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House Hansard - 173

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 27, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 173 - Mar/27/23
Mr. Bernard Généreux (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, CPC)
  • Mar/27/23 3:06:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, everything is getting more expensive. Successive interest rate hikes have doubled mortgage payments in Canada. One family in four will have to pay $1,065 more for groceries this year. The cost of heating, energy, food and even alcohol will continue to increase with this government. After eight years, this Prime Minister's policies are only making things worse. Will the Prime Minister commit to no new taxes in tomorrow's budget, yes or no?
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Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Mar/27/23 3:07:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, people will have to excuse me for not revealing the details of the budget now. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance will present the budget tomorrow. I am delighted that everyone in the House is so excited about our upcoming budget. In the meantime, I would like to say how hard our government has worked to ensure that we will always be there for Canadians.
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Ms. Anju Dhillon (Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle, Lib.)
  • Mar/27/23 3:07:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as we continue to face increasing global uncertainty, our relations with our friends across the border are now more important than ever. Last week, we welcomed the President of the United States, Joe Biden, to our nation's capital, where he addressed Parliament. Could the Minister of Foreign Affairs update the House on the outcomes of this historic visit and our respective governments' commitments with our closest friends and neighbours?
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Hon. Mélanie Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.)
  • Mar/27/23 3:08:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, President Biden's visit last week provided an opportunity to make very important announcements: historic investments in our Great Lakes; expanding the safe third country agreement to cover the full border; additional commitments to NORAD to protect our skies; and creating good jobs, including union jobs, on both sides of the border. When it comes to our closest friend and ally, we can count on this government to get the job done.
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Ms. Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River, NDP)
  • Mar/27/23 3:09:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Veterans Affairs has been clawing back pensions from women RCMP veterans. These women experienced extreme brutality while protecting our country, and the government is denying what they are owed as directed by the Merlo Davidson lawsuit. The New Democrats have been calling for these clawbacks to stop and, after months, finally the minister agrees. These women deserve action. Will the minister apologize to these women, stop the clawback and reimburse the money they are rightfully owed from their pensions?
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Hon. Lawrence MacAulay (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Mar/27/23 3:09:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we appreciate the work that the ombud and her office is doing to provide recommendations to government and thank her for highlighting this issue. The women who came forward and disclosed their experience in Merlo Davidson did so with incredible courage. We will contact the veterans who have had their disability pensions reduced by the Merlo Davidson settlement to give them an opportunity to submit additional information for recalculation, and correct the payment if appropriate.
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Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • Mar/27/23 3:10:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, something pretty shocking happened in this place last week. I refer to the statement made by the hon. member for Don Valley North. I am pretty scandalized that anonymous smears from CSIS end up destroying reputations with no real opportunity to respond. It is not like CSIS ever gets anything wrong. Just ask Maher Arar. What the heck is going on here? Will an inquiry find out who in CSIS thinks it is okay to leak to the media? It is wrong.
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Hon. Dominic LeBlanc (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Mar/27/23 3:10:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have said from the beginning that our government takes these issues of foreign interference very seriously. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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The Speaker
  • Mar/27/23 3:11:07 p.m.
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The hon. minister, from the top, please.
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Hon. Dominic LeBlanc
  • Mar/27/23 3:11:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our government has said that we have consistently taken these issues of foreign interference seriously. We have put in place a series robust steps. We also think this discussion merits a non-partisan fact-based focus. That is why we think the appointment of the Right Hon. David Johnston offers all of us an opportunity to look at the issues, to have a fact-based conversation about what additional steps our government could take. That is the best way to ensure that this process has integrity, and that is the process we are going to be following.
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The Speaker
  • Mar/27/23 3:12:26 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-26 
It being 3:12 p.m., pursuant to order made on Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House will now proceed to the taking of deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-26. Call in the members.
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The Speaker
  • Mar/27/23 3:13:21 p.m.
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The Speaker
  • Mar/27/23 3:25:42 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-26 
I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.
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The Speaker
  • Mar/27/23 3:26:44 p.m.
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It is my duty to lay upon the table, pursuant to subsection 536 of the Canada Elections Act, the report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada on the by-election held in the electoral district of Mississauga—Lakeshore on December 12, 2022. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(a), this report is deemed permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Mar/27/23 3:27:20 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 responses to seven petitions. These returns will be tabled in an electronic format.
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Lib.)
  • Mar/27/23 3:28:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 104 and Standing Order 114, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 31st report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding the membership of committees of the House.
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Lib.)
  • Mar/27/23 3:28:43 p.m.
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If the House gives its consent, I move that the 31st report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be concurred in.
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The Speaker
  • Mar/27/23 3:28:57 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.
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Mrs. Sherry Romanado (Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne, Lib.)
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: That, notwithstanding any Standing Order, special order or usual practice of the House, later today, (a) the ordinary hour of daily adjournment be midnight; (b) after 6:30 p.m.; (i) no quorum calls, dilatory motions or requests for unanimous consent shall be received by the Chair; (ii) if the House has not already completed its consideration of the motion for second reading of Bill C-41, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, it shall complete it pursuant to the order made on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, and thereafter proceed with the resumption of debate on the motion considered earlier today respecting amendments made by the Senate to Bill C-11, an Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts; (iii) when no Member rises to speak on the motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-11, or at midnight, whichever is earlier, the debate on the said motion be deemed adjourned and the House be deemed adjourned until the next sitting day; and (c) the debate pursuant to standing order 38 not take place.
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Hon. Andrew Scheer
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I want to beg your indulgence, because I know there is normally not debate on motions. I just want to make sure something is very clear, because this morning I raised a point of order on the admissibility of the motion, and Conservatives will agree to this motion as long as the Chair views it as the scheduling of debate and as long as it will in no way prejudice your ruling on the admissibility of Motion No. 2. Because the phrase “notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House” is in this motion, I just want to make sure the Chair views this very clearly as a scheduling motion and not as something that would touch in any way on the point of order I raised earlier today.
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