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Core 1..164 Hansard (PRISM::Advent3b2 17.25) House of Commons Debates VOLUME 148 Ï NUMBER 364 Ï 1st SESSION Ï 42nd PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 4, 2018 Speaker: The Honourable Geoff Regan CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) 24363 HOUSE OF COMMONS Tuesday, December 4, 2018 The House met at 10 a.m. I want to take this opportunity to thank staff, officials and members for their extensive co-operation in presenting this report to the House today. Prayer *** PETITIONS ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS CANADA SUMMER JOBS INITIATIVE Mr. Mark Warawa (Langley—Aldergrove, CPC): Mr. Speaker, Ï (1005) I am honoured to present two petitions. [Translation] The first petition relates to the Canada summer jobs program. It CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS COMMISSIONER highlights that the government's attestation requirement last year was in breach of the charter rights of Canadians. The Speaker: Pursuant to section 28 of the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons, it is my duty to The petitioners ask that next year, which is coming up very soon, present to the House the report of the Conflict of interest and Ethics the government not include the discriminatory attestation require- Commissioner on an inquiry in relation to the hon. member for ment. Calgary Midnapore. IMPAIRED DRIVING *** Mr. Mark Warawa (Langley—Aldergrove, CPC): Mr. Speaker, [English] the second petition is with respect to impaired driving. INTERPARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS The petitioners highlight that the Prime Minister, leading up to the Hon. Robert Nault (Kenora, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, pursuant to last election, promised to make impaired driving much more serious, Standing Order 34(1) I have the honour to present to the House, in that there would be mandatory minimums. They are disappointed both official languages, the report of the Canadian Section of that the Prime Minister has not keep that promise and is actually ParlAmericas respecting its participation at the 10th gathering of watering it down. ParlAmericas' Gender Equality Network, held in Port of Spain, The petitioners ask the government to reconsider and to include Trinidad and Tobago, from May 22 to 24. mandatory sentencing for impaired driving causing death. *** ANIMAL WELFARE [Translation] Mr. Arif Virani (Parkdale—High Park, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, on COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE behalf of 350 signatories, I have the honour of tabling a petition PUBLIC SAFETY AND NATIONAL SECURITY The petitioners ask that the House of Commons support Bill S-214 and ban the sale and manufacturing of animal tested cosmetics Hon. John McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood, Lib.): Mr. and their ingredients in Canada. With alternative safety tests Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, available that are faster, more accurate and cheaper, animal testing the 28th report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and is unnecessary to prove the safety of cosmetic products, let alone the National Security concerning Bill C-83, An Act to amend the ethical difficulties with this practice. Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act. FIREARMS [English] Mrs. Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, CPC): The committee has studied the bill and has decided to report the Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition signed by Canadians bill back, under very constrained timelines, with extensive amend- from the ridings of Nickel Belt, Kelowna—Lake Country, Mission ments. and Fraser Canyon. 24364 COMMONS DEBATES December 4, 2018 Business of Supply The petitioners call on the House of Commons to respect the The Speaker: Is that agreed? rights of law-abiding firearms owners and reject the Prime Minister's plan to waste taxpayer money studying a ban on guns that are Some hon. members: Agreed. already banned. HUMAN ORGAN TRAFFICKING Mrs. Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, CPC): Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatch- GOVERNMENT ORDERS ewan asked that I present a petition with respect to the illicit trafficking of human organs. [English] The petitioners ask for there to be a law against people going to other countries to have organs transplanted that have been taken BUSINESS OF SUPPLY from people without their consent. VISION CARE OPPOSITION MOTION—THE ECONOMY Ms. Sheila Malcolmson (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP): Mr. Speaker, because vision loss is predicted to double over the next 20 Mr. Dan Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, years and because the most vulnerable people are children, seniors CPC) moved: and indigenous people, petitioners in Nanaimo—Ladysmith ask the government to recognize that early detection and better access to eye That the House: (a) recognize the severity of the looming job crisis in Canada caused by the failed economic policies of the Liberal government, especially for (i) workers health care service could prevent vision impairment. They