Bill C-46

An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Income Tax Act

This enactment amends the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act to authorize additional payments to the provinces and territories. It also amends the Income Tax Act to provide an additional payment of the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) credit equal to double the amount of the regular January 2023 payment.

(Bill C-46. On the Order: Government Orders:)

March 29, 2023—The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance—Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill C-46, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Income Tax Act.

Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act

[Randy Boissonnault, Liberal, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance]

Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties, and I would like to ask for unanimous consent to adopt the following motion.

I move:

That, notwithstanding any Standing Order, special order, or usual practice of the House, Bill C-46, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Income Tax Act, be deemed read a second time and referred to a committee of the whole, deemed considered in committee of the whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at the report stage and deemed read a third time and passed.

[The Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

All those opposed to the hon. minister moving the motion will please say nay. Agreed.

The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay.

(Motion agreed to, bill read the second time, considered in committee of the whole, reported without amendment, concurred in, read the third time and passed)

[Patty Hajdu, Liberal, Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Today, in question period, while the Prime Minister was answering a question, I heard the Leader of the Opposition repeatedly call him a “freeloader”. Shortly after that, the member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes repeated that insult.

When I was first elected to this place, I was really impressed by the rules of order that really encourage us to debate policy without resorting to personal slurs and attacks. It is disappointing for the many young people who are considering entering into politics, including many women, to watch members of the opposition, including the leader—

[The Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

We are starting to get into debate right now, so I am going to ask the hon. member to sit down. I will take it under consideration.

[Pierre Poilievre, Conservative, Carleton, ON]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on the same point of order. I consulted the Cambridge Dictionary and a freeloader is “a person who uses money, food, a room in a house, etc. given by other—

[The Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

As we are starting to get into debate, I am going to have to interrupt the member.

[Elizabeth May, Green, Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC]

Mr. Speaker, as you can well imagine, it is always hard to hear everything from here, but it was clearly the case that the leader of the official opposition used the Prime Minister's first name in some of that tumult. Perhaps you can listen to the tape and determine if that occurred.

[The Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

On the first point of order, I believe I addressed it when I heard it. I want to remind hon. members to use their language judiciously.

With respect to the other one, we will look into it to see exactly what happened, if the name was used by the hon. member, and we will come back to the House should we feel it necessary.

Again, I want to remind everyone that we are here for the good of the country, not to call each other names, and to debate, not to argue.

The House resumed from April 18 consideration of the motion that Bill C-239, An Act to amend An Act to authorize the making of certain fiscal payments to provinces, and to authorize the entry into tax collection agreements with provinces, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

[The Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

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 C-239, under Private Members' Business.

(The House division on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #297

[The Speaker, Liberal, Anthony Rota]

I declare the motion defeated.

I wish to inform the House that, because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 25 minutes.