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Notice Paper

No. 136

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

10:00 a.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

Questions

Q-9972 — February 28, 2011 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — With respect to the safety management systems (SMS) put in place by airlines since 2005, and following the appearance of the Chair of the Canadian Federal Pilots Association before the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities on February 21, 2007: (a) how many SMS inspections were carried out by Transport Canada inspectors, and on which airlines; (b) for each inspection carried out by Transport Canada, was the airline in compliance with the security regulations in place at the time of inspection; (c) for each inspection that was completed on an airline that was not in compliance with the regulations, what measures were taken by the airline to ensure that compliance was achieved; (d) did Transport Canada verify Aveos SMS compliance and, if yes, when will its report be concluded; and (e) does Transport Canada intend to review the SMS regulations that airlines are subject to in the near future?
Q-9982 — February 28, 2011 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — With respect to the national crime prevention strategy and the youth gang prevention fund: (a) how much money has been spent on each of these programs in each fiscal year since 2005-2006; and (b) how much money has been spent on advertising for each of these programs in each fiscal year since 2005-2006?
Q-9992 — February 28, 2011 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — With respect to the report entitled "The Unified Family Court Summative Evaluation", released in March 2009 by the Department of Justice: (a) what progress has been made on each of the three recommendations outlined in section 8; (b) since fiscal year 2002-2003, what initiatives, as indicated on page 8 of the English version of the report, has the Department of Justice launched to enhance the level of services that provincial and territorial governments provide in the area of family law; and (c) how much federal funding was spent in each fiscal year since 2002-2003 on every initiative identified in (b)?
Q-10002 — February 28, 2011 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — With respect to a letter relating to the Canada Evidence Act sent by the Minister of Justice to Professor Mike Lahaie, Professor, Canadore School of Law and Justice, on January 18, 2010: (a) does section 4 of this Act apply only to spouses in opposite-sex marriages; (b) does section 4 include spouses in same-sex marriages; (c) does the Minister intend on introducing any legislation to revise section 4 of this Act; and (d) in light of the Minister’s suggestion that individuals should challenge the interpretation of this section on constitutional grounds, does the Minister intend to restore the Court Challenges Program which was discontinued on September 25, 2006?
Q-10012 — February 28, 2011 — Mrs. Freeman (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant) — With regard to Old Age Security payments, how many Canadians are currently estimated to be eligible for but do not receive: (a) the Guaranteed Income Supplement and, of these, how many are Quebeckers; (b) the Allowance for the Survivor and, of these, how many are Quebeckers; and (c) the Spouse’s Allowance and, of these, how many are Quebeckers?
Q-10022 — February 28, 2011 — Mrs. Zarac (LaSalle—Émard) — With regard to the operating budget freeze at Veterans Affairs Canada: (a) what measures were taken to limit spending in the last fiscal year; (b) how many full-time and part-time employees were lost to attrition; (c) how many full-time or part-time employees were laid-off; (d) how many full-time and part-time employees were hired; and (e) what is the projected attrition rate over the next five years?
Q-10032 — February 28, 2011 — Mrs. Zarac (LaSalle—Émard) — With regard to the operating budget freeze at Public Works and Government Services Canada: (a) what measures were taken to limit spending in the last fiscal year; (b) how many full-time and part-time employees were lost to attrition; (c) how many full-time or part-time employees were laid-off; (d) how many full-time and part-time employees were hired; and (e) what is the projected attrition rate over the next five years?
Q-10042 — February 28, 2011 — Mrs. Zarac (LaSalle—Émard) — With regard to the operating budget freeze at the Department of National Defence: (a) what measures were taken to limit spending in the last fiscal year; (b) how many full-time and part-time employees were lost to attrition; (c) how many full-time or part-time employees were laid-off; (d) how many full-time and part-time employees were hired; and (e) what is the projected attrition rate over the next five years?
Q-10052 — February 28, 2011 — Mr. Oliphant (Don Valley West) — With regard to BlackBerry devices owned by the government: (a) how many operational BlackBerry devices does each department, agency and crown corporation currently have; and (b) how many older or obsolete BlackBerry devices does Public Works and Government Services Canada currently hold which are not in use?
Q-10062 — February 28, 2011 — Mr. Oliphant (Don Valley West) — With regard to the $280,000 that the Minister of Public Safety asked to be transferred to the his Regional Office in Winnipeg: (a) for what were these funds intended to be used; (b) why was this expense not anticipated at the beginning of the fiscal year; and (c) how many staff, paid and unpaid, currently work at the Minister's Regional Office?
Q-10072 — February 28, 2011 — Mr. Oliphant (Don Valley West) — With regard to the operating budget freeze at the Privy Council Office: (a) what measures were taken to limit spending in the last fiscal year; (b) how many full-time and part-time employees were lost to attrition; (c) how many full-time or part-time employees were laid-off; (d) how many full-time and part-time employees were hired; and (e) what is the projected attrition rate over the next five years?
Q-10082 — February 28, 2011 — Mr. Oliphant (Don Valley West) — With regard to the operating budget freeze at Justice Canada: (a) what measures were taken to limit spending in the last fiscal year; (b) how many full-time and part-time employees were lost to attrition; (c) how many full-time or part-time employees were laid-off; (d) how many full-time and part-time employees were hired; and (e) what is the projected attrition rate over the next five years?
