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Monday, May 27, 2024 · sitting No. 318
House advances Atlantic Accord bill to enable offshore wind
The House spent the largest share of the sitting on Bill C-49 to amend the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon moved a time allocation motion limiting third reading debate to five further hours. Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said the changes are needed to create a regulatory framework for offshore wind and to match mirror legislation already anticipated in the two provinces.
Conservative MP Clifford Small pressed the minister on whether nine amendments sought by fishing industry representatives would be accepted. Bloc Québécois MP Gabriel Ste-Marie asked why the bill lacks a full environmental assessment process for future projects. New Democrat MP Lisa Marie Barron raised concerns that wind development could displace fishers and sought details on compensation measures.
Decided that day
- Bill C-58 passed third reading and adoption
- Time allocation for Bill C-49 passed
- Opposition motion on federal intrusions failed
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Question Period – May 27, 2024. Video from CPAC. Watch on YouTube
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Privilege
Conservative MP Chris Warkentin moved that the Speaker vacate the chair immediately, citing partisan conduct outside the chamber. Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux said Conservatives had opposed the Speaker from the outset.
Read the exchangeHousing
Liberal MP Michael Coteau asked Housing Minister Sean Fraser to comment on the Conservative leader’s private member’s bill that would restore the GST on purpose-built rentals. Fraser said the bill would raise taxes on home construction and cut funding for affordable housing.
Read the exchangeForeign Affairs
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh asked Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly what it would take for Canada to act against the burning of civilians in Rafah. Joly replied that the killing of innocents is unacceptable and that an immediate ceasefire is required.
Read the exchangeImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Bloc Québécois MP Alain Therrien said Quebec receives more than half of Canada’s asylum claimants despite having only 22 per cent of the population. Immigration Minister Marc Miller said the government would work with provinces to distribute claimants more evenly.
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Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan asked the government to suspend all federal fuel taxes for the summer. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Conservatives only know how to cut programs that help Canadians.
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- misdirectedFinancePierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservatives for opposing other programs instead of addressing the call to cap spending.
The only thing the Conservatives understand is cut, cut, cut.
- misdirectedTaxationPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to attacking Conservative cuts on unrelated programs rather than responding to the gas tax suspension proposal.
The only thing the Conservatives understand is austerity.
- misdirectedThe EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses Conservatives of not caring about mortgages and attacks their record instead of addressing the spending cap plan.
The fact is that the only thing the Conservatives know how to do is cut, cut, cut, and the only Canadians they care about are themselves.
- deflectedThe EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to defending poverty reduction stats and repeats the cut attack without engaging the spending-versus-hurt question.
The only thing they know how to do is cut, cut, cut.
- misdirectedThe EconomyPierre Poilievre (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservative record on housing and lists programs to cut rather than addressing the policy reversal request.
We know what Conservatives do to programs that support the most vulnerable: cut, cut, cut.
- answeredImmigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly states the working group will meet soon and notes preparatory work is underway.
I would like to inform the House that the group will be meeting over the coming week.
- partly answeredImmigration, Refugees and CitizenshipMr. Alain Therrien (Bloc) asked Marc Miller (Liberal). loaded question.The answer clarifies the distinction between capacity and willingness but does not commit to a timeline or distribution mechanism.
What I said very clearly to my Quebec counterpart was that we would work together to distribute asylum seekers across the country.
- answeredForeign AffairsMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.The answer states the government's position on the ICJ, ceasefire, and unacceptability of civilian deaths.
the decisions of the International Court of Justice are binding.
- answeredForeign AffairsMr. Jagmeet Singh (NDP) asked Mélanie Joly (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the call for action by stating the government's clear position and demanding an immediate ceasefire.
That is why there must be an immediate ceasefire.
- deflectedCarbon PricingMr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer avoids the tax cut request and instead attacks Conservative policies without addressing the summer tax proposal.
the only thing the Conservatives believe in is austerity, and the only thing they know how to do is cut, cut, cut.
