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2026-02-10
Message from the Senate
Procedural

Adjournment Proceedings

I have the honour to inform the House that a message has been received from the Senate informing the House that the Senate has passed the following bill, to which the concurrence of the House is desired: Bill S-226, an act respecting jury duty appreciation week. The motion that the House do now adjourn is deemed to have been adopted. Accordingly, the House stands adjourned until tomorrow at 2 p.m.…

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2026-02-09
Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation Act
Procedural

Government Orders

We are out of time. Resuming debate, the hon. member for Kitchener Centre.

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2026-02-09
Financial Administration Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

There is some noise coming from the gallery. The hon. member for Mirabel can continue his speech.

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2026-02-09
Financial Administration Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The hon. member for Simcoe North now has his right of reply.

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2026-02-09
Financial Administration Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

Is the House ready for the question?

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2026-02-09
Financial Administration Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

If a member participating in person wishes that the motion be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person wishes to request a recorded division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.

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2026-02-09
Financial Administration Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

I declare the motion carried on division. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. (Motion agreed to, bill read the second time and referred to a committee)

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2026-02-09
Financial Administration Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

We will suspend for two and a half minutes. (The sitting of the House was suspended at 11:57 a.m.)

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2026-02-09
Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation Act
Procedural

Government Orders

Now we have to go to another speaker. Resuming debate, the hon. Minister of Indigenous Services.

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2026-02-09
Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation Act
Procedural

Government Orders

We are out of time and need to resume debate. The hon. member for Haldimand—Norfolk.

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2026-02-09
Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation Act
Procedural

Government Orders

Order. It is very difficult to hear ourselves think in here. Can we check on what is happening in the courtyard, please? The hon. member for Saskatoon West.

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2026-02-06
Ukrainian Heritage Month Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

I recognize the hon. member for Etobicoke Centre for his right of reply.

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2026-02-06
Standing Orders and Procedure
Procedural

Orders of the Day

Pursuant to Standing Order 51(1), the following motion is now deemed to have been proposed: That this House take note of the Standing Orders and procedure of the House and its committees.

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2026-02-06
Hon. Kirsty Duncan
Procedural

Oral Questions

I apologize for having to interrupt the hon. member, but we are well beyond the five minutes that had been allocated. I have been signalling.

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2026-02-06
Hon. Kirsty Duncan
0

Oral Questions

Does the hon. member have unanimous consent to conclude her remarks?

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2026-02-06
Standing Orders and Procedure
Procedural

Orders of the Day

I am sorry, but I have to leave time for questions from other members. The hon. member for Berthier—Maskinongé.

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2026-02-06
Standing Orders and Procedure
Procedural

Orders of the Day

I would ask the hon. members here on this side to lower their tones. The hon. member for Berthier—Maskinongé.

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2026-02-06
Ukrainian Heritage Month Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The question is on the motion. If a member participating in person wishes that the motion be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person wishes to request a recorded division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.

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2026-02-06
Public Safety
Procedural

Statements by Members

The hon. member for Hamilton Centre.

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2026-02-06
Automotive Industry
Procedural

Oral Questions

The hon. member for Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore has the floor.

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2026-02-06
Pensions
Procedural

Oral Questions

The hon. member for Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon.

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2026-02-06
Automotive Industry
Procedural

Oral Questions

Order, please, so the hon. member can answer and we can go through question period.

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2026-02-06
Automotive Industry
Procedural

Oral Questions

The hon. member for Rimouski—La Matapédia.

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2026-02-06
Ukrainian Heritage Month Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, February 11, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. It being 2:40 p.m., the House stands adjourned until Monday at 11 a.m. pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). (The House adjourned at 2:40 p.m.)

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2026-02-06
Employment
Procedural

Oral Questions

The hon. member for Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière.

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2026-02-06
Employment
Procedural

Oral Questions

The hon. member for Côte‑du‑Sud—Rivière‑du‑Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata.

