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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals

No. 248

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

10:00 a.m.



Prayer
Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

The Speaker laid before the House, — Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development to the House of Commons (Fall 2023), pursuant to the Auditor General Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-17, sbs. 23(5). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-521-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)


Presenting Reports from Committees

Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented the eighth report of the committee, "Let's Talk About it, Period: Achieving Menstrual Equity in Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-335.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 71, 73, 74, 77 to 79 and 82) was tabled.


Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 30th report of the committee, "Systemic Barriers—Correctional Service Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-336.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 49 and 72) was tabled.


Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 31st report of the committee, "Chronic Homelessness". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-337.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 41, 65, 73, 74 and 77) was tabled.


Mr. Longfield (Guelph), from the Standing Committee on Science and Research, presented the sixth report of the committee, "The Role and Contribution of Citizen Scientists". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-338.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 27 to 31, 36, 52 and 58) was tabled.


Presenting Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

— by Mr. Steinley (Regina—Lewvan), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-01897);

— by Mr. Lewis (Essex), one concerning health (No. 441-01898);

— by Mr. Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-01899);

— by Ms. Kwan (Vancouver East), one concerning citizenship and immigration (No. 441-01900);

— by Mr. Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands), one concerning the environment (No. 441-01901);

— by Mr. Arnold (North Okanagan—Shuswap), three concerning health (Nos. 441-01902, 441-01903 and 441-01904);

— by Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), one concerning taxation (No. 441-01905), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-01906) and one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-01907);

— by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), one concerning consumer protection (No. 441-01908).

Business of Supply

The order was read for the consideration of the business of supply.

Mr. Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie), moved, — That, given that,

(i) 2023 saw a record fire season due to climate change, in which the area burned was double that of the historic record, and hundreds of thousands of Canadians were evacuated from their homes,
(ii) Canadians continue to struggle with dramatic increases to the cost of living while Canada’s biggest corporations, including oil and gas corporations, post record profits,
(iii) federal government programs aimed at supporting energy efficient retrofits such as heat pumps are hard to access, especially for low-income Canadians,
(iv) effective climate action must also address the very real affordability concerns of ordinary Canadians,

the House call on the government to:

(a) remove the GST from all forms of home heating;
(b) make eco-energy retrofits and heat pumps free and easy to access for low-income and middle-class Canadians, regardless of their initial home heating energy source; and
(c) finance these changes by putting in place a tax on the excess profits of big oil and gas corporations.

Debate arose thereon.

Statements By Members

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, members made statements.

Oral Questions

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Government Orders

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at report stage of Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology with amendments.

Group No. 1

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 1 of Mr. Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry), seconded by Mr. Hussen (Minister of International Development), — That Bill C-34, in Clause 4, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 2 and 3 on page 3 with the following:

“notice for review under section 15 within 45 days after the certified date referred to in paragraph (a) or within the prescribed period,”

(b) by adding after line 16 on page 3 the following:

“(4) Paragraph 13(3)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(b) in a case where the receipt contains the advice referred to in subparagraph (1)(b)(ii), no notice for review is sent to the non-Canadian pursuant to section 15 within 45 days after the certified date referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or within the prescribed period.”.

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and it was agreed to on the following division:

(Division No. 442 -- Vote no 442)
YEAS: 323, NAYS: 0

YEAS -- POUR

Aboultaif
Aitchison
Albas
Aldag
Alghabra
Ali
Allison
Anand
Anandasangaree
Angus
Arnold
Arseneault
Arya
Ashton
Atwin
Bachrach
Badawey
Bains
Baker
Baldinelli
Barlow
Barrett
Barron
Barsalou-Duval
Battiste
Beaulieu
Beech
Bennett
Bergeron
Berthold
Bérubé
Bezan
Bibeau
Bittle
Blaikie
Blair
Blanchet
Blanchette-Joncas
Blaney
Block
Blois
Boissonnault
Boulerice
Bradford
Bragdon
Brassard
Brière
Brock
Brunelle-Duceppe
Calkins
Cannings
Caputo
Carr
Carrie
Casey
Chabot
Chagger
Chahal
Chambers
Champagne
Champoux
Chatel
Chen
Chiang
Chong
Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)
Cooper
Cormier
Coteau
Dabrusin
Dalton
Damoff
Dancho
Davidson
Davies
DeBellefeuille
Deltell
d'Entremont
Desbiens
Desilets
Desjarlais

