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Notice PaperNo. 269 Thursday, June 13, 2013 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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| June 12, 2013 — Ms. Quach (Beauharnois—Salaberry) — Bill entitled “An Act to promote local foods”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-14242 — June 12, 2013 — Mr. Casey (Charlottetown) — With regard to the Department of Veterans Affairs, what are the contents of all news releases, media advisories or any form of communication, national, regional or "proactive local outreach” in scope, issued by the Department between November 6 and November 15, 2013? |
| Q-14252 — June 12, 2013 — Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North) — With regard to the program code name PRISM or the record of electronic and voice communication, is there a Canadian intelligence program which: (a) collects electronic and voice communication data of (i) Canadian citizens, (ii) foreign citizens residing in Canada, (iii) foreign citizens residing abroad, (iv) Canadian Members of Parliament; (b) receives electronic and voice communication data from the foreign intelligence agencies of other countries about the actors specified in (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv); (c) provides electronic and voice communication data to the foreign intelligence agencies of other countries about the actors in (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv); and (d) if no such program exists, what measures does the Canadian government take to monitor the interactions of actors specified under (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), on voice or electronic communication networks? |
| Q-14262 — June 12, 2013 — Mr. Byrne (Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte) — With regard to government communications, what were the costs of transmitting each of the following press releases using Marketwire (or Marketwired) or Canada NewsWire: (i) “Harper Government continues to engage industry on the Canadian surface combatant project”, issued by Public Works and Government Services Canada on March 8, 2013, (ii) “Harper Government Invests in Canadian entrepreneurial business in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec”, issued by Public Works and Government Services Canada on March 15, 2013, (iii) “Harper Government kick-starts entrepreneurial and innovative business in Beaconsfield, Quebec”, issued by Public Works and Government Services Canada on March 18, 2013, (iv) “Harper Government's ship strategy bolstering Canada's economy”, issued by Public Works and Government Services Canada on March 7, 2013, (v) “National Fighter Procurement Secretariat awards contract for next independent cost review”, issued by Public Works and Government Services Canada on March 11, 2013, (vi) “Work progresses on Harper Government's evaluation of options to replace Canada's CF-18s”, issued by Public Works and Government Services Canada on March 3, 2013, (vii) “Harper Government and Wounded Warriors Canada Continue to Work Together in Support of the Vancouver Homeless Veterans Project”, issued by Veterans Affairs Canada on March 11, 2013, (viii) “Harper Government Commends Queen's University for Offering Priority Hiring to Veterans”, issued by Veterans Affairs Canada on February 27, 2013, (ix) “Harper Government Marks the End of the Italian Campaign”, issued by Veterans Affairs Canada on February 22, 2013, (x) “Harper Government Announces Funding to Support Brain Research”, issued by Health Canada on May 3, 2012? |
| Q-14272 — June 12, 2013 — Mr. Byrne (Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte) — With regard to government communications since May 3, 2013: (a) for each press release containing the phrase “Harper government” issued by any government department, agency, office, Crown corporation, or other government body, what is the (i) headline or subject line, (ii) date, (iii) file or code-number, (iv) subject matter; (b) for each such press release, was it distributed (i) on the web site of the issuing department, agency, office, Crown corporation, or other government body, (ii) on Marketwire, (iii) on Canada Newswire, (iv) on any other commercial wire or distribution service, specifying which service; and (c) for each press release distributed by a commercial wire or distribution service mentioned in (b)(ii) through (b)(iv), what was the cost of using the service? |
| Q-14282 — June 12, 2013 — Mr. Saganash (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou) — With regard to the schedule of the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development since his appointment in January, 2013: (a) how many meetings has the Minister had with Aboriginal nations, (i) with whom has he met, (ii) when did the meetings occur, (iii) where did these meetings occur, (iv) what were the agendas of said meetings, (v) how much has the department spent on travel for these meetings; (b) how many meeting requests from Aboriginal nations and groups has the Minister received, (i) how many received a “yes” to their meeting requests, (ii) how many received a “no” to their meeting requests; (c) how many meeting requests from private businesses, corporations and other similar organisations has the Minister received, (i) how many received a “yes” to their meeting requests, (ii) how many received a “no” to their meeting requests; and (d) how many meeting requests from provincial and municipal governments has the Minister received, (i) how many received a “yes” to their meeting requests, (ii) how many received a “no” to their meeting requests? |
| Q-14292 — June 12, 2013 — Mr. Saganash (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou) — With regard to government funding distributed in the constituency of Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou from the 2011-2012 fiscal year to the current fiscal year inclusive: (a) what is the total amount of this funding by (i) department, (ii) agency, (iii) any other government body, (iv) program; and (b) this government funding is responsible for how many jobs that were (i) full-time, (ii) part-time? |
| Q-14302 — June 12, 2013 — Ms. Jones (Labrador) — With regard to National Defence, what are the details, by description and fiscal year, of the approximately $407 million in investments at 5 Wing Goose Bay since 2006, which were referred to by the Associate Minister of National Defence during debate in the House of Commons on June 4, 2013? |
