Government Business No. 13—Proceedings on Bill C‑22

Bill C-22, Lawful Access Act, 2026 · Motion on how the bill proceeds · now at committee in the Senate Where it stands

The government moved a motion to set strict time limits on the study of Bill C-22, a bill about lawful access—updating police and CSIS rules for obtaining data and provider information, and creating a framework for authorized access to information held by electronic service providers. A Conservative member proposed amending the motion to split the bill in two, so one part could be voted on now and the part dealing with electronic service providers and privacy could be studied by committee in the fall with expert witnesses. Most of the sitting, however, went to farewell tributes for the retiring Conservative member for Yorkton—Melville, who gave her final speech, and members from several parties thanked her for her service before she responded.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Mark Gerretsen, Kingston and the Islands

Liberal
“I want the House to agree to swap the first two speaking turns between the Conservatives and the Liberals, while keeping all the normal rules and time limits.”
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Mr. Speaker, I believe if you seek it, you will find consent among the parties to agree to switch the first two speaking spots between the Conservatives and the Liberals, with the understanding that all regular rules, including allotted time allocations for those spots, be provided accordingly with that switch.

Wayne Long, Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions)

Liberal
“I am asking the House to set strict time limits on this bill so we can finish reviewing it and vote on it quickly.”
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moved: That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-22, An Act respecting lawful access, be disposed of as follows: (a) it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security that, during its consideration of the bill, (i) the committee shall meet, within one hour after the adoption of this order, for the purpose of completing clause-by-clause consideration of the bill, (ii) if the committee has not completed the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill within 30 minutes of the beginning of the meeting, all remaining amendments that were submitted to the committee by 4:30 p.m. on June 15, 2026, shall be deemed moved, the Chair shall put the question forthwith and successively without further debate on all remaining clauses and amendments submitted to the committee, as well as each and every question necessary to dispose of the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill, and the committee shall not adjourn the meeting until it has disposed of the bill, (iii) the committee shall have first priority for the use of House resources for this meeting, (iv) a member of the committee may report the bill to the House by depositing it with the Clerk of the House at any time after the completion of clause-by-clause consideration, and the Clerk shall notify the House leaders of the recognized parties and independent members, and the report shall be deemed to have been duly presented to the House; (b) the bill may be considered at report stage at any time following the completion of paragraph (a)(iv) of this order, and, when the order is read, it shall be deemed to have been concurred in, as amended, at the report stage; (c) a motion for third reading may be made immediately after the bill has been concurred in, as amended, at report stage; (d) motions to proceed to the orders of the day to consider the bill, and to adjourn the debate or the House may be moved by a minister of the Crown, including on a point of order, and any such motion when moved by a minister of the Crown, shall be deemed adopted; (e) when the House begins debate at the third reading stage of the bill, one member of each recognized party, a member of the New Democratic Party, and the member of the Green Party, may each speak at the said stage for not more than 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for questions and comments, provided that members may be permitted to split their time with another member; (f) at the conclusion of the time provided for the debate at the third reading stage or when no member wishes to speak, whichever is earlier, all questions necessary to dispose of the third reading stage of the bill shall be put without further debate or amendment, provided that, if a recorded division is requested, it shall not be deferred; and (g) when the bill is considered at report stage and at the third reading stage, after 12:00 p.m., no quorum calls, dilatory motions or requests for unanimous consent, except from a minister of the Crown, shall be received by the Chair. (Government Business No. 13)

Lisa Hepfner, Hamilton Mountain

Liberal
“I want to thank the member for her work helping veterans and wish her well in retirement.”
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for her speech. I served with her on the veterans committee in the last Parliament. I know she was a great source of support for many veterans, including women veterans. I want to thank her for her service and wish her all the best in her retirement.

Greg Fergus, Hull—Aylmer

Liberal
“I wish the member for Yorkton—Melville and her family the best. She served her community well in a hard job.”
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Mr. Speaker, I would also like to wish the hon. member for Yorkton—Melville all the best, a woman I got to know through the National Prayer Breakfast. We have sat together. We have talked together. I wish the very best to her and her family for having served her constituents of Yorkton—Melville with great honour. Working in Parliament is a very unforgiving job, but she has acquitted herself well. I wish her the very best.

Eric St-Pierre, Honoré-Mercier

Liberal
“I want to thank the member for Yorkton—Melville for her nearly 11 years of service as she leaves Parliament. I hope she enjoys spending time with her 10 grandchildren.”
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Yorkton—Melville for her nearly 11 years of service. Earlier today, I made a member statement where I acknowledged five departing members of Parliament. I learned shortly after about her departure. If I could, I would revise my member statement to include six departing members. I got to spend a brief moment of time with the member on the veterans affairs committee for a few months and really appreciated her insights. My understanding is that she has nine grandchildren— An hon. member: She has 10. Eric St-Pierre: Mr. Speaker, she has 10 grandchildren. I am hoping the member will spend a lot of time with her 10 grandchildren.

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