House of Commons Hansard #20 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was c-5.
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The Application of Standing Order 69.1 to Bill C-5 Jenny Kwan argues Bill C-5, which addresses domestic trade barriers and infrastructure project acceleration, contains unrelated matters and asks the Speaker to divide it for separate votes under Standing Order 69.1(1). 800 words.
One Canadian Economy Act Report stage of Bill C-5. The bill, An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act, aims to reduce interprovincial trade barriers and expedite major projects deemed in the national interest. Members debated amendments to Clause 4 concerning project approval, oversight, and exemptions from other laws. While parties largely support reducing trade barriers, concerns were raised about the bill's impact on indigenous rights, environmental protection, provincial jurisdiction, and the process used, with some criticizing the government's approach and lack of transparency. 34500 words, 6 hours in 3 segments: 1 2 3.
Voting Pattern for Report Stage of Bill C-5 Members raise a point of order regarding the grouping of amendments for voting on Bill C-5, arguing that motions concerning different subjects should be voted on separately. 600 words.
Criminal Code First reading of Bill C-218. The bill amends the Criminal Code on medical assistance in dying, raising concerns about MAID becoming available solely for mental health challenges starting in March 2027. 400 words.
Voting Pattern for Report Stage of Bill C-5—Speaker's Ruling Speaker rules on points of order regarding Bill C-5, upholding the non-selection of report stage amendments not submitted in committee by a deadline, but granting separate votes on two other motions. 500 words.
The Application of Standing Order 69.1 to Bill C‑5—Speaker's Ruling Speaker rules on Bill C-5 point of order, agreeing with the member for Vancouver East to divide the vote at third reading because the bill's two parts lack a common element, despite the request being made late. 900 words.
Melissa Lantsman Conservative Thornhill, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Iranian regime is collapsing and its thugs are already eyeing Canada. After 10 years of weak Liberal national security laws, this country has become a safe haven for IRGC terrorists. Hundreds live here. They operate here, they fundraise here, they intimidate Canadians here and they do it all without consequence.
I will ask the minister this: How many more terrorists have to come to Canada before the Liberals introduce the foreign registry they put into law last year?
Vince Gasparro LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)
Mr. Speaker, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is a designated terrorist organization. If there are people here who are connected to that terrorist regime, they are here illegally, which means we are going to find them, we are going to arrest them and we are going to deport them.
Sameer Zuberi Liberal Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC
Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is National Indigenous Peoples Day. Every June 21, Canadians take the time to reflect on our past. We also celebrate the significant contributions of first nations, Inuit and Métis people from coast to coast to coast.
After generations of pain and suffering, our country has chosen to deliberately walk the path of reconciliation. We must do this together.
Can the Minister of Indigenous Services reflect on the importance of National Indigenous Peoples Day here in Canada and across Turtle Island?
Mandy Gull-Masty LiberalMinister of Indigenous Services
Mr. Speaker, National Indigenous Peoples Day is a time for us to celebrate first nations people, and Métis, Inuit and indigenous communities, each with their own culture, identity and languages.
In addition, I am honoured to be the first indigenous minister leading Indigenous Services to serve indigenous people in this community, somebody who understands their reality and can speak with them directly one on one with respect for their culture and identity.
Matt Strauss Conservative Kitchener South—Hespeler, ON
Mr. Speaker, an alarming report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal shows that one in three Canadian children will be overweight or obese on their 18th birthday. This is not a cosmetic concern. Children who are obese on their 18th birthday are tragically three times less likely to live to see their 30th. Obviously, no child chooses to have this disease. Every case is a social and environmental failure.
Does the Liberal government have any plan at all to remediate these policy failures for our children, in this Parliament?
Maggie Chi LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health
Mr. Speaker, the member opposite and I both sit on the health committee, and I look forward to working with him on this very important issue.
The health and safety of Canadians is the top priority for this new government. We will put in every measure possible. We will work with provinces and territories to make sure we have support for children with diabetes. I look forward to working with the member opposite on this very important issue.
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Mr. Speaker, New Democrats want to build our economy and create family-sustaining jobs, but it must be done right. Today, the Liberals and the Conservatives are ramming Bill C-5 through Parliament with shockingly little debate or public input. This bill creates Henry VIII powers, letting the Prime Minister override laws by decree. It guts environmental protections, undermines workers and threatens indigenous rights. This bill will end up in court.
Why is the government violating democratic values and risking critical economic projects with tactics from Donald Trump's playbook?
Steven MacKinnon LiberalLeader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, there is a lot of support in the country for this brilliant piece of legislation, which would create one economy, not 13, and would move us toward creating great national projects that will create jobs.
I know that the member will stand with me and with the men and women in Canada's labour movement, who have stood up, day after day after day after day, to support this legislation, to say that it will create jobs, that it will create opportunity for the skilled trades, that it will create a future for them and their children.
