Debates of Dec. 5th, 2018

Health

[Justin Trudeau, Liberal, Prime Minister]

Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Winnipeg Centre for his hard work and leadership on this important issue.

We are deeply concerned about the increasing use of methamphetamine, especially in the Prairies.

Our budget 2018 included $150 million to help the provinces and territories improve access to treatment services.

We are encouraged to see that the City of Winnipeg has created a task force and that a Health Canada senior official is part of it.

We will continue working closely with our partners to tackle this scourge.

Public Safety

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

Mr. Speaker, this Friday, the government is required to submit a plan to Parliament on how it plans to bring justice to those who survived genocide at the hands of ISIS terrorists. Never again means taking concrete action to bring those who are complicit in genocide to justice.

Will the Prime Minister table this report on Friday, and will it include concrete action to monitor, gather information to prosecute, and restrict the activities of ISIS terrorists who are in Canada?

[Justin Trudeau, Liberal, Prime Minister]

Mr. Speaker, I would be pleased to be putting forward that report on Tuesday.

Our government has proven to be a global leader in welcoming refugees and we have more than doubled Canada's refugee numbers. We have provided a new home to more than 1,400 women and their families who endured the brutality of Daesh, 85% of whom are Yazidi.

We are not stopping there. We will continue to expedite privately sponsored applications, as well as support family reunification. We have also announced further funding of $20 million in budget 2018 to expand our refugee programming targeting women and girls.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

[Mario Beaulieu, Bloc, La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC]

Mr. Speaker, Ottawa never questioned the motives of the Government of Quebec when it unilaterally decided to increase immigration levels. The current government in Quebec was elected with a clear mandate to lower immigration levels in 2019. We expect that, once again, Ottawa will not question the will of Quebeckers.

Can the Prime Minister assure Quebec that it has his government's full co-operation to reduce the number of new arrivals, including in the categories chosen by the federal government?

[Justin Trudeau, Liberal, Prime Minister]

Mr. Speaker, as I said, we will work with the Government of Quebec to find the best way to proceed.

However, I can tell Canadians and Quebeckers that I have heard their concerns about the labour shortage, I have heard the Conseil du patronat du Québec, and I have heard business owners in Rouyn-Noranda and elsewhere who are struggling with the labour shortage and who recognize that a shortage of immigrants can lead to lower economic growth. We want to create economic growth in Quebec and across Canada, and we will work with the governments involved.

Presence in Gallery

[The Speaker, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

I would like to draw to the attention of hon. members the presence in the gallery of the Honourable Jinny Sims, Minister of Citizens' Services for the Province of British Columbia, and the Honourable Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology for the Province of British Columbia.

[Some hon. members]

Hear, hear!

[Andrew Scheer, Conservative, Regina—Qu'Appelle, SK]

Mr. Speaker, I was wondering if I could get unanimous consent for the following motion. I move that given Canadians must be in control of their borders and have full sovereignty over their immigration system and refuse to allow the government to continue to cede this control to authorities beyond our borders, and that the government has allowed over 38,000 people to illegally enter Canada from the United States and abuse our asylum system at a cost of over $1 billion, thereby compromising the integrity of our borders' immigration system, the House call on the government to refrain from signing Canada onto the UN global compact for migration, secure our borders and fix the mess the Prime Minister has created.

[The Speaker, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

Does the hon. Leader of the Opposition have the unanimous consent of the House to move the motion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

No.

The House resumed from December 4 consideration of the motion.

Opposition Motion—The Economy

[The Speaker, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

It being 3:13 p.m., pursuant to order made on Thursday, November 29, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the member for Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola relating to the business of supply.

The question is on the motion. Shall I dispense?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

No.

[The Speaker, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

[Chair read text of motion to House]

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

Vote #968

Business of Supply

[The Speaker, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

I declare the motion lost.

Supplementary Estimates (A), 2018-19

[The Speaker, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

Pursuant to order made Thursday, November 29, 2018, the next question is on the motion to adopt the Supplementary Estimates (A).

[Bardish Chagger, Liberal, Waterloo, ON]

moved:

That the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, except any vote disposed of earlier today, be concurred in.

[The Speaker, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

No.

[The Speaker, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Speaker, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.

[The Speaker, Liberal, Geoff Regan]

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen: