(The House divided on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)
House of Commons Hansard #26 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was sector.
House of Commons Hansard #26 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was sector.
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Opposition Motion—Oil and Gas Emissions Cap Members debate a Conservative motion to repeal the oil and gas emissions cap, which they argue is a production cap that harms Canada's economy and job creation. Liberals assert Canada can be an energy superpower by balancing growth with emissions reduction through innovation and clean technology, citing projects like Ksi Lisims LNG. The Bloc and Green parties express concern that Canada is not meeting emissions targets and that the cap (or stricter measures) is essential to address the climate emergency. 47800 words, 6 hours in 2 segments: 1 2.
Living Donor Recognition Medal Act First reading of Bill C-234. The bill proposes establishing a national medal to recognize living organ donors for their selfless acts of donating organs to save lives. It aims to raise awareness and encourage more living donations in Canada. 300 words.
Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act First reading of Bill C-235. The bill increases parole ineligibility from 25 to 40 years for offenders convicted of abduction, sexual assault, and murder. It aims to prevent revictimization and spare victims' families from repeated parole hearings. 300 words.
Addressing the Continuing Victimization of Homicide Families Act First reading of Bill C-236. The bill, "McCann's law," amends criminal acts to extend parole ineligibility and make co-operation in recovering victims' remains a major factor in parole decisions for offenders who refuse to disclose locations. 200 words.
Fisheries Act First reading of Bill C-237. The bill amends the Fisheries Act to allow seven-day-a-week cod fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador, aligning it with other Atlantic provinces, and to improve science and data for Atlantic groundfish fisheries. 200 words.
Criminal Code First reading of Bill C-238. The bill amends the Criminal Code to mandate restitution orders for drug and human trafficking crimes, ensuring criminals pay victims, their families, and community agencies providing support services. 100 words.
Canada Health Act First reading of Bill C-239. The bill requires provinces receiving federal health transfers to develop accountability frameworks, set care benchmarks, and publish annual reports to increase transparency on health care spending and access. 100 words.
Offender Rehabilitation Act First reading of Bill C-240. The bill addresses substance addiction by empowering courts to prescribe rehabilitation during custody, strengthening rehabilitation objectives for parole, and making large-scale fentanyl trafficking an aggravating factor. 200 words.
National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act First reading of Bill C-241. The bill establishes a national strategy for flood and drought forecasting to protect communities, build climate resilience, and support a sustainable economy. .
Jail Not Bail Act First reading of Bill C-242. The bill aims to amend the Criminal Code and Department of Justice Act to fix the bail system, address repeat violent offenders, and restore safe streets, according to the Mover. .
Corrections and Conditional Release Act First reading of Bill C-243. The bill amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to stop convicted murderers from applying for parole yearly after an initial denial, instead using statutory time frames to reduce victim trauma. 100 words.
Clean Coasts Act First reading of Bill C-244. The bill amends the Canadian Environmental Protection Act to make marine dumping a strict liability offence and the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act to prevent irresponsible transfer of pleasure crafts. 200 words.
Business of SupplyGovernment Orders
The House resumed from September 19 consideration of the motion that Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.
The Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at the second reading stage of Bill C-3.
The Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia
I declare the motion carried.
Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.
(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)
I wish to inform the House that because of the ministerial statement and the deferred recorded divisions, the time provided for Government Orders will be extended by 24 minutes.
Access to Information, Privacy and EthicsCommittees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings
Conservative
John Brassard Conservative Barrie South—Innisfil, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the third report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, entitled “Proposed Review of the Conflict of Interest Act”.
Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with DisabilitiesCommittees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings
Liberal
Bobby Morrissey Liberal Egmont, PE
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the first report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in relation to the motion adopted on Thursday, September 18, “Youth Employment in Canada”.
Ziad Aboultaif Conservative Edmonton Manning, AB
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-234, An Act respecting the establishment and award of a living donor recognition medal.
Bill C-234 Living Donor Recognition Medal ActRoutine Proceedings
The Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia
Before I proceed, I will say that there are many private members' bills being introduced in the next few minutes, and I would just remind members to be succinct. That generally means about 60 seconds.
The hon. member for Edmonton Manning has the floor.
Ziad Aboultaif Conservative Edmonton Manning, AB
Mr. Speaker, the bad news is that today there are 4,700 Canadians awaiting a life-saving organ transplant. The good news is that most of those on the waiting list could be saved by a living donor. A living donor is someone who donates all or part of an organ to save the life of a fellow Canadian.
I am a living donor. On December 8, 2003, I donated part of my liver to save the life of my son Tyler, but I am not alone. Across Canada, there are hundreds of people alive today because someone bravely, generously and selflessly gave a part of their body to another person to save their life. These donors stepped forward, took on risks and gave the gift of life. To me and to the people they saved, they are true heroes.