Dhaliwal
Dhillon
Diab
Doherty
Dong
Dowdall
Dreeshen
Dubourg
Duclos
Duguid
Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry)
Dzerowicz
Ehsassi
El-Khoury
Ellis
Epp
Erskine-Smith
Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster)
Falk (Provencher)
Fast
Ferreri
Fillmore
Findlay
Fisher
Fonseca
Fortier
Fortin
Fragiskatos
Fraser
Freeland
Fry
Gaheer
Gainey
Gallant
Garon
Garrison
Gaudreau
Gazan
Généreux
Genuis
Gerretsen
Gill
Gladu
Goodridge
Gould
Gourde
Gray
Green
Guilbeault
Hajdu
Hallan
Hanley
Hardie
Hepfner
Hoback
Holland
Housefather
Hughes
Hutchings
Iacono
Idlout
Ien
Jaczek
Jeneroux
Johns
Jowhari
Julian
Kayabaga
Kelloway
Kelly
Khalid
Khanna
Khera
Kitchen
Kmiec
Koutrakis
Kram
Kramp-Neuman
Kurek
Kusie
Kusmierczyk

Kwan
Lake
Lalonde
Lambropoulos
Lametti
Lamoureux
Lantsman
Lapointe
Larouche
Lattanzio
Lauzon
Lawrence
LeBlanc
Lebouthillier
Lehoux
Lemire
Leslie
Lewis (Essex)
Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk)
Lightbound
Lloyd
Lobb
Long
Longfield
Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga)
MacAulay (Cardigan)
MacDonald (Malpeque)
MacKinnon (Gatineau)
Maguire
Majumdar
Maloney
Martel
Martinez Ferrada
Masse
Mathyssen
May (Cambridge)
Mazier
McCauley (Edmonton West)
McDonald (Avalon)
McGuinty
McKay
McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam)
McLean
McLeod
McPherson
Melillo
Mendès
Mendicino
Miao
Michaud
Miller
Moore
Morantz
Morrice
Morrison
Morrissey
Motz
Muys
Naqvi
Nater
Ng
Noormohamed
Normandin
O'Connell
Oliphant
O'Regan
Patzer
Paul-Hus
Pauzé
Perkins
Perron
Petitpas Taylor
Poilievre
Powlowski
Qualtrough
Rayes
Redekopp
Reid
Rempel Garner
Richards
Roberts

Robillard
Rodriguez
Rogers
Romanado
Rood
Rota
Ruff
Sahota
Sajjan
Saks
Samson
Sarai
Savard-Tremblay
Scarpaleggia
Scheer
Schiefke
Schmale
Seeback
Serré
Sgro
Shanahan
Sheehan
Shields
Shipley
Sidhu (Brampton East)
Sidhu (Brampton South)
Simard
Sinclair-Desgagné
Singh
Small
Sorbara
Soroka
Sousa
Steinley
Ste-Marie
Stewart
St-Onge
Strahl
Stubbs
Sudds
Tassi
Taylor Roy
Thériault
Therrien
Thomas
Thompson
Tochor
Tolmie
Trudeau
Trudel
Turnbull
Uppal
Valdez
Van Bynen
van Koeverden
Van Popta
Vandal
Vandenbeld
Vecchio
Vidal
Vien
Viersen
Vignola
Villemure
Virani
Vis
Vuong
Wagantall
Warkentin
Waugh
Webber
Weiler
Wilkinson
Williams
Williamson
Yip
Zahid
Zarrillo
Zimmer
Zuberi

Total: -- 323

NAYS -- CONTRE

Nil--Aucun

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Drouin

Godin

Joly

Liepert

Total: -- 4

Accordingly, Motion No. 2 was also agreed to on the same division.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 3 of Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets), seconded by Mr. McLean (Calgary Centre), — That Bill C-34 be amended by deleting Clause 15.

