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Notice PaperNo. 63 Thursday, December 8, 2011 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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| December 7, 2011 — Mr. Tilson (Dufferin—Caledon) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (release of taxpayer’s notices of assessment)”. |
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| December 7, 2011 — Mr. Tilson (Dufferin—Caledon) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act (publication of information)”. |
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| December 7, 2011 — Mr. Clarke (Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River) — Bill entitled “An Act to repeal the Indian Act”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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| December 7, 2011 — Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) — That, in accordance with subsection 39(1) of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, S.C., 2005, c. 46, and pursuant to Standing Order 111.1, this House approve the appointment of Mario Dion as Public Sector Integrity Commissioner for a term of seven years. |
| Motion — to be decided without debate or amendment, pursuant to Standing Order 111.1(2). |
Questions |
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| Q-3282 — December 7, 2011 — Mr. Andrews (Avalon) — With regard to Employment Insurance applications processed by Service Canada (SC) in Newfoundland and Labrador for each year between 2006 and 2011 to date, inclusively, and for each specific SC Office by month: (a) how many applications were processed (i) for regular claims, (ii) for fishing claims; (b) what were the average and median processing times for (i) regular claims, (ii) fishing claims; and (c) how many of the applications (i) received immediate approval, (ii) were approved after some follow-up between SC officials and the applicant, (iii) were rejected, (iv) were appealed, (v) were approved after appeal? |
| Q-3292 — December 7, 2011 — Mr. Andrews (Avalon) — With regard to Canada Post outlets in Newfoundland and Labrador, by electoral riding and for each year between 2006 and 2010 inclusively: (a) how many outlets were operational; (b) in which communities were the operational outlets located; (c) what was the total financial expenditure for each of these outlets per year for (i) labor, (ii) capital/repair and maintenance; and (d) were the same outlets operational in 2011, and if not, in what year did the operations cease? |
| Q-3302 — December 7, 2011 — Mr. Andrews (Avalon) — With regard to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and more specifically, Small Craft Harbours (SCH): how many properties under the ownership of SCH have been diversified each year from 2006 to 2011 inclusively, (i) in what community and province were each of these properties located, (ii) what was the assessed value of each of these properties at the time of diversification, (iii) what financial transactions took place (i.e., amounts) as part of the diversification plan, (iv) who received financial compensation and/or paid financial compensation for the diversified properties? |
| Q-3312 — December 7, 2011 — Ms. Bennett (St. Paul's) — With regard to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, endorsed by the government in November 2010: (a) what concrete actions has the government taken to implement the Declaration; (b) what steps has the government taken to consult with First Nations on the implementation of the Declaration; (c) what steps has the government taken to consult with the provincial and territorial governments on the implementation of the Declaration; (d) how does the government define the term “aspirational” which it has used to characterize its approach to implementing the Declaration; (e) are there any other international agreements that the government considers not legally binding or “aspirational”; (f) what criteria does the government use to determine whether a policy is “aspirational”; (g) what is the government’s position concerning whether or not the Declaration will be binding in the future; (h) did the government communicate its position that the Declaration is “aspirational” and non-binding to First Nations and the other levels of government in advance of endorsing the Declaration; (i) what directives have been provided to Ministers, political exempt staff and public servants concerning the use of the Declaration in developing policy and programs; (j) does a process exist to ensure that all legislation, regulations and policy concerning indigenous peoples are compliant with the Declaration; and (k) has training on the Declaration been provided to employees of the Treasury Board and Privy Council Office? |
| Q-3322 — December 7, 2011 — Ms. Bennett (St. Paul's) — With regard to the government’s on-reserve housing policy administered by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, per First Nations community: (a) what is the number of (i) additional housing units required to meet the current demand for housing, (ii) additional housing units required to meet the expected future demand for housing, (iii) existing housing units assessed as being in good condition, (iv) existing housing stock assessed as being in fair condition and requiring minor repairs and maintenance, (v) existing housing stock assessed as being in poor condition and requiring significant repairs and maintenance; (b) what is the average estimated cost of (i) building a new housing unit, (ii) repairing an existing housing unit assessed as being in fair condition, (iii) repairing an existing housing unit assessed as being in poor condition; and (c) for fiscal years 2006-2007 to 2010-2011 what has been (i) the rate of new housing construction, (ii) the rate of repairs to existing housing stock, (iii) the extent of overcrowding, (iv) the total funding allocation in new housing construction, (v) the total funding allocation in housing repairs and maintenance? |
| Q-3332 — December 7, 2011 — Mr. MacAulay (Cardigan) — With regard to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' (DFO) Evaluation of the Fisheries Resources Science Program (Project number 6B139): (a) what are the reasons for the decrease in the number of publications and public communications being produced by the Fisheries Resources Science (FRS) Program; (b) is this decrease projected to continue into the future; (c) what is the total number of publications produced by FRS in each of the years from 2000 to present; (d) what are the challenges associated with moving towards a complex ecosystems-based approach and how does FRS plan to address these challenges; (e) what effects will present and future budget cuts to DFO have on the move to this approach; (f) how does DFO intend to deal with the skills shortage among FRS staff in the quantitative/modeling areas; (g) how does DFO plan to address the increasing science requests to FRS; and (h) will any current FRS staff that are slated to retire in the next four years be replaced by new staff? |
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 |
| C-308 — October 21, 2011 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Cleary (St. John's South—Mount Pearl), seconded by Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore), — That Bill C-308, An Act respecting a Commission of Inquiry into the development and implementation of a national fishery rebuilding strategy for fish stocks off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. |
| Statement by Speaker regarding Royal Recommendation — October 19, 2011 (See Debates). |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) — October 21, 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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| C-280 — September 21, 2011 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Health of Bill C-280, An Act to establish a National Strategy for Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI). |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) — November 14, 2011 |
| Mr. Sullivan (York South—Weston) — November 30, 2011 |
| To be added to the business of the House on a day fixed by the Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 30(7) — November 30, 2011. |
| Designated day — Thursday, December 8, 2011, immediately after the scheduled Private Members' Business for that day. |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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