(The House divided on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)
House of Commons Hansard #121 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was affordability.
House of Commons Hansard #121 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was affordability.
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Business of SupplyGovernment Orders
The House resumed from May 8 consideration of the motion that Bill C-11, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and other Acts, be read the third time and passed, and of the amendment.
The Deputy Speaker Tom Kmiec
Pursuant to order made on Monday, May 4, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment to the motion at third reading stage of Bill C-11.
Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON
Mr. Speaker, I believe if you seek it, you will find consent to apply the results from the last vote to this vote, with Liberals voting no.
Chris Warkentin Conservative Grande Prairie, AB
Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting in favour.
Christine Normandin Bloc Saint-Jean, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois agrees to apply the vote and will vote in favour.
Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
Mr. Speaker, the NDP agrees to apply the vote, and we are voting no.
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, the Green Party agrees to apply the vote and will be voting against.
The Deputy Speaker Tom Kmiec
I declare the amendment defeated.
The next question is on the main motion.
Bill C-11 Military Justice System Modernization ActGovernment Orders
Liberal
Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON
Mr. Speaker, I believe if you seek it, you will find consent to apply the results from the last vote to this vote, with Liberals voting yes.
Chris Warkentin Conservative Grande Prairie, AB
Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives agree to apply the vote, with Conservatives voting against.
Christine Normandin Bloc Saint-Jean, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois agrees to apply the vote and will vote in favour.
Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
Mr. Speaker, the NDP agrees to apply the vote, and we are voting yes.
Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC
Mr. Speaker, the Green Party agrees to apply the vote and will be voting in favour.
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Bloc
Xavier Barsalou-Duval Bloc Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, QC
Mr. Speaker, I rise today on a question of privilege concerning a breach of the collective rights and privileges of members in the House, specifically the fundamental right of members and the House to be informed first about government legislation.
The Speaker has consistently ruled that premature disclosure of a bill and its elements to third parties can constitute a prima facie breach of parliamentary privilege. This principle has been confirmed on several occasions in rulings rendered by various Speakers of the House, notably on March 19, 2001, March 9, 2011, and December 3, 2012.
More recently, on April 10, 2019, Speaker Regan reiterated that disclosing legislative information outside the House before it is introduced in the House undermines the fundamental role of parliamentarians, which is to legislate. On November 29, 2021, Speaker Rota confirmed that such disclosures, even partial ones, may constitute a violation of the collective privileges of the House. Finally—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker John Nater
It is difficult to hear the member speaking to a question of privilege. I would ask members to take their side conversations out of the room.
The hon. member.
Premature Disclosure of a Bill and its Elements to a Third PartyPrivilegeGovernment Orders
Bloc
Xavier Barsalou-Duval Bloc Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, QC
Mr. Speaker, finally, on June 16, 2022, the Chair clarified that establishing a proven leak is not necessary: The reasonable appearance of early third-party access may be enough to establish a prima facie breach. I respectfully submit that the facts before us meet that very threshold. The chronology of events leads us to believe that parliamentarians' rights have been violated.
On April 8, 2026, Air Canada publicly announced the implementation of a new arbitration mechanism intended to expedite the processing of user complaints. In its economic statement on April 28, 2026, the government signalled its intention to reform precisely this type of mechanism. On May 6, 2026, the government tabled Bill C-31, which contains provisions directly related to these changes.
This series of events raises serious questions. How could a regulated entity not only have anticipated but also operationalized a mechanism aligned with legislative intentions which, at the time, had not been shared with Parliament or even made public by the government?
Mr. Speaker, with all due respect, I am sure you will agree that this cannot be a mere coincidence or a random or uncertain interpretation. The facts and the sequence in which they occurred line up perfectly. First, Air Canada announced its initiative. Second, the government made an announcement 20 days later in its economic statement and third, the government tabled Bill C-31.
This situation echoes concerns raised in previous Speaker's rulings, namely, the actual or perceived granting of an informational advantage to a third party to the detriment of members of Parliament. As Speaker Scheer stated on March 3, 2014, members must be the first to see new legislation.
However, in this case, not only were members not the first to be informed, but specific action was taken outside the House before the government even disclosed the existence of this legislation. That raises not only the possibility of premature disclosure but also the reasonable perception that an external party was given privileged access to legislative content, which, according to the practices of the House, is sufficient to establish a prima facie breach of parliamentary privilege.
Mr. Speaker, I submit that it is not for the Chair to determine whether a leak occurred or to identify the source. The question is more limited: Does the evidence presented and documented support a finding of a potential breach of the privileges of the House? I would suggest that, in this case, the answer is obvious.
The sequence of events, the nature of the facts and the alignment between Air Canada's actions and the government's subsequent legislation raise, at the very least, a serious issue requiring careful examination, particularly since, according to the lobbyist registry, there were over 100 meetings between Air Canada representatives and government officials, among others.
In these circumstances, in keeping with established practice, I ask that you find that this matter constitutes a prima facie question of privilege. If necessary, I am prepared to move an appropriate motion that this matter be referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs for consideration.
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Winnipeg North Manitoba
Liberal
Kevin Lamoureux LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I would just indicate to you that at some point we will come back to provide a view on the issue that has been raised.
Premature Disclosure of a Bill and its Elements to a Third PartyPrivilegeGovernment Orders
Conservative
Luc Berthold Conservative Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière, QC
Mr. Speaker, we will consider the question of privilege raised by my colleague, and we reserve the right to speak on the matter later.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker John Nater
I thank all members for their interventions.
The Chair will take that under advisement and report back to the House.
I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded divisions, the time provided for Government Orders will be extended by a further 18 minutes, for a total of 48 minutes.
Kevin Lamoureux LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8)(a), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to 31 petitions. These returns will be tabled in an electronic format.