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Notice PaperNo. 164 Wednesday, January 28, 2015 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-9472 — January 27, 2015 — Mr. Goodale (Wascana) — With regard to the RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSET), by month and by year, since 2003: (a) how many employees were there in (i) each unit, (ii) each city, (iii) total; (b) of those employees in (a), how many were (i) permanent, (ii) transferred or temporary; (c) how much was spent on salaries; (d) of the amount in (c), how much was overtime; (e) how much funding was allocated to each office; (f) how much funding was lapsed; and (g) were any additional funds granted, and if so, how much? |
| Q-9482 — January 27, 2015 — Mr. Goodale (Wascana) — With regard to Health Canada’s regulation of medical marijuana: (a) for the seven step application process for producers, (i) how many applications have been received, (ii) how many are at each stage, (iii) what is the average time required to complete each stage since the program began, (iv) how long have applications presently in process at each stage been at that stage on average, (v) how many staff process applications, (vi) of those staff, how many have degrees outside the health sciences, (vii) how many have formal education in finance, (viii) for how many applicants at each stage is the department aware of non-compliance with applicable federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal legislation, regulations and bylaws, (ix) are media reports about applicants reviewed, (x) what fees are charged to applicants, (xi) what are the costs of processing an application; (b) what is the production capacity of licensed vendors; (c) how many patients are registered to purchase medical marijuana; and (d) what is the total quantity of medical marijuana required for registered patients? |
| Q-9492 — January 27, 2015 — Mr. Goodale (Wascana) — With regard to Finance Canada’s forecasting of corporate tax losses for each federal budget since 2007: (a) how was the forecast prepared; (b) what were the results of that forecast; (c) what was the difference between the forecast and the actual result; (d) what was the total amount of the corporate tax base to which the losses apply; and (e) for the calculation, what were the (i) parameters, (ii) assumptions, (iii) formulas? |
| Q-9502 — January 27, 2015 — Mr. Hsu (Kingston and the Islands) — With regard to the 11 billion dollars in new investments in science, technology and innovation (STI) since 2006 identified in Seizing Canada’s Moment: Moving Forward in Science, Technology and Innovation 2014 and in the Economic Action Plan 2014, broken down by fiscal year from 2006 to 2014 inclusive and by federal department or agency: what was (a) the set of STI initiatives, projects, programs to which funds were allocated; (b) the amount of funds allocated to each of these initiatives, projects, programs; and (c) the amount and year of disbursement for each of these initiatives, projects, programs? |
| Q-9512 — January 27, 2015 — Mrs. Day (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles) — With regard to government funding allocated in the ridings of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Louis-Hébert, Louis-Saint-Laurent, Québec and Beauport—Limoilou, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, any other government entity or program in fiscal years 2004–2005 to 2014–2015 inclusively : (a) what is the total amount of this funding ; (b) how many full-time and part time jobs were created as a direct result of this funding; (c) what are the total budget cuts both in dollars and as a percentage of the total budget; (d) and how many positions were cut between May 2011 and today; and (e) how many full-time and part-time employees were hired between May 2011 and today? |
| Q-9522 — January 27, 2015 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — With respect to the government’s legal obligations under the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement to provide full mental health, cultural, and emotional supports to each individual going through the Independent Assessment Process (IAP), broken down by each year that the IAP has been conducted and by region: (a) what was the budget for these programs; (b) how much of this money was spent; (c) if additional money was required, how much and was it spent; (d) what services were provided and for what period of time; (e) what limitations were set on the services that were provided; (f) how many counsellors were approved to provide supports; (g) what was the average case-load of the approved counsellors; (h) what is the capacity for approved counsellors to take on additional clients; (i) how many approved counsellors had full caseloads; (j) how many clients are in need of services but not being provided with them; (k) how many applications for services were denied; (l) what is the average wait time for an initial assessment; and (m) what is the average delay in reviewing these requests for funding? |
| Q-9532 — January 27, 2015 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — With respect to wireless spectrum auctions and spectrum license requirements, including but not limited to AWS-3 spectrum, 600 Mhz and 3 500 Mhz, broken down by each individual auction and license requirement: (a) does the government have provisions requiring the incorporation of technologies into the wireless networks that allow surveillance and interception capabilities built into their networks; and (b) does the government pay for the costs of these provisions? |
| Q-9542 — January 27, 2015 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — With respect to data, information, or privacy breaches with respect to government departments, institutions and agencies for 2014: (a) how many breaches have occurred in total, broken down by (i) department, institution, or agency, (ii) the number of individuals affected by the breach; (b) of those breaches identified in (a), how many have been reported to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, broken down by (i) department, institution or agency, (ii) the number of individuals affected by the breach; and (c) how many breaches are known to have led to criminal activity such as fraud or identity theft, broken down by department, institution or agency? |
| Q-9552 — January 27, 2015 — Mr. Trudeau (Papineau) — With respect to staffing at the Department of Veterans Affairs for the period from 2006-2014: (a) how many caseworkers were employed by the department, broken down by (i) specific work locations, (ii) program activities, (iii) sub-program activities, (iv) sub-sub-program activities, (v) year; and (b) what is the departmental target for caseloads for each caseworker, broken down by year? |
