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| 44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 281 Tuesday, February 13, 2024 10:00 a.m. |
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| Prayer |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
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— by Mr. Morrice (Kitchener Centre), one concerning the environment (No. 441-02151); |
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— by Mrs. Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster), one concerning justice (No. 441-02152), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-02153) and two concerning employment and labour (Nos. 441-02154 and 441-02155); |
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— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning the environment (No. 441-02156). |
| Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 57, Mr. MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), moved, — That, in relation to the consideration of Government Business No. 34, the debate not be further adjourned. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the closure motion. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 637 -- Vote no 637) | |
| YEAS: 170, NAYS: 146 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag Drouin Khera Powlowski Total: -- 170 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Dreeshen Lewis (Essex) Seeback Total: -- 146 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Hussen (Minister of International Development), — That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House: |
(a) the Standing Committee on Health be instructed to consider the subject matter of Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2, upon the adoption of this order, provided that, as part of this study,
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(i) a minister be ordered to appear before the committee for one hour and that additional witnesses be ordered to appear for two consecutive hours, no later than Wednesday, February 14, 2024,
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(ii) the committee have the first priority for the use of House resources for committee meetings; and
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(b) Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2, be disposed as follows:
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(i) the bill be ordered for consideration at the second reading stage immediately after the adoption of this order, provided that,
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(A) when the House begins debate at the second reading stage of the bill, one member of each recognized party and a member of the Green Party may each speak at the said stage for not more than 10 minutes, followed by five minutes for questions and comments,
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(B) at the conclusion of the time provided for the debate at the second reading stage or when no member wishes to speak, whichever is earlier, all questions necessary to dispose of the second reading stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment, provided that, if a recorded division is requested, it shall be deferred to the next sitting day at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions, after which the House shall adjourn until the next sitting day,
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(C) during consideration of the bill, the House shall not adjourn, except pursuant to a motion moved by a minister of the Crown,
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(D) no motion to adjourn the debate may be moved except by a minister of the Crown,
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(ii) if the bill is adopted at the second reading stage, it shall be deemed referred to a committee of the whole, deemed considered in committee of the whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage, and the bill shall be ordered for consideration at the third reading stage on Thursday, February 15, 2024, provided that,
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(A) 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders that day, or when no member wishes to speak, whichever is earlier, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment, provided that, if a recorded division is requested, it shall not be deferred,
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(B) during consideration of the bill, the House shall not adjourn, except pursuant to a motion moved by a minister of the Crown,
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(C) no motion to adjourn the debate may be moved except by a minister of the Crown; (Government Business No. 34)
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And of the amendment of Mr. Thériault (Montcalm), seconded by Ms. Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia), — That the motion be amended in subparagraph (b)(ii): |
(a) by adding after the words “be deemed referred to a committee of the whole,” the words “that an instruction be deemed to have been given to the committee granting it the power to expand the scope of the bill so as to take into account provincial medical assistance in dying frameworks for advance requests from persons who have an illness that could deprive them of the capacity to consent to care,”;
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(b) by replacing the words “deemed reported without amendment” with the following:
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“deemed reported with the following amendment:
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That the bill be amended by adding the following new section 241.21 to the Criminal Code:
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New section 241.21
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Medical assistance in dying eligibility criteria for advance requests “241.21 The government of a province may establish a medical assistance in dying framework for advance requests from persons who have an illness that could deprive them of the capacity to consent to care, in accordance with the laws of that province.””; and
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(c) by replacing the words “deemed concurred in at report stage” with the following:
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“deemed concurred in at report stage, as amended”.
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The debate continued. |
| Statements By Members |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 31, members made statements. |
| Oral Questions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions. |
| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Hussen (Minister of International Development); (Government Business No. 34) |
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And of the amendment of Mr. Thériault (Montcalm), seconded by Ms. Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia). |
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The debate continued. |
| Private Members' Business |
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At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby), seconded by Ms. Idlout (Nunavut), — That Bill C-273, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Corinne’s Quest and the protection of children), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
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The debate continued. |
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The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Hussen (Minister of International Development); (Government Business No. 34) |
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And of the amendment of Mr. Thériault (Montcalm), seconded by Ms. Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia). |
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The debate continued. |
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At 8:06 p.m., pursuant to order made earlier today under the provisions of Standing Order 57, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 638 -- Vote no 638) | |
| YEAS: 43, NAYS: 270 |
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YEAS -- POUR Barsalou-Duval Deltell Lemire Simard Total: -- 43 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Drouin Lake Richards Total: -- 270 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Blair Liepert Total: -- 2 |
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The question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 639 -- Vote no 639) | |
| YEAS: 287, NAYS: 32 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Drouin Lake Rempel Garner Total: -- 287 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Barsalou-Duval Champoux Larouche Simard Total: -- 32 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Blair Liepert Total: -- 2 |
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Pursuant to order made earlier today, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Holland (Minister of Health), seconded by Ms. Anand (President of the Treasury Board), — That Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2, be now read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole. |
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The debate continued. |
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Ms. Gaudreau (Laurentides—Labelle), seconded by Mr. Thériault (Montcalm), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following: |
“the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2, as no clause addresses the call for the Government of Canada, adopted unanimously by the Quebec National Assembly, to amend the Criminal Code to align with the Quebec legislation on end-of-life care by allowing advance consent requests.”.
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Debate arose thereon. |
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At 10:08 p.m., pursuant to order made earlier today, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the amendment and, pursuant to order made earlier today, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the table as follows: |
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— by the Speaker — Costing Note from the Parliamentary Budget Officer on the Fall Economic Statement 2023, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1119-104. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance) |
| Adjournment |
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At 10:09 p.m., pursuant to order made earlier today, the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |