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House Hansard - 124

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 124 - Nov/3/22
Hon. Marco Mendicino (Minister of Public Safety, Lib.)
  • Nov/3/22 3:08:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, protecting the public from the threat of foreign interference is precisely what Canadians have mandated our government to do. I want to assure her and all members of this chamber that the RCMP are actively investigating these alleged so-called Chinese police stations. I also want to assure members that any harassment, intimidation or coercion by a foreign power will be investigated and appropriate charges will be pressed independently by police. Finally, Canadians can rest assured that we will continue to make investments in our national security apparatus, which the Conservatives cut the last time, because we have—
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The Speaker
  • Nov/3/22 3:09:14 p.m.
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The hon. member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley.
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Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Nov/3/22 3:09:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, 300,000 people live in northern B.C., yet there is not a single passport office. Residents are having to drive up to 17 hours to pick up their passports in Vancouver. One person had to spend $2,000 to fly all the way to Victoria to pick up his family's passports. It is not acceptable. The government has added passport pickup services at 13 locations across the country, yet nothing in our region. Therefore, my question for the minister is a simple one. When will the government finally add a passport office in northern B.C.?
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Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Nov/3/22 3:09:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am very proud of the fact that over the summer we added 13 passport pickup locations across the country, including, for the very first time, in Canada's north, in Whitehorse in Yukon, which is really important. We are continuing to ensure that we are delivering passport services for Canadians in a timely manner. I can assure my colleague that we are looking across the country to make sure those services are available and accessible to all Canadians.
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Mr. Kevin Vuong (Spadina—Fort York, Ind.)
  • Nov/3/22 3:10:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, an independent analysis of the Liberals' second carbon tax, the clean fuel standard, has found that it will actually increase net international greenhouse gas emissions. Canadians are struggling to make ends meet and are trying to heat their homes and put food on the table. Why does the government want to add $1,277 to annual household energy costs? What is being cleaned here are the pocketbooks of Canadians, without any environmental benefit. If the government insists on proceeding with this high-cost hypocrisy, will it at least delay the clean fuel standard by six months?
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Mr. Terry Duguid (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Nov/3/22 3:11:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are working on many fronts to reduce oil and gas emissions. We, of course, are going to be capping emissions from the oil and gas sector. We are going to be investing in carbon capture. Yes, we are going to be implementing a clean fuel standard. We are also going to be phasing out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies by 2023, two years ahead of schedule. We have already got a good start. We are phasing out eight.
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The Speaker
  • Nov/3/22 3:12:27 p.m.
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That is all the time we have for Oral Questions today. The hon. member for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski.
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Ms. Niki Ashton
  • Nov/3/22 3:12:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, there have been discussions among the parties and, if you seek it, I think you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion: That, given that billionaire companies like Irving have been using captive insurance scams for almost 50 years; the CRA recently identified more than $76 billion in unpaid taxes in the Panama and paradise papers, including from Irving; out-of-control inflation is making it hard for Canadians to afford basic—
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The Speaker
  • Nov/3/22 3:12:46 p.m.
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I am going to interrupt. We have a whole side here who is saying that they were not consulted and will not be giving unanimous consent, so I am going to have to stop it there. I am sorry.
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The Speaker
  • Nov/3/22 3:15:06 p.m.
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The Chair would like to address the point of order raised yesterday by the member for La Prairie concerning alleged unparliamentary language heard from the sidelines during Oral Questions yesterday. Since the alleged events, the Chair has confirmed what was said. The Chair is of the view that these were indeed disrespectful comments. Exchanges between members of the House are sometimes heated and intense, but the Chair expects everyone to conduct themselves in a dignified manner and to choose their words carefully. As I explained in my decision of March 29, 2022, found on page 3739 of the Debates, and I quote: “We are all here as elected representatives and each of us is entitled to respect. Personal inflammatory language has no place in our debates.” We have been duly elected to fulfill our mandate and represent our constituents. Our presence in this chamber is legitimate and appropriate. I thank the members for their attention.
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The Speaker
  • Nov/3/22 3:15:09 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-5 
Pursuant to order made on Thursday, June 23, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at the second reading stage of Bill S-5. Call in the members.
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The Speaker
  • Nov/3/22 3:29:12 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-5 
I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.
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The Speaker
  • Nov/3/22 3:30:18 p.m.
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Pursuant to order made on Thursday, June 23, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion to concur in the first report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.
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The Speaker
  • Nov/3/22 3:42:20 p.m.
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I declare the motion carried.
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Mr. Alain Therrien
  • Nov/3/22 3:42:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank you for your ruling on the point of order I raised yesterday regarding unparliamentary language uttered by the member for Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation. However, I had also asked for an apology from the member who made the unparliamentary comments. I would like to take this opportunity to ask him to withdraw his remarks and apologize to Parliament.
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The Speaker
  • Nov/3/22 3:43:20 p.m.
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Does the hon. member for Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation have anything to say? He has nothing to say. The hon. member for La Prairie.
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Mr. Alain Therrien
  • Nov/3/22 3:43:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we heard comments that were clearly unparliamentary. You agreed that his remarks were unparliamentary. If he were a gentleman, the member would stand up in the House and apologize for making those unparliamentary remarks.
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The Speaker
  • Nov/3/22 3:44:03 p.m.
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I cannot force him to do so. The hon. member for Mégantic—L'Érable.
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Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Nov/3/22 3:44:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to ask the government the traditional Thursday question. We are all preparing to return to our ridings for this very important week, when most of our colleagues will be marking Remembrance Day to honour the veterans who have served our country, and especially to honour the memory of those who have given their lives for the freedom we enjoy in Canada today. We still have one day tomorrow, prior to that week, as well as the week following Veterans' Week. I would like to ask the hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader to give us the details of the upcoming schedule.
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Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Senate), Lib.)
  • Nov/3/22 3:44:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, indeed, we will all be returning to our ridings next week to pay tribute to those who fought for our freedoms and the values we hold so dear in Canada. Before that, today we will be hearing the fall economic statement shortly. Tomorrow, the first order of business will be a vote on the ways and means motion regarding the fall economic statement. We will then return to second reading of Bill C-27, the digital charter act. When we come back after the break, our intention will be to immediately return to the fall economic update. We want to give the Conservatives as many opportunities as possible to speak to it so that hopefully we can vote on it in the fall and not the spring, which we did last year.
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