Pursuant to Standing Order 31, members made statements.

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

The Speaker laid before the House, — Report of the Canadian Human Rights Commission for the year 2024, pursuant to the Canadian Human Rights Act, R.S., 1985, c. H-6, sbs. 61(4) and to the Employment Equity Act, S.C. 1995, c. 44, s. 32. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-123-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(e), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

The Speaker laid before the House, — List of members elected to serve in this Parliament, received by the Clerk of the House of Commons, from and certified by Stéphane Perrault, Chief Electoral Officer. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-451-1.

The certificate was as follows:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY that following dissolution of the Forty‑Fourth Parliament on the twenty-third day of March 2025, writs of election were issued bearing that date by command of Her Excellency the Governor General for the election of a member to serve in the House of Commons for every electoral district in Canada, such writs being severally addressed to the returning officers mentioned in the attached list and directing that the nomination of candidates be held until the seventh day of April 2025, and the poll, if required, be held on the twenty‑eighth day of April 2025.

AND THAT an election was accordingly held in every electoral district in Canada on the twenty-eighth day of April 2025.

AND THAT the persons named in the attached list have been returned as elected members to serve in the House of Commons pursuant to the said writs; their names having been duly entered in the book kept for that purpose in the order in which the returns of the writs were received, pursuant to section 317 of the Canada Elections Act, and subsequently notice of such returns of the writs having from time to time been duly published in the Canada Gazette.

Given under my hand at Gatineau this twenty-seventh day of May 2025.

STÉPHANE PERRAULT, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada

The list of elected members of Parliament is as follows:

Electoral Districts - Circonscriptions

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

— by Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni), one concerning the environment (No. 451-00001);

— by Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 451-00002);

— by Brad Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford), one concerning veterans' affairs (No. 451-00003);

— by Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning the democratic process (No. 451-00004).

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion of Corey Hogan (Calgary Confederation), seconded by Madeleine Chenette (Thérèse-De Blainville), — That the following address be presented to His Majesty the King in the following words:

The debate continued.

Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by adding the following:

Debate arose thereon.

Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly), seconded by Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean), moved the following subamendment, — That the amendment be amended by adding the following:

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 7(1), the Speaker proposed that Tom Kmiec (Calgary Shepard) be appointed Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole.

Pursuant to Standing Order 7(1.1), the motion “That Tom Kmiec (Calgary Shepard) be appointed Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole” was deemed to have been moved and seconded.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Corey Hogan (Calgary Confederation), seconded by Madeleine Chenette (Thérèse-De Blainville), in relation to the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne;

And of the amendment of Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière);

And of the subamendment of Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly), seconded by Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean).

The debate continued.

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

— by the Speaker — Report of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for the year 2024, pursuant to the Canadian Human Rights Act, R.S., 1985, c. H-6, sbs. 61(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-661-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by Anita Anand (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Copies of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2025-104, P.C. 2025-155 and P.C. 2025-264), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-495-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)

— by Anita Anand (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Copies of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Sudan) Regulations (P.C. 2025-74 and P.C. 2025-271), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-495-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)

— by Anita Anand (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Copies of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Venezuela) Regulations (P.C. 2025-1 and P.C. 2025-450), Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations (P.C. 2025-26), Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations (P.C. 2025-449) and of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (P.C. 2025-296), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-495-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)

— by Anita Anand (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Copies of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations (P.C. 2025-294) and the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Permit Authorization Order (P.C. 2025-295), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-495-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)

— by Anita Anand (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Copies of Regulations Amending the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on Haiti (P.C. 2025-281), pursuant to the United Nations Act, R.S., 1985, c. U-2, sbs. 4(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-592-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)

— by Sean Fraser (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) — Report on the Statutes Repeal Act for the year 2025, pursuant to the Statutes Repeal Act, S.C. 2008, c. 20, s. 2. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-1046-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by Joël Lightbound (Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement) — Report of the Canada Post Corporation, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year ended December 31, 2024, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S., 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-20-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— by Joël Lightbound (Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement) — Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2025 to 2029 and Budgets for 2025 of the Canada Post Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S., 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-451-841-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

At 6:30 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).