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Notice Paper

No. 9

Friday, November 28, 2008

10:00 a.m.

Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills
November 27, 2008 — Mr. Mark (Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette) — Bill entitled “An Act to recognize and protect Canada's hunting and fishing heritage”.
November 27, 2008 — Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic) — Bill entitled “An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Western Arctic”.
November 27, 2008 — Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting a Canada-Portugal Day”.
November 27, 2008 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (extension of benefit period for adoptive parents)”.
November 27, 2008 — Mr. Ouellet (Brome—Missisquoi) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (removal of waiting period)”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

Questions
Q-39 — November 27, 2008 — Ms. Sgro (York West) — With respect to the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP), when will the government have the necessary administrative mechanisms in place so that Canadians can benefit from the RDSP program?
Q-40 — November 27, 2008 — Ms. Sgro (York West) — With respect to gas and diesel prices: (a) is the government planning to implement the Energy Cost Benefit program, announced in October 2005; (b) what measures is the government implementing to build a greener economy, promote transparency in markets, promote alternative energy sources and improve fuel economy; (c) what steps will the government take to greater transparency in markets, fuel efficiency improvements and fuel alternatives; (d) is the government planning to index both the old age security pension and the Guaranteed Income Supplement payments to offset the increasing gas prices; and (e) what is the government’s specific plan with respect to research investments to develop renewable and alternative fuels, such as cellulose-based ethanol and hydrogen-based fuels, to reduce Canadians’ reliance on global fuel markets?
Q-41 — November 27, 2008 — Ms. Sgro (York West) — With respect to religious freedom around the world: (a) will the government recognize that religious persecution is an international crisis affecting many religious groups in the world; (b) will the government develop an automatic array of interventions that may be imposed by Canada against foreign governments, such as Iraq, that may support religious persecution or fail to prevent it; and (c) what steps is the government prepared to take to improve measures for refugees who have suffered religious persecution?
Q-42 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — With respect to the government's hospitality spending: (a) how much did the government spend on the purchase of alcoholic drinks for hospitality purposes including wine, beer and hard liquor, during receptions and other similar events, such as lunches, dinners, meetings, and all such similar gatherings, hosted in the Parliamentary precinct, for the fiscal year 2007-2008; and (b) what departmental measures are in place to monitor expenditures on alcohol at public expense?
Q-432 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Sault Ste. Marie) — With respect to the statement by the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development in the House of Commons on November 21, 2008, what is the evidence, statistical or otherwise, based on a number of standards to measure poverty in Canada, that the cuts to the goods and services tax and the introduction of the universal child care benefit are in fact reducing poverty?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions
M-250 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately implement an in-Canada program to allow conscientious objectors and their immediate family members, in particular those from the United States of America, who have refused or left military service related to the war in Iraq, to apply to remain and work in Canada and, after a period of two years, be eligible for permanent resident status; and that the government should immediately cease any removal or deportation actions that may have already commenced against such individuals.
M-251 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should implement fully, without delay, the Refugee Appeal Division as passed by Parliament in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of 2001.
M-252 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should abolish the use of security certificates and repeal sections 9 and 76 to 87 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
M-253 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) establish an office, independent of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and modeled on the Ontario Office of the Worker Advisor, called the “Office of the Immigration Advocate” which would advocate for and assist people who have concerns with the processing of any type of immigration application or with any aspect of the decisions rendered on applications for permanent residence or temporary resident permits (including visitor, work, and student visas) but which would not cause any loss of positions, processing or service capacity at CIC; and (b) table a report in the House of Commons within six months on this proposal.
M-254 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately eliminate application and processing fees for Canadian citizenship to ensure that no applicant who has met all other requirements to become a Canadian citizen is denied the opportunity of full participation in Canadian society solely because they cannot afford to pay the application fee.
M-255 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately and completely eliminate the Right of Permanent Residence Fee.
M-256 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should move without delay to endorse and implement, in its domestic and foreign policies and programmes, the provisions of the Declaration of Montreal on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Human Rights adopted in Montréal at the 1st World Outgames International Conference on LGBT Human Rights on July 29, 2006.