- misdirectedCarbon PricingMr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to accusing the asker of hypocrisy rather than addressing the carbon tax election call.
why he campaigned on putting in place a price on pollution in the last election and is now taking such a hypocritical position.
- deflectedCarbon PricingMr. Jamie Schmale (Conservative) asked Jonathan Wilkinson (Liberal). loaded question.The answer dismisses the tax cut request and pivots to attacking Conservatives on climate without engaging the summer proposal.
It is only the Conservatives, who campaigned on the basis of putting in a price on pollution, have now changed their minds and have no plan for the climate except to let the planet burn
- deflectedCarbon PricingMr. Jamie Schmale (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer ignores the gasoline tax reduction ask and instead criticizes Conservative positions on rebates and supports.
We do not help vulnerable people in a time of global turmoil by cutting their essential supports.
- deflectedCarbon PricingMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.The answer sidesteps the federal gas tax elimination request and reiterates the rebate talking point without addressing Quebec specifics.
eight out of 10 families are getting more money back than they are paying for the price on carbon.
- deflectedCarbon PricingMr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.The answer evades the tax cut request and lectures on consulting economists while repeating the same rebate claim.
if my colleague does not like the economists at Université Laval, there are plenty of economists across the country he can consult.
- partly answeredClimate ChangeMs. Kristina Michaud (Bloc) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). substantive question.The answer addresses Canada's climate role and emissions progress but does not directly respond to stopping oil production via the pipeline.
our greenhouse gas emissions dropped by over 50 million tonnes.
- deflectedClimate ChangeMs. Kristina Michaud (Bloc) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer lists past policies and Conservative flip-flops without addressing the call to crack down on oil and gas production.
We are taking action to fight climate change and protect Canadians.
- partly answeredClimate ChangeMs. Kristina Michaud (Bloc) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer addresses Quebec's consumption and need for effort but avoids the specific question on Trans Mountain investments.
more than half of the oil consumed in Quebec is Canadian oil and that as Quebeckers, we consume 360,000 barrels of oil every day.
- misdirectedCarbon PricingTim Uppal (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' bill and proposed cuts instead of addressing the carbon tax impact on families like Edith's.
it is ironic that he puts his question on the floor of the House of Commons just hours after a debate on his leader 's bill, which proposes to cut many of the supports that will help people like Edith.
- misdirectedCarbon PricingTim Uppal (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses the question of being disingenuous and attacks the Conservative plan rather than addressing carbon tax relief.
it is disingenuous in the extreme for the hon. colleague to argue that the very measures that put more money in the pockets of vulnerable people are driving the concerns they are experiencing now.
- misdirectedCarbon PricingMr. Tony Baldinelli (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to past Conservative record and a question about dentures instead of addressing the carbon tax or food bank issues.
When the Conservatives are dealing with such a senior, do they believe that senior should get dentures, and will they support making sure that she does?
- deflectedGrocery IndustryMr. Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer discusses tax fairness and dental care but does not engage with the claim about grocery prices or Liberal inaction on profits.
our government has an economic plan to ensure fairness for all generations.
- partly answeredClimate ChangeMs. Laurel Collins (NDP) asked Steven Guilbeault (Liberal). loaded question.The answer corrects emission trends and mentions the adaptation strategy but sidesteps the accusation of breaking promises and allowing polluters to increase emissions.
Since before the pandemic, our emissions have gone down in Canada, and we have one of the best performances of all G7 countries when it comes to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions since 2019.
- misdirectedThe EconomyMr. Eric Melillo (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer criticizes the Conservative plan to cut funding instead of addressing the carbon tax or inflationary spending.
He puts the question in a frame of homelessness, but he is willing to stand behind his leader 's proposition to cut funding that serves homeless Canadians across this country.
- deflectedThe EconomyMr. Eric Melillo (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Conservatives' voting record instead of addressing whether government policies caused rising hunger and homelessness.
Every time Conservatives have a chance to help someone, they say no.
