France Lalonde (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • May/10/22 3:11:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, so far, more than 12,600 Afghan refugees have arrived in Canada, and more than half of those arrived through our special immigration measures for Afghans who assisted in Canada's mission in Afghanistan. Another two flights are arriving later this week. We will not stop until we reach our goal to welcome at least 40,000 Afghan refugees to Canada.
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Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • May/10/22 3:12:12 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, I rise to bring awareness to Bear Witness Day. We must do everything to ensure that first nations children receive fair public services and funding. How long must we hear stories of indigenous children and families who cannot access services to ensure good health and well-being? The injustice must end. The Liberals must fully comply with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal and fully implement Jordan's principle. Will this government finally end the discriminatory funding of the first nations child and family services program?
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Hon. Patty Hajdu (Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Lib.)
  • May/10/22 3:12:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for her ongoing advocacy for equity and fairness for first nations children. In fact, the government has been fully complying with Jordan's principle. We will continue to do that. Not only that, but the parties are negotiating on a final agreement. As the House knows, we have an agreement in principle that we are working with all the parties to finalize. Rest assured we will work tirelessly to ensure that first nations children have every opportunity to succeed.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/10/22 3:13:24 p.m.
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That is all the time we have for question period today. I believe we have a point of order from the hon. member for Port Moody—Coquitlam.
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Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • May/10/22 3:13:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there have been consultations, and I believe that if you seek it, you will find consent for the following motion. I move: That, given that the disability community has disproportionately been negatively impacted by the pandemic, the rising cost of goods and food, and the skyrocketing cost of housing, the House call on the government to put into place a Canada Disability Benefit without delay.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/10/22 3:14:08 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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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/10/22 3:15:28 p.m.
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It being 3:15 p.m., pursuant to order made on Thursday, November 25, 2021, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment to the amendment on the motion at second reading of Bill C-19. May I dispense? Some hon. members: No. [Chair read text of amendment to the amendment to House]
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/10/22 3:29:11 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
I declare the subamendment defeated. The next question is on the amendment. May I dispense? Some hon. members: Agreed. Some hon. members: No. [Chair read text of amendment to House]
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/10/22 3:30:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to request a recorded division.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/10/22 3:30:23 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 amendment be adopted on division, I invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/10/22 3:42:09 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
I declare the amendment defeated. The next question is on the main motion. 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 rise and indicate it to the Chair. The hon. member for Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • May/10/22 3:43:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded division.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/10/22 3:54:52 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/10/22 3:55:20 p.m.
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I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 39 minutes. When we left off, we had five minutes of questions and comments for the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons. The hon. member for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies.
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Mr. Bob Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, CPC)
  • May/10/22 3:56:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is on this rare occasion that I agree with the member across the way from the Liberal Party. I am baffled that the Bloc would bring forward a motion to remove prayer from this chamber. Being the former chair of the National Prayer Breakfast, I understand the value of prayer. It means a lot to a lot of Canadians, to millions of us across Canada, yet the Bloc has brought forward a very divisive motion in the House. I would add that the House is already non-partisan in terms of faiths. It recognizes faiths in the prayer and also recognizes persons who do not support a faith. Why would members of the Bloc seek to remove this key aspect of freedom of religion from this place?
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Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Senate), Lib.)
  • May/10/22 3:57:10 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, this goes to what I was saying during my speech, which is that not only has the prayer been part of our Standing Orders for a very long time, but it is very generic in nature. It can represent all faiths, depending on how it is interpreted. It is very generic in its terms, and that is good because it represents and respects all faiths.
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Mr. Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona, NDP)
  • May/10/22 3:57:53 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, earlier in his speech, the member for Kingston and the Islands said there were a number of topics that the Bloc Québécois might have brought forward on an opposition day. I would certainly agree with the member for Kingston and the Islands that there are many ways in which the government has failed and is failing Canadians that would rightly be the subject of an opposition day motion. I think of the Liberals' so-called climate plan, which is really based on a prayer. That is where a prayer should not be. We should have a much more concrete action plan with a far better hope of success. I wonder if perhaps the member wants to speak to some of the ways the government has been failing Canada that might have been the proper object of an opposition day motion.
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Mr. Mark Gerretsen
  • May/10/22 3:58:37 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the member and his party were in a much better position to advocate for what he is so passionate about when they entered into the supply and confidence agreement with the government. If he is so passionate about these things in particular, why were they not front and centre in that agreement? Perhaps the member can answer that later on. The truth is that there are a lot of things the Bloc Québécois could have brought up today to discuss. The Bloc members only have two opposition days between January and June, yet they chose to bring this up, which absolutely baffles me. I do not even see the political wedge part to it, to be completely honest, if that is where the motivation came from. At the end of the day, I am left perplexed in trying to figure out what exactly the strategy of the Bloc was. Member after member has stood up and asked, “Why this?” The Bloc's default reaction is to become extremely defensive and say that they are allowed to do whatever they want. Of course they can do whatever they want, but they could still try to muster up some kind of answer to the question of why this is more important than all the other issues.
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