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Notice PaperNo. 170 Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2:00 p.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| June 12, 2007 — Mr. St. Denis (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Northern Ontario)”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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| June 12, 2007 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform — That, in accordance with subsection 39(1) of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, Chapter 46 of the Statutes of Canada, 2005, this House approve the appointment of Christiane Ouimet as Public Integrity Commissioner. |
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| June 12, 2007 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform — That, in accordance with subsection 81(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act, Chapter P-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, this House approve the appointment of Mary Elizabeth Dawson as Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. |
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| June 12, 2007 — Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park) — That the Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Monday, June 11, 2007, be concurred in. |
| Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2). |
| Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate. |
Questions |
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| Q-2732 — June 12, 2007 — Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst) — Regarding the Office of the Umpire acting under the Employment Insurance Act: (a) how many umpires are there in Canada; (b) how many of these umpires are bilingual; (c) where are these bilingual umpires located; and (d) once it has been established that a matter should go before an umpire, how long does it take from the initial request to be heard by an umpire until the appearance before an umpire for matters to be heard in English and French respectively? |
| Q-2742 — June 12, 2007 — Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst) — With regard to the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages' Preliminary Investigation Report of May 2007, “Investigation of Complaints Concerning the Federal Government's 2006 Expenditure Review”: a) when is the government going to provide certain documents that the Office requested; (b) why did the government delay in providing a definitive response to the written request for these documents; and (c) are the documents still confidential and, if so, why? |
| Q-2752 — June 12, 2007 — Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst) — With regard to the document entitled “In the Hot Seat: an Evening Primer for Committee Chairs”, did the Government House Leader’s Office and the Privy Council Office (PCO) devote any resources to the creation of the manual and, if so: (a) what was the monetary value of the resources devoted by PCO and the Government House Leader’s Office; (b) when did this activity occur; and (c) who were the government employees involved in this work? |
| Q-2762 — June 12, 2007 — Mr. Nadeau (Gatineau) — With respect to the total number of government agency and Crown corporation jobs in the capital region from 1998 to 2007, how many were with the following government agencies, Crown corporations or other government organizations, broken down by the number of jobs either on the Outaouais side or the Ottawa side of the capital region: Atlantic Pilotage Authority Canada; Great Lakes Pilotage Authority Canada; Northern Pipeline Agency Canada; Laurentian Pilotage Authority Canada; Pacific Pilotage Authority Canada; Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency; National Literacy Secretariat; Competition Bureau; Office of the Correctional Investigator; Transportation Safety Board of Canada; Public Service Integrity Office; Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner; Office of the Commissioner of Review Tribunals CPP/OAS; Office of the Prime Minister; Cadets Canada; Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety; Canadian Police College; Security Intelligence Review Committee; Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development; Office of the Ethics Commissioner; Pension Appeals Board; Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada; National Battlefields Commission; Status of Women Canada; Employment Insurance Board of Referees; Canadian Judicial Council; National Joint Council; Cape Breton Growth Fund Corporation; Tax Court of Canada; Federal Court of Appeal; Federal Court; Supreme Court of Canada; Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists; Elections Canada; Federal Labour Standards Review; ExportSource.ca; Canadian Race Relations Foundation; Canadian Coast Guard; Governor General of Canada; Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics; Infrastructure Canada; Royal Canadian Mint; Marine Atlantic; Currency Museum; Public Sector Pension Investment Board; Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation; Canadian Intellectual Property Office; Government of Canada Regulation Web Site; Federal Healthcare Partnership; Technology Partnerships Canada; Policy Research Initiative; Receiver General for Canada; Defence Research and Development Canada; Species at Risk Act Public Registry; Leadership Network; Canada Business Network; Networks of Centres of Excellence; Environmental Protection Review Canada; National Search and Rescue Secretariat; Service Canada; Criminal Intelligence Service Canada; Public Prosecution Service of Canada; Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation; Federal Bridge Corporation Limited; Canada Lands Company Limited; Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility; Veteran Review and Appeal Board? |
| Q-2772 — June 12, 2007 — Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park) — With respect to the National Homeless Initiative (NHI) and the Homelessness Partnering Strategy (NPS): (a) what is the process and protocol for making local or regional announcements regarding funding for specific projects, from the time of approval of application to the time of formal announcement and media releases; (b) what is the protocol for inviting the local MP to participate in such announcements; (c) broken down by each federal party represented in the House of Commons, in how many such announcements has a non-Cabinet M.P. been invited to participate; (d) broken down by each federal party represented in the House of Commons, in how many media releases related to the NHI and NPS posted on the government web site is a non-Cabinet M.P. mentioned; (e) to date, what projects have been funded by the NHI and NPS, with dollar amount, broken down by federal constituency; and (f) what is the total and the average-per-constituency number of projects funded by NHI and NPS and dollar amount for each federal party represented in the House of Commons? |
| Q-2782 — June 12, 2007 — Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park) — With respect to the planned sales of federal buildings currently owned by the Canadian Government through Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC): (a) how many buildings currently owned by the federal government are being considered under sale and lease back agreements; (b) which buildings are so being considered, what is their location; (c) what market value assessments have been undertaken with respect to these buildings; (d) what is the market value of each building; (e) what is the anticipated cost to the taxpayer of leasing each building over a 25 year lease period; (f) how does this amount compare with maintaining the status quo; (g) what is the average vacancy rate of each building on an annual basis over the last five years; (h) what percentage of each building is leased to private interests; (i) what revenues does each building earn for the federal government through rent or concession fees; (j) what is the current mortgage of each building; (k) when will the cost of building and owning each building be recouped (l) what studies and evaluations about the building sales have been undertaken, requested or commissioned by PWGS or the Treasury Board Secretariat; (m) what individuals, what department, or what organization undertook these studies; (n) what is the cost of these studies; (o) what are the findings and recommendations of these studies; and (p) what recommendations does the government agree with? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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Private Members' Business |
| C-279† — April 30, 2007 — Mr. Wallace (Burlington) — Consideration at report stage of Bill C-279, An Act to amend the DNA Identification Act (establishment of indexes), as reported by the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security with amendments. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North) — September 7, 2006 |
| Committee Report — presented on Monday, April 30, 2007, Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-222. |
| Report and third reading stages — limited to 2 sitting days, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
| Motion for third reading — may be made in the same sitting, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
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| † Subject to the provisions of Standing Order 94(2)(c) |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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