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2026-02-06
The Economy
Procedural

Oral Questions

The hon. member for St. Albert—Sturgeon River.

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2026-02-06
Forestry Industry
Procedural

Oral Questions

The hon. member for Terrebonne.

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2026-02-06
Seniors
Procedural

Oral Questions

That is a matter for debate.

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2026-02-06
Hon. Kirsty Duncan
Procedural

Oral Questions

Pursuant to order made on Thursday, February 5, I invite all hon. members to stand to observe a moment of silence in honour of our former colleague, the Hon. Kirsty Duncan. [A moment of silence observed]

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2026-02-06
Taxation
Procedural

Oral Questions

The hon. member for Vancouver East.

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2026-02-06
Seniors
Procedural

Oral Questions

That is all the time for Oral Questions. The hon. member for Calgary Crowfoot is rising on a point of order.

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2026-02-06
Hon. Kirsty Duncan
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Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honour the memory of the Hon. Kirsty Duncan, a former colleague, a dear friend and one of the most genuinely inspirational people I have had the privilege to know. Kirsty was, first and foremost, a scientist. A medical geographer of international renown, she devoted her intellect and her energy to understanding how environment, health and human lives are inseparably li…

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2026-02-06
Questions on the Order Paper
Procedural

Routine Proceedings

Is it agreed?

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2026-02-06
Standing Orders and Procedure
Procedural

Orders of the Day

It being 2:05 p.m., it is my duty to inform the House that proceedings on the motion have expired. Pursuant to Standing Order 51(2), the matter is deemed permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

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2026-02-05
National Strategy on Housing for Young Canadians A…
Procedural

Private Members' Business

Before resuming debate, I would remind members to please be very careful with the way they move papers on their desks. Those sounds are amplified for the interpreters.

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2026-02-05
National Strategy on Housing for Young Canadians A…
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The hon. member for Sackville—Bedford—Preston for his right of reply.

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2026-02-05
National Strategy on Housing for Young Canadians A…
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The question is on the motion. If a member participating in person wishes that the motion be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person wishes to request a recorded division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.

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2026-02-05
National Strategy on Housing for Young Canadians A…
Procedural

Private Members' Business

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, February 11, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

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2026-02-05
Natural Resources
Procedural

Adjournment Proceedings

The hon. parliamentary secretary.

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2026-02-05
Natural Resources
Procedural

Adjournment Proceedings

The hon. parliamentary secretary.

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2026-02-05
Natural Resources
Procedural

Adjournment Proceedings

The motion to adjourn the House is now deemed to have been adopted. Accordingly, the House stands adjourned until tomorrow at 10 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). (The House adjourned at 6:32 p.m.)

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2026-02-04
Finance
Procedural

Adjournment Proceedings

We are done. The motion to adjourn the House is now deemed to have been adopted. Accordingly, the House stands adjourned until tomorrow at 10 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). (The House adjourned at 7:12 p.m.)

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2026-02-04
Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit Act
Procedural

Government Orders

Is it agreed?

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2026-02-04
Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit Act
Procedural

Government Orders

Pursuant to order made on Monday, February 2, Bill C-19, an act to amend the Income Tax Act, is deemed read a third time and passed on division. (Bill read the third time and passed)

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2026-02-03
Business of Supply
Procedural

Government Orders

He is not in his seat, so I cannot call on the hon. member to rise. We will look into the record and come back as necessary. The hon. member for Foothills.

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2026-02-03
Business of Supply
Procedural

Government Orders

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, February 4, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

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2026-02-03
Business of Supply
Procedural

Government Orders

Before we go to questions and comments, I will just remind hon. members not to use the papers too close to the microphones. The noise is very upsetting for the interpreters. The hon. parliamentary secretary.

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2026-02-03
Business of Supply
Procedural

Government Orders

We have to resume debate. The hon. parliamentary secretary.

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2026-02-03
Business of Supply
Procedural

Government Orders

Is it agreed?

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