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Notice PaperNo. 116 Thursday, May 3, 2012 10:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| May 2, 2012 — Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (nitrate reduction)”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-6432 — May 2, 2012 — Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North) — With regard to government literacy programs: (a) for fiscal year 2011-2012, what is the total amount of all estimated funding in all departments for literary and essential skills; (b) for fiscal year 2011-2012, what are the federal programs in all departments which will be supported by literacy and essential skills funding; (c) for fiscal year 2010-2011, what was the total amount of funding in all departments for literary and essential skills; (d) for fiscal year 2010-2011, what were the federal programs in all departments which were supported by literacy and essential skills funding; (e) for fiscal year 2005-2006, what is the total amount of all funding in all departments for literacy and essential skills; (f) for fiscal year 2005-2006, what were the federal programs in all departments which were supported by literacy and essential skills funding; (g) for fiscal year 2010-2011, what was the breakdown by province for literary and essential skills funding; (h) for fiscal year 2005-2006, what was the breakdown by province for literacy and essential skills funding; (i) what is the list of all funding recipients under the 2010-2011 Office of Literacy and Essential Skills (OLES) Call for Concepts, by province; and (j) what is the list of all funding recipients under previous OLES Calls for Concepts, (i) by year, (ii) by province? |
| Q-6442 — May 2, 2012 — Mr. Valeriote (Guelph) — With regard to the Voluntary Household Survey: (a) in the 2011 census process, how many Voluntary Household Surveys were mailed to Canadians; (b) how were recipients chosen; (c) what was the cost to implement the Voluntary Household Survey; (d) how many of the Voluntary Household Surveys were returned; (e) how many Voluntary Household Surveys were completed (i) correctly, (ii) incorrectly; (f) did Statistics Canada establish a target or targets for the 2011 Voluntary Household Survey response rate, and, if so, what were those targets; (g) what activities were undertaken by Statistics Canada or the government to encourage Canadians to complete the Voluntary Household Survey, and what was the cost of these activities; (h) what activities, if any, were undertaken by Statistics Canada or the government to follow up with Canadians who did not complete the Voluntary Household Survey; (i) what was the cost to carry out the mandatory long-form census in 2006 and in 2001, (j) how many mandatory long-form census forms were mailed in 2006 and in 2001; and (k) how many mandatory long-form census forms were returned in 2006 and in 2001? |
| Q-6452 — May 2, 2012 — Mr. Valeriote (Guelph) — With regard to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC): (a) what are all rehabilitation, motivational, reintegration and/or educational programs currently available in each federal institution managed by CSC; (b) what are all rehabilitation, motivational, reintegration and/or educational programs currently available in each Community-Based Residential Facility managed by CSC; (c) what is estimated to be the total CSC spending on all rehabilitation, motivational, reintegration and/or educational programming in fiscal year 2011-2012; (d) what is the detailed breakdown of the total CSC spending on all rehabilitation, motivational, reintegration and/ or educational programming in fiscal year 2011-2012; (e) what was the total CSC spending on all rehabilitation, motivational, reintegration and/or educational programming in each fiscal year since 2004-2005; (f) what was the detailed breakdown of the total CSC spending on all rehabilitation, motivational, reintegration and/or educational programming in each fiscal year since 2004-2005; (g) how much is spent per inmate and per former inmate on rehabilitation, motivational, reintegration and/or educational programs; and (h) does the per capita amount differ by institution, region or province, and if so, what are the details of how those amounts differ? |
| Q-6462 — May 2, 2012 — Mr. Valeriote (Guelph) — With regard to Strategic Reviews, what are all the particulars of the total savings identified for each of the following departments or agencies for each of the following Strategic Reviews and fiscal years, namely: (a) Canadian International Development Agency in Strategic Review 2007, (i) $52.2 million in total savings for 2008-2009, (ii) $107.6 million in total savings for 2009-2010, (iii) $136 million in total savings for 2010-2011; (b) Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Strategic Review 2007, (i) $73.1 million in total savings for 2008-2009, (ii) $92.8 million in total savings for 2009-2010, (iii) $105.1 million in total savings for 2010-2011; (c) Statistics Canada in Strategic Review 2007, (i) $11.5 million in total savings for 2008-2009, (ii) $17.9 million in total savings for 2009-2010, (iii) $21.5 million in total savings for 