44th Parliament, 1st session
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44e Législature, 1re session
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Votes and Proceedings |
Procès-verbaux |
No. 69 |
Nº 69 |
Tuesday
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Mardi
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Hon. Donna Skelly
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L'hon. Donna Skelly |
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026
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MARDI 5 MAI 2026
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9:00 A.M.Prayers |
9 HPrières |
Orders of the Day |
Ordres du jour |
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Second Reading of Bill 110, An Act to enact the Building Billy Bishop Airport Act, 2026. |
Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 110, Loi édictant la Loi de 2026 sur la construction de l’aéroport Billy Bishop. |
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Debate resumed and after some time, the debate adjourned at 10:13 a.m. |
Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, à 10 h 13, le débat était ajourné. |
10:15 A.M. |
10 H 15 |
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The Speaker delivered the following ruling: |
La Présidente a rendu la décision suivante : |
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On May 4, 2026 the Member for Sudbury (Jamie West) raised a point of order relating to the “same question rule” described in Standing Order 55. The Member sought clarification as to whether Bill 104, An Act to amend the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 and the Consumer Protection Act, 2023 with respect to personalized algorithmic pricing is out of order given the defeat of Opposition Day motion No. 3, moved by the Leader of the Official Opposition (Marit Stiles) on April 20, 2026. The Third Party House Leader (Lucille Collard) spoke to the point of order, as did the Leader of the Third Party (John Fraser), who is the sponsor of Bill 104. Standing Order 55 states “No motion, or amendment, the subject matter of which has been decided upon, can be again proposed during the same Session.” As I explained in a ruling I gave on December 11, 2025 on the application of the same question rule to two Bills containing identical provisions, this rule exists to protect the time of the House and to avoid putting the House at risk of making contradictory decisions in the same session. In considering this point of order, I reviewed our precedents and consulted the relevant parliamentary authorities, and found that the threshold for similarity is quite high. In a ruling on December 8, 1997, which can be found on p. 860 of the Journals, the Deputy Speaker explained that “if a matter before the House is not substantially the same, or identical, to one already decided upon, it is not prohibited from being considered.” That same ruling also states that “there are many examples of debates on variations of the same or similar subject matters being debated more than once in a session.” Furthermore, in explaining the same question rule, the 4th Edition of the House of Commons Procedure and Practice notes on p. 496 that: “ ... a motion on a topic similar to the topic of another motion already negatived or adopted is admissible, provided it is different enough to constitute a new question.” The question before us, then, is whether Opposition Day motion No. 3 and Bill 104 are similar enough to be considered substantially the same. Opposition Day motion No. 3 called upon the government “to ban surveillance pricing practices that misuse personal data to unfairly inflate prices and ensure a fair and affordable price for groceries and other goods and services”. It also offered six separate statements in justification for this call on the government, referring to corporations and other governments by name in making the case for the motion’s request. Bill 104, in contrast, seeks to amend the Consumer Protection Act, 2002, and Consumer Protection Act, 2023, in order to add “personalized algorithmic pricing” to both Acts as a prohibited unfair practice. Where Opposition Day motion No. 3 called on the government to act in the face of a number of conditions, Bill 104 offers a specific legislative proposal to achieve a policy change. Although they relate to the same subject matter, I am not convinced that they propose the same question to the House for its consideration and decision. For these reasons, I do not find that Bill 104 is out of order. Thank you for your attention. |
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The House recessed at 11:47 a.m. |
À 11 h 47, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance. |
3:00 P.M. |
15 H |
Introduction of Government Bills |
Dépôt de projets de loi émanant du gouvernement |
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The following Bill was introduced and read the first time: |
Le projet de loi suivant est présenté et lu une première fois : |
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Bill 114, An Act to amend the Retail Sales Tax Act to enable credits and payments to be made respecting certain tax paid or payable in respect of residential property and to provide for other related matters. Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy (Minister of Finance). |
Projet de loi 114, Loi modifiant la Loi sur la taxe de vente au détail pour permettre l’octroi de crédits et le versement de paiements relativement à la taxe payée ou payable à l’égard de biens résidentiels et pour traiter d’autres questions connexes. L'hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy (Ministre des Finances). |
Introduction of Bills |
Dépôt de projets de loi |
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The following Bills were introduced and read the first time: |
Les projets de loi suivants sont présentés et lus une première fois : |
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Bill Pr52, An Act to revive Julian Pepper Capital Inc. Jess Dixon. |
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Bill 115, An Act respecting health equity for Black Ontarians. France Gélinas; Robin Lennox; Tom Rakocevic; Kristyn Wong-Tam. |
Projet de loi 115, Loi concernant l’équité en matière de santé pour les Ontariennes et Ontariens noirs. France Gélinas; Robin Lennox; Tom Rakocevic; Kristyn Wong-Tam. |
Petitions |
Pétitions |
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Orders of the Day |
Ordres du jour |
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Second Reading of Bill 110, An Act to enact the Building Billy Bishop Airport Act, 2026. |
Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 110, Loi édictant la Loi de 2026 sur la construction de l’aéroport Billy Bishop. |
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Debate resumed and after some time, the debate adjourned. |
Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, le débat était ajourné. |
6:00 P.M.Private Members' Public Business |
18 HAffaires d'intérêt public émanant des députées et députés |
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Ted Hsu moved, |
Ted Hsu a proposé, |
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Second Reading of Bill 3, An Act to amend the Gift of Life Act in order to recognize organ and tissue donors. |
Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 3, Loi pour modifier la Loi sur le don de vie afin de souligner la contribution des donneurs d’organes et de tissus. |
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Debate arose and after some time, |
Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, |
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The question was then put. |
La question a ensuite été mise aux voix. |
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Carried. |
Adoptée. |
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Referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy. |
Renvoyé au Comité permanent de la politique sociale. |
Adjournment Debate |
Débat sur la motion d'ajournement |
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At 6:46 p.m., the following matter was considered in an adjournment debate. |
À 18 h 46, la question suivante a été examinée dans un débat d’ajournement. |
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Member for Orléans (Stephen Blais) to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education (Jess Dixon) – Staff cuts in Ottawa.
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Orders of the Day |
Ordres du jour |
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Third Reading of Bill 101, An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care. |
Troisième lecture du projet de loi 101, Loi modifiant diverses lois relatives à l’éducation et à la garde d’enfants. |
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Debate resumed and after some time, |
Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, |
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Hon. Steve Clark moved, under Standing Order 51 “That this question be now put”. |
L’hon. Steve Clark a proposé, conformément à l’article 51 du Règlement « Que cette question soit maintenant mise aux voix ». |
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Vote deferred. |
Le vote est différé. |
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Third Reading of Bill 100, An Act to amend the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. |
Troisième lecture du projet de loi 100, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2001 sur les municipalités et la Loi de 1996 sur les élections municipales. |
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Debate arose and after some time, the House adjourned at 12:00 a.m. |
Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, à 00 h 00, l’Assemblée a ajourné ses travaux. |
Sessional Papers Presented Pursuant to Standing Order 43 |
Documents Parlementaires déposés conformément à l'article 43 du règlement |
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Responses to Petitions |
Réponses aux pétitions |
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