Will he stand with those unions? Will he stand for—
Democratic InstitutionsOral Questions
Alexandre Boulerice NDP Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, QC
Mr. Speaker, today is World Refugee Day. That is the sad reality of 43 million people around the world.
These people deserve our solidarity, but the Liberal government is moving in the opposite direction by proposing Trump-style militarization and border control. The Liberal rhetoric is dangerous.
The NDP is clear: Anyone who shows up at our border seeking safety must be taken in and heard with respect and compassion.
The Prime Minister was elected as the anti-Trump, so why is he copying Trump's worst ideas and attacking refugees' right to seek asylum?
Jacques Ramsay LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety
Mr. Speaker, the strong borders act will crack down on organized crime, while making communities safer and providing the necessary guarantees to people who come to our borders and who are entitled to have their rights respected.
Andrew Lawton Conservative Elgin—St. Thomas—London South, ON
Mr. Speaker, during question period, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Government Transformation and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health erroneously referred to something called a “new government” and—
Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipOral Questions
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Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipOral Questions
Tim Hodgson LiberalMinister of Energy and Natural Resources
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), and consistent with the policy on the tabling of treaties in Parliament, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the treaty entitled “Framework Agreement for International Collaboration on Research and Development of Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems”, done at Paris on January 29.
Ryan Turnbull LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance and National Revenue and to the Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions)
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the 2024-25 annual report of the Office of the Taxpayers' Ombudsperson, entitled “Clearing the Path”.
Ryan Turnbull LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance and National Revenue and to the Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions)
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the 2023-24 departmental results reports for Finance Canada, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada and the Office of the Auditor General.
Innovation, Science and IndustryRoutine Proceedings
Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park Ontario
Liberal
Karim Bardeesy LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2) and in accordance with the policy on tabling of treaties in Parliament, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the treaty entitled “Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference of the International Telecommunication Union”, done at Dubai on December 15, 2023.
Wade Grant LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), and consistent with the policy on the tabling of treaties in Parliament, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the treaty entitled “Amendment to Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade”, adopted at Geneva between May 1 and May 12, 2023.
Yasir Naqvi LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and to the Secretary of State (International Development)
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the annual report of the 2023-24 Canada account, as prepared by Export Development Canada.
Marie-France Lalonde Liberal Orléans, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the following two reports of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs. The first report is entitled “The Persian Gulf War Was a War”. The second report is entitled “Reforming Transition from Military to Civilian Life”.
Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to each of those two reports.
Government Operations and EstimatesCommittees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings
Conservative
Kelly McCauley Conservative Edmonton West, AB
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the following two reports from the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, known as the mighty OGGO.
The first is a report entitled “Canada's Postal Service: A Lifeline for Rural and Remote Communities”, and the second is a report entitled “Renewal of the Parliamentary Budget Officer's Mandate”, where the committee recommends the renewal of the mandate for the PBO and also recognizes his service to Canada.
Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to the first report.
Access to Information, Privacy and EthicsCommittees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings
Conservative
John Brassard Conservative Barrie South—Innisfil, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour of rising for what will be a very busy ethics committee, I suspect, in the future.
I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the following two reports of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. The first report is entitled “Federal Government's Use of Technological Tools Capable of Extracting Personal Data from Mobile Devices and Computers”, and the second is regarding the report “Oversight of Social Media Platforms: Ensuring Privacy and Safety Online”.
Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to each of these two reports.
Transport, Infrastructure and CommunitiesCommittees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings
Liberal
Peter Schiefke Liberal Vaudreuil, QC
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the following four reports of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities: the second report, entitled “The Erie Lake Connector: A Project in the Best Interest of the Public?”; the third report, entitled “Towards Accessible Air Transportation in Canada”; the fourth report, entitled “The Role of McKinsey & Company in the Creation and the Beginnings of the Canada Infrastructure Bank”; and the fifth report, entitled “Issues and Opportunities: High Frequency Rail in the Toronto to Quebec City Corridor”.
Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to each of these reports.
Tamara Jansen Conservative Cloverdale—Langley City, BC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-218, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying).
Mr. Speaker, imagine that someone's son or daughter has been battling depression for some time after losing their job or maybe due to a broken relationship. Imagine they feel a loss so deep that they are convinced the world would be better off without them. Now imagine this. Starting in March 2027, under Canadian law, they could walk into a doctor's office and ask them to end their life. Under our law, the system could legally do just that. Our society could end a person's life for solely a mental health challenge.
That is not a future scenario; it is the law right now waiting to take effect. The Liberal government has already had to delay this law twice. Why? It is because medical experts and legal scholars have raised the alarm again and again, saying that it is impossible to implement safely. Clinical experts have warned that there is no evidence-based way to determine if someone with a mental illness would get better. Most do. Still, the government is moving forward. The message it is sending is that struggling Canadians, trauma survivors and those battling depression—