2010-2011; (d) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Strategic Review 2008, (i) $130.227 million in total savings for 2009-2010, (ii) $143.172 million in total savings for 2010-2011, (iii) $143.605 million in total savings for 2011-2012; (e) Correctional Services Canada in Strategic Review 2008, (i) $42.048 million in total savings for 2009-2010, (ii) $46.323 million in total savings for 2010-2011, (iii) $43.3 million in total savings for 2011-2012; (f) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada in Strategic Review 2008, (i) $13.27 million in total savings for 2009-2010, (ii) $27.07 million in total savings for 2010-2011, (iii) $40.42 million in total savings for 2011-2012; (g) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council in Strategic Review 2008, (i) $2.57 million in total savings for 2009-2010, (ii) $7.04 million in total savings for 2010-2011, (iii) $10.5 million in total savings for 2011-2012; (h) Veterans Affairs Canada in Strategic Review 2008, (i) $3.866 million in total savings for 2009-10, (ii) $7.253 million in total savings for 2010-2011, (iii) $24.037 million in total savings for 2011-2012; (i) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in Strategic Review 2009, (i) $97.02 million in total savings for 2010-2011, (ii) $99.93 million in total savings for 2011-12, (iii) $102.2 million in total savings for 2012-2013; (j) Canadian Tourism Commission in Strategic Review 2009, (i) $896,000 in total savings for 2010-2011, (ii) $4.2 million in total savings for 2011-2012, (iii) $4.2 million in total savings for 2012-2013; (k) Environment Canada in Strategic Review 2009, (i) $13.669 million in total savings for 2010-2011, (ii) $19.714 million in total savings for 2011-2012, (iii) $19.72 million in total savings for 2012-2013; and (l) Public Safety Canada in Strategic Review 2009, (i) $7.518 million in total savings for 2010-2011, (ii) $13.402 million in total savings for 2011-2012, (iii) $14.924 million in total savings for 2012-2013? |
| Q-6472 — May 2, 2012 — Mr. MacAulay (Cardigan) — With regard to the Department of Fisheries and Ocean’s (DFO) fleet separation and owner-operator policies: (a) what are the exact dates these policies were put in place, and for what reasons were the policies implemented; (b) is the government conducting an analysis of the possibility of removing these policies; (c) does the government possess any analysis which indicates that economic, social, or cultural benefits would arise from the removal of these policies, and, if so, what are these benefits; (d) does the government possess any analysis which indicates that economic, social, or cultural damage would arise from the removal of these policies and, if so, what are these damages; (e) with regard to the removal of these policies, has the government been lobbied by any (i) companies, (ii) organizations, (iii) individuals; (f) if the government has been lobbied, as per (e), what are the details of each meeting that has taken place to discuss the matter with the Minster of Fisheries and Oceans, the Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Oceans, or other senior Ministerial or departmental staff, specifying (i) the names of the people present at the meeting, (ii) the date the meeting occurred, (iii) the location of the meeting; (g) has the government studied how these policies are perceived internationally, and, if so, what are its conclusions concerning whether the policies are perceived as state subsidies or trade barriers on the international stage; (h) has the government, in the course of any free-trade deal or negotiation or for other reasons, documented international pressure of any kind from any group or country to remove these policies; (i) has the government had any meetings or discussions with any individual, as a result of that individual’s authorship of an editorial or column advocating the removal of these policies or the implementation of market-based fisheries reforms for Atlantic Canadian fisheries, and, if so, for each such meeting or discussion, (i) with whom, (ii) on what dates, (iii) at what locations; (j) if the government has not conducted any analysis as per (c) and (d), does it plan to do so before any change to the policies takes place; and (k) has the government conducted an analysis of any other jurisdictions as a model for implementing market-based fisheries reforms and, if so, which jurisdictions? |
| Q-6482 — May 2, 2012 — Ms. Latendresse (Louis-Saint-Laurent) — With regard to each department, agency and crown corporation’s expenses for engraved or embossed letterhead since 2007: (a) by vendor name, what is the (i) date, (ii) cost, (iii) content, (iv) occasion for the purchases; and (b) was each contract an open competition? |
| Q-6492 — May 2, 2012 — Ms. Latendresse (Louis-Saint-Laurent) — With regard to hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”: (a) what are all potential consequences of this technique with regard to (i) water safety or groundwater contamination; (ii) seismic activity; (iii) environmental contamination; (iv) effects on wildlife; (v) effects on flora; (vi) effects on humans; (vii) atmospheric emissions; (ix) greenhouse gas emissions; and (b) what are all reports authored on any of the subjects listed in (a)(i-ix) since the year 2000? |