Q-10092 — February 28, 2011 — Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre) — With regard to grants and contributions since 2008 at the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development, what funding applications were approved by departmental officials but rejected by the Minister's office?
Q-10102 — February 28, 2011 — Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre) — With regard to grants and contributions since 2008 at Status of Women Canada, what funding applications were approved by departmental officials but rejected by the Minister's office?
Q-10112 — February 28, 2011 — Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre) — With regard to grants and contributions since 2008 at the Department of Canadian Heritage, what funding applications were approved by departmental officials but rejected by the Minister's office?
Q-10122 — February 28, 2011 — Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre) — With regard to the sale of Statistics Canada data and products, how much revenue external to Government of Canada sources did Statistics Canada make in fiscal years 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 from the sale of products and services, broken down by Census-related and non-Census-related products and services, excluding special surveys?
Q-10132 — February 28, 2011 — Mr. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis) — With regard to grants and contributions since 2008 at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, what funding applications were approved by departmental officials but rejected by the Minister's office?
Q-10142 — February 28, 2011 — Mr. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis) — With regard to grants and contributions since 2008 at the Department of National Defence, what funding applications were approved by departmental officials but rejected by the Minister's office?
Q-10152 — February 28, 2011 — Mr. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis) — With regard to grants and contributions since 2008 at Public Safety Canada, what funding applications were approved by departmental officials but rejected by the Minister's office?
Q-10162 — February 28, 2011 — Mr. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis) — With regard to grants and contributions since 2008 at the Privy Council Office, what funding applications were approved by departmental officials but rejected by the Minister's office?
Q-10172 — February 28, 2011 — Ms. Ratansi (Don Valley East) — With regard to Canadian International Development Agency funding since 2009, what are the names of every organization that has not had its funding renewed?
Q-10182 — February 28, 2011 — Ms. Ratansi (Don Valley East) — With regard to the Prime Minister’s Office, as of February 15, 2011, how many people did it employ and, of those: (a) how many make a salary of $100,000 per year or more; and (b) how many make a salary of $50,000 per year or less?
Q-10192 — February 28, 2011 — Ms. Ratansi (Don Valley East) — With regard to the Department of Natural Resources and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, for every year since 2006, how many full-time staff have been employed by the Low Level Radioactive Waste Management Office?
Q-10202 — February 28, 2011 — Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York) — With regard to the Prime Minister’s Office and the Privy Council Office, for all correspondence received since February 6, 2006, that was addressed to the Prime Minister, how many pieces of correspondence had personal contact information recorded and transferred to the Conservative Party of Canada?
Q-10212 — February 28, 2011 — Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York) — With regard to the government's repsonse to Q-799, particularly the Minister of Natural Resouces' statement that from fiscal year 2006-2007 to the current fiscal year the Port Hope Area Initiative was budgeted to spend a total of $53.4 million but spent only $51.9 million, why was it necessary to request an additional $52.5 million from the Treasury Board?
Q-10222 — February 28, 2011 — Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York) — With regard to the government's response to Q-795, particularly the Minister of Natural Resouces' statement in the answer to part (c) that no construction has begun on the Port Hope Area Initiative, why have 19 claims for over $800,000 been paid out for this initiative?
Q-10232 — February 28, 2011 — Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York) — With regard to the Department of Natural Resources, for every year since 2006, how many people have been employed by the Port Hope Area Initiative Management Office?
Q-10242 — February 28, 2011 — Mr. Brison (Kings—Hants) — With regard to grants and contributions since 2008 at Citizenship and Immigration Canada, what funding applications were approved by departmental officials but rejected by the Minister's office?
Q-10252 — February 28, 2011 — Mr. Brison (Kings—Hants) — With regard to grants and contributions since 2008 at Health Canada, what funding applications were approved by departmental officials but rejected by the Minister's office?
Q-10262 — February 28, 2011 — Mr. Brison (Kings—Hants) — With regard to grants and contributions since 2008 at the Public Health Agency of Canada, what funding applications were approved by departmental officials but rejected by the Minister's office?
Q-10272 — February 28, 2011 — Mr. Brison (Kings—Hants) — With regard to the Department of Natural Resources, are there any unlicensed low level radioactive waste storage sites in Canada and, if so, where are they located?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

M-647 — February 28, 2011 — Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize that Canada is ranked 23rd out of 30 countries for its international aid transparency and should join with the United Kingdom, Australia and other countries by signing the International Aid Transparency Initiative.

Private Members' Business

M-575 — November 24, 2010 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Galipeau (Ottawa—Orléans), seconded by Mrs. O'Neill-Gordon (Miramichi), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should proclaim September 22 as National Tree Day;
And of the amendment of Mr. Anderson (Cypress Hills—Grasslands), seconded by Mr. Hawn (Edmonton Centre), — That the motion be amended by deleting the words “September 22” and substituting the following:
“the Wednesday in the last full week of September”.
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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