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House Hansard - 161

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 15, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 161 - Feb/15/23
Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)
  • Feb/15/23 3:14:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, a number of people who crossed into Canada at Roxham Road have come to my office in Montreal. Contrary to what the Bloc Québécois says, Roxham Road is nothing like an all-inclusive vacation. The Quebec National Assembly adopted a motion yesterday to denounce this insensitive and out-of-touch comparison, one that feeds prejudice. Liberal inaction on this issue has also left room for this kind of divisive and misleading rhetoric. When will the Liberals suspend the safe third country agreement so we can finally fix this?
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Mrs. Marie-France Lalonde (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/23 3:14:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think that, as Canadians, we all have a duty to do our part to protect our borders and ensure the safety of people who are fleeing for humanitarian reasons, because they are suffering abuse. The safe third country agreement is an important bilateral tool. We will continue to work with our counterparts in the United States to modernize this agreement.
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Mr. Alain Rayes (Richmond—Arthabaska, Ind.)
  • Feb/15/23 3:15:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on December 2, I asked the government a question concerning a 30-year-old tax law whereby Canadian companies, like Zenit Nutrition in my riding, are penalized by our tax system despite the fact that they use only local and healthy ingredients in producing their food products. These men and women entrepreneurs are fighting multinationals, and they are only asking to be able to compete on an equal footing. The Liberal government says that it wants to help our Canadian economy. Will it take the necessary steps to listen to entrepreneurs before the next budget?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/23 3:16:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government is listening to small and medium-sized businesses. It is also listening to businesses that provide food to Canadians and feed our communities. We will take the member's specific question, discuss this issue and provide a strong response.
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Mr. Pierre Paul-Hus
  • Feb/15/23 3:16:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. During Oral Questions, the Minister of Environment misled the House by suggesting that people in Quebec do not pay a carbon tax. I seek the unanimous consent of the House to table my own personal propane bill, which clearly shows that I paid 6.2¢ per litre in carbon tax.
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The Speaker
  • Feb/15/23 3:16:45 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay. Some hon. members: Nay.
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The Speaker
  • Feb/15/23 3:17:09 p.m.
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It being 3:17 p.m., pursuant to order made on Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the hon. member for Calgary Forest Lawn relating to the business of supply. Call in the members. The question is on the motion. May I dispense? Some hon. members: No. [Chair read text of motion to House]
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The Speaker
  • Feb/15/23 3:33:09 p.m.
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I declare the motion lost.
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The Speaker
  • Feb/15/23 3:34:15 p.m.
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Pursuant to order made on Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-290 under Private Members' Business.
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The Speaker
I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/15/23 3:46:33 p.m.
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Pursuant to order made on Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill S-222 under Private Members' Business.
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The Deputy Speaker
I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/15/23 3:58:11 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.
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Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Salaberry—Suroît, BQ)
  • Feb/15/23 3:58:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like you to inform the parliamentarians of the House about the rules around wearing the mandatory approved headset to speak in the House and in committee. I have before me a note that says that all parliamentarians must use the Jabra Evolve2 40 headset when participating by video conference in parliamentary proceedings and other meetings. Mr. Speaker, can you tell the House what the table officers do to determine whether a member speaking by video conference is using the right headset? Today, I thought I saw that the member for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie was not using the approved headset that helps ensure workplace safety for the interpreters. Could you tell us whether that headset has been checked by the table officers before recognizing the member for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie? Could you confirm that he is using the right headset, the one that has been approved by the House and that complies with the order that was given by the House of Commons workplace health and safety bureau?
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/15/23 4:00:22 p.m.
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I thank the hon. member for raising that question. I was not in the chair at that time. We know that the table officers knew it was not the right headset, but we do not know exactly why the member was not wearing the right headset. I will come back to the House with a more exact answer once I find out what happened at that moment. The hon. member for Salaberry—Suroît.
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Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille
  • Feb/15/23 4:00:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to add a question, because the Chair's response will help clarify this issue. Each member will be better informed of the need to wear the proper equipment to speak. At the same time, the response will inform us of the mechanism put in place by the House to verify that the proper equipment is being worn. I just want to clarify my request, and I hope that the Chair will provide us with clarification so we can guarantee the occupational health and safety of our interpreters.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Feb/15/23 4:01:27 p.m.
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I thank the hon. member for that clarification.
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Hon. Mona Fortier (President of the Treasury Board, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/23 4:03:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the supplementary estimates (C), 2022-23.
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Hon. Mona Fortier (President of the Treasury Board, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/23 4:05:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the Main Estimates, 2023-24.
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Mr. Corey Tochor (Saskatoon—University, CPC)
  • Feb/15/23 4:05:34 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 Science and Research, entitled “Small Modular Nuclear Reactors”. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to this report.
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