There are 26 motions in amendment standing on the Notice Paper for the report stage of Bill C-5.

Motions Nos. 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12 to 14, 17, 20, 25 and 26 will not be selected by the Chair because they could have been presented in committee.

All remaining motions have been examined and the Chair is satisfied they meet the guidelines expressed in the note to Standing Order 76.1(5), regarding the selections of motions and amendments at the report stage.

Motions Nos. 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 21 to 24 will be grouped for debate and voted upon according to the voting pattern available at the table.

I will now put Motions Nos. 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 21 to 24 to the House.

moved:

That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 4.

moved:

Motion No. 4

That Bill C-5, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 2 and 3 on page 9 with the following:

“tee of both Houses of Parliament, designated or established for the purposes of section 24, which shall

(a) include at least one member of the House of Commons from each party that has a recognized membership of 12 or more persons in that House and at least the Leader of the Government in the Senate or Government Representative in the Senate, or his or her nominee, the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, or his or her nominee, and the Leader or Facilitator who is referred to in any of paragraphs 62.4(1)(c) to (e) of the Parliament of Canada Act, or his or her nominee; and (b) have as its chair or joint chair, on the part of the House of Commons, a member of that House who is not a member of the government party.

Motion No. 5

That Bill C-5, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 3 on page 9 with the following:

“Act. Its chair or joint chair, on the part of the House of Commons, shall be a member of that House who is not a member of the government party.

moved:

That Bill C-5, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing, in the French version, line 12 on page 11 with the following:

“b) que tout titulaire de charge publique principal, au sens de”

moved:

That Bill C-5, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 5 on page 12 with the following:

(c) detailed cost estimates that do not include private sector commercially sensitive financial information; and

moved, seconded by the member for Courtenay—Alberni:

That Bill C-5, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 13 on page 13 with the following:

“participation of the affected Indigenous peoples and the public and that”

moved:

That Bill C-5, in Clause 4, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 27 and 28 on page 14 with the following: “dissolved.”;

(b) by replacing lines 21 and 22 on page 19 with the following: “or dissolved.”;

(c) by replacing lines 3 and 4 on page 20 with the following: “rogued or dissolved.”; and

(d) by replacing lines 10 and 11 on page 20 with the following: “rogued or dissolved.”

moved:

That Bill C-5, in Clause 4, be amended by

(a) replacing lines 7 and 8 on page 15 with the following:

partments and agencies regarding the project;

(b) replacing lines 24 to 27 on page 15 with the following:

(4) The Minister must cause to be tabled a report containing the information set out in paragraphs (1)(a) to (e) in each House of Parliament and, at the request of 10 or more members of that House, must appear, to explain the Minister’s decisions in

moved:

That Bill C-5, in Clause 4, be amended by adding after line 2 on page 19 the following:

“(b.1) the Canada Labour Code;”

moved, seconded by the member for Courtenay—Alberni:

That Bill C-5, in Clause 4, be amended by adding after line 15 on page 19 the following:

“(m.1) the Species at Risk Act;”

moved:

Motion No. 21

That Bill C-5, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 7 on page 21 with the following:

“Canada, including its prosperity and economic security, assured in part by the pursuit of the objectives”

Motion No. 22

That Bill C-5, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 8 on page 21 with the following:

“set out in section 4 relating to the development of natural resources, energy products and related infrastructure, shared jurisdiction, public”

Motion No. 23

That Bill C-5, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 9 on page 21 with the following:

“safety, national and international security, the facilitation of export markets, the quality of”

moved:

That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting the Schedule.

Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise today to talk about a very important message that is rooted in the April 28 election.

Liberals throughout the country campaigned extensively, during a federal campaign, during which we heard some very common themes at the door. The predominant one was the issue of how, as a nation, we are going to be able to face the threat of potential tariffs, concerns about trade and President Donald Trump from the United States.

There was a great deal of concern about what was taking place. We can reflect on what was happening during the election, and we saw that, for Canadians, there was that contrast between the Liberals and the Conservatives. On the one hand, we had a leader who was a former governor of the Bank of Canada. By the way, he had actually been appointed by Stephen Harper at the time. The Leader of the Liberal Party also had the background of being a former governor of the Bank of England. He is an economist, someone who truly understood how an economy works.

Contrast that to the leader of the Conservative Party, who is a career politician. Personally, I do not have anything against career politicians. Some might say that I am one, too, but I do know that, during the election, that weighed heavily on the minds of Canadians.

We had the right leader at the right time going into a federal election, and he was able to address the concerns of Canadians.

Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, as much as I am enjoying this harangue, what is the relevance to Bill C-5?

As the member knows, there is a wide latitude for members during debate.

The hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons has the floor.

Mr. Speaker, I would hope that members opposite would be somewhat more respectful when members are speaking.

At the end of the day, when the voters spoke on April 28, they sent a very strong message to all members of the House that the Prime Minister, the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, had a mandate to build one economy instead of the 13 that we currently have in the country, and that is what the legislation is all about.

If we look at the election platform on page 1, if we look at the throne speech and if we look at the announcements made by the Prime Minister, we will see that the primary focus is to build one strong, healthy economy. The strongest economy in the G7 is the goal; that is something that the Prime Minister and Liberal members of Parliament are four-square behind. The focus of the government has been to enhance and build on that theme, and that is why we have Bill C-5 before us today, because the people of Canada were concerned about the economy, jobs and the direction that we were going in.

There is a new Prime Minister and a new administration, with a focus on building our economy. When we think in terms of trade and in terms of opportunities, there is a special focus in regard to exploring ways in which we can trade with other countries around the world, expanding our opportunities.

We have a Prime Minister who, just over two weeks ago, met with all the first ministers, all the premiers of provinces and territories across the country, about the idea of building the one Canadian economy. There have been provinces that have taken initiatives to build upon that. We have to be able to demonstrate here on the floor of the House of Commons that we are listening to what Canadians want and to their expectations. Their expectations are that there would be a high sense of co-operation, political parties aside, focused on what is in the best interest of Canadians, and that is exactly what our new Prime Minister has done.

We met with first ministers of all political stripes. When meeting with indigenous leaders and with all the different stakeholders to date, the first priority has been Canadians and building our economy. That is what we are striving to do. Imagine April 28 to six or seven weeks later; look at what we have been able to accomplish in that very short period of time. We can talk about legislative measures, such as Bill C-5, which we are talking about today, which in essence captures the one Canadian economy by looking at special projects and encouraging labour mobility, in law.

We also have Bill C-2, which is to strengthen our borders. It is a tangible investment, not only from a legislative perspective but also from a budgetary perspective, where we would commit to 1,000 more CBSA officers and 1,000 more RCMP officers. This would have a real impact on making our borders that much more secure, dealing with issues such as extortion and illegal immigration of different forms. These are the types of things—

An hon. member: Fentanyl.

Hon. Kevin Lamoureux: Mr. Speaker, as my colleague has pointed out, it deals with fentanyl too, a very serious issue here in Canada. In fact, around the world, fentanyl is a serious issue. As a government, we are looking at ways in which we can protect Canadians, and that is Bill C-2, not to mention Bill C-4.

Bill C-4 is the legislation that would put into law the tax cut for Canadians. Contrary to what the Conservatives are saying, it would be a substantial tax cut through which people would realize, in a fiscal year, over $800, for an average family with two workers in the home. They could get up to $840, I believe. It is a significant amount of money. There are 22 million taxpayers who would benefit by that—

I have to interrupt the parliamentary secretary.

The hon. member for Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères is rising on a point of order.