Living donors are not paid and are not allowed to be compensated for their donations, and this is a good thing. They have freely given what they can to save the life of another. It is a priceless gift. However, as a transplant recipient once said to me, “I just don't feel a thank you card is enough. I wish we could do a proper job of recognizing them.” That is why I am proposing through my private member's bill the creation of a living donor recognition medal.
Living donors volunteer to give a part of their body to another person to save their life, and this selfless and altruistic gesture is worthy of significant recognition. We recognize citizens for bravery—
Bill C-234 Living Donor Recognition Medal ActRoutine Proceedings
Ziad Aboultaif Conservative Edmonton Manning, AB
Yes, Mr. Speaker, I will be done in a minute.
We recognize citizens for bravery, selfless acts and compassion toward their fellow citizens. This should be no different for living donors. The medal would be a way to raise awareness and discussion surrounding living donation. It would save more lives. If we do this, Canada would be only the second country in the world to add living donors to its national honours system—
Bill C-234 Living Donor Recognition Medal ActRoutine Proceedings
The Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia
We have to move on now. I know it is a very important bill and the member is very sincere about presenting it, but we do have to be succinct.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Bill C-235 Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons ActRoutine Proceedings
Conservative
Jeff Kibble Conservative Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, BC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-235, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole ineligibility).
Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to table my private member's bill today, an act respecting families of murdered and brutalized persons. I have the utmost respect for my colleague, the member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, who originally tabled the bill. I am honoured that he is here today to second the important bill before us, which speaks to the most heinous cases, where criminals abduct, sexually assault and murder their victims. Think of Bernardo, Pickton, Rafferty and McClintic, or Wellwood and Moffat. The act would increase parole ineligibility from 25 years to 40 years for these types of cases.
The bill is fair. It would not change the outcome; the offenders are unlikely to ever be released. The bill is just; courts and judges would retain their discretionary powers based on the circumstances of the case.
Most importantly, the bill is compassionate; it is about sparing the victims' families and loved ones from appearing at unnecessary parole hearings year after year. The hearings feed criminals' depraved nature to revictimize as they describe their heinous crimes in detail. Victims' families are dedicated to attending, to advocating and to giving a voice to their loved ones who can no longer speak for themselves. Families relive the experience and trauma of their loved ones over and over.
The bill previously received wide support from the members opposite and was set to pass to committee in 2021. However, an early election was called.
I look forward to continued broad support from across the House as we look to prevent the revictimization of the families of murdered and brutalized persons.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Bill C-236 Addressing the Continuing Victimization of Homicide Families ActRoutine Proceedings
Conservative
Dane Lloyd Conservative Parkland, AB
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-236, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Prisons and Reformatories Act.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to reintroduce McCann's law in the House today.
In 2010, Lyle and Marie McCann of St. Albert were tragically murdered, and to this day their remains have never been found. The individual responsible has refused to disclose where the remains are, compounding the pain the McCann family continues to endure to this day. Sadly, their case is not an isolated one. Missing and murdered indigenous women make up a disproportionate number of these tragic cases.
McCann's law would empower judges, parole boards and correctional officers with the tools to hold offenders accountable. It would extend parole ineligibility and ensure that co-operation in recovering victims' remains is a major factor in parole decisions. In Canada, killers can walk free without ever disclosing the location of their victims' remains. Families have a right to know where their loved ones are. They have a right to give them a proper funeral, and the people who would deny them these fundamental rights must be held to account.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Jonathan Rowe Conservative Terra Nova—The Peninsulas, NL
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-237, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (Atlantic groundfish fisheries).
Mr. Speaker, whether I am in Trinity Bay, Bonavista Bay or any other bay in Newfoundland and Labrador, the number one topic of concern is our food fishery. The collapse of our cod fishery was over 30 years ago. Stocks are up, and even commercial fishing has begun, yet my family and I cannot go out and get a codfish on a Wednesday afternoon. Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are fed up. People in other parts of Atlantic Canada can fish any day of the week, but we are restricted to weekends.
It is disappointing that the struggling families, the ones that cannot afford groceries because of Liberal policies, are the ones that cannot go out on a Thursday afternoon to get a codfish when the weather is calm. Instead they have to wait until the weekend, their only weekend off, to risk their life in high winds and high waves.
Not only does the bill have mechanisms that would help improve science and data, but at its foundation it would also put Newfoundland and Labrador on an even playing field with the rest of Atlantic Canada, allowing us to fish seven days a week.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Viviane LaPointe Liberal Sudbury, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-238, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (restitution orders).
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand in the House today to present my private member's bill, which is calling for amendments to the Criminal Code in crimes related to drug trafficking and human trafficking.
We have all seen the devastating impacts that these crimes have had. The impacts are far-reaching for victims, their families and also communities, specifically the community agencies that are providing support services, often life-saving services, to the victims.
Criminals who are charged with these crimes should be made to pay. They should make restitutions to victims and their families, and certainly to the community agencies.