call for in the energy sector impacted by the Liberal carbon tax, the no-more-pipelines Bill the recognition that vision care is a growing public health care C-69, and the ban on offshore oil tankers, (ii) workers in the auto and manufacturing problem and urge the government to act proactively to prevent sector impacted by the Liberal carbon tax and failed policies that put Canada in a blindness in the first place. competitive disadvantage, (iii) workers in the steel and aluminum sectors impacted by the Liberals’ failure to have tariffs removed from their products during NAFTA I want to thank the organizations in Nanaimo—Ladysmith that negotiations, (iv) workers in the forestry sector impacted by the Liberals’ failure to resolve the softwood lumber dispute during NAFTA negotiations, (v) farmers have gathered hundreds of signatures for this cause. impacted by increased input costs due to the Liberal carbon tax, (vi) workers in IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP sectors that rely on those above, whose jobs and incomes depend on the vitality of the Canadian economy, (vii) workers in all sectors impacted by the toxic medley of Hon. MaryAnn Mihychuk (Kildonan—St. Paul, Lib.): Mr. carbon taxes, higher payroll taxes, higher personal income taxes, tax increases on Speaker, today I present a petition in regard to Ukrainians travelling local businesses, and costly and burdensome regulations; and (b) call on the government to (i) eliminate the carbon tax, (ii) repeal Bill C-69, (iii) resolve the to Canada visa-free for a stay of up to 90 days, especially given the dispute on steel and aluminum tariffs, (iv) resolve the softwood lumber dispute, (v) fact that we successfully signed the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade lower taxes, (vi) streamline regulations, (vii) open up interprovincial and Agreement on July 11 in Kiev, which came into force August 1, international markets. 2017. [Translation] INFANT LOSS Mr. David Sweet (Flamborough—Glanbrook, CPC): Mr. The Speaker: Today being the last allotted day for the supply Speaker, I am tabling a petition wherein the petitioners call upon period ending December 10, and in view of recent practices, do hon. the government to bring legislation forward immediately following members agree that the appropriation bill be distributed now? the report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources to provide better compassion and support for parents of pregnancy and Some hon. members: Agreed. infant loss and ensure they do not suffer any undue hardship as the result of federal government programming. Ï (1010) HUMAN ORGAN TRAFFICKING Mr. Harold Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga, CPC): Mr. [English] Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition from a number of Canadians. Mr. Dan Albas: Mr. Speaker, it is certainly an honour to stand in this place on behalf of the people of Central Okanagan— The petitioners urge Parliament to amend the Criminal Code and Similkameen—Nicola. I will be splitting my time with the eloquent the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to prohibit Canadians member for Lethbridge. from travelling abroad to acquire human organs removed without consent or as a result of a financial transaction. Over the past few years, we have watched the ongoing demise of *** our energy sector. Regardless of what people may think of northern gateway, or energy east or the northern tanker ban, the end result is QUESTIONS ON THE ORDER PAPER clear. Billions of dollars of investment and thousands of new jobs are Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the leaving Canada. If this were just the Canadian energy sector, that Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): would be a huge concern all on its own. However, we know it is not Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand. just the energy sector. December 4, 2018 COMMONS DEBATES 24365 Business of Supply Last week in question period I asked about multiple factories in Look at the Bombardier deal with Airbus. The C-Series jet, different sectors that had closed their doors and left Canada: General subsidized by Canadian taxpayers, now will be built in a plant in Electric in Peterborough closed, 358 jobs gone; Campbell Soup in Alabama. Alabama happens to be a right to work state. Toronto closed, 380 jobs gone; Procter and Gamble in Brockville closed, 500 jobs gone. These are just a few examples. Keep in mind that these major companies are not leaving North America; they are just consistently saying no to manufacturing in Canada. Should we The General Electric plant that will build 60 new locomotives CN not pause to consider some of the reasons why? just ordered to help move oil by rail because we cannot do it by pipeline is located in Texas, also a right to work state. We all heard the deeply troubling news that General Motors would close its Oshawa plant. To be fair, General Motors is closing plants in the United States as well. However, in Canada, we know this will have a much larger impact. Many smaller plants provide parts and Proctor & Gamble left Ontario and moved production to West supplies for this Oshawa factory.
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