M-257 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) adopt a regulatory class which provides permanent residence to persons from moratoria countries to which Canada does not remove and who have been in Canada for three or more years; (b) until the time the regulatory class is adopted, immediately implement strengthened guidelines in the IP5 Manual “Immigrant Applications in Canada made on Humanitarian or Compassionate Grounds”, to create a “favourable presumption” in the case of persons under moratoria, who have been in Canada for three years or more and which recognizes that being in a prolonged state of legal limbo is a form of unusual hardship; and (c) review the decision making by and training for Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) officers deciding such cases to identify and correct concerns relating to PRRA and Humanitarian and Compassionate responsibilities.
M-258 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately strengthen the National Policy on Oiled Birds and Oiled Species at Risk, and all Oil Spill Response Plans by ensuring that: (a) the Canadian Wildlife Service has the mandate and authority to ensure that all migratory birds, species at risk and other wildlife affected by an oil spill are captured, cleaned and rehabilitated; (b) euthanasia be used only when medically necessary; and (c) the responsible party for an oil spill be assessed the full cost of the capture, cleaning and rehabilitation process.
M-259 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize the important role law enforcement and fire personnel play in communities, the importance of developing relationships between law enforcement and fire personnel around the world, and the economic impact of the World Police and Fire Games on the host communities; and (b) immediately extend generous financial support to the 2009 World Police and Fire Games to be held on the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, including in the City of Burnaby, from July 31 to August 9, 2009, at a minimum matching the financial support extended by the government to the last Canadian host city of this event.
M-260 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) heed the advice of the Board of Directors of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and take all possible actions to ensure that nuclear weapons are rendered obsolete; (b) call on the United States and Russia to reduce the launch readiness of their nuclear forces and completely remove nuclear weapons from the day-to-day operations of their militaries; (c) seek the dismantling, storing, and destruction of more than 20,000 nuclear warheads over the next ten years; (d) greatly increase efforts to locate, store and secure nuclear materials in Russia and elsewhere; (e) stop production of nuclear weapons material, including highly enriched uranium and plutonium in military or civilian facilities; and (f) develop and engage a process in the international community for serious and candid discussion about the expansion of nuclear power worldwide.
M-261 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) heed the advice of the Canadian branch of the Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament to immediately recommit to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; (b) work actively towards encouraging the non-signatory states of Pakistan, India, Israel and North Korea to accept the rules and regulations of this treaty; (c) direct diplomatic efforts for the entry into force of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; (d) work to add a ‘no first strike’ clause to the NATO Convention; (e) develop a firm timetable for NATO to eliminate its nuclear weapons; and (f) work through all available diplomatic means, lead and support international efforts to address Iran’s nuclear programme and ensure its peaceful development, drawing on the full range of incentives and penalties laid out in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
M-262 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should act upon the decision by the Board of Directors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to move the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock from seven minutes to five minutes to midnight on January 17, 2007, to stress that the planet stands at the brink of a second nuclear era and the destruction of human habitats due to climate change, by taking urgent and extensive measures domestically and internationally to seek the elimination of nuclear weapons and the potential for catastrophic environmental damage from human-made technologies.
M-263 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) endorse the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity; (b) seek to fully implement these principles in Canada; and (c) work towards their acceptance and implementation worldwide through the United Nations, all other human rights and international law forums, and Canada’s relations with other countries.
M-264 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That the House request that the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities convene hearings to develop recommendations for the revision of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, and Motor Vehicle Transport Act, to improve safety for cyclists.
M-265 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) endorse the Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare at the United Nations; and (b) actively engage with other nations to promote this agreement.
M-266 — November 27, 2008 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, with regard to the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA), the government should: (a) establish a trilateral engagement protocol involving First Nations, the province of British Columbia and the federal government; (b) announce a clear mandate and the allocation of adequate human and financial resources to complete the PNCIMA planning process within three years; (c) ratify a PNCIMA analysis and decision-making process design that includes a commitment to collaborative and meaningful stakeholder engagement and that is supported by the provincial and First Nations governments; (d) state process objectives including, but not limited to, the establishment of a network of marine protected areas and the maintenance of ecosystem health and integrity both within and outside these areas; (e) establish a multidisciplinary process team tasked with conducting and commissioning collaborative research and analysis to inform the PNCIMA planning process; and (f) make a formal public announcement of the launch of a PNCIMA process incorporating all these elements.
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