| Q-9562 — January 27, 2015 — Mr. Trudeau (Papineau) — With respect to research conducted or funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs: (a) how much has been spent each year on such research; and (b) what is the (i) name, (ii) description, (iii) purpose of each research project, including duration, broken down by year for the period from 2006-2014? |
| Q-9572 — January 27, 2015 — Mr. Trudeau (Papineau) — With respect to staffing at the Department of Veterans Affairs: for each Veterans Affairs member whose job was eliminated during the period from 2006 to 2014, broken down by year, what are the (i) specific work locations, (ii) program activities, (iii) sub-program activities, (iv) sub-sub-program activities, (v) job descriptions? |
| Q-9582 — January 27, 2015 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — With regard to Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions under all international trade and investment agreements to which Canada is a party: (a) how many ISDS proceedings is Canada involved in (i) as a claimant, (ii) as a respondent; (b) for each year between 1994 and 2014, how much money has Canada spent (i) advancing its legal claims as a claimant, (ii) defending its legal claims as a respondent; and (c) how many ISDS claims has Canada lost as a respondent and how much money has it been ordered to pay to each successful claimant for each year between 1994 and 2014, with each claimant and award amount seperately identified? |
| Q-9592 — January 27, 2015 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — With regard to labour mobility entry portals under international trade and investment agreements signed by Canada, and currently in force: what is the number of individual entrants, (a) broken down by each trade or investment agreement; and (b) under each agreement identified in (a), for the last (i) 5 years, (ii) 10 years? |
| Q-9602 — January 27, 2015 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — With regard to government funding for each fiscal year from 2008 to 2014: what is the total amount allocated within the constituency of Vancouver Kingsway, specifying each department or agency, initiative and amount? |
| Q-9612 — January 27, 2015 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — With regard to lands owned by the government or crown corporations: (a) what is the total number of distinct properties that exist within the municipality of Vancouver, broken down by (i) name, (ii) address, (iii) current use; and (b) what is the total number of distinct properties that exist within the boundaries of the federal electoral district of Vancouver Kingsway, broken down by (i) name, (ii) address, (iii) current use? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| January 27, 2015 — Mr. Dion (Saint-Laurent—Cartierville) — That, in the opinion of the House, the Prime Minister of Canada should hold annual First Ministers' Conferences. |
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| January 27, 2015 — Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North) — That, consistent with the Parliamentary oversight put in place by the Progressive Conservative government in 1991, combined meetings of the Standing Committee on National Defence and the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development be held at least once per week to receive briefings on the latest information regarding the multinational coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Republic of Iraq; that the Minister of National Defence, the Chief of the Defence Staff, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs appear regularly and individually before said committee; and that these meetings be televised. |
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| January 27, 2015 — Mr. Brison (Kings—Hants) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should not incur billions of dollars of debt this fiscal year in order to finance an income splitting plan that provides no benefit to 85% of Canadian households while forcing middle class families to pay for a tax break that will primarily benefit the wealthiest Canadians. |
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| January 27, 2015 — Mr. Goodale (Wascana) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should not incur billions of dollars of debt this fiscal year in order to finance an income splitting plan that provides no benefit to 85% of Canadian households while forcing middle class families to pay for a tax break that will primarily benefit the wealthiest Canadians. |
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| January 27, 2015 — Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the Prime Minister of Canada should hold annual First Ministers' Conferences. |
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| January 27, 2015 — Ms. Murray (Vancouver Quadra) — That, consistent with the Parliamentary oversight put in place by the Progressive Conservative government in 1991, combined meetings of the Standing Committee on National Defence and the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development be held at least once per week to receive briefings on the latest information regarding the multinational coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Republic of Iraq; that the Minister of National Defence, the Chief of the Defence Staff, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs appear regularly and individually before said committee; and that these meetings be televised. |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| M-558 — January 27, 2015 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should enter into negotiations with the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in order to secure for Canadian citizens the ability to receive ten-year multiple-entry tourist and business visas, and five-year multiple-entry student visas for travel to the PRC. |
| M-559 — January 27, 2015 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government of Canada should ratify Convention 138 of the International Labour Organization, concerning minimum age for admission to employment, and promptly bring Canadian federal laws into conformity with the terms of Convention 138. |
Private Members' Business |
| C-518 — January 26, 2015 — Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest) — Resuming consideration at report stage of Bill C-518, An Act to amend the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act (withdrawal allowance), as reported by the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs with amendments. |
| Resuming debate on the motions in Group No. 1. |
| Committee Report — presented on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-133. |
| Report stage motions — see “Report Stage of Bills” in today's Notice Paper. |
| Debate — 1 hour remaining, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
| Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 98(4). |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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