| Q-14312 — June 12, 2013 — Mr. Karygiannis (Scarborough—Agincourt) — With regard to Ministerial business, including that of the Prime Minister, since May 2, 2011: (a) how many invitations to speak at, appear at, or attend a function has each Minister or the Prime Minister, or their ministerial or departmental staff, accepted or initiated; (b) how many requests to speak at, appear at, or attend a function has each Minister or the Prime Minister, or their ministerial or departmental staff, made; (c) what were the details of each such invitation or request, including the date, location, and nature of the function; (d) what were the costs of transportation, accommodation, meals, and security related to the travel of the Minister or Prime Minister to and from each such function; (e) what were the costs of transportation, accommodation, and meals incurred by the Minister's or Prime Minister's exempt staff members in relation to each such function; and (f) what are the file numbers of any files generated in respect of each such function? |
| Q-14322 — June 12, 2013 — Ms. Morin (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — What is the total amount of government funding, for each fiscal year 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 to date, allocated within the constituency of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, specifying each department or agency, initiative and amount? |
| Q-14332 — June 12, 2013 — Ms. Morin (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — With respect to Old Dutch Foods Ltd operations in Canada: (a) what kind of support has the government provided, including but not limited to, grants and contributions from all government programs; (b) what kind of meetings and contact has the government had with this company; (c) what kind of knowledge did the government have regarding Old Dutch's plans to close its Lachine based factory; and (d) has the government carried out an evaluation of the impact of the Lachine factory closing on the surrounding community? |
| Q-14342 — June 12, 2013 — Ms. Morin (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — With regard to lobbying activities: (a) what knowledge did the government have regarding the lobbying activities of (i) Groupe Pacific, (ii) Michael Bedzow, (iii) Suzanne Deschamps, (iv) Pacific International Inc. prior to its awarding of a $177, 000 grant from the federal EQuilibrium Communities Initiatives; (b) were the previously identifies four entities registered as lobbyists with the government prior to the awarding of the EQuilibrium Communities Initiatives grant; (c) what actions has the government taken since these four previously names entities activities in Quebec were recognized as unregistered lobbying; (d) why did the government award a grant to that project; (e) what analysis and research has the government engaged in regarding the Meadowbrook Gold Course area; and (f) what kind of oversight mechanisms does the government have over grants such as EQuilibrium Communities Initiatives to ensure the government does not provide support and funding to projects that run contrary to recommendations of municipal and provincial entities including but not limited to the (i) Office de Consultation Publique de Montréal, (ii) Urban Agglomeration Council? |
| Q-14352 — June 12, 2013 — Ms. Morin (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — With regard to the Bouchard Stream in Dorval: (a) what kind of environmental monitoring has been conducted on the health of this waterway; (b) what efforts has the government engaged in to analyze the impact of Trudeau airport on this waterway; (c) what efforts has the government engaged in to ensure that as operator of the airport, the Aéroports de Montréal is complying with applicable acts and regulations pertaining to enviornmental issues including but not limited to (i) the Canadian Fisheries Act, (ii) Canadian Environmental Protection Act; (d) does the government have any intention to introduce (i) enforcement mechanisms, (ii) legislation to address Aéroports de Montréal's impact on this waterway; and (e) has this waterway been deemed protected at any time by the government, if so, under which Acts (including the current Navigable Waters Protection Act), (ii) if no, during which years, (iii) if not, why was it deemed unfit for protection by the government? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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Private Members' Business |
| M-430 — May 2, 2013 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. McColeman (Brant), seconded by Mr. Lobb (Huron—Bruce), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should endorse the report of the Panel on Labour Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities entitled “Rethinking disAbility in the Private Sector”, and its findings, and commit to furthering public-private cooperation by: (a) building on existing government initiatives, such as the Opportunities Fund, the Registered Disability Savings Plan, the ratification of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities; (b) issuing a call to action for Canadian employers to examine the expert panel's findings and encouraging employers to take advantage of private sector-led initiatives to increase employment levels for persons with disabilities in Canada; (c) pursuing greater accountability and coordination of its labour market funding for persons with disabilities and ensuring that funding is demand driven and focussed on suitable performance indicators with strong demonstrable results; (d) establishing an increased focus on young people with disabilities to include support mechanisms specifically targeted at increasing employment levels among youth with disabilities, through programs such as the Youth Employment Strategy; and (e) strengthening efforts to identify existing innovative approaches to increasing the employment of persons with disabilities occurring in communities across Canada and ensuring that programs have the flexibility to help replicate such approaches. |
| 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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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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