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Notice PaperNo. 50 Monday, May 4, 2009 11:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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| April 30, 2009 — The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food — Bill entitled “An Act to increase the availability of agricultural loans and to repeal the Farm Improvement Loans Act”. |
| 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 increase the availability of agricultural loans and to repeal the Farm Improvement Loans Act”. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| April 30, 2009 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (computer virus programs)”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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| April 30, 2009 — Mr. Ignatieff (Leader of the Opposition) — That, pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), all Votes under FISHERIES AND OCEANS and all Votes under AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD, in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, be referred to Committees of the Whole. |
Questions |
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| Q-1532 — April 30, 2009 — Mr. Maloway (Elmwood—Transcona) — What is the government doing to ensure that MTS Allstream and other similar enterprises are treated fairly by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and not diminished in favour of telecommunication giants? |
| Q-1542 — April 30, 2009 — Mr. Andrews (Avalon) — With regard to funding from the government, through the Department of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, for an extension of Conception Bay South By-Pass Road, from Legion Road to Seal Cove, in Newfoundland and Labrador: (a) was there an official approval of this project by the government on or before December 17, 2007 and, if so (i) what amount of funding was approved, (ii) what date was it approved, (iii) why was it not included in a news release issued by the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities on December 17, 2007; (b) if no formal approval was given for this project by the government prior to December 17, 2007, has there been any formal project approval given for an extension to the Conception Bay Southe By-Pass Road since December 17, 2007 and, if so, on what date; and (c) is the project to extend the Conception Bay South By-Pass Road, from Legion to Seal Cove, currently being reviewed or recommended for approval within the Department of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities? |
| Q-155 — April 30, 2009 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — With regards to the government’s animal welfare policies: (a) to which projects, programs and to which organizations has funding been allocated; (b) what is the amount pledged for each project, program and organization; (c) what total amounts have been allocated towards animal welfare in the last 4 fiscal years, and what proportion was directed to regulatory enforcement or to other kinds of programs; (d) what relevant government regulations have existed and currently exist now; (e) has the government (or its agencies and departments) conducted consultations on animal welfare issues since January 23, 2006 and, if so, which groups have been consulted; (f) what mechanisms does Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency use to obtain input from valid animal welfare groups on animal welfare issues; (g) what amount has the government allocated to the National Farm Animal Care Council for this fiscal year and the last 4 fiscal years; (h) what amount has the government allocated to the Canadian Council on Animal Care for this fiscal year and the last 4 fiscal years; (i) what amount of the $1.3 billion allocated to the government’s Growing Forward program is dedicated exclusively to animal care and animal welfare; (j) what sections of the Growing Forward framework will allow for ongoing funding of animal welfare programs and enforcement in Canada; and (k) within Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, what departments address animal welfare issues? |
| Q-156 — April 30, 2009 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — With regards to the Canadian airports and night flights: (a) how many Canadian airports are designated as international airports, and what are their names; (b) by month, over the last 5 years, what is the number of flights that, between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and between midnight and 6:00 a.m., (i) take off, (ii) land, (iii) weigh more than 45,000 kilograms, (iv) weigh less, (v) are regularly scheduled flights, (vi) are charter flights, (vii) are caused by weather delays, (viii) are for emergency medical reasons, (ix) are for military operations, (x) are for delays beyond a carrier’s control; (c) for each of Canada’s international airports, what is the specific legal or regulatory requirement for public consultation concerning the creation of new flight corridors or the modification of existing ones; (d) which organizations are the relevant airport governing bodies required to consult with before the creation of a new flight corridor or the modification of an existing one; and (e) what legal or regulatory requirements exist, if any, that oblige Canada’s international airports’ governing bodies to take into account public health factors when modifying or establishing flight corridors or increasing the number of night flights? |
| Q-157 — April 30, 2009 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — What is the total amount of government funding since fiscal year 1998-1999 up to and including the current fiscal year, allocated within the constituency of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, listing each department or agency, initiative, and amount? |
| Q-1582 — April 30, 2009 — Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina) — With regard to spousal sponsorship, what are: (a) the number, overall percentage and the countries of origin of spousal sponsorship through family class applications rejected by visa offices but i) approved by the Immigration Appeal Board, ii) approved by the Federal Court; and (b) the wait times on average for spousal sponsorship in visa offices from India, China, the Middle East and African countries compared with wait times from European countries, and the reasons for the difference? |
| Q-1592 — April 30, 2009 — Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina) — What is the number and countries of origin of refugee claimants, based on sexual orientation, who were rejected by each Immigration Refugee Board member since 2006, the approval and rejection rates of each of these Board members, and the cost each year to defend refugees' appeals at the Federal Court? |
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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| M-365 — April 30, 2009 — Ms. Davies (Vancouver East) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) act swiftly as part of the international community to end the 20 month blockade of Gaza; (b) follow through on its promise for aid and assistance to the people of Gaza; (c) exercise its responsibility under international law to condemn the use of force and violence; and (d) begin the process for normalized relations to attain a Palestinian State and peace for the region, including the ongoing control of Gaza's border. |
| M-366 — April 30, 2009 — Ms. Davies (Vancouver East) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should permanently index the Home Buyers' Plan withdrawal limit to inflation and extend the plan to all homebuyers for two years. |
| M-367 — April 30, 2009 — Ms. Davies (Vancouver East) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) establish a mechanism and process for independent third-party investigations of fire fighter line of duty deaths to determine, without laying blame, the specific cause of fire fighter fatalities; (b) make recommendations that would prevent similar tragedies; and (c) make the collection of all data available to all fire services and public safety stakeholders including local, provincial and territorial authorities. |
Private Members' Business |
| M-277 — March 13, 2009 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Bernier (Beauce), seconded by Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington), — That Standing Order 89 be amended by deleting the words “and of second reading of a private Member’s public bill originating in the Senate”; and Standing Order 86.2(2) be amended by deleting the words “a Senate public bill or”. |
| Debate — 1 hour remaining, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
| Voting — at the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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