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Notice PaperNo. 210 Wednesday, February 13, 2013 2:00 p.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-11682 — February 12, 2013 — Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) — With regard to a report commissioned prior to Budget 2012 by Public-Private Partnerships Canada from the consulting firm Deloitte and Touche concerning the relevance and applicability of private delivery of prison design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance to the federal correctional system, and given that the government stated in Budget 2012 that it had no intention of building new prisons: (a) does the government or any of its departments plan to privatize new or existing correctional facilities in any aspect of their design, construction, financing, operation, maintenance or services going forward and, if so, (i) which aspects have been considered for privatization, (ii) what, if any, agreements or contracts have they entered into or do they plan to enter into with the private sector, (iii) which corporations, non-profit sector agencies, and other service providers are involved; and (b) how many Exchange of Service Agreements has Correctional Services Canada entered into with other jurisdictions for (i) sentences of two years plus a day, (ii) two years minus a day, (iii) do these agreements involve the privatization of any aspect of correctional and accommodation services and, if so, what is the nature of the privatization and which jurisdictions and third-party suppliers are involved? |
| Q-11692 — February 12, 2013 — Mr. Cotler (Mount Royal) — With regard to Bill C-54, Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act: (a) in developing this legislation, on what (i) studies, (ii) case law, (iii) doctrinal sources did the government rely; (b) what statistics does the government track with respect to people found not criminally responsible (NCR) on account of mental disorder; (c) for each of the last ten years, broken down by province and territory and by type of offence, (i) how many people have been found NCR, (ii) which people found NCR have been released without conditions, (iii) which people found NCR have been released with conditions, (iv) how long has each person found NCR spent in treatment prior to release, (v) which people found NCR and released have been convicted of a subsequent offence, (vi) what was the nature of the subsequent offence, (vii) which people found NCR and released have been found NCR of a subsequent offence, (viii) what was the nature of the subsequent offence; (d) for each of the last ten years, what was the recidivism rate for all federal offenders; (e) broken down by province and territory, (i) which treatment facilities accept people found NCR, (ii) which of these facilities are privately owned, (iii) what is the capacity of each facility, (iv) how many people are currently housed in each facility; (f) what analysis has the government performed to determine whether this legislation will result in a need for increased capacity in these facilities; (g) what are the conclusions of this analysis; (h) what steps is the government taking to ensure adequate capacity in these facilities; (i) what funds are currently designated for (i) the construction of new facilities to house people found NCR, (ii) the expansion of existing such facilities; (j) what government programs exist to fund any such facilities that are privately owned; (k) what funds have been allocated to any such programs for each of the past ten years; (l) what steps is the government taking to mitigate Charter litigation with respect to people found NCR who may be unable to secure space in an appropriate facility; (m) has Bill C-54 been examined by the Department of Justice to ascertain consistency with the Charter; (n) which officials performed the examination, (i) when was the examination initiated, (ii) when was the examination completed, (iii) what were the conclusions of this examination; (o) when was the Minister of Justice presented with these conclusions; (p) was a report of inconsistency prepared; (q) was a report of inconsistency presented to Parliament; and (r) has there been an assessment of the litigation risk relative to the enactment of this legislation and, if so, what are the conclusions of this assessment? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Opposition Motion |
| February 12, 2013 — Ms. Bennett (St. Paul's) — That the House recognize that a disproportionate number of Indigenous women and girls have suffered violence, gone missing, or been murdered over the past three decades; that the government has a responsibility to provide justice for the victims, healing for the families, and to work with partners to put an end to the violence; and that a special committee be appointed, with the mandate to conduct hearings on the critical matter of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada, and to propose solutions to address the root causes of violence against Indigenous women across the country; that the committee consist of twelve members which shall include seven members from the government party, four members from the Official Opposition and one member from the Liberal Party, provided that the Chair is from the government party; that in addition to the Chair, there be one Vice-Chair from each of the opposition parties; that the committee have all of the powers of a Standing Committee as provided in the Standing Orders, as well as the power to travel, accompanied by the necessary staff, inside and outside of Canada, subject to the usual authorization from the House; that the members to serve on the said committee be appointed by the Whip of each party depositing with the Clerk of the House a list of his or her party’s members of the committee no later than March 28, 2013; that the quorum of the special committee be seven members for any proceedings, provided that at least a member of the opposition and of the government party be present; that membership substitutions be permitted to be made from time to time, if required, in the manner provided for in Standing Order 114(2); and that the Committee report its recommendations to the House no later than February 14, 2014. |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| M-426 — February 12, 2013 — Mr. Cleary (St. John's South—Mount Pearl) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately act upon the findings and recommendations of the Fall 2012 Environment and Sustainable Development Report as they relate to the Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB), in collaboration with the province of Newfoundland and Labrador and the C-NLOPB, by: (a) working with appropriate federal departments and agencies, as well as other organizations as necessary, to ensure that individual and collective response plans for a major oil spill are adequately resourced and coordinated, well defined, and annually tested both individually and collectively; (b) working with other federal departments, such as Fisheries and Oceans, Transport Canada, and Environment Canada to establish and clarify the roles and responsibilities of federal government departments and agencies in the event of a major oil spill, as well as the resources that would be available if a spill were to occur; (c) working with appropriate federal departments and agencies, as well as other organizations as necessary to build in-house expertise within the C-NLOPB to manage a major spill or loss of well control and set in place formal arrangements to provide spill response equipment; (d) working with their federal partners, including Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, to identify and address the key information gaps in strategic and environmental assessments; (e) establishing a systematic process to prepare an annual risk-based audit plan and keep with board policies; and (f) completing its review of the spill response capability of operators under its jurisdiction. |
| M-427 — February 12, 2013 — Mr. Cleary (St. John's South—Mount Pearl) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately act upon the findings and recommendations of the 2010 Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry as they relate to the Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board and work with the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in an effort to create an Independent Safety Regulator. |
Private Members' Business |
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