| Q-6502 — May 2, 2012 — Ms. Latendresse (Louis-Saint-Laurent) — With regard to the use of Canadian military aircraft on January 28-31, 2012, for each date: (a) what are the flights that took place specifying (i) date and time of request, (ii) flight time, including time of take-off and landing; (iii) location of aircraft, (iv) location of destination, (v) nature of aircraft’s use, (vi) all passengers in the aircraft, (vii) name(s) of authorizing official; and (b) what are all requests for flights, including those denied, and multiple requests from the same source, specifying (i) date and time of request, (ii) location of aircraft; (iii) location of destination; (iv) nature of request; (v) was the request accepted/approved, (vi) name(s) of authorizing official? |
| Q-6512 — May 2, 2012 — Mr. Eyking (Sydney—Victoria) — With respect to National Parks and Historic Sites, for each of the following locations, namely, Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin National Historic Site, Alberta; Athabasca Pass National Historic Site, Alberta; Banff National Park, Alberta; Banff Park Museum National Historic Site, Alberta; Bar U Ranch National Historic Site, Alberta; Cave and Basin National Historic Site, Alberta; Elk Island National Park, Alberta; First Oil Well in Western Canada National Historic Site, Alberta; Frog Lake National Historic Site, Alberta; Howse Pass National Historic Site, Alberta; Jasper National Park, Alberta; Jasper House National Historic Site, Alberta; Jasper Park Information Centre National Historic Site, Alberta; Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site, Alberta; Skoki Ski Lodge National Historic Site, Alberta; Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station National Historic Site, Alberta; Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta; Wood Buffalo National Park, Alberta; Yellowhead Pass National Historic Site, Alberta; Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site, British Columbia; Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site, British Columbia; Fort Langley National Historic Site, British Columbia; Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site, British Columbia; Fort St. James National Historic Site, British Columbia; Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site, British Columbia; Glacier National Park, British Columbia; Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, British Columbia; Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, British Columbia; Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site, British Columbia; Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, British Columbia; Kicking Horse Pass National Historic Site, British Columbia; Kootenae House National Historic Site, British Columbia; Kootenay National Park, British Columbia; Mount Revelstoke National Park, British Columbia; Nan Sdins National Historic Site, British Columbia; Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, British Columbia; Rogers Pass National Historic Site, British Columbia; Stanley Park National Historic Site, British Columbia; Twin Falls Tea House National Historic Site, British Columbia; Yoho National Park, British Columbia; Forts Rouge, Garry and Gibraltar National Historic Site, Manitoba; Linear Mounds National Historic Site, Manitoba; Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site, Manitoba; Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site, Manitoba; Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba; Riding Mountain Park East Gate Registration Complex National Historic Site, Manitoba; Riel House National Historic Site, Manitoba; St. Andrew's Rectory National Historic Site, Manitoba; The Forks National Historic Site, Manitoba; Wapusk National Park, Manitoba; York Factory National Historic Site, Manitoba; Beaubears Island Shipbuilding National Historic Site, New Brunswick; Boishébert National Historic Site, New Brunswick; Carleton Martello Tower National Historic Site, New Brunswick; Fort Beauséjour – Fort Cumberland National Historic Site, New Brunswick; Fort Gaspareaux National Historic Site, New Brunswick; Fundy National Park, New Brunswick; Kouchibouguac National Park, New Brunswick; La Coupe Dry Dock National Historic Site, New Brunswick; Monument-Lefebvre National Historic Site, New Brunswick; Saint Croix Island International Historic Site, New Brunswick; St. Andrews Blockhouse National Historic Site, New Brunswick; Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site, Newfoundland and Labrador; Castle Hill National Historic Site, Newfoundland and Labrador; Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador; Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site, Newfoundland and Labrador; Hopedale Mission National Historic Site, Newfoundland and Labrador; L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site, Newfoundland and Labrador; Port au Choix National Historic Site, Newfoundland and Labrador; Red Bay National Historic Site, Newfoundland and Labrador; Ryan Premises National Historic Site, Newfoundland and Labrador; Signal Hill National Historic Site, Newfoundland and Labrador; Terra Nova