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House Hansard - 183

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 24, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 183 - Apr/24/23
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Apr/24/23 3:05:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think my colleague is somehow missing the point. It is Canadians who are winning. I so wish, for those watching at home, that the Conservatives would listen to people. Canadians have asked us to do one thing, to bring prices down in telcos. The way to do that in Canada is through more competition with a fourth national player. We have imposed the longest series of conditions in Canada's history to make sure that the telcos will deliver for Canadians as Canadians expect in their everyday lives.
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Mr. Ryan Williams (Bay of Quinte, CPC)
  • Apr/24/23 3:06:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if members believe that, I have a Rogers cellphone plan to sell them. In 2015, the Prime Minister promised to reduce cellphone bills by 25%. In fact, last year, it was announced to the House that the Liberals had reduced cellphone bills by 25%, when the reality is that Canadians have never seen cellphone bills as high as when the Liberals have been in power. The former industry minister told Canadians that he was going to negotiate with Rogers. Canadians did not know that he was just negotiating for a corner office at Rogers. Why are the Liberal insiders and friends always benefiting on the backs of hard-working Canadians?
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Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Apr/24/23 3:06:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians who are watching at home know the Conservatives. They know that they are good at bringing up all these conspiracy theories. We have heard an hour of them today. However, one thing they know is that they can trust the government to have their back. That is exactly what we have done. They told us that they wanted more competition and prices to come down for Canadians. The way to do that is to have a fourth national player— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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The Speaker
  • Apr/24/23 3:07:27 p.m.
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I am sorry, but I am struggling to hear the answer. I will ask the minister to start over so that I can hear the full response.
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Hon. François-Philippe Champagne
  • Apr/24/23 3:07:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we will take no lessons from the Conservatives. They do not even ask me about Volkswagen; however, the Conservatives are the ones who let the auto sector down in 2011. They let the good people of St. Thomas and southwestern Ontario down. They let 8,000 workers down in 2011 in St. Thomas. One thing Canadians saw last Friday is that we invest in people, we invest in our workers and we invest in Canada. That is what confident nations are doing.
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Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • Apr/24/23 3:08:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the DFO's elver science is done on the East River-Chester, the only river. Elver harvesters have been begging the DFO to monitor and enforce the law on that river, yet poaching is happening every night. I personally observed that for the last three nights. During the open legal season and since the closure, no one from the DFO has been on that river. If members can believe it, DFO enforcement proactively called the licence-holder this morning to say that it would not be monitoring the river for either law enforcement breaches or science. Why is this the case?
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Hon. Joyce Murray (Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Lib.)
  • Apr/24/23 3:08:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let me be clear about what actually happened here. The DFO more than doubled the number of enforcement officers. We worked closely with the RCMP. We made numerous arrests, seized gear and unauthorized catches and closed down the fishery to protect public safety and conservation. This enforcement continues for the closed elver fishery. We are working to reduce the amount of illegal fishery, and we will continue to do just that.
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Mrs. Salma Zahid (Scarborough Centre, Lib.)
  • Apr/24/23 3:09:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, 10 years ago today, on April 24, 2013, the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1,134 people and injuring even more. That incident brought to light the inhuman conditions in which many workers around the world still work today. It reminds us that we have a responsibility as world leaders to fight for the rights of workers everywhere, regardless of borders and distance. Can the Minister of Labour update us on the work that our government is doing to protect workers around the world on this sombre anniversary?
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Hon. Seamus O'Regan (Minister of Labour, Lib.)
  • Apr/24/23 3:10:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Rana Plaza incident of 10 years ago is a painful reminder of the absolute necessity for workers around the world to have fair pay and safe working conditions. Canada is working with the International Labour Organization and unions to champion the rights of workers. We have built labour conditions into our trade agreements. Workers make trade possible, and they should reap the benefits of it. I went to Washington last year to launch M-POWER, a global initiative with the U.S. and other like-minded countries, to support unions and workers' rights and to eradicate forced labour in our supply chains.
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Mr. Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni, NDP)
  • Apr/24/23 3:10:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have given more than $200 million to Deloitte for contracts within a single department in the last year alone. Now, we have learned that former Liberal and Conservative cabinet ministers are currently working for Deloitte. Public service workers have been left out in the rain asking for fair pay. Meanwhile, the Liberals have no problem giving massive multi-million dollar contracts to their friends. People are fed up with the hypocrisy. Will the minister end this reckless government outsourcing and instead get a fair deal for public service workers?
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Hon. Helena Jaczek (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Apr/24/23 3:11:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as was clearly established at the government operations committee earlier this year, there was absolutely no political interference in the contracts awarded, particularly to McKinsey. We are open and transparent as a government in the way that we award contracts, and we will continue to be.
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Mr. Kevin Vuong (Spadina—Fort York, Ind.)
  • Apr/24/23 3:11:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the situation in Sudan is rapidly deteriorating. Hundreds have been killed and thousands injured. Over 1,600 Canadians have registered with Global Affairs Canada; sadly, many more have not. The fighting is intense. Food and water supplies are limited. Canada has evacuated its embassy and suspended consular services. We know that Canada is trying to work out an evacuation plan with like-minded countries. Advising people to shelter in place with no embassy, food or water is not a viable solution. Can the minister inform the House of how the plan is coming along?
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Hon. Robert Oliphant (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.)
  • Apr/24/23 3:12:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the hon. member raises an important question. It took a long time today to get out of the weeds and into a very life-threatening situation. The situation in Sudan is changing by the minute. The minister is in constant conversation with her counterparts around the world. I want to take a moment to thank our diplomats, who have been courageous and working extremely hard. They have now been removed from the embassy. The embassy is closed. However, they continue to work to support Canada's efforts at both engaging in peace and helping Canadians. If anyone has a Sudanese Canadian friend, please make sure they register with ROCA so that we can help them immediately.
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The Speaker
  • Apr/24/23 3:13:53 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-27 
It being 3:13 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 at the second reading stage of Bill C-27. Call in the members.
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The Speaker
  • Apr/24/23 3:14:56 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-27 
The question is on the motion. Pursuant to Standing Order 69.1, the first question is on parts 1 and 2, including the schedule to clause 2 of the bill.
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The Speaker
  • Apr/24/23 3:28:02 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-27 
I declare parts 1 and 2, including the schedule to clause 2, of the bill carried. The next question is on part 3 of the bill.
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The Speaker
  • Apr/24/23 3:40:13 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-27 
I declare part 3 of the bill carried. The House has agreed to the entirety of Bill C-27, an act to enact the consumer privacy protection act, the personal information and data protection tribunal act and the artificial intelligence and data act and to make consequential and related amendments to other acts, at the second stage reading. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.
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The Speaker
  • Apr/24/23 3:41:03 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 25 minutes.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Apr/24/23 3:41:38 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 eight petitions. These returns will be tabled in an electronic format.
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Hon. John McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood, Lib.)
  • Apr/24/23 3:42:09 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 National Defence, entitled “A Secure and Sovereign Arctic”. Prior to asking that the government respond, I want to compliment the committee on how well committee members worked together to arrive at this report.
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