House of Commons Hansard #131 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was recession.
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The Criminal Code Third reading of Bill S-228. The bill amends the Criminal Code to explicitly define forced or coerced sterilization as aggravated assault. During the debate, members from all parties treated this as a non-partisan issue centered on preserving bodily autonomy and free and informed consent. Acknowledging the traumatic experiences of survivors like Katy Bear, the House ultimately ensured the legislation was carried unanimously. 7000 words, 1 hour.
Opposition Motion—The Government's Fiscal Policies Members debate a Conservative motion characterizing Canada's economy as being in a recession and demanding a reversal of government policies. Conservatives argue that failed government strategies have stifled investment and increased costs for households. Liberals counter by emphasizing positive labour market data and affordability supports, accusing the opposition of unwarranted pessimism. The Bloc Québécois criticizes both parties, focusing on concerns regarding productivity and the government's management of major infrastructure projects and fiscal accountability. 35800 words, 4 hours in 2 segments: 1 2.
Interparliamentary Delegations Members Ginette Petitpas Taylor, James Maloney, and Terry Sheehan present various reports to the House regarding the activities, bilateral missions, and inter-parliamentary delegation meetings of the Canada-France, Canada-Europe, Canada-China, and Canada-Japan associations. 500 words.
Somali Heritage Month Act First reading of Bill C-283. The bill proposes officially designating July of each year as Somali Heritage Month in Canada to celebrate the cultural contributions and history of Somali Canadians within the nation. 200 words.
Canada Labour Code First reading of Bill C-284. The bill proposes amending the Canada Labour Code to prohibit employers from using outside managers as replacement workers during strikes and lockouts, aiming to strengthen protections for collective bargaining and unionized workers’ rights. 200 words.
Wartime Service Recognition Act First reading of Bill S-246. The bill creates a national framework for formally recognizing Canadian Armed Forces military service as wartime service, establishing criteria and timelines for designation from the Korean War onward and for future conflicts. 100 words.
Concurrence in Vote 5—Department of National Defence Members debate the 2026-27 main estimates, focusing on government spending priorities and requests for departmental funding. Conservatives criticize the government’s $200-million lease for a spaceport in Nova Scotia, alleging a lack of transparency and favoritism toward Liberal insiders. Liberals defend the spending as a strategic investment to achieve space sovereignty, modernize the Canadian Armed Forces, and support economic growth, while the NDP raises concerns regarding the need for better protection against fraud within the financial sector. 27800 words, 4 hours.
Main Estimates, 2026-27 First reading of Bill C-32. The bill, a supply act appropriating money for federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, is introduced, debated in committee of the whole, and passed by the House of Commons. .
Supplementary Estimates (A), 2026‑27 First reading of Bill C-33. The bill authorizes funding for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, completing its legislative passage through the House of Commons after committee review and a final vote. 200 words.
Adjournment Debate - Health Dan Mazier and Matt Strauss demand accountability regarding $300 million in spent funds on the PrescribeIT program and question the independence of Canada Health Infoway. Maggie Chi dismisses these concerns as political obstruction, accusing Conservatives of neglecting a public health emergency involving HIV in Manitoba. 1300 words, 10 minutes.
The Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia
I declare Motion No. 1 defeated. I therefore declare Motion No. 3 defeated.
The next question is on Motion No. 2.
Sean Fraser LiberalMinister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.
The Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia
If a member participating in person wishes that the motion be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person wishes to request a recorded division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON
Mr. Speaker, we request a recorded division, please.
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 10 petitions. These returns will be tabled in an electronic format.
Joël Lightbound LiberalMinister of Government Transformation
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 “Agreement between the Government of Canada and the European Space Agency on the Protection of Classified Information”, done at Colorado Springs on April 14, 2026.
Ginette Petitpas Taylor Liberal Moncton—Dieppe, NB
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the following reports: the report of the Canada-France Inter-parliamentary Association regarding its mission to Paris, France, from March 4 to 8, 2024; the report of the Canada-France Inter-Parliamentary Association regarding the 80th anniversary of D-Day at Juno Beach in Normandy, France, from June 2 to 8, 2024; the report of the Canada-France Inter-parliamentary Association regarding the 50th annual meeting held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Montreal, Quebec, from September 1 to 6, 2025; and the report of the Canada-France Inter-parliamentary Association regarding the ninth Paris conference held in Paris, France, from December 15 to 17, 2025.
James Maloney Liberal Etobicoke—Lakeshore, ON
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the following reports: the report of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Bilateral Mission in Warsaw, Poland; Riga, Latvia; and Tallinn, Estonia, from November 9 to 15, 2024; the report of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Meeting of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on September 2 and 3, 2024; the report of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region in Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland, from September 22 to 24, 2025; the report of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Meeting of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region and Arctic Frontiers 2025: Beyond Borders Conference in Tromsø, Norway, from January 25 to 28, 2025; the report of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the meeting of the First Part of the 2025 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, from January 27 to 31, 2025; the report of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the meeting of the Third Part of the 2025 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, from June 23 to 27, 2025; and the report of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the meeting of the Fourth Part of the 2025 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, from September 29 to October 3, 2025.