National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador; Torngat Mountains National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador; Aulavik National Park, Northwest Territories; Nahanni National Park Reserve, Northwest Territories; Saoyú-?ehdacho National Historic Site, Northwest Territories; Tuktut Nogait National Park, Northwest Territories; Wood Buffalo National Park, Northwest Territories; Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Beaubassin National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Bloody Creek National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Canso Islands National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia; Charles Fort National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; D'Anville's Encampment National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Fort Anne National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Fort Edward National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Fort Lawrence National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Fort McNab National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Fort Sainte Marie de Grace National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Georges Island National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Grand-Pré National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Grassy Island Fort National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Kejimkujik National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia; Marconi National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Melanson Settlement National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Port-Royal National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Prince of Wales Tower National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Royal Battery National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; St. Peters National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; St. Peters Canal National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; The Bank Fishery - The Age of Sail Exhibit, Nova Scotia; Wolfe's Landing National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; York Redoubt National Historic Site, Nova Scotia; Auyuittuq National Park, Nunavut; Quttinirpaaq National Park, Nunavut; Sirmilik National Park, Nunavut; Ukkusiksalik National Park, Nunavut; Battle Hill National Historic Site, Ontario; Battle of Cook's Mills National Historic Site, Ontario; Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site, Ontario; Battlefield of Fort George National Historic Site, Ontario; Bellevue House National Historic Site, Ontario; Bethune Memorial House National Historic Site, Ontario; Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse and Blockhouse National Historic Site, Ontario; Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario; Butler's Barracks National Historic Site, Ontario; Carrying Place of the Bay of Quinte National Historic Site, Ontario; Fathom Five National Marine Park of Canada, Ontario; Fort George National Historic Site, Ontario; Fort Henry National Historic Site, Ontario; Fort Malden National Historic Site, Ontario; Fort Mississauga National Historic Site, Ontario; Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site, Ontario; Fort Wellington National Historic Site, Ontario; Georgian Bay Islands National Park, Ontario; Glengarry Cairn National Historic Site, Ontario; HMCS Haida National Historic Site, Ontario; Inverarden House National Historic Site, Ontario; Kingston Fortifications National Historic Site, Ontario; Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area of Canada, Ontario; Laurier House National Historic Site, Ontario; Merrickville Blockhouse National Historic Site, Ontario; Mississauga Point Lighthouse National Historic Site, Ontario; Mnjikaning Fish Weirs National Historic Site, Ontario; Murney Tower National Historic Site, Ontario; Navy Island National Historic Site, Ontario; Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site, Ontario; Point Clark Lighthouse National Historic Site, Ontario; Point Pelee National Park, Ontario; Pukaskwa National Park, Ontario; Queenston Heights National Historic Site, Ontario; Rideau Canal National Historic Site, Ontario; Ridgeway Battlefield National Historic Site, Ontario; Saint-Louis Mission National Historic Site, Ontario; Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site, Ontario; Shoal Tower National Historic Site, Ontario; Sir John Johnson House National Historic Site, Ontario; Southwold Earthworks National Historic Site, Ontario; St. Lawrence Islands National Park, Ontario; Trent–Severn Waterway National Historic Site, Ontario; Waterloo Pioneers Memorial Tower National Historic Site, Ontario; Woodside National Historic Site, Ontario; Ardgowan National Historic Site, Prince Edward Island; Dalvay-by-the-Sea National Historic Site, Prince Edward Island; Green Gables Heritage Place, Prince Edward Island; L.M. Montgomery's Cavendish National Historic Site, Prince Edward Island; Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst National Historic Site, Prince Edward Island; Prince Edward Island National Park, Prince Edward Island; Province House National Historic Site, Prince Edward