House of Commons Debates VOLUME 148 Ï NUMBER 044 Ï 1st SESSION Ï 42nd PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Thursday, April 21, 2016 Speaker: The Honourable Geoff Regan CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) 2503 HOUSE OF COMMONS Thursday, April 21, 2016 The House met at 10 a.m. ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. He said: Mr. Speaker, I am greatly honoured to rise in this House Prayer to introduce this bill to harmonize the laws of Canada with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. As members know, a central component of the Truth and ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS Reconciliation Commission's calls to action is to use the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as the Ï (1005) framework for reconciliation. Therefore, if this bill is adopted, that [English] would provide the legislative framework for a national reconciliation that is long overdue in this country. This would entail a collaborative GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PETITIONS process to ensure that federal laws are consistent with the Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the declaration, and a national plan of action. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to [Translation] table, in both official languages, the government's response to three I am deeply honoured to introduce this bill. petitions. In the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's recommendations *** and calls to action, call to action 43 states that governments should [Translation] adopt and fully implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and that is what this bill sets out to do. COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE I remember the first question I asked in the House of Commons. PROCEDURE AND HOUSE AFFAIRS It was addressed to the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs. Hon. Larry Bagnell (Yukon, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have the She thanked me for the work I have done on this bill over the past honour to present, in both official languages, the eighth report of the four years. Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on changes to the Standing Orders. She also asked all members of the House to help with the work of reconciliation. Today, I am showing how I can help. If the House gives its consent, I intend to move concurrence in the (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) report later this day. *** [English] HUMAN RESOURCES, SKILLS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE STATUS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PROCEDURE AND HOUSE AFFAIRS Mr. Bryan May (Cambridge, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have the Hon. Larry Bagnell (Yukon, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, if the House honour to present, in both official languages, the first report of the will give its consent, I move that the eighth report of the Standing Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented to the House Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in relation today, be concurred in. to the motion adopted on Wednesday, April 13, regarding the main estimates 2016-2017. The Speaker: Does the hon. member have the unanimous consent of the House to move the motion? *** Some hon. members: Agreed. UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ACT The Speaker: The House has heard the terms of the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion? Mr. Romeo Saganash (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik— Eeyou, NDP) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-262, an act to Some hon. members: Agreed. 2504 COMMONS DEBATES April 21, 2016 Routine Proceedings (Motion agreed to) mandatory the labelling of genetically modified organisms, GMOs, in Canada. *** [English] *** PETITIONS QUESTIONS PASSED AS ORDERS FOR RETURNS PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED DYING Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Mr. Robert-Falcon Ouellette (Winnipeg Centre, Lib.): Mr. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Speaker, it is with great pride that I present, on behalf of the Mr. Speaker, if Starred Question No. 70 could be made an order for Archdiocese of Winnipeg and many of the Catholics of Manitoba, a return, this return would be tabled immediately. petition to this House. I am very proud to have talked to Archbishop Gagnon. Even though I am not a Catholic myself, I believe it is The Speaker: Is that agreed? important that all citizens have the right to have their voices heard in this chamber, and I represent all citizens of Winnipeg. Some hon. members: Agreed. The petitioners bring attention to the House that vulnerable people [Text] and people with disabilities, such as seniors, and all people must be *Question No. 70—Mr. Kennedy Stewart: protected from the abuse and practice of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, as now allowed pursuant to a decision of the With regard to the National Energy Board’s review of the Trans Mountain Supreme Court of Canada in Carter versus the Attorney General of Pipeline Expansion Project and the interim measures for pipeline reviews announced Canada. Further, the rights of conscientious objection on behalf of by the government on January 27, 2016: (a) how many Canadians applied to participate in the National Energy Board’s review of the Trans Mountain Pipeline the health care providers in Canada must be safeguarded. All citizens Expansion Project, broken down by (i) individuals, groups, and authorized in Canada should be able to avail themselves of quality palliative representatives, (ii) province and territory, (iii) whether they wished to participate care. as a commenter or as an intervenor, (iv) whether they were “directly affected” by the proposed project or had relevant information or expertise; (b) of those Canadians I am very proud to present this very large and thick petition on identified in (a), how many were accepted by the National Energy Board to behalf of the Archdiocese of Winnipeg and my fellow citizens. participate as intervenors, broken down by (i) individuals, groups, and authorized representatives, (ii) province and territory, (iii) whether they wished to participate as JUSTICE a commenter or as an intervenor, (iv) whether they were “directly affected” by the proposed project or had relevant information or expertise; (c) of those Canadians Mr. Bev Shipley (Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, CPC): Mr. identified in (a), how many were accepted by the National Energy Board to Speaker, this is a petition that I think touches just about anyone who participate as commenters, broken down by (i) individuals, groups, and authorized has read about it. representatives, (ii) province or territory, (iii) whether they wished to participate as a commenter or as an intervenor, (iv) whether they were “directly affected” by the Members might remember a tragic story that happened to proposed project or had relevant information or expertise; (d) of those Canadians identified in (a), how many were rejected by the National Energy Board from Cassandra Kaake. She was 31 weeks pregnant when she was participating either as a commenter or as an intervenor, broken down by (i) murdered in an area close to me in Windsor, Ontario. individuals, groups, and authorized representatives, (ii) province and territory, (iii) whether they wished to participate as a commenter or as an intervenor, (iv) whether Tragically, there will be no justice for Cassandra's pre-born child, they were “directly affected” by the proposed project or had relevant information or a little girl named Molly, who was also killed in this violent attack. expertise; (e) of those Canadians identified in (d) who were rejected from Because our criminal law does not protect the pre-born child, it is not participating by National Energy Board, will their applications be reconsidered as part of interim review measures for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project recognized as a separate victim in attacks against its mother. announced by the government on January 27, 2016; (f) of those Canadians identified in (d) who were rejected from participating by National Energy Board, will they have This petition comes from across Canada, and basically Canadians an opportunity to apply to participate in the interim review measures for the Trans are asking that we start to consider justice for victims like Molly. Mountain Expansion Project announced by the government on January 27, 2016; (g) of those Canadians identified in (d) who were rejected from participating by National (1010) Ï Energy Board, will their views and expertise be solicited by the “Ministerial DEMOCRATIC REFORM Representative” appointed by the government to “engage communities, including Indigenous communities potentially affected by the project, to seek their views and Hon. Larry Bagnell (Yukon, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have a two report back to the Minister of Natural Resources”;(h) of those Canadians identified petitions. The first is from a number of Yukoners who feel that, when in (b) who were accepted to participate by National Energy Board as intervenors, will the government provide funding for these individuals or organizations to present the number of MPs a party's supporters elect does not reflect the evidence and cross-examine as part of the interim review measures; (i) do the interim number of voters who cast ballots for that party, they would like the review measures alter, in any way, the current legislated time limit of May 20, 2016, House of Commons to undertake consultations across Canada to for the National Energy Board to issue its report on the Trans Mountain Pipeline amend the Canada Elections Act. They want to ensure that voters are Expansion Project to the Governor in Council; and (j) as a result of the interim review measures, can any amendments be made to the National Energy Board’s final governed by a fairly elected Parliament and they can live under report after it has been issued to the Governor in Council? legitimate laws approved by a majority of elected parliamentarians representing a majority of voters.