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Notice Paper

No. 125

Monday, February 7, 2011

11:00 a.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

February 4, 2011 — Mr. Calandra (Oak Ridges—Markham) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting the establishment of a National Strategy for the Purchase and Sale of Second-hand Precious Metal Articles”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

Questions

Q-9332 — February 4, 2011 — Mr. Dosanjh (Vancouver South) — With regard to the Federal Tobacco Control Strategy (FTCS): (a) has the government achieved its goal to reduce overall smoking prevalence from 19 percent in 2005 to 12 percent by 2011 and, if not, what are the reasons the government has failed to meet this target; (b) has the government established new goals and objectives for this strategy for the period following 2011 and, if so, what are they and, if not, why not; (c) does the government intend to revise or renew the FTCS and, if so, what steps has it taken to consult with the public and key stakeholders in this regard; and (d) does the government intend to continue to provide transfer payments in support of this strategy in 2011-2012 and, if so, (i) what is the total anticipated amount to be transferred in that fiscal year, (ii) has spending authority for these payments been obtained, (iii) has a process been put in place to solicit proposals for activities funded through transfer payments?
Q-9342 — February 4, 2011 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — With regard to Pre-Removal Risk Assessments (PRRAs) filed by individuals subject to removal from Canada for each year from 2005: (a) how many PRRAs were submitted; (b) how many were approved; (c) how many were denied; (d) of those denied, how many were on the grounds of (i) posing a danger to the public of Canada, (ii) posing a danger to the security of Canada, (iii) administrative reasons, (iv) other reasons; (e) what were the countries of return of the persons applying for PRRAs, both approved and denied; (f) how many PRRA applicants (i) were subject to an extradition order, (ii) advancing a refugee claim, (iii) had a PRRA rejected and did not leave Canada; and (g) who are the individuals at Citizenship and Immigration Canada responsible for deciding the outcomes of PRRAs?
Q-9352 — February 4, 2011 — Mr. Allen (Welland) — With regard to the G8 Legacy Fund: (a) what was the total amount of funding allocated to the fund during fiscal year 2009-2010; (b) what departments contributed to the fund and how much money was contributed by each department; (c) what projects were supported by the G8 Legacy Fund and what is the total cost of each project; (d) which companies were awarded contracts and was a procurement process in place; (e) which facilities used by the G8 leaders were sponsored by the G8 Legacy Fund; and (f) which municipalities were awarded contracts or received funding from the G8 Legacy Fund and how much did they receive?
Q-9362 — February 4, 2011 — Mr. Allen (Welland) — With regard to the Canada Summer Jobs programs: (a) what was the total amount of funding allocated for the program on an annual basis from 2006 to date (i) overall in Canada, (ii) by province and territory, (iii) by riding; (b) what was the total number of student summer jobs created on an annual basis from 2006 to date (i) overall in Canada, (ii) by province and territory, (iii) by riding; (c) what was the total number of contracts awarded on an annual basis from 2006 to date (i) overall in Canada, (ii) by province and territory, (iii) by riding; (d) what was the average wage paid per year from 2006 to date (i) across Canada, (ii) by province and territory; (e) what was the average length of the contracts from 2006 to date (i) across Canada, (ii) by province and territory; and (f) what was the total number of hours of work per year from 2006 till 2011 (i) overall in Canada, (ii) by province and territory, (iii) by riding?
Q-9372 — February 4, 2011 — Ms. Dhalla (Brampton—Springdale) — With regard to programs and services of the Foreign Credentials Referral Office in the Department of Citizenship and Immigration since 2008: (a) what is the budget of each program or service including (i) each expenditure, including contracts under $10,000, (ii) the value of the expenditure, (iii) the goods or services consumed, (iv) the department under which the expenditure is accounted for, (v) whether or not the contract was tendered through an open bidding process if the goods or services were purchased from and outside source, (vi) the name of the outside source, (vii) contract's reference number, (viii) dates of contracts, (ix) descriptions of the services provided, (x) delivery dates, (xi) original contracts' values, (xii) final contracts values if different from the original contracts value, (xiii) how much remains unspent for each program and service; (b) what is the breakdown of costs for each meeting, townhall, roundtable and conference related to programs or services provided by the Foreign Credentials Referral Office including but not limited to (i) travel, (ii) accommodations, (iii) food, (iv) refreshments, (v) drafting of reports, (vi) drafting of speeches, (vii) drafting of press releases, (viii) drafting of talking points, (ix) drafting of media communications; and (c) what is the total amount spent by the Foreign Credentials Referral Office on advertising since 2008 and identify, in alphabetical order by supplier, (i) how much was spent per print advertisement, (ii) how much was spent per radio advertisement, (iii) how much was spent per Internet advertisement, (iv) how much was spent per television advertisement?
Q-9382 — February 4, 2011 — Ms. Dhalla (Brampton—Springdale) — With regard to the Foreign Credentials Referral Office in the Department of Citizenship and Immigration, since January 2008: (a) what are the monthly statistics, by labour market code, of individuals seeking information from any program or service provided, by phone, in person or overseas; (b) for each labour market code, what is the breakdown of the programs, services, processes, support or agreements currently in place to assist individuals from those occupations and, if programs or services are not currently available for those labour market codes, the date the department intends to institute programs or services for those occupations; (c) for each labour market code, what is the status of negotiations with provinces, countries and professional organizations for resolving issues relating to foreign credentials; and (d) for each labour market code, what are the monthly statistics of the number of foreign credential problems of individuals successfully resolved by the programs and services of the Foreign Credentials Referral Office?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Opposition Motion
February 4, 2011 — Ms. Hall Findlay (Willowdale) — That the House condemn the government for its failure to inform Canadians about ongoing negotiations with the American government on a new perimeter security agreement and that the government should immediately provide the House with the details of these negotiations so that an open, in-depth committee study and vote can take place before the government proceeds with any agreement that would impact on Canadian sovereignty and the rights of Canadian citizens.

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

Private Members' Business

C-389 — December 8, 2010 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — Third reading of Bill C-389, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression).
Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:
Mr. Marston (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek) — May 27, 2009
Mr. Layton (Toronto—Danforth), Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) and Ms. Davies (Vancouver East) — May 28, 2009
Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore), Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan) and Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina) — May 29, 2009
Mr. Bagnell (Yukon) — June 1, 2009
Ms. Leslie (Halifax) — June 3, 2009
Mr. Oliphant (Don Valley West) — June 5, 2009
Mr. Rae (Toronto Centre) — June 12, 2009
Debate — 1 hour remaining, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 98(4).

2 Response requested within 45 days