Island; 57-63 St. Louis Street National Historic Site, Quebec; Battle of the Châteauguay National Historic Site, Quebec; Battle of the Restigouche National Historic Site, Quebec; Carillon Barracks National Historic Site, Quebec; Carillon Canal National Historic Site, Quebec; Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site, Quebec; Chambly Canal National Historic Site, Quebec; Coteau-du-Lac National Historic Site, Quebec; Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site, Quebec; Forillon National Park, Quebec; Fort Chambly National Historic Site, Quebec; Fort Lennox National Historic Site, Quebec; Fort Ste. Thérèse National Historic Site, Quebec; Fort Témiscamingue National Historic Site, Quebec; Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site, Quebec; Grande-Grave, Quebec; Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site, Quebec; La Mauricie National Park, Quebec; Lachine Canal National Historic Site, Quebec; Lévis Forts National Historic Site, Quebec; Louis S. St. Laurent National Historic Site, Quebec; Louis-Joseph Papineau National Historic Site, Quebec; Maillou House National Historic Site, Quebec; Manoir Papineau National Historic Site, Quebec; Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Quebec; Montmorency Park National Historic Site, Quebec; Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse National Historic Site, Quebec; Québec Garrison Club National Historic Site, Quebec; Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, Quebec; Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal National Historic Site, Quebec; Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux National Historic Site, Quebec; Saint-Ours Canal National Historic Site, Quebec; Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site, Quebec; Sir Wilfrid Laurier National Historic Site, Quebec; The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site, Quebec; Batoche National Historic Site, Saskatchewan; Battle of Tourond's Coulee / Fish Creek National Historic Site, Saskatchewan; Cypress Hills Massacre National Historic Site, SKFort Battleford National Historic Site, Saskatchewan; Fort Espérance National Historic Site, Saskatchewan; Fort Livingstone National Historic Site, Saskatchewan; Fort Pelly National Historic Site, Saskatchewan; Fort Walsh National Historic Site, Saskatchewan; Frenchman Butte National Historic Site, Saskatchewan; Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan; Motherwell Homestead National Historic Site, Saskatchewan; Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan; Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site, Yukon; Dredge No. 4 National Historic Site, Yukon; Former Territorial Court House National Historic Site, Yukon; Ivvavik National Park, Yukon; Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon; S.S. Keno National Historic Site, Yukon; S.S. Klondike National Historic Site, Yukon; and Vuntut National Park, Yukon: (a) what was the total employment, broken down by (i) full-time, (ii) part-time, (iii) seasonal employees during the 2011 operating season, (b) what are the total number of employees who have been issued affected notices, broken down by (i) full-time, (ii) part-time, (iii) seasonal employees; and (c) what are the total number of positions which have been eliminated, broken down by (i) full-time, (ii) part-time, (iii) seasonal positions? |
| Q-6522 — May 2, 2012 — Mr. Garneau (Westmount—Ville-Marie) — With regard to 444 Combat Support Squadron: (a) how many aircraft were in the squadron on April 10, 2012; (b) how many aircraft were in the squadron on April 12, 2012; (c) is the aircraft which the Minister of National Defence references in his press release of April 12, 2012, an aircraft allocation which was not previously present at the squadron, or is it the restoration of an aircraft allocation which was previously seconded to other duties; (d) if the aircraft referenced in (c) was previously seconded to other duties, what were the nature and duration of those duties; (e) what is the mandate of the squadron; (f) in what orders, instructions, or other documents is that mandate set out; (g) what is the date or what are the dates of those orders, instructions, or other documents; and (h) did the mandate of 444 Squadron change at any point during the present calendar year, and if so, what was the nature and date of any such change in the mandate? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| M-359 — May 2, 2012 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should specify all areas of scientific research and partnerships that it intends to cut, and how each identified cut is projected to impact decision-making and the development of public policy. |
| M-360 — May 2, 2012 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should, in respect to the repeal of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA), identify: (a) the impacts on regulatory decision-making, risks of project-specific and cumulative environmental impacts, and risk mitigation by developers; (b) the adequacy of the environmental assessment process in each province and territory, and the projected costs of changes to the CEAA for each province and territory; and (c) the impacts of industrial projects that cross provincial borders. |