Terry Sheehan Liberal Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma, ON
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the following reports: the report of the Canada-China Legislative Association and the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group on the 46th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from September 16 to 22, 2025; the report of the Canada-China Legislative Association and the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group on the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Vientiane, Laos, from October 17 to 22, 2024; the report of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group on the Co-Chairs' Annual Visit to Tokyo, Fukuoka and Kumamoto, Japan, February 17 to 22, 2025; and the report of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group on the 23rd Bilateral Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Whitehorse, Yukon, from September 1 to 6, 2025.
Chris Bittle Liberal St. Catharines, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 30th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. The committee advises that, pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(2), the Subcommittee on Private Members' Business met to consider the orders for the second reading of private members' public bills originating in the Senate, and recommended that the items listed herein, which it has determined should not be designated non-votable, be considered by the House.
Judy Sgro Liberal Humber River—Black Creek, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the third report of the Liaison Committee, entitled “Committee Activities and Expenditures April 1, 2025-March 31, 2026”.
James Maloney Liberal Etobicoke—Lakeshore, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, two reports of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. The first is the sixth report, in relation to Bill C‑223, an act to amend the Divorce Act, in which the committee requests an extension to hear from witnesses and complete its study of the bill.
The second is the seventh report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, in relation to Bill C‑235, an act to amend the Criminal Code with respect to increasing parole ineligibility. The committee has studied the bill and has decided to report the bill back to the House with amendments.
Justice and Human RightsCommittees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings
The Assistant Deputy Speaker John Nater
Pursuant to Standing Order 97.1(3)(a), a motion to concur in the sixth report is deemed moved, the question deemed put and a recorded division deemed requested and deferred until Wednesday, June 10, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.
Yvan Baker Liberal Etobicoke Centre, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C‑283, An Act to establish Somali Heritage Month.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce Bill C‑283, an act respecting Somali Heritage Month. If passed, the bill would declare July of every year Somali heritage month across Canada. I would like to thank the member for York South—Weston—Etobicoke for co-sponsoring the bill with me, and I hope members on all sides of the chamber will support the bill.
Canada is home to many Canadians of Somali heritage. They have left and continue to leave an important mark on our country and on communities across the country, and they have touched our economic, social and political life. Somali heritage month would give us an opportunity to celebrate that heritage and the role that Canada has played in supporting Somali Canadians, and to celebrate their contributions to Canada. Every July, it would give some Somali Canadians another reason to celebrate their Canadian pride and another reason to say, “Somalia hanoolaato”.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-284, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (replacement workers).
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce legislation to close a loophole in the Canada Labour Code that allows employers to use outside managers as replacement workers during strikes and lockouts. I thank the member for Courtenay—Alberni for seconding the bill.
In the last Parliament, the NDP secured long overdue federal anti-scab legislation to restore fairness to collective bargaining and to protect workers' rights. However, those rights are undermined when employers can bring in managers from other locations to perform the work of striking or locked-out employees, tilting the balance and prolonging disputes. We saw this during a recent Rogers strike in Abbotsford, British Columbia, where United Steelworkers technicians spent more than four months on the picket line while outside managers performed their work as scabs. No worker should have their right to strike undermined in this way.
The bill would close that loophole and protect free and fair collective bargaining for Canadian workers. I urge all members to support it.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Anita Vandenbeld Liberal Ottawa West—Nepean, ON
moved that Bill S-246, An Act respecting the recognition of wartime service, be read the first time.
Mr. Speaker, it is my honour to introduce at first reading Bill S-246, the wartime service recognition act. The bill would provide for the development of a national framework for the recognition of certain military service as wartime service, and a timeline for designation of wartime service if it meets the criteria, going back to the Korean War and for future conflicts.
The bill passed unanimously in the other place. It follows decades of advocacy by veterans for recognition of modern wartime service and would mean that future veterans would not need to fight for their own recognition. Canadian Armed Forces members put their life on the line for our freedom, and the bill would make sure they are properly recognized.
(Motion agreed to and bill read the first time)
Steven MacKinnon LiberalMinister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
moved:
That, pursuant to Standing Order 27(1), commencing on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, and concluding on Friday, June 19, 2026, the House shall continue to sit until midnight, except on Fridays, when the House shall continue to sit until 8 p.m.
Extension of Sitting HoursRoutine Proceedings
Extension of Sitting HoursRoutine Proceedings
The Assistant Deputy Speaker John Nater
The question is on the motion.
If a member participating in person wishes that the motion be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person wishes to request a recorded division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
