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Notice PaperNo. 128 Monday, May 28, 2012 11:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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| May 24, 2012 — The Minister of Labour — Bill entitled “An Act to provide for the continuation and resumption of rail service operations”. |
| Recommendation |
| (Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2)) |
| His 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 provide for the continuation and resumption of rail service operations”. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-6932 — May 24, 2012 — Mr. Regan (Halifax West) — With regard to the National Archival Development Program: (a) what is the name and location of each organization which has received a grant or contribution under this program since March 31, 1999; (b) what was the amount of each grant or contribution; (c) what was the purpose, scope, or intent of the work to be carried out using the funds provided by the grant or contribution; and (d) what is the rationale for the termination of the program? |
| Q-6942 — May 24, 2012 — Mr. Regan (Halifax West) — With regard to government communications: (a) what was the cost of (i) producing, (ii) printing, (iii) distributing an insert concerning Old Age Security (OAS) policies, distributed with OAS cheques or stubs in the spring of 2012; (b) what was the purpose of the insert; and (c) was the distribution complete to all OAS recipients, and, if not, what was the geographical or other distribution, and how was that distribution determined? |
| Q-6952 — May 24, 2012 — Ms. Foote (Random—Burin—St. George's) — With regard to Library and Archives Canada (LAC): (a) what is the nature of LAC's participation, if any, in the 2012 Canadian Library Association's conference of May 30 to June 2, 2012, in Ottawa, Ontario; (b) how many LAC (i) librarians, (ii) other staff members attended the conference; and (c) if no LAC librarians or staff attended the conference, why was this the case? |
| Q-6962 — May 24, 2012 — Ms. Foote (Random—Burin—St. George's) — With regard to Library and Archives Canada (LAC), how many requests has LAC received from Senators, Members of Parliament, or their offices or staff representatives, since January 1, 2006, for: (a) research materials; (b) access to published library materials; and (c) access to archival materials? |
| Q-6972 — May 24, 2012 — Ms. Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue) — With regard to the Canadian Forces (CF) recruiting centres: (a) which CF recruiting centres does the Department of National Defence plan to close; (b) when was the final decision taken to close these centres; (c) what type of assessment was done when deciding on the closures; (d) what consultations were held with the communities affected; (e) what analysis was done of the impact these closures would have on CF regional recruitment rates for the regular force, the reserve and cadet corps officers; (f) how many jobs will be lost as a result of the closures; (g) how many new recruits did each of these recruiting centres generate in 2011; and (h) what was the proportion of anglophone and francophone recruits for each of these centres in 2011? |
| Q-6982 — May 24, 2012 — Mr. Easter (Malpeque) — With respect to the negotiation of a tax treaty or tax information exchange agreement with Liechtenstein: (a) on what date did Canada enter into negotiations with Liechtenstein for this agreement; (b) what departments are responsible for negotiation and implementation of the agreement; (c) on what date will the negotiations be completed; (d) on what date will the agreement be implemented; and (e) prior to these negotiations, had the government ever approached Liechtenstein about negotiating a tax treaty or tax information exchange agreement? |
| Q-6992 — May 24, 2012 — Mr. Easter (Malpeque) — With respect to answers to written questions pertaining to possible tax evasion in Liechtenstein and Switzerland, why did provisions of the “Canada-France Income Tax Convention” preclude the government from answering written questions on the Order Paper regarding possible tax evasion in Switzerland, but the “Agreement Between Canada and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Avoidance of Double taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and Certain Other Taxes, the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion and the Assistance in Tax Matters” did not prevent the government from answering identical written questions on the Order Paper regarding possible tax evasion in Liechtenstein? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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| P-10 — May 24, 2012 — Mr. Caron (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) — That an Order of the House do issue for a copy of the draft and final versions of the Department of Finance's most recent “Fiscal Sustainability and Intergenerational Report”. |
Business of Supply |
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Government Business |
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| No. 12 — May 24, 2012 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, a bill in the name of the Minister of Labour, entitled An Act to provide for the continuation and resumption of rail service operations, shall be disposed of as follows: |
| (a) the said bill may be read twice or thrice in one sitting; |
| (b) not more than two hours shall be allotted for the consideration of the second reading stage of the said bill, following the adoption of this Order; |
| (c) when the bill has been read a second time, it shall be referred to a Committee of the Whole; |
| (d) any division requested in the Committee shall be deferred until the end of the Committee's consideration of the Bill; |
| (e) not more than one hour shall be allotted for the consideration of the Committee of the Whole stage of the said bill; |
| (f) not more than one half hour shall be allotted for the consideration of the third reading stage of the said bill, provided that no Member shall speak for more than ten minutes at a time during the said stage and that no period for questions and comments be permitted following each Member’s speech; |
| (g) at the expiry of the times provided for in this Order, any proceedings before the House or the Committee of the Whole shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the stage, then under consideration, of the said bill shall be put and disposed of forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment, and no division shall be deferred; |
| (h) when the Speaker has, for the purposes of this Order, interrupted any proceeding for the purpose of putting forthwith the question on any business then before the House, the bells to call in the Members shall ring for not more than thirty minutes; |
| (i) commencing when the said bill is read a first time and concluding when the said bill is read a third time, the House shall not adjourn except pursuant to a motion proposed by a Minister of the Crown; |
| (j) no motion to adjourn the debate at any stage of the said bill may be proposed except by a Minister of the Crown; and |
| (k) during the consideration of the said bill in the Committee of the Whole, no motion that the Committee rise or that the Committee report progress may be proposed except by a Minister of the Crown. |
Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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Private Members' Business |
| C-217 — April 4, 2012 — Mr. Tilson (Dufferin—Caledon) — Consideration at report stage of Bill C-217, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief relating to war memorials), as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with an amendment. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mrs. Smith (Kildonan—St. Paul) — October 18, 2011 |
| Ms. Adams (Mississauga—Brampton South) — October 27, 2011 |
| Committee Report — presented on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-79. |
| Report and third reading stages — limited to 2 sitting days, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
| Motion for third reading — may be made in the same sitting, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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