| M-361 — May 2, 2012 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize that: (a) the International Union of Phlebology classifies chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) as a congenital venous malformation; (b) 30,000 individuals have been treated for CCSVI in 60 countries; (c) there is a preponderance of positive CCSVI studies using multi-modal imaging to determine diagnosis; (d) there have been three major safety studies of the CCSVI procedure involving over 1,000 patients; (e) venous angioplasty is routinely used to treat such conditions as Budd-Chiari disease (hepatic vein), May-Thurner syndrome (iliac vein), and renal veins in dialysis patients; (f) there are three FDA-approved Phase II clinical trials underway in the United States; (g) the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the United Kingdom is calling for “robust controlled clinical trials”; and (h) many reputable American and Canadian physicians/researchers support adaptive Phase II/III clinical trials for CCSVI in Canada. |
| M-362 — May 2, 2012 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize that cancellations of medical appointments and mandatory tests, denials of treatment, and threatening of individuals following treatment for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is continuing; (b) work with the provinces and territories and all relevant stakeholders to bridge the polarization that exists between various factions of the medical community regarding CCSVI; (c) work with the provinces and territories and all relevant stakeholders to prevent those treated for CCSVI from being denied follow-up care; and (d) work with the provinces and territories to define appropriate follow-up care for CCSVI through consultation with physicians and other health care professionals who have been or who are actively engaged in treating CCSVI. |
| M-363 — May 2, 2012 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should, with respect to clinical trials for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI): (a) publish the names, credentials, and declarations of conflicts of interest of the Canadian Institutes for Health Research-appointed international review board; (b) publish the criteria used to select the winning bid; (c) publish the estimated timelines for the clinical trial(s) and sources of funding; (d) ensure that the winning bid takes into consideration the key design elements of existing FDA-approved trials on CCSVI; (e) ensure that those undertaking diagnosis and treatment are properly trained and experienced in treating CCSVI; (f) ensure clinical outcome measures, primary, secondary, and tertiary therapeutic end points, and safety measures are specified; and (g) determine whether there will be a formal independent Data Safety Review Board. |
| M-364 — May 2, 2012 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should develop, in collaboration with provinces and territories, a research agenda focused on the care of those living with multiple sclerosis (MS) including: (a) the establishment of goals of care for people with MS; (b) consultation with Canadians living with MS to determine how they can be better served by the Canadian health care system, what challenges they have faced in dealing with it, and how these can be best overcome; (c) a determination of the current medical understanding of the natural history of MS from the perspective of people living with MS; (d) the establishment of working groups of medical doctors, scientists, and persons with MS to provide a detailed description of what it is like to be a person with MS, the range of symptoms requiring medical intervention, how their disease might have been better diagnosed, the need for more timely treatment, and whether the right research questions are being asked about MS; (e) a determination of how best to provide patient-centered evidenced-based options for care that target improved quality of life and reduced progression of disease; and (f) a determination of what epidemiological studies and family history monitoring will be necessary to ensure the earliest possible diagnosis of MS. |
| M-365 — May 2, 2012 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should organize an interdisciplinary conference (e.g. general practitioners, interventional radiologists, neurologists, nutritionists, osteopaths, physiotherapists, speech therapists, people with multiple sclerosis (MS), etc.) focused on: (a) developing patient-centred care for MS; (b) bridging the gaps so no one falls through the cracks; (c) improving quality of life; (d) better learning the patient’s experience with the disease; (e) better supporting their needs; (f) developing methods that measure improvements in quality of life; and (g) providing educational materials of new science for medical students, healthcare professionals, and people with MS. |