The question was put on Motion No. 3 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 443 -- Vote no 443)
YEAS: 140, NAYS: 183

YEAS -- POUR

Aboultaif
Aitchison
Albas
Allison
Angus
Arnold
Ashton
Bachrach
Baldinelli
Barlow
Barrett
Barron
Berthold
Bezan
Blaikie
Blaney
Block
Boulerice
Bragdon
Brassard
Brock
Calkins
Cannings
Caputo
Carrie
Chambers
Chong
Cooper
Dalton
Dancho
Davidson
Davies
Deltell
d'Entremont
Desjarlais

Doherty
Dowdall
Dreeshen
Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry)
Ellis
Epp
Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster)
Falk (Provencher)
Fast
Ferreri
Findlay
Gallant
Garrison
Gazan
Généreux
Genuis
Gladu
Goodridge
Gourde
Gray
Green
Hallan
Hoback
Hughes
Idlout
Jeneroux
Johns
Julian
Kelly
Khanna
Kitchen
Kmiec
Kram
Kramp-Neuman
Kurek

Kusie
Kwan
Lake
Lantsman
Lawrence
Lehoux
Leslie
Lewis (Essex)
Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk)
Lloyd
Lobb
Maguire
Majumdar
Martel
Masse
Mathyssen
Mazier
McCauley (Edmonton West)
McLean
McPherson
Melillo
Moore
Morantz
Morrison
Motz
Muys
Nater
Patzer
Paul-Hus
Perkins
Poilievre
Rayes
Redekopp
Reid
Rempel Garner

Richards
Roberts
Rood
Ruff
Scheer
Schmale
Seeback
Shields
Shipley
Singh
Small
Soroka
Steinley
Stewart
Strahl
Stubbs
Thomas
Tochor
Tolmie
Uppal
Van Popta
Vecchio
Vidal
Vien
Viersen
Vis
Vuong
Wagantall
Warkentin
Waugh
Webber
Williams
Williamson
Zarrillo
Zimmer

Total: -- 140

NAYS -- CONTRE

Aldag
Alghabra
Ali
Anand
Anandasangaree
Arseneault
Arya
Atwin
Badawey
Bains
Baker
Barsalou-Duval
Battiste
Beaulieu
Beech
Bennett
Bergeron
Bérubé
Bibeau
Bittle
Blair
Blanchet
Blanchette-Joncas
Blois
Boissonnault
Bradford
Brière
Brunelle-Duceppe
Carr
Casey
Chabot
Chagger
Chahal
Champagne
Champoux
Chatel
Chen
Chiang
Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)
Cormier
Coteau
Dabrusin
Damoff
DeBellefeuille
Desbiens
Desilets

Dhaliwal
Dhillon
Diab
Dong
Dubourg
Duclos
Duguid
Dzerowicz
Ehsassi
El-Khoury
Erskine-Smith
Fillmore
Fisher
Fonseca
Fortier
Fortin
Fragiskatos
Fraser
Freeland
Fry
Gaheer
Gainey
Garon
Gaudreau
Gerretsen
Gill
Gould
Guilbeault
Hajdu
Hanley
Hardie
Hepfner
Holland
Housefather
Hutchings
Iacono
Ien
Jaczek
Jowhari
Kayabaga
Kelloway
Khalid
Khera
Koutrakis
Kusmierczyk
Lalonde