I want to take this opportunity to thank the frontline service support workers who are doing great work in keeping our communities safe and resilient.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Sukh Dhaliwal Liberal Surrey Newton, BC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-239, An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (accountability).
Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise today to introduce my private member's bill, seconded by my esteemed colleague and dear friend, the hon. member for Winnipeg North, an act to amend the Canada Health Act, accountability.
This bill would ensure that provinces receiving federal health transfers develop their own accountability frameworks, set clear benchmarks for timely access to care and publish annual reports so that Canadians can see the results. It would strengthen transparency by respecting provincial jurisdiction.
Canadians deserve to know that every federal health dollar is making a difference in reducing wait times and improving access to quality care. I urge all members of the House to support this important bill.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Kelly DeRidder Conservative Kitchener Centre, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-240, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make related amendments to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Mr. Speaker, today I rise to introduce the proposed offender rehabilitation act. The bill seeks to address one of the most urgent and heartbreaking crises facing Canadian families: the devastating impact of substance addiction.
Canadians see the toll: lives are lost; families are shattered; and public safety is eroded. Our justice system must do more than punish. It must also heal.
The bill would empower courts to prescribe structured rehabilitation measures, including education, skills training and treatment programs, to be undertaken during custody. These are not soft-on-crime measures. They are smart-on-recovery interventions.
The bill would strength the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to ensure that rehabilitation objectives are considered during parole decisions, and it would amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to treat large-scale fentanyl trafficking as an aggravating factor, reflecting the gravity of the harm inflicted in our communities.
I look forward to working with all members of the House to restore dignity, health and hope to those caught in the cycle of addiction.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Bill C-241 National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting ActRoutine Proceedings
September 22nd, 2025 / 3:50 p.m.
Liberal
Tatiana Auguste Liberal Terrebonne, QC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-241, An Act to establish a national strategy respecting flood and drought forecasting.
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to introduce this bill again. It proposes a national strategy to improve flood and drought forecasting.
I would like to start by thanking the hon. member for Lac-Saint-Louis for the work he did. This bill reflects the Government of Canada's priorities, which are to protect our communities, build climate resilience and build a sustainable economy.
In Terrebonne, where the Rivière des Mille Îles serves as a reminder of how beautiful and fragile our environment is, this bill is particularly meaningful. It seeks to protect families, support the local economy and preserve our natural heritage.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Arpan Khanna Conservative Oxford, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-242, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Justice Act.
Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise to introduce my private member's bill, the jail not bail act. This bill would fix the broken bail system, lock up repeat violent offenders who are terrorizing our communities, and restore safe streets. We have been lucky and blessed to have the support from all levels of government, law enforcement, Crowns, defence lawyers, victim advocacy groups, victims and survivors, and their families.
I look forward to having the support from all members, irrespective of party and affiliation. It is time we restore our safe streets and get Canada back on track.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Kerry Diotte Conservative Edmonton Griesbach, AB
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-243, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (parole review).
Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to introduce my private member's bill today in honour of Brian Ilesic. It would simply amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act so that convicted murderers would no longer be eligible to apply for parole each and every year after they have served their minimum sentences and after their first application for parole is denied.
Instead, parole would be reviewed in accordance with statutory time frames. This would be a common-sense approach in recognition of the significant trauma and harm caused to victims and families having to be put through repeated parole hearings year after year.
I look forward to debating this in greater detail when the time comes and having the support of colleagues on all sides of the House.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Patrick Weiler Liberal West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, BC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-244, An Act to amend The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act.
Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise in the House to introduce the clean coasts act. This bill takes two important steps to better protect our coastal environment, boaters and coastal residents by proposing to amend key federal laws.
First, it would amend the marine dumping provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act to clarify that marine dumping is a strict liability offence. This is critical to prevent incidents such as the 2015 oil spill in English Bay, when the MV Marathassa leaked oil for nearly 24 hours, without consequence.
Second, it would amend the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act to require pleasure craft owners to take reasonable steps to avoid transferring their vessel to someone who is unable to maintain it, which is often a tactic used to avoid disposal costs. This would help address the growing problem of abandoned and derelict boats along our coasts.
Together, these two changes would strengthen accountability and better protect Canada's marine environment and coastal communities from pollution. I urge all members of the House to support this important piece of legislation.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Leah Gazan NDP Winnipeg Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, I am so proud to rise today to table petition e-6488 to demand that the Government of Canada appoint a disability commissioner to hold the government accountable when the human rights of persons with disabilities are violated.
People with disabilities make up one in four Canadians, and their rights are affirmed in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Canadian Human Rights Act and international treaties, such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. However, like the petitioners have suggested, all too often these rights, which are enshrined in Canadian and international law, are violated or disregarded.
I want to give a special shout-out to Jay Woodruff, who took so much time getting this petition together, running a campaign. I encourage everybody to look on the website for this petition.