| M-366 — May 2, 2012 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize that: (a) dementia is not a normal part of aging; (b) due to aging population demographics, dementia is an increasing concern in terms of health care and health economics and is, therefore, a critical public health priority and that the time to act is now; (c) the World Health Organization and Alzheimer's Disease International report, “Dementia: A Public Health Priority”, and the Alzheimer Society of Canada’s report, “Rising Tide: The Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society”, are wake-up calls compelling us to plan for the impact of dementia on our citizenry’s well-being and on the viability of our nation’s health-care system; (d) dementia will affect 1.1. million Canadians in less than 25 years, that the economic costs are expected to increase tenfold to $153 billion a year, and that if given appropriate support, many people can and should be enabled to prolong their engagement and contributions within society and have a good quality of life; (e) dementia is overwhelming for caregivers and that we have a moral responsibility as a nation to provide adequate financial, healthcare, legal and social support to all Canadian families facing this burden; (f) while five of the G7 countries have a nation-wide dementia plan or have committed to creating a societal dementia plan, Canada is lagging behind; (g) there is a need to plan for the impact of dementia by (i) promoting a dementia-friendly society, (ii) making dementia a national public health and social care priority, (iii) improving public and professional attitudes to, and understanding of, dementia, (iv) replicating some of the evidence-based approaches and solutions already adopted by countries to tackle dementia, and particularly, (v) prioritizing research, (vi) raising awareness about prevention, (vii) promoting early diagnosis and management, (viii) strengthening workforce training and capacity, (ix) implementing responsive care and health service delivery, especially for caregivers. |
| M-367 — May 2, 2012 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should, as part of a dementia plan, recognize that: (a) hospitalization occurs at least three times more often for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease than for age-matched older adults without the disease, with the clinical outcomes of hospitalization being worse for patients with Alzheimer’s disease; (b) that dementia is the primary cause of long-term care institutionalization among elderly Canadians; (c) persons with dementia are currently being cared for in locations (e.g., emergency departments, hospitals, and long-term care) that can be prohibitively expensive; (d) dementia is a significant expense in terms of healthcare costs and healthcare resources, and that these will increase given the rapidly increasing numbers of persons with dementia; (e) patients with dementia spend a far longer time in fully dependent care situations than patients who die of virtually any other cause, exacerbating the health economics crisis of dementia; (f) the Canadian Institute for Health Information report, “ALC in Canada”, and the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences report, “Health System Use by Frail Ontario Seniors”, demonstrate that the hospital Alternate Level of Care (ALC) crisis cannot be solved without a community-based dementia strategy, designed to keep persons with dementia safely at home for as long as possible; (g) a community-based dementia strategy would decrease emergency department overcrowding, would reduce hospitalizations, would decrease ALC rates and would delay long-term bed placement, thereby freeing-up hospital beds, decreasing hospital overcrowding, improving wait times, decreasing the number of new nursing homes that will need to be built, and saving money; (h) persons with dementia respond poorly when shifted among various specialists and hospital stays for their overlying disorders, rather than when handled in a single and integrated familiar situation; (i) moving care from acute care and long-term care to the community could enable many people suffering from dementia to have an improved quality of life and continue to engage and contribute within society; and (j) recognize that moving care from acute care and long-term care aligns with the recommendations of the Ontario Drummond report and the Walker ALC report. |
| M-368 — May 2, 2012 — Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North) — That, in the opinion of the House, all televised statements, debates, and committee meetings of the House of Commons should be closed-captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing in both official languages, in addition to Question Period. |
Private Members' Business |
| C-307† — December 13, 2011 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie), seconded by Mrs. Sellah (Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert), — That Bill C-307, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (pregnant or nursing employees), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain) — October 7, 2011 |
| Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) — November 14, 2011 |
| 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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| † Subject to the provisions of Standing Order 94(2)(c) |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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