Lambropoulos
Lametti
Lamoureux
Lapointe
Larouche
Lattanzio
Lauzon
LeBlanc
Lebouthillier
Lemire
Lightbound
Long
Longfield
Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga)
MacAulay (Cardigan)
MacDonald (Malpeque)
MacKinnon (Gatineau)
Maloney
Martinez Ferrada
May (Cambridge)
McDonald (Avalon)
McGuinty
McKay
McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam)
McLeod
Mendès
Mendicino
Miao
Michaud
Miller
Morrice
Morrissey
Naqvi
Ng
Noormohamed
Normandin
O'Connell
Oliphant
O'Regan
Pauzé
Perron
Petitpas Taylor
Powlowski
Qualtrough
Robillard
Rodriguez

Rogers
Romanado
Rota
Sahota
Sajjan
Saks
Samson
Sarai
Savard-Tremblay
Scarpaleggia
Schiefke
Serré
Sgro
Shanahan
Sheehan
Sidhu (Brampton East)
Sidhu (Brampton South)
Simard
Sinclair-Desgagné
Sorbara
Sousa
Ste-Marie
St-Onge
Sudds
Tassi
Taylor Roy
Thériault
Therrien
Thompson
Trudeau
Trudel
Turnbull
Valdez
Van Bynen
van Koeverden
Vandal
Vandenbeld
Vignola
Villemure
Virani
Weiler
Wilkinson
Yip
Zahid
Zuberi

Total: -- 183

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Drouin

Godin

Joly

Liepert

Total: -- 4

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(9), Mr. Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry), seconded by Mrs. Lebouthillier (Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard), moved, — That the bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:

(Division No. 444 -- Vote no 444)
YEAS: 322, NAYS: 0

YEAS -- POUR

Aboultaif
Aitchison
Albas
Aldag
Alghabra
Ali
Allison
Anand
Anandasangaree
Angus
Arnold
Arseneault
Arya
Ashton
Atwin
Bachrach
Badawey
Bains
Baker
Baldinelli
Barlow
Barrett
Barron
Barsalou-Duval
Battiste
Beaulieu
Beech
Bennett
Bergeron
Berthold
Bérubé
Bezan
Bibeau
Bittle
Blaikie
Blair
Blanchet
Blanchette-Joncas
Blaney
Block
Blois
Boissonnault
Boulerice
Bradford
Bragdon
Brassard
Brière
Brock
Brunelle-Duceppe
Calkins
Cannings
Caputo
Carr
Carrie
Casey
Chabot
Chagger
Chahal
Chambers
Champagne
Champoux
Chatel
Chen
Chiang
Chong
Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)
Cooper
Cormier
Coteau
Dabrusin
Dalton
Damoff
Dancho
Davidson
Davies
DeBellefeuille
Deltell
d'Entremont
Desbiens
Desilets
Desjarlais

Dhaliwal
Dhillon
Diab
Doherty
Dong
Dowdall
Dreeshen
Dubourg
Duclos
Duguid
Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry)
Dzerowicz
Ehsassi
El-Khoury
Ellis
Epp
Erskine-Smith
Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster)
Falk (Provencher)
Fast
Ferreri
Fillmore
Findlay
Fisher
Fonseca
Fortier
Fortin
Fragiskatos
Fraser
Freeland
Fry
Gaheer
Gainey
Gallant
Garon
Garrison
Gaudreau
Gazan
Généreux
Genuis
Gerretsen
Gill
Gladu
Goodridge
Gould
Gourde
Gray
Green
Guilbeault
Hajdu
Hallan
Hanley
Hardie
Hepfner
Hoback
Holland
Housefather
Hughes
Hutchings
Iacono
Idlout
Ien
Jaczek
Jeneroux
Johns
Jowhari
Julian
Kayabaga
Kelloway
Kelly
Khalid
Khanna
Khera
Kitchen
Kmiec
Koutrakis
Kram
Kramp-Neuman
Kurek
Kusie
Kusmierczyk

