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House Hansard - 203

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 31, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 203 - May/31/23
Mr. Peter Fonseca (Mississauga East—Cooksville, Lib.)
  • May/31/23 4:26:20 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-47 
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 11th report of the Standing Committee on Finance in relation to Bill C-47, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023. The committee has studied the bill and has decided to report the bill back to the House with amendments. I would like to thank our legislative clerk, Philippe Méla; the finance committee clerks, Alexandre Roger and Alexandre Sacha Vassiliev; committee assistant Lynda Gaudreault; the whole team of 16 additional clerks who came in to help during the long hours into the night; the whole team of interpreters, technologists and staff of the committee; and, of course, the hard-working members of the committee, our witnesses and department officials for all of their hard work in getting this report completed. I thank them all.
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Mr. Ali Ehsassi (Willowdale, Lib.)
  • May/31/23 4:27:09 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-8 
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 18th report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development in relation to Bill S-8, an act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, to make consequential amendments to other acts and to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. The committee has studied the bill and has decided to report the bill back to the House with amendments.
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Mr. Yves Perron (Berthier—Maskinongé, BQ)
  • May/31/23 4:27:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the ninth report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, entitled “Main Estimates 2023-24: Vote 1 under Canadian Dairy Commission, Vote 1 under Canadian Grain Commission and Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food”.
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Hon. Hedy Fry (Vancouver Centre, Lib.)
  • May/31/23 4:28:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the sixth report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, entitled “Main Estimates 2023-24”.
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Mr. John Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest, CPC)
  • May/31/23 4:29:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 28th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts entitled “Main Estimates 2023-24”. I wish to thank the Auditor General of Canada for appearing, as well as her team, and thank as well all committee members, the clerk, our analysts and all the other support we had to get this done.
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Mr. Robert Morrissey (Egmont, Lib.)
  • May/31/23 4:29:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, entitled “Main Estimates 2023-2024”.
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Lib.)
  • May/31/23 4:29:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the report from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. We are excited to send you the 42nd report, entitled “Report on the Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of British Columbia, 2022”.
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Mr. Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton, CPC)
  • May/31/23 4:30:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on behalf of the Conservative members of the procedure and House affairs committee to table a dissenting report to the main report of the committee with respect to redistribution for the Province of British Columbia. Conservative members on the committee respect the work of the electoral boundaries commission, which consulted broadly, and therefore we oppose many of the objections; however, we do ask the commission to respectfully consider in a favourable light the objection of the member for South Surrey—White Rock to move Lantzville into Nanaimo—Ladysmith as well as to favourably consider the name changes proposed by the member for Kelowna—Lake Country and the member for Langley—Aldergrove
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Hon. Bardish Chagger
  • May/31/23 4:31:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the procedure and House affairs committee has been very busy, so I also have the honour to present, in both official languages, three other reports from the—
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/31/23 4:31:39 p.m.
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The hon. member for Megantic—L'Érable is rising on a point of order.
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Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • May/31/23 4:31:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think you noticed that the member is wearing a T-shirt with very obvious connotations. Promoting any cause at all in the House is inappropriate. It is not a scarf, or something minor. I would ask for your opinion on this situation.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/31/23 4:32:36 p.m.
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What I will say on this one is that we are not supposed to be wearing things that say something on them, that have writing on them. I know the hon. member is wearing something from Easter Seals; I will let her complete her report, but I will remind all members to be more judicious in what they are wearing in the chamber. The hon. member for Waterloo.
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Hon. Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Lib.)
  • May/31/23 4:33:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am not surprised it would be a Conservative member who would be concerned with people living with disabilities or telling a woman what to wear.
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Mr. Luc Berthold
  • May/31/23 4:33:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the problem is not the slogan on the T-shirt, but the T-shirt itself. Just as a man cannot rise without wearing a tie, it is inappropriate for a member to be wearing a T-shirt when rising to speak in the House. A certain level of respect is necessary in the House. I really do not appreciate the comment that the member just made about a simple dress-related rule in the House and the rules that we all have to follow to maintain decorum in the House.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/31/23 4:33:53 p.m.
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A number of members wish to speak to this, so I will give the floor to the House leaders of each party. The hon. member for La Prairie.
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Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • May/31/23 4:34:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois follows the rules to the letter. I think we are grown-up enough to abide by the rules. I would ask the Speaker to enforce the rules that are clear in this case.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/31/23 4:34:15 p.m.
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The hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader is rising on the same point of order.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • May/31/23 4:34:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think you made the right call when you indicated some discretion. This is much like what was done earlier today. The Speaker called for a vote, and a member stood up who was not wearing a tie; the member was still allowed to have his vote counted. I support what you have implied, which is that the member should be able to finish what she had to say, and you made a very clear statement on the issue.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/31/23 4:34:47 p.m.
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The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby.
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Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, NDP)
  • May/31/23 4:34:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, your ruling was clear. There is discretion in this House; all members abide by it. I do not see how anyone could object to accessibility and inclusion in the House of Commons.
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