House of Commons Debates VOLUME 148 Ï NUMBER 198 Ï 1st SESSION Ï 42nd PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, June 20, 2017 Speaker: The Honourable Geoff Regan CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) 12957 HOUSE OF COMMONS Tuesday, June 20, 2017 The House met at 10 a.m. for their tremendous efforts over the last year, and their chief, June Dewetering, for working so hard with them as well. Prayer This is a report without recommendations. It is a summary of what the regional development agencies had to say. [Translation] ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS Ï (1005) TRANSPORT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES [English] Mr. Angelo Iacono (Alfred-Pellan, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have NATIONAL SECURITY ACT, 2017 the honour to present, in both official languages, the 14th report of Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould (for the Minister of Public Safety the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Commu- and Emergency Preparedness) moved for leave to introduce Bill nities, entitled “Aviation Safety in Canada”. C-59, An Act respecting national security matters. [English] She said: Mr. Speaker, I would like to table at this time, in both official languages, a charter statement with respect to Bill C-59, an act respecting national security matters. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to this report. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) *** [Translation] [Translation] PUBLIC SAFETY AND NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE PROCEDURE AND HOUSE AFFAIRS Mr. Robert Oliphant (Don Valley West, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 13th report Hon. Larry Bagnell (Yukon, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have the of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security honour to present, in both official languages, the 35th report of the concerning Bill S-231, An Act to amend the Canada Evidence Act Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, entitled “A and the Criminal Code (protection of journalistic sources). Third Interim Report in Response to the Chief Electoral Officer’s Recommendations for Legislative Reforms Following the 42nd [English] General Election”. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the If you would allow me, I would like to thank the members of my government table a comprehensive response to this report. committee for the herculean task of doing this in just 10 days, as well [English] as the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent for sponsoring it in the House. FINANCE Hon. Wayne Easter (Malpeque, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have the I would also like to thank the following people for the herculean honour to present, in both official languages, the 18th report of the task of getting this bill done in nine days: the clerk, Jean-Marie Standing Committee on Finance, entitled “Canada's Federal David; the legislative clerk, Philippe Méla; the analysts of the Regional Development Agencies Supporting Businesses, Sectors, committee, Tanya Dupuis and Dominique Valiquet; and my staff Individuals and Communities: A Summary of the Testimony”. person, Jake Eidinger. I want to add that this will be the last report for the two analysts, Dylan Gowans and Florian Richard, because they are leaving the The committee has studied the bill and has decided to report the Library of Parliament to go back to university. I want to thank them bill back to the House with amendment. 12958 COMMONS DEBATES June 20, 2017 Routine Proceedings PROCEDURE AND HOUSE AFFAIRS Casey (Cumberland—Colchester) Casey (Charlottetown) Chagger Chan Mr. Blake Richards (Banff—Airdrie, CPC): Mr. Speaker, the Choquette Christopherson Cormier Cuzner Conservative members of the Standing Committee on Procedure and Dabrusin Damoff House Affairs disagreed with some portions of the third interim DeCourcey Dhaliwal report that was presented earlier this morning. We are offering Dhillon Di Iorio Drouin Dubé supplemental dissenting conclusions, for example on the foreign Dubourg Duclos financing provisions, with further recommendations that we are Duguid Duncan (Etobicoke North) Duncan (Edmonton Strathcona) Dusseault encouraging to ensure fair, effective, and transparent regulation and Duvall Dzerowicz enforcement of third party electoral activities and finances, as an Easter Ehsassi example. El-Khoury Ellis Erskine-Smith Eyking Eyolfson Fillmore I am tabling our dissenting opinions in both official languages, Finnigan Fisher and call upon the Minister of Democratic Institutions to take action Fonseca Fortier Fortin Fragiskatos on our supplementary report. Fraser (Central Nova) Fry Fuhr Garrison *** Gerretsen Goldsmith-Jones Goodale Gould Ï (1010) Graham Grewal Hajdu Hardie CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Harvey Hehr Hon. Bardish Chagger (Leader of the Government in the Holland Housefather Hussen Hutchings House of Commons, Lib.) moved: Iacono Johns Joly Jones That pursuant to Standing Order 111.1, the House approve the appointment of Jordan Jowhari Charles Robert as the Clerk of the House of Commons. Kang Khalid Khera Kwan The Speaker: Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion? Lambropoulos Lametti Lamoureux Lapointe Some hon. members: Agreed. Lauzon (Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation) Laverdière LeBlanc Lebouthillier Some hon. members: No. Lefebvre Lemieux Leslie Levitt Lightbound Lockhart The Speaker: All those in favour of the motion will please say Long Longfield yea. Ludwig MacGregor Malcolmson Maloney Some hon. members: Yea. Masse (Windsor West) Massé (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia) Mathyssen May (Cambridge) McCrimmon McDonald The Speaker: All those opposed will please say nay. McGuinty McKay McKenna McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) Some hon. members: Nay. McLeod (Northwest Territories) Mendès Mendicino Mihychuk The Speaker: In my opinion the nays have it. Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs) Monsef And five or more members having risen: Moore Morneau Morrissey Mulcair Murray Nantel The Speaker: Call in the members. Nassif Ng (1045) O'Connell Oliphant Ï O'Regan Ouellette Paradis Pauzé (The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the Peschisolido Peterson following division:) Petitpas Taylor Philpott Picard Plamondon (Division No. 338) Poissant Quach Qualtrough Ramsey YEAS Rankin Rioux Robillard Rodriguez Members Romanado Rudd Ruimy Saganash Aldag Alghabra Sahota Saini Alleslev Amos Sajjan Samson Anandasangaree Arseneault Sangha Sansoucy Arya Aubin Sarai Scarpaleggia Ayoub Badawey Schulte Serré Bagnell Barsalou-Duval Shanahan Sheehan Baylis Beaulieu Sidhu (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) Sidhu (Brampton South) Beech Bennett Sohi Sorbara Benson Bittle Spengemann Stetski Blaikie Blair Stewart Tabbara Blaney (North Island—Powell River) Boissonnault Tan Tassi Bossio Boulerice Thériault Trudeau Boutin-Sweet Bratina Trudel Vandal Breton Brison Vandenbeld Vaughan Brosseau Caesar-Chavannes Weir Whalen Cannings Carr Wilson-Raybould Wrzesnewskyj June 20, 2017 COMMONS DEBATES 12959 Routine Proceedings Young Zahid–— 200 [Translation] NAYS Access to good education for girls improves health and economic Members outcomes for women, their children, and their households and Aboultaif Albrecht reduces the spread of violence. By presenting this petition, I hope to Ambrose Anderson motivate all my colleagues to do likewise. Together, we are one. Arnold Barlow Benzen Bergen KATHRYN SPIRIT Berthold Bezan Blaney (Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis) Block Ms. Anne Minh-Thu Quach (Salaberry—Suroît, NDP): Mr. Brassard Calkins Speaker, I have three petitions to present today. The first has to do Carrie Chong with the infamous Kathryn Spirit, which has been languishing in Clarke Cooper Deltell Diotte Lake Saint-Louis at Beauharnois since 2011. The petitioners are Doherty Eglinski calling on the federal government to ensure that the shipwreck is Falk Finley dismantled in a safe manner that meets all environmental standards. Gallant Généreux Genuis Gladu MARINE ACTIVITY AND RECREATIONAL BOATING Gourde Harder Hoback Jeneroux Ms. Anne Minh-Thu Quach (Salaberry—Suroît, NDP): The Kelly Kitchen second petition I wish to present has been signed by more than 200 Kmiec Kusie Lake Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) people and relates to the regulation of marine activities and Leitch Liepert recreational boating, which falls under federal jurisdiction. The Lobb Lukiwski legislative and regulatory framework focuses on safety and MacKenzie Maguire May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) McCauley (Edmonton West) minimizing interference to navigation, but disregards environmental McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) Motz factors such as waterways and shoreline degradation, quality of life, Nater Nicholson social conflicts between different groups of users, noise control, and Nuttall O'Toole Paul-Hus Rayes public safety, for example. Local governments do not have the Reid Rempel authority or the means to effectively address those situations. The Richards Saroya petitioners therefore call on the federal government to delegate Scheer Schmale certain regulatory powers to local municipalities and to streamline Shields Shipley Sopuck Sorenson and facilitate the process to allow municipalities to apply for boating Strahl Sweet restrictions on certain waterways. Tilson Trost Van Kesteren Van Loan LOCAL FOOD Vecchio Viersen Wagantall Warawa Ms. Anne Minh-Thu Quach (Salaberry—Suroît, NDP): The Warkentin Webber third and final petition I am presenting has to do with local food and Wong Yurdiga calls on the Government of Canada to develop a pan-Canadian