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House of Commons Debates VOLUME 148 Ï NUMBER 436 Ï 1st SESSION Ï 42nd PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, June 18, 2019 Speaker: The Honourable Geoff Regan CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) 29263 HOUSE OF COMMONS Tuesday, June 18, 2019 The House met at 10 a.m. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PETITIONS Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to Prayer table, in both official languages, the government's responses to 123 petitions. ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS *** INTERPARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS Ï (1005) Ms. Yasmin Ratansi (Don Valley East, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, [English] pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the INFORMATION COMMISSIONER House, in both official languages, three reports of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. The Speaker: I have the honour, pursuant to section 38 of the Access to Information Act, to lay upon the table the report of the The first concerns the bilateral visit to New Zealand and Samoa, Information Commissioner for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. held in Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand and Apia, Samoa, from March 1 to 10, 2019. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h), this document is deemed to have been permanently referred to the Standing Committee on The second concerns the meeting of the International Executive Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. Committee Working Group on Programmes, held in London, United Kingdom, from January 24 to 25, 2019. *** [Translation] The third concerns the International Executive Committee Meet- ing, held in London, United Kingdom, from November 5 to 9, 2018. PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICER *** The Speaker: Pursuant to subsection 79.2(2) of the Parliament of Canada Act, it is my duty to present to the House a report from the COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled “Federal Program Spending on Housing Affordability”. GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND ESTIMATES Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan, *** CPC): Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official [English] languages, the 19th report of Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, entitled “Veterans: A Valuable Resource COMMISSIONER OF LOBBYING for the Federal Public Service”. The Speaker: I have the honour, pursuant to section 11 of the Lobbying Act, to lay upon the table the report of the Commissioner Furthermore, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee of Lobbying for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. requests that the government table a comprehensive response to this report. [Translation] Lastly, since this will be the final time I have an opportunity to I also have the honour to lay upon the table the annual reports on speak on committee business before this Parliament dissolves, I want the Access to Information and Privacy Acts of the Commissioner of to thank, once again, all of those important people who assisted our Lobbying for the year 2018-19. committee over the last four years. In particular I want to point out [English] one of analysts, as they say in Ottawa, who is with us today, Raphaëlle, who has been with this committee for four years and who Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h), these reports are deemed to has done an exemplary job. Frankly, without her assistance and her have been permanently referred to the Standing Committee on guidance, at times our committee would not have been able to Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. perform the duties that it did. 29264 COMMONS DEBATES June 18, 2019 Routine Proceedings Once again, I thank not only Raphaëlle but all those officials, The hon. member for Scarborough—Guildwood. translators, interpreters, clerks and others who made our committee as efficient as it was. PUBLIC SAFETY AND NATIONAL SECURITY The Speaker: I am sure that members of all committees would Hon. John McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood, Lib.): Mr. have similar things to say in appreciation for those who work on Speaker, I have the honour to table the 37th report of the Standing committee business as clerks, interpreters, analysts and so forth. Committee on Public Safety and National Security on Bill C-98, an ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act and the Canada Border Services Agency Act and to make consequential Mr. John Aldag (Cloverdale—Langley City, Lib.): Mr. amendments to other acts. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 21st report of the Standing Committee on Environment and I also want to endorse the general comments on the way in which Sustainable Development, entitled “The Last Straw: Turning the we are so well served by those officials who are clerks and analysts. Tide on Plastic Pollution in Canada”. In this instance, I also want to compliment and appreciate the co- operation of my vice-chairs, the members for Beloeil—Chambly and Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests the Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, and all of the members of the government table a comprehensive response to this report. committee, along with the House leadership who have moved the I would like to thank all of our support staff for the excellent work bill in a very expeditious fashion because it is of great importance to they did during this term. the Canada Border Services Agency. PROCEDURE AND HOUSE AFFAIRS I also want to generally compliment the working of the committee. Hon. Larry Bagnell (Yukon, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have the We have gone through something in the order of 13 major pieces of honour to present, in both official languages, the 98th report of the legislation, plus numerous reports, plus numerous private members' Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, entitled “A bills and we have had a collegial atmosphere that has served us all Parallel Debating Chamber for Canada’s House of Commons”. well. I am thankful to present the bill and this report. This may be a very historic report, because it may lead to the JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS discussion of having a second House of Commons, a second parallel Mr. Anthony Housefather (Mount Royal, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I chamber similar to the ones in Britain and Australia. have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 30th report As mentioned by you, Mr. Speaker, and a previous Conservative of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights in relation member, we would like to thank all the clerks and researchers in our to Bill C-266, an act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole committee, and in particular the clerk and researcher who have been ineligibility). The committee has studied the bill and has decided to with us since the beginning, and I think members would find are the report the bill back to the House without amendment. best clerk and the best researcher in the House, maybe on division, Andrew Lauzon, the clerk, and Andre Barnes, our parliamentary I also want to thank the support staff of the committee. researcher, for their great work. [Translation] ACCESS TO INFORMATION, PRIVACY AND ETHICS I especially want to thank our clerk, Marc-Olivier Girard, and our Mr. Bob Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern analysts, Chloé Forget and Lyne Casavant, who did terrific work for Rockies, CPC): Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both our committee. official languages, the 20th report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, entitled “International [English] Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy”. Indeed, it was an honour to host 10 countries representing over 400 million In conclusion, I also want to salute three members of the people in Ottawa. The first meeting was held in London, a co-effort committee who will not be running again: the member for Niagara with my co-chair Damian Collins from London. I want to thank Falls, the member for Victoria and the member for West Nova, who everyone who pulled it together and made it such a great event and all served on the committee for a long period of time over the last also all the witnesses who travelled such long distances to make it three years. They are all great parliamentarians and I think the House the International Grand Committee that it was. will miss each and every one of them. I also have the honour to present, in both official languages, the *** 19th report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, entitled “Privacy of Digital Government [Translation] Services”. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ACT Mr. Speaker, thank you for your services over the last four years and have a great summer. Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-462, An Act to amend the Ï (1010) Department of the Environment Act (greenhouse gas reduction The Speaker: I wish the same to all members. action plan). June 18, 2019 COMMONS DEBATES 29265 Routine Proceedings He said: Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from (Motion agreed to) Kootenay—Columbia for seconding this important bill. The environment and climate change are the biggest issues of the *** day. We have a challenge to confront, but sadly, the process has become either a war of words with plenty of slogans but little action, PETITIONS or a deeply partisan issue, depending on how we look at it. This bill will depoliticize the issue and force the government to FIREARMS meet its greenhouse gas reduction objectives by legislating a plan setting out GHG reduction targets. The government would be Mrs.