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House Hansard - 320

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 29, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Hon. Steven MacKinnon
  • May/29/24 3:35:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded division.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/29/24 3:47:04 p.m.
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I declare the motion carried.
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The Deputy Speaker
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-368 under Private Members' Business.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/29/24 3:59:19 p.m.
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I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Health.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/29/24 4:00:52 p.m.
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The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-356 under Private Members' Business.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/29/24 4:12:07 p.m.
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I declare the motion defeated.
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Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • May/29/24 4:12:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions and I believe if you seek it you will find unanimous consent for the following motion. That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, during the debate on business of supply pursuant to Standing Order 81(4) later this day: (a) the time provided for consideration of the Main Estimates in committee of the whole be extended beyond four hours, as needed, to include a minimum of 16 periods of 15 minutes each; (b) members rising to speak during the debate may indicate to the Chair that they will be dividing their time with another member; and (c) no quorum calls, dilatory motions or requests for unanimous consent shall be received by the Chair.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/29/24 4:13:05 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay. Hearing none, it is agreed. The House has heard the terms of motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay. Hearing none, the motion is carried. The Deputy Speaker: I wish to inform the House that, because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 50 minutes.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • May/29/24 4:13:42 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 response to three petitions. These returns will be tabled in electronic format.
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Mr. Robert Morrissey (Egmont, Lib.)
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 23rd report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in relation to Bill C-322, an act to develop a national framework to establish a school food program. The committee has studied the bill and, pursuant to Standing Order 97.1(1), requests a 30-day extension to consider it.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • May/29/24 4:14:46 p.m.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 97.1(3)(a), a motion to concur in the report is deemed moved, the question deemed put, and a recorded division deemed requested and deferred until Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.
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Mr. Martin Shields (Bow River, CPC)
  • May/29/24 4:15:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to present a petition on behalf of residents of Langdon, a community of 7,000 people. The petitioners note that they have been without a post office for a year and a half. Ninety per cent of residents surveyed said that they need a post office within the area. Currently, they have to drive 30 kilometres outside of their area to the nearest post office, which 90% say is much too far to drive to a post office. For a year and a half these residents have been without a post office, which is much too long. They need a post office; a year and a half is too long.
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Mr. Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, NDP)
  • May/29/24 4:16:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions to introduce today. The first petition notes that Canadians are facing a cost of living crisis, with three in four people reporting that inflation is affecting their ability to meet day-to-day expenses, such as housing, food, transportation and clothing. They note that the workers' share of GDP has been eroding in Canada by falling real wages and the growing gap between labour productivity and compensation. The petitioners call on this government to act immediately to close tax loopholes in offshore tax havens and implement an excess profits tax and use those revenues to address that cost of living crisis.
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Mr. Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, NDP)
  • May/29/24 4:16:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the second petition points out that remote work is a vital accommodation to help disabled individuals, especially those with mobility impairments, to stay in the workforce. The petitioners note that research shows that disabled individuals in the United States were 3.5% more likely to be employed than prepandemic, because of the increased availability of remote work. They point out that for people living with autism or ADHD, remote work makes it more likely they can participate and contribute their skills and talents. The petitioners call on the government to introduce legislation to give employees the right to access remote work if their positions reasonably allow that.
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Mr. Jamil Jivani (Durham, CPC)
  • May/29/24 4:17:32 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
Mr. Speaker, I would like to table my very first petition as member of Parliament for Durham on behalf of my constituents and Canadians across the country who are concerned about rising rates of auto theft. This petition is signed by Canadians who are concerned about Liberal bail policies, Bill C-75 and Bill C-5, and their enabling of repeat offenders to continue committing crimes in our community.
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Mr. Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni, NDP)
  • May/29/24 4:18:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to table petition e-4769, signed by 1,014 petitioners and sponsored by Chris Alemany from Port Alberni, British Columbia in my riding. The petition calls on the Government of Canada to enact policy and budgetary resources to enable the Parliament of Canada to provide an open, trusted, federated social media presence for use by all members, senators, officers and other employees of Parliament as appropriate for communication to all Canadians. The petitioner cites that traditional social media spaces have become sources of considerable controversy, harassment, misinformation and strife; but that free, decentralized and federated alternatives are emerging. He cites that Parliament already provides a comprehensive suite of technical services such as email and web streaming to connect the people of Canada to their Parliament; that government, academic, corporate and individual entities around the world are creating their own social media presence using these same emerging technologies; and, last, that Parliament should control its own communications infrastructure to ensure that public servants within its walls can fulfill their mandates and reach every Canadian in an equitable and easy way because, as renowned Canadian media studies philosopher Marshall McLuhan said, “the medium is the message.”
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Ms. Leah Taylor Roy (Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, Lib.)
  • May/29/24 4:19:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions to present today. The first petition is regarding the consumption of plant-based proteins. This petition asks the Government of Canada to declare a meatless Monday in order to address the over-consumption of meat, which is linked to various health issues, including heart disease and obesity; and also states that the meat industry is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation and other environmental problems. Over 1,000 people signed that petition.
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Ms. Leah Taylor Roy (Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, Lib.)
  • May/29/24 4:20:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the second petition is regarding climate change. The petitioners request that the House of Commons ensure that a taxonomy of sustainable finance in Canada is adopted and that it exclude all fossil fuel-related projects, including CCUS for oil and gas; that it be aligned with the Paris Agreement; that it require eligible projects or companies to have a science-based and credible climate transition plan; and, that it be linked to other regulation, such as fund-naming and securities regulation.
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Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • May/29/24 4:20:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise to present a petition on behalf of folks who are concerned with the number of deaths across the country as a result of poisoned drugs, a crisis that is hitting my community particularly hard. Petitioners note that they call on the Government of Canada to, first of all, declare a public health emergency with respect to overdose deaths. They look to have the government reframe this away from a criminal justice issue to a public health one. They call for a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to addressing this crisis and the root causes of poverty, addiction, housing and health care, among others; and, including in that multi-faceted approach the decriminalization of drugs. The petitioners go on to call for the government to specifically listen to and act on recommendations made not by politicians, but by social workers, frontline workers, nurses, doctors and those directly involved in the drug-using community.
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Mr. Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton, CPC)
  • May/29/24 4:21:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition in which the petitioners are calling for the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to be amended, so that convicted murderers, after serving their minimum sentence, would no longer be able to apply for parole year after year, as is presently the case; and, rather, that they would only be able to be considered for parole at the time of their automatic review. This is in recognition of the fact that the families of murder victims are traumatized by recurring parole hearings for convicted murderers whose likelihood of ever being released is close to nil.
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