Kwan
Lake
Lalonde
Lambropoulos
Lametti
Lamoureux
Lantsman
Lapointe
Larouche
Lattanzio
Lauzon
Lawrence
LeBlanc
Lebouthillier
Lehoux
Lemire
Leslie
Lewis (Essex)
Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk)
Lightbound
Lloyd
Lobb
Long
Longfield
Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga)
MacAulay (Cardigan)
MacDonald (Malpeque)
MacKinnon (Gatineau)
Maguire
Majumdar
Maloney
Martel
Martinez Ferrada
Masse
Mathyssen
May (Cambridge)
Mazier
McCauley (Edmonton West)
McDonald (Avalon)
McGuinty
McKay
McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam)
McLean
McLeod
McPherson
Melillo
Mendès
Mendicino
Miao
Michaud
Miller
Moore
Morantz
Morrice
Morrison
Morrissey
Motz
Muys
Naqvi
Nater
Ng
Noormohamed
Normandin
O'Connell
Oliphant
O'Regan
Patzer
Paul-Hus
Pauzé
Perkins
Perron
Petitpas Taylor
Poilievre
Powlowski
Qualtrough
Rayes
Redekopp
Reid
Rempel Garner
Richards
Roberts

Robillard
Rogers
Romanado
Rood
Rota
Ruff
Sahota
Sajjan
Saks
Samson
Sarai
Savard-Tremblay
Scarpaleggia
Scheer
Schiefke
Schmale
Seeback
Serré
Sgro
Shanahan
Sheehan
Shields
Shipley
Sidhu (Brampton East)
Sidhu (Brampton South)
Simard
Sinclair-Desgagné
Singh
Small
Sorbara
Soroka
Sousa
Steinley
Ste-Marie
Stewart
St-Onge
Strahl
Stubbs
Sudds
Tassi
Taylor Roy
Thériault
Therrien
Thomas
Thompson
Tochor
Tolmie
Trudeau
Trudel
Turnbull
Uppal
Valdez
Van Bynen
van Koeverden
Van Popta
Vandal
Vandenbeld
Vecchio
Vidal
Vien
Viersen
Vignola
Villemure
Virani
Vis
Vuong
Wagantall
Warkentin
Waugh
Webber
Weiler
Wilkinson
Williams
Williamson
Yip
Zahid
Zarrillo
Zimmer
Zuberi

Total: -- 322

NAYS -- CONTRE

Nil--Aucun

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Drouin

Godin

Joly

Liepert

Total: -- 4

Accordingly, the bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage with further amendments and ordered for a third reading at the next sitting of the House.

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie), in relation to the business of supply.

The debate continued.

Quorum

The attention of the Speaker was drawn to the lack of a quorum and, fewer than 20 members having been counted, pursuant to Standing Order 29(3), the bells were rung to call in the members.

After one minute, a quorum was found.

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie), in relation to the business of supply.

The debate continued.

At 5:51 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House:

(a) when the House adjourns on Thursday, November 9, 2023, it shall stand adjourned until Monday, November 20, 2023, provided that, for the purposes of Standing Order 28, it shall be deemed to have sat on Friday, November 10, 2023;
(b) any standing, standing joint, special, and special joint committees, as well as their subcommittees, shall not be empowered to sit on Friday, November 10, 2023; and
(c) on Friday, November 10, 2023, a minister of the Crown may transmit to the Speaker a message from Her Excellency the Governor General recommending Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, provided that
(i) the Speaker shall inform the House of the receipt of such message and the tabling of the estimates thereon by causing them to be published in the Journals, and the said estimates shall be for all purposes deemed tabled before the House,
(ii) the votes therein shall be referred to a relevant standing committee or committees.
Private Members' Business

At 5:54 p.m., by unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Ms. Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith), seconded by Mr. Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona), moved, — That:

(a) the House recognize that,
(i) representative democracy is a fundamental part of Canadian society,
(ii) in Canada’s current electoral system, the majority of voters cast ballots for a candidate who does not get elected, and many voters feel that election results do not accurately reflect their views,
(iii) a Leger poll conducted in September 2020 showed that 80% of Canadians support the idea of striking a non-partisan, independent citizens’ assembly on electoral reform,
(iv) many Canadians are concerned with the health of Canada’s democracy, including voter distrust and disengagement, low voter turnout, and the polarization of politics,
(v) all politicians, and all parties, are widely perceived by the public to have a vested interest in the design of the electoral system,
(vi) citizens' assemblies have considerable legitimacy and public trust because they are independent, non-partisan, representative bodies of citizens,
(vii) citizens’ assemblies have been used successfully in Canada, Australia, Belgium, France, Ireland, Scotland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to tackle difficult issues through nuanced public deliberation,
(viii) a citizens' assembly on electoral reform would give citizens a leadership role in building consensus on a specific model for electoral reform for Canada; and
(b) in the opinion of the House, the government should create a Canadian citizens’ assembly on electoral reform, which would,
(i) consist of citizens selected by sortition, an impartial selection process to ensure the assembly’s independence and non-partisanship,
(ii) reflect the diversity of the Canadian population, including a representation and meaningful participation of age groups, genders, ethnicities, languages, socioeconomic backgrounds, and geographic regions including from First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples,
(iii) determine if electoral reform is recommended for Canada, and, if so, recommend specific measures that would foster a healthier democracy. (Private Members' Business M-86)

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Acting Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Acting Clerk of the House were laid before the House as follows:

— by Mr. Anandasangaree (Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations) — Service Fees Report of the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1198-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs)

— by Mr. Blair (Minister of National Defence) — Service Fees Report of the Department of National Defence for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1217-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence)

— by Mr. Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry) — Service Fees Report of the National Research Council of Canada for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1207-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— by Mr. Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry) — Service Fees Report of the Department of Industry for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1211-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— by Mr. Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry) — Service Fees Report of the Canadian Space Agency for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1228-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— by Mr. Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry) — Service Fees Report of Statistics Canada for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1229-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

— by Mr. Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement) — Service Fees Report of Shared Services Canada for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1220-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— by Mr. Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement) — Service Fees Report of the Department of Public Works and Government Services for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1221-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— by Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance) — Report of the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, S.C. 2000, c. 17, sbs. 71(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-802-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance) — List of outstanding specific legislative proposals to amend listed tax laws announced prior to April 1, 2022, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 162(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1078-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance) — Service Fees Report of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1161-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance) — Service Fees Report of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1162-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance) — Service Fees Report of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1163-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by Ms. Gould (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) — Special Report of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, pursuant to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act, S.C. 2017, c. 15, sbs. 21(2) and (6). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1233-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Service Fees Report of the Department of the Environment for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1154-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Service Fees Report of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1201-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Service Fees Report of the Parks Canada Agency for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1202-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs) — Report of the Parole Board of Canada on Record Suspension Decisions for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Criminal Records Act, R.S. 1985, c. C-47, sbs. 11(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1066-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— by Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs) — Service Fees Report of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1165-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— by Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs) — Service Fees Report of the Canada Border Services Agency for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1167-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— by Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs) — Service Fees Report of the Parole Board of Canada for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1171-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— by Mrs. Lebouthillier (Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard) — Service Fees Report of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1184-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)

— by Mr. Miller (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship) — Service Fees Report of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1200-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

— by Mrs. St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage) — Report of the National Film Board, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the National Film Act, R.S. 1985, c. N-8, sbs. 20(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-189-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— by Mrs. St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage) — Service Fees Report of the National Film Board for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1206-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— by Mrs. St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage) — Service Fees Report of the National Battlefields Commission for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1208-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— by Mrs. St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage) — Service Fees Report of the Library and Archives of Canada for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1209-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— by Mrs. St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage) — Service Fees Report of the Department of Canadian Heritage for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1210-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— by Mrs. St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage) — Service Fees Report of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for 2022 to 2023, pursuant to the Service Fees Act S.C. 2017, c. 20, s. 451 “20(1)”. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1213-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— by Mrs. Valdez (Minister of Small Business) — Summaries of the Corporate Plan and Budgets for 2023-24 to 2027-28 of the Business Development Bank of Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-441-833-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:55 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

Accordingly, at 7:23 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).