- deflectedThe EconomyMr. Clifford Small (Conservative) asked Gudie Hutchings (Liberal). loaded question.The answer promotes the fall economic statement benefits without addressing the request to axe the tax or the cited hunger and homelessness statistics.
It would mean $2,160 to families of four in Alberta, $1,805 to families in Saskatchewan, $1,440 to families in Manitoba, $1,300 to families in Ontario and $912 to families in New Brunswick.
- misdirectedThe EconomyMr. Clifford Small (Conservative) asked Gudie Hutchings (Liberal). loaded question.The answer shifts to listing ACOA projects and past votes against them rather than responding to the food insecurity and housing data or the call to axe the tax.
I would love to hear the member opposite comment on the 181 projects that ACOA has funded in his riding that supported 64 businesses and 43 not-for-profit organizations; he voted against every single one of those.
- deflectedOfficial LanguagesMr. Mario Beaulieu (Bloc) asked Anita Anand (Liberal). loaded question.The answer offers a general statement on protecting official languages without addressing the OQLF report findings on federal workplaces.
Since 2015, our government has been committed to enhancing French and English after 10 years of underinvestment by the opposition.
- misdirectedOfficial LanguagesMr. Mario Beaulieu (Bloc) asked Steven MacKinnon (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks the Bloc's stance on Canada instead of addressing the reported decline in French-language work in federal institutions.
He failed to mention that he hates the fact that, as we speak, Quebeckers are working to help build the best country in the world, Canada, using offices on both the Quebec and Ontario sides of the river.
- misdirectedFinanceMrs. Dominique Vien (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.The answer pivots to criticizing the Conservative leader on dental care and housing units rather than addressing reckless spending or the claimed misery caused by it.
What I would like to ask her, however, is whether she agrees with her Conservative leader that the Canadian dental care plan does not exist, while in her riding, 9,000 seniors have signed up and hundreds of them have participated in the program
- misdirectedFinanceMrs. Dominique Vien (Conservative) asked Jean-Yves Duclos (Liberal). loaded question.The answer again attacks the Conservative leader's comments on dental care instead of responding to the spending, housing crisis, or Bloc support claims.
Several thousand Quebeckers in the Quebec City region alone have been able to access dental care, in some cases for the first time.
- misdirectedFinanceMr. Jacques Gourde (Conservative) asked Diane Lebouthillier (Liberal). loaded question.The answer accuses Conservatives of hypocrisy on multiple unrelated issues instead of addressing the spending, inflation, or hunger and homelessness.
They voted against the dental care program. They are against the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. They are prepared to take on women's reproductive rights and people with diabetes.
- misdirectedHousingMr. Philip Lawrence (Conservative) asked Chrystia Freeland (Liberal). loaded question.The answer attacks Conservative fiscal policy and quotes the PBO instead of addressing the request to stop spending.
The Conservatives are absolutely wrong about everything, including fiscal policy.
- misdirectedHousingMr. Philip Lawrence (Conservative) asked Mark Holland (Liberal). rhetorical question.The answer attacks the Conservative record on vulnerable people rather than responding to the call to stop spending.
Every time the Conservatives had a chance to stand up and fight for those who were in need, they instead turned to ancient, trickle-down economics that do not work, and they will try it all over again.
- misdirectedHousingMs. Michelle Ferreri (Conservative) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). loaded question.The answer thanks local groups and criticizes the member's voting record instead of addressing the bill or homelessness statistics.
She shows up for ribbon cuttings for projects that we have funded when she voted against them in the House of Commons.
- partly answeredYouthMs. Leah Gazan (NDP) asked Ms. Lisa Hepfner (Liberal). substantive question.The answer acknowledges the popularity of youth funding but does not confirm restoration of the specific delayed program.
Absolutely, I support these organizations getting the funding they need to continue.
- answeredHousingMr. Mike Morrice (Green) asked Sean Fraser (Liberal). substantive question.The answer directly addresses the call for more homelessness funding by stating the government will make necessary investments.
With respect, we are going to make the investments necessary to support some of the country's most vulnerable, including by partnering with communities that serve homeless Canadians