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Notice PaperNo. 187 Monday, March 23, 2015 11:00 a.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-11192 — March 19, 2015 — Mr. Harris (St. John's East) — With regard to Canadian support being provided to Ukraine, the Declaration of Intent between the Department of National Defence of Canada and the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine of December 8, 2014, in Kiev, the subsequent deployment of Canadian military personnel to Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, and Canada’s commitment to helping Ukraine in the strengthening of its security forces and its social and democratic institutions: (a) what activities are being carried out with the Ukrainian forces, the Ukrainian government, or civilians, with respect to (i) strengthening the capacity of Ukrainian security forces, (ii) promoting institutions that serve the wellbeing of Ukrainian society, (iii) training Ukrainian personnel in areas of policing, medical and personal protective measures, (iv) enhancing Ukrainian democratic institutions; (b) how many Canadian personnel are involved, in total and in each of the categories of activities mentioned in (a), further broken down by whether they are civilian or military; (c) are the deployed personnel members of the RCMP, the Canadian Armed Forces, or other institutions, agencies or organizations and, if so, what are these other institutions, agencies or organizations; (d) what are the measures of success used in evaluating progress on the aforementioned objectives; (e) what progress has been made on the aforementioned objectives since the signing of the Declaration of Intent referenced above; (f) who is directly responsible for the leadership and oversight of the deployment to Ukraine; and (g) what form does the government expect future Canadian cooperation with and support to Ukraine to take? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Opposition Motions |
| March 19, 2015 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — That, in the opinion of the House, microbeads in consumer products entering the environment could have serious harmful effects, and therefore the government should take immediate measures to add microbeads to the list of toxic substances managed by the government under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. |
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| March 19, 2015 — Ms. Leslie (Halifax) — That, in the opinion of the House, microbeads in consumer products entering the environment could have serious harmful effects, and therefore the government should take immediate measures to add microbeads to the list of toxic substances managed by the government under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. |
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| March 19, 2015 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — That, in the opinion of the House, the federal government’s transfer of responsibilities for housing programs to the provinces in 1996 greatly exacerbated Canada’s ongoing housing crisis; the federal government should be a long-term, stable partner in building and maintaining affordable housing; and therefore, Budget 2015 should commit to addressing the growing affordable-housing crisis affecting middle- and low-income Canadians through the renewal of long-term social-housing funding to create the next generation of affordable housing in Canada. |
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| March 19, 2015 — Ms. Boutin-Sweet (Hochelaga) — That, in the opinion of the House, the federal government’s transfer of responsibilities for housing programs to the provinces in 1996 greatly exacerbated Canada’s ongoing housing crisis; the federal government should be a long-term, stable partner in building and maintaining affordable housing; and therefore, Budget 2015 should commit to addressing the growing affordable-housing crisis affecting middle- and low-income Canadians through the renewal of long-term social-housing funding to create the next generation of affordable housing in Canada. |
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| March 19, 2015 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — That, in the opinion of the House, Canadians are paying unnecessarily high direct and indirect costs for prescription drugs, putting at risk healthy outcomes and straining household budgets, and therefore the government should immediately enter into discussions with provinces, territories, industry, consumers, and experts towards introducing universal public drug insurance for all Canadians. |
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| March 19, 2015 — Mr. Rankin (Victoria) — That, in the opinion of the House, Canadians are paying unnecessarily high direct and indirect costs for prescription drugs, putting at risk healthy outcomes and straining household budgets, and therefore the government should immediately enter into discussions with provinces, territories, industry, consumers, and experts towards introducing universal public drug insurance for all Canadians. |
| Supplementary Estimates (C) |
| UNOPPOSED VOTES |
| March 19, 2015 — The President of the Treasury Board — That the Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, be concurred in. |
| Voting — not later than 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders, pursuant to Standing Order 81(17). |
| Interim Supply |
| March 19, 2015 — President of the Treasury Board — That this House do concur in Interim Supply as follows: |
| That a sum not exceeding $25,776,976,948.58 being composed of: |
| (1) three twelfths ($15,713,127,306.75) of the total of the amounts of the items set forth in the Proposed Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016, except for those items below: |
| (2) eleven twelfths of the total of the amount of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Vote 1, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Vote 1, Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission Vote 1, Marine Atlantic Inc. Vote 1, Office of Infrastructure of Canada Vote 5, Treasury Board Secretariat Vote 5 and Windsor-Detoit Bridge Authority Vote 1 (Schedule 1.1), of the said Estimates, $892,687,978.43; |
| (3) eight twelfths of the total of the amount of Finance Vote 5 and Justice Vote 1 (Schedule 1.2), of the said Estimates, $163,221,484.66; |
| (4) seven twelfths of the total of the amount of Canada Council for the Arts Vote 1, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Vote 1, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Vote 1, Canadian Polar Commission Vote 1 and Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 10 (Schedule 1.3), of the said Estimates, $249,329,318.00; |
| (5) six twelfths of the total of the amount of Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Vote 5, Employment and Social Development Vote 5, Health Vote 10 and Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee Vote 1 (Schedule 1.4), of the said Estimates, $1,696,722,693.50; |
| (6) five twelfths of the total of the amount of Agriculture and Agri-Food Vote 5, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Vote 1, Canadian Food Inspection Agency Votes 1 and 5, Canadian Space Agency Votes 5 and 10, National Arts Centre Corporation Vote 1, Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 1, Statistics Canada Vote 1 and Transport Votes 1 and 5 (Schedule 1.5), of the said Estimates, $1,370,857,681.24; |
| (7) four twelfths of the total of the amount of Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada Vote 1, Citizenship and Immigration Vote 5, House of Commons Vote 1, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Votes 1 and 10, Industry Votes 1 and 10, Library of Parliament Vote 1, National Battlefields Commission Vote 1, Natural Resources Vote 1, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Vote 5, Public Service Commission Vote 1, Public Works and Government Services Vote 1, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Vote 1, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Vote 5 and VIA Rail Canada Inc. Vote 1 (Schedule 1.6), of the said Estimates, $5,500,651,897.00; |
| (8) four twelfths of the total of the amount of Parks Canada Agency Vote 1 (Schedule 2.1), of the said Estimates, $190,378,589.00; |
| be granted to Her Majesty on account of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. |
| Voting — not later than 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders, pursuant to Standing Order 81(17). |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| M-581 — March 19, 2015 — Mr. Toone (Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — That the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage be instructed to undertake a study on the creation of an emergency fund that would provide financial assistance, in the event of a disaster, to heritage institutions such as the museum network, historic buildings and tourist attractions, the closure of which would represent a major loss for the communities that depend on them; and that it report its observations and recommendations to the House. |
| M-582 — March 19, 2015 — Mrs. Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should proclaim April 12 as an annual day of national dialogue on ending racism in Canada and to work toward strengthening and healing our historic relationship with First Nations. |
| M-583 — March 19, 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 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 government rental subsidies run out; and (d) renew housing funding to create the next generation of affordable housing in Canada. |
| M-584 — March 19, 2015 — Mr. Larose (Repentigny) — That, in the opinion of the House, the Minister responsible for Official Languages should convene the Estates General representing the Canadian francophonie in order to (a) discuss the overall situation facing Canada’s francophonie and its francophone citizens currently and in the future; and (b) consider the various legislative tools for addressing the linguistic, social, cultural and economic issues facing francophone Canadians. |
Private Members' Business |
| S-219 — February 5, 2015 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Adler (York Centre), seconded by Mrs. Ambler (Mississauga South), — That Bill S-219, An Act respecting a national day of commemoration of the exodus of Vietnamese refugees and their acceptance in Canada after the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. |
| 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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