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Notice PaperNo. 8 Thursday, October 25, 2007 10:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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| October 24, 2007 — The Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Pilotage Act”. |
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| October 24, 2007 — The Minister of Natural Resources — Bill entitled “An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident”. |
| Recommendation |
| (Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2)) |
| Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident”. |
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| October 24, 2007 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (visual identification of voters)”. |
| Recommendation |
| (Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2)) |
| Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (Visual Identification of voters)”. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-87 — October 24, 2007 — Mr. Bell (North Vancouver) — With respect to the Summer Career Placement Program for 2005 and 2006 and to Canada Summer Jobs for 2007, in the riding of North Vancouver, what was the total: (a) number of applicants; (b) number of successful applicants; (c) dollar amount of grants awarded to successful applicants; and (d) number of student jobs created? |
| Q-88 — October 24, 2007 — Mr. Bell (North Vancouver) — What was the justification for the policy that the Minister of Finance announced on October 31, 2006 with regard to income trusts? |
| Q-89 — October 24, 2007 — Mr. Bell (North Vancouver) — How many applications for temporary resident visas made by citizens of Iran were received in the following periods: (a) October 1, 2004 to January 22, 2006; and (b) January 24, 2006 to April 17, 2007? |
| Q-90 — October 24, 2007 — Mr. Bell (North Vancouver) — With respect to the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative: (a) what is the amount the government currently has allocated to spend from 2006 to 2011; (b) since 2006, how many individual spending projects related to this initiative has the government approved for funding and how many have already received their funding; and (c) what are the details of these projects? |
| Q-912 — October 24, 2007 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — With respect to the “Celebrate Canada!” program administered by the Department of Canadian Heritage, in the past five fiscal years, including 2007-2008: (a) what was the total allocation of funds in each year; (b) what was the allocation of funds in each riding per year, broken down per grant; (c) what was the breakdown of funding to ridings represented by Conservative Members in each year; (d) what was the amount of funding to ridings represented by Liberal Party Members in each year; (e) what was the breakdown of funding to ridings represented by New Democratic Party Members in each year; (f) what was the breakdown of funding to ridings represented by Bloc Québécois Members in each year; (g) what was the breakdown of funding to ridings in each of the ten provinces and three territories in each year; (h) what was the funding application process for each year; and (i) what changes were made to the criteria and when? |
| Q-922 — October 24, 2007 — Mr. Cotler (Mount Royal) — What funds, grants, loans and loan guarantees has the government issued through its various departments and agencies to the Government of Sudan, organizations in Sudan, and individuals in Sudan over the period of January 24, 2006 to October 24, 2007, inclusive, and in each case, specify, where applicable: (a) the program under which the payment was made; (b) the Sudanese state institution that was involved in the exchange; (c) the monetary value of the payment made; and (d) the percentage of program funding covered by the payment received? |
| Q-932 — October 24, 2007 — Mr. Cotler (Mount Royal) — What investments, deposits, purchases and procurements has the government made, through its various departments and agencies over the period of January 24, 2006 to October 23, 2007, in the following firms that are conducting business in Sudan: (a) China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC Hong Kong and PetroChina); (b) Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas); (c) Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd.; (d) China Petrochemical Corporation (SINOPEC Group); (e) Lundin Petrolium AB; (f) AREF Investment Group; (g) Muhibbah Engineering Berhad; (h) Kencana Petroleum Berhad; (i) Kejuruteraan Samudra Timur BHD; (j) Petrofac; (k) PECD Bedhar; (l) Weatherford International Limited; (m) Wartsila OYJ; (n) Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd; (o) Harbin Power Equipment Company Limited; (p) Alstom; (q) AVICHINA Industry and Technology Company Ltd; (r) Dongfeng Automobile Company Limited; (s) Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Company Ltd.; (t) Indian Oil Company Ltd.; (u) SCOMI Group Berhad; (v) Weir Group PLC; (w) La Mancha Resources; and (x) Electricity Generating Public Company Ltd. (EGCO)? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Opposition Motions |
| October 24, 2007 — Mrs. Barbot (Papineau) — That, in the opinion of the House, given that the Prime Minister has promised to eliminate the fiscal imbalance and that this imbalance cannot be eliminated without the elimination of the federal spending power in areas that fall under the jurisdiction of Quebec and the provinces being eliminated, the bill on federal spending power that the government will introduce should, at a minimum, provide for Quebec to have the right to opt out with no strings attached and with full financial compensation from any federal program, whether existing or not and cost-shared or not, which invades Quebec's areas of jurisdiction. |
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| October 24, 2007 — Mr. Bachand (Saint-Jean) — That, in the opinion of the House, Canada has to rebalance the mission in Afghanistan and immediately notify its NATO allies that the current mission will end in February 2009. |
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| October 24, 2007 — Mr. Bigras (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie) — That the House reiterate how important it is for Canada to do everything in its power to meet its international commitments under the Kyoto Protocol, in particular by setting absolute greenhouse gas reduction targets to allow for a carbon exchange to be established in Montréal and by adopting a territorial approach. |
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| October 24, 2007 — Ms. Brunelle (Trois-Rivières) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately put forward tangible measures, notably tax measures, to help those workers, businesses and regions affected by the crisis in the forestry and manufacturing sectors. |
Government Business |
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| No. 1 — October 24, 2007 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform — That, during the first thirty sitting days of the present Session of Parliament, whenever a Minister of the Crown, when proposing a motion for first reading of a public bill, states that the said bill is in the same form as a bill introduced by a Minister of the Crown in the previous Session, if the Speaker is satisfied that the said bill is in the same form as at prorogation, notwithstanding Standing Order 71, the said bill shall be deemed in the current Session to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the previous Session. |
Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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Private Members' Business |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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