House of Commons Hansard #60 of the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was peoples.

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Expropriation ActPrivate Members' Business

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès) Liberal Alexandra Mendes

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

Expropriation ActPrivate Members' Business

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Some hon. members

Nay.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE

Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present, in both official languages, two reports from the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group.

The first is in relation to the National Governors Association's winter meeting, held in Washington, D.C., U.S.A., from February 7 to 10, 2020.

The second concerns the Great Lakes Day and Great Lakes Congressional Breakfast, held in Washington, D.C., U.S.A., from March 3 to 5, 2020.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

5:40 p.m.

Liberal

Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON

Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, I believe there may have been some confusion with the last unanimous consent motion I put forward. I ask your permission to rehear it from me, although perhaps you need unanimous consent for this. You might find unanimous consent for the motion this time.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

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Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Anthony Rota

Perhaps a more concise version might help.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

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Liberal

Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON

Mr. Speaker, if you seek it, I believe that you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That notwithstanding any Standing Order, special order or usual practice of the House, the order for second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-13, an act to amend the Criminal Code (single event sport betting), standing in the name of the Minister of Justice, be discharged and the bill be withdrawn from the Order Paper.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

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Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Anthony Rota

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

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

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Some hon. members

Nay.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

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Liberal

Kevin Lamoureux Liberal Winnipeg North, MB

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Maybe you could provide some clarification. I am not too sure, but for someone to say no, do they not have to appear on the monitor? On both occasions the member was not on the monitor.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

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Some hon. members

Oh, oh.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

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Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Anthony Rota

One moment, if I may. In the chamber, when someone says no we do not have to know who that person is. We will apply the same rule to this. It is fine as long as we can hear someone say they are not in favour. I am afraid we do not have unanimous consent.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

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An hon. member

That is a good rule.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

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Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Anthony Rota

Thank you. I appreciate the comment.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

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Conservative

John Williamson Conservative New Brunswick Southwest, NB

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I am not equipped with a headset, so I will be brief. If I need to, I will come back to this tomorrow.

It seems out of line for the government to come back a second time on the same issue. In fact, earlier this week an opposition member tried that and the Chair ruled it out of order because it was the same issue. I am not sure what allows the government to come back a second time when the House has already spoken. It is just for clarification.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

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Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Anthony Rota

There was some confusion because of the length of it. There seemed to be some confusion in the chamber as well, but it was clarified. That was the logic behind allowing the hon. member to present again.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

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Liberal

Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON

Mr. Speaker, on that point of order, I want to make it clear that I did suggest you might need to get unanimous consent to allow me to bring it forward a second time.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

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Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Anthony Rota

I accept full blame for that.

Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons ActRoutine Proceedings

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Conservative

Eric Duncan Conservative Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-267, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing the period of parole ineligibility).

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to table my first private member's bill in the House. This is the same private member's bill introduced by my colleague, the member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, during previous Parliaments. I am proud to take up this legislation and have him second it.

The legislation would allow courts the discretion to increase parole ineligibility from 25 years up to a maximum of 40 years for the most heinous and horrific crimes in our country. This bill is not about sentencing, but rather about protecting victims' families. This bill aims to limit the exposure of victims' families to the people who abducted, sexually assaulted and murdered their loved ones during automatic parole hearings after 25 years of incarceration and every two years after, despite the fact that they are likely never to be granted parole. Many of these criminals have used their parole hearings as a platform to revictimize the families by recounting their crimes in grotesque detail, seeking to terrorize the families.

This bill has enjoyed support from MPs in other parties in past Parliaments, and I look forward to working with all parties to get this compassionate bill for victims' families across the finish line this time.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

Human RightsPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

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Conservative

James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to present a petition on behalf of over 700 Canadians who recognize that Falun Gong practitioners have been unfairly targeted and persecuted by the Communist Party of China. The petitioners recognize that for over 21 years Falun Gong practitioners have been political prisoners, have been tortured and, horrifically, have had their organs harvested for sale on the open market. They also recognize the fact that Parliament passed, back in 2018, the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, called the Magnitsky law.

They are calling on the government to sanction 14 individuals in China, the primary people carrying out the illegal operations of organ harvesting and profiting from doing just that. It is about time that we use the Magnitsky act to target, name, shame and make sure these Chinese officials are not using Canada as a safe haven for travel and their investments and are not bringing their families to Canada, given that they are carrying out these horrific acts against peaceful practitioners of Falun Gong.

FirearmsPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

February 17th, 2021 / 5:50 p.m.

Conservative

Arnold Viersen Conservative Peace River—Westlock, AB

Mr. Speaker, today I have the honour to present two petitions.

The first petition I am presenting today seeks to support Canadian firearms owners and their health and safety. The petitioners are calling for the recognition that Canada is the only G7 nation that does not allow the use of sound moderators for hunting, sport shooting or noise pollution reduction. They are calling on the government to allow legal firearms owners to purchase and use sound moderators for all legal hunting and sport shooting activities.

Human Organ TraffickingPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

5:50 p.m.

Conservative

Arnold Viersen Conservative Peace River—Westlock, AB

Mr. Speaker, the second petition I present today is on behalf of Canadians from across the country. These Canadians are looking for the government to crack down on the practice of forced organ harvesting that is happening around the world and to prevent Canadians from travelling abroad to purchase organs on the black market.

I look forward to the passage of Bill S-204 in the Senate and its rapid passage in this place as well.

Human RightsPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

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Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to be presenting three petitions in the House today.

The first petition calls on the House to recognize that Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims in China have been and are being subject to an ongoing genocide. This petition has the support of most members of the House and support from some members in all parties.

In addition to that call, the petition asks the government to impose Magnitsky sanctions on those responsible for gross violations of fundamental human rights in East Turkestan to end a sense of impunity for perpetrators of these terrible crimes.

Human Organ TraffickingPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

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Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Mr. Speaker, the second petition is in support of Bill S-204, which is currently before the Senate. This bill deals with a human rights issue in China and elsewhere as well: forced organ harvesting and trafficking.

This bill would make it a criminal offence for a Canadian to go abroad to receive an organ for which there has not been consent. It would also create a mechanism by which a person could be deemed inadmissible to Canada if they had been involved in forced organ harvesting and trafficking.

Medical Assistance in DyingPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

5:50 p.m.

Conservative

Garnett Genuis Conservative Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB

Mr. Speaker, the third and final petition raises concerns about some of the provisions in Bill C-7. In particular, it echoes the concerns of people in the disability community that Bill C-7 increases vulnerability and focuses on pushing people who are disabled toward death instead of providing them with the means and support to live their lives. The petition also raises concerns about same-day death: the possibility that someone could request and receive euthanasia on the same day as a result of the elimination of the 10-day reflection period. The petitioners want to see that reflection period left in place.

I commend all three of these petitions to the consideration of members.

Canadian Medical Protective AssociationPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

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NDP

Richard Cannings NDP South Okanagan—West Kootenay, BC

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to table petition e-2890 today, signed by citizens across Canada.

The petitioners point out that the Canadian Medical Protective Association, the CMPA, was incorporated by an act of Parliament in 1913 and that Canada remains the only country in the world with a medical protective association. This association is subsidized by taxpayer dollars and has $5.4 billion in assets that increase annually. They add that the CMPA uses what has been described by judges as scorched-earth tactics to defend doctors accused of medical errors and that only 2% cases are settled in favour of patients.

The petitioners therefore ask that the government conduct a forensic examination of the CMPA and that the government defund the CMPA and repeal the act that incorporated it.