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Notice PaperNo. 175 Thursday, February 19, 2015 10:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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| February 18, 2015 — The Minister of Transport — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act”. |
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| 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 amend the Canada Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act”. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-10622 — February 18, 2015 — Mr. Choquette (Drummond) — With regard to the Old Age Security program: (a) how do government policies define someone who “makes his home and ordinarily lives”; (b) what criteria are used to calculate the number of years of Canadian residence; (c) what is the process for calculating the number of years of Canadian residence; (d) what instructions do public servants have for calculating the number of years of Canadian residence; and (e) how is the duration of travel outside the country estimated in cases where proof of travel is not available? |
| Q-10632 — February 18, 2015 — Ms. Bennett (St. Paul's) — With regard to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada and to each First Nation reserve community: (a) does the community have its own on-reserve fire department or fire protective service; (b) if the answer to (a) is negative, does the community have a contract or agreement with a municipality or other fire department or fire protective service, providing (i) the name of the other party to that contract or agreement, (ii) the start and end dates of that contract or agreement; (c) if the answer to (b) is negative, did the community formerly have a contract or agreement with a municipality or other fire department or fire protective service, providing (i) the name of the other party to that contract or agreement, (ii) the start and end dates of that contract or agreement, (iii) the reason for which the contract or agreement is no longer in force; and (d) what are the titles, dates, and file numbers of all reports, briefing materials, briefing notes, memoranda, dossiers, dockets, or assessments, created or modified since January 1, 2010, held by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Public Safety Canada, Health Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or Intergovernmental Affairs, concerning fire protective services in any particular First Nations reserve community or group of communities, or concerning fire protective services in First Nations reserve communities in general? |
| Q-10642 — February 18, 2015 — Mr. Vaughan (Trinity—Spadina) — With respect to employment at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): (a) how many positions at CRA have been cut as part of the government’s plan to eliminate 19 200 jobs from the federal public service as of 2015, broken down by (i) number of actual positions cut, (ii) number of full-time equivalent (FTE) positions cut, (iii) divisions where these cuts have been made, including the total number of positions and FTEs cut from each division, (iv) locations of these cuts across the country; (b) are 3 008 FTE positions still the estimated number of cuts to be made at CRA as part of the plan referred to in (a); (c) in which divisions are the 3 008 FTE positions, or revised target number, anticipated to take place; (d) are any auditors in the Aggressive International Tax Planning (AITP) division to be cut as part of the estimate in (b); (e) how many auditor positions at CRA have been cut as of January 31, 2015; (f) how many auditor positions have been cut from the AITP division as of January 31, 2015; (g) how many auditors were working in AITP before cutbacks, if any, took place; (h) how many auditors are currently working in AITP; and (i) how many auditors were working in AITP, broken down by fiscal year, for each of the past five years, including the current fiscal year? |
| Q-10652 — February 18, 2015 — Mr. Vaughan (Trinity—Spadina) — With respect to the Advisory Committee on Vice-Regal Appointments: (a) how many people are employed by the committee; (b) what expenses have been incurred by the committee since its creation; and (c) what expenses have been incurred by individual members of the committee since its creation, broken down by (i) member, (ii) year, (iii) type of expense? |
| Q-10662 — February 18, 2015 — Ms. Freeland (Toronto Centre) — With regard to government communications: what are the details of all bulk-mail or addressed direct-mail advertising or communications activities undertaken by any department, agency, or crown corporation since January 1, 2011, including the enclosure of informational pamphlets or leaflets along with a cheque, statement or notice, giving in each instance (i) the start and end date of the advertising or communications activity, (ii) the nature, purpose, or description of the activity, (iii) the cost of printing the advertising or communications piece, pamphlet, or leaflet, (iv) the cost of mailing the advertising or communications piece, pamphlet, or leaflet, other than in those instances where it was mailed along with a cheque, statement or notice, (v) the language or languages in which the communications piece, pamphlet, or leaflet was printed, (vi) the title, headline, or rubric of the communications piece, pamphlet, or leaflet, if applicable, (vii) the intended demographic segment which the activity was intended to reach or influence, and the criteria by which that demographic segment was identified, if applicable, (viii) the geographical distribution which the activity was intended to reach or influence, such as Forward Sortation Area, municipality, province or territory, federal electoral district, or other geographical area or areas, and the criteria by which that geographical distribution was identified, if applicable, (ix) the file or other identification number of the activity, (x) the file or other identification number, title, and date, of any report or analysis of the effectiveness or outcome of the bulk-mail or direct-mail campaign? |
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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| M-564 — February 18, 2015 — Mr. Toone (Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — That, in the opinion of the House, given the increase in oil tanker traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway, the government should increase its oil-spill response capability in the Gulf of St. Lawrence by setting up a centre of expertise and emergency response in the Magdalen Islands, and that this centre study the real risk of a spill and report annually to the House. |
| M-565 — February 18, 2015 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should take steps to address the growing affordable-housing crisis affecting middle and low-income Canadians by: (a) acknowledging that the federal government has a critical role to play in increasing the supply of affordable housing; (b) recognizing the negative impacts of unaffordable housing prices on the health of communities and cities; (c) pro-actively addressing the looming crisis for cooperative housing as federal rental subsidies run out; and (d) undertaking the necessary investments to create a renewed supply of quality, affordable and mixed-income housing developments for Canadians. |
| M-566 — February 18, 2015 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize the links between oral health and overall health, and commence the introduction of national, publicly-financed universal dental insurance coverage for seniors and children 12 years of age and younger. |
| M-567 — February 18, 2015 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should take immediate steps to address the alarming and dangerous loss of bee colonies and other pollinating insects in Canada and beyond: (a) by recognizing the vital role that bees and other pollinating insects perform ecologically, economically, and for our food security; (b) by eliminating the widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides; and (c) by developing a strategy to address the multiple factors related to bee colony deaths, such as parasites, the destruction and disturbance of habitat, and the use of pesticides. |
Private Members' Business |
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