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Thursday, April 23, 2015 (No. 199)

Orders of the Day

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne

October 16, 2013 — Consideration of the motion for an Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne, — That the following Address be presented to His Excellency the Governor General:

To His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY:

We, Her Majesty's most loyal and dutiful subjects, the House of Commons of Canada, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Excellency for the gracious Speech which Your Excellency has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.

Government Orders

Business of Supply

October 16, 2013 — The President of the Treasury Board — Consideration of the Business of Supply.

Supply period ending June 23, 2015 — maximum of 8 allotted days, pursuant to Standing Order 81(10)(a).

Days to be allotted — 7 days remaining in current period.

Opposition Motions

October 22, 2013 — — That the Board of Internal Economy begin posting the travel and hospitality expenses of Members, on a quarterly basis, to the Parliament of Canada website in a manner similar to the guidelines used by the government for proactive disclosure of ministerial expenses.

October 22, 2013 — — That the Board of Internal Economy begin posting individual Member's Expenditure Reports, on a quarterly basis, to the Parliament of Canada website in a format more accessible to the public.

October 22, 2013 — — That the House call on the Auditor General to undertake performance audits of the House of Commons administration every three years.

October 22, 2013 — — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be directed to develop guidelines under which the Auditor General is asked to perform more detailed audits of parliamentary spending and report these guidelines to the House no later than March 31, 2014.

October 31, 2013 — — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to propose amendments to the Standing Orders that would provide Members with a mechanism to address Members’ dissatisfaction with government responses to written questions, in a manner similar to the adjournment proceedings process for oral questions; and that the Committee report these proposed amendments to the House no later than March 7, 2014.

October 31, 2013 — — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to recommend changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions governing Oral Questions, and to consider, among other things, (i) elevating decorum and fortifying the use of discipline by the Speaker, to strengthen the dignity and authority of the House, (ii) lengthening the amount of time given for each question and each answer, (iii) examining the convention that the Minister questioned need not respond, (iv) allocating half the questions each day for Members, whose names and order of recognition would be randomly selected, (v) dedicating Wednesday exclusively for questions to the Prime Minister, (vi) dedicating Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for questions to Ministers other than the Prime Minister in a way that would require Ministers be present two of the four days to answer questions concerning their portfolio, based on a published schedule that would rotate and that would ensure an equitable distribution of Ministers across the four days; and that the Committee report its findings to the House, with proposed changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions, within six months of the adoption of this order.

November 5, 2013 — — That, in the opinion of this House, the government should honour the service of Canadian military and RCMP veterans and their families by: (a) reversing the decision to close down the Veterans Affairs offices in Corner Brook, Charlottetown, Sydney, Windsor, Thunder Bay, Brandon, Saskatoon, Kelowna, and Prince George; (b) recognizing that the government has a legal, moral, social and fiduciary duty towards the men and women that the government put in harm’s way; (c) immediately implementing the recommendations put forward by the Veterans Affairs ombudsman on the New Veterans Charter; and (d) respecting the mandate of the stakeholder meeting to provide meaningful consultations with Canadian veterans.

November 5, 2013 — — That an Order of the House do issue for a copy of the following documents in the possession of the Government of Canada: (a) e-mail messages sent or received from Nigel Wright, from December 3, 2012 to May 20, 2013; (b) e-mail messages received from Nigel Wright, or his attorneys, by the government since May 20, 2013; (c) e-mail messages sent or received by Chris Woodcock, Benjamin Perrin, David van Hemmen, Jenni Byrne, Ray Novak, and Patrick Rogers from December 3, 2012 to the present; (d) e-mail messages from within the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) where Senate expenses or Senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin or Patrick Brazeau are mentioned not contained in (c) above for the same time period; (e) records of communication between Senator David Tkachuk and the PMO from December 3, 2012 to the present; (f) minutes of any meetings at the PMO where Senate expenses or Senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin or Patrick Brazeau were mentioned from December 3, 2012 to the present; and (g) cheques received by the government from Senator Mike Duffy or his attorneys related to expenses in the last two years.

November 19, 2013 — — That, in light of the Federal Court of Canada finding on May 23, 2013 by Justice Richard Mosley that the Conservative CIMS database was the likely source of election fraud in ridings across the country in the 2011 general election, the House call on Elections Canada to fully enforce the Canada Elections Act for the current by-elections in Provencher, Brandon—Souris, Toronto Centre, and Bourassa, paying close attention to any reports of similar fraudulent activity, and to report to the House within ninety calendar days any complaints or evidence that it has received of such fraudulent activity taking place.

November 19, 2013 — — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to recommend changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions governing Oral Questions, and to consider, among other things, (i) elevating decorum and fortifying the use of discipline by the Speaker, to strengthen the dignity and authority of the House, (ii) lengthening the amount of time given for each question and each answer, (iii) examining the convention that the Minister questioned need not respond, (iv) allocating half the questions each day for Members, whose names and order of recognition would be randomly selected, (v) dedicating Wednesday exclusively for questions to the Prime Minister, (vi) dedicating Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for questions to Ministers other than the Prime Minister in a way that would require Ministers be present two of the four days to answer questions concerning their portfolio, based on a published schedule that would rotate and that would ensure an equitable distribution of Ministers across the four days; and that the Committee report its findings to the House, with proposed changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions, within six months of the adoption of this order.

January 23, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, in the wake of the loss of nearly 50,000 jobs across Canada in December 2013 alone, and the Bank of Canada prediction that household debt will contribute to the continued underperformance of our economy over the next two years, the government should take immediate action to reduce current record levels of household debt.

January 28, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, many payday lenders exploit vulnerable Canadians and that the House call on the government to (a) take federal leadership in protecting Canadians from predatory lending rates; (b) ban extra fees and other loopholes that push effective lending rates beyond the criminal rate of 60 percent; and (c) work with the provinces and financial institutions to increase the accessibility to financial services for low-income Canadians.

January 28, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, credit card interest rates are too high as a result of an uncompetitive marketplace and that the House call on the government to ensure Canadians can have access to a low-rate, no frills credit card.

January 28, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, Canadians face unfair new fees for paper bills and that the House call on the government to announce immediate action in Budget 2014 to ban pay-to-pay fees.

January 31, 2014 — — That the House call on the government to refrain from spending any taxpayer funds to advertise any matter related to the 2014 Budget, including during the coverage of the upcoming Olympics, until such time as the measures have actually been implemented and made available to Canadians.

January 31, 2014 — — That the Board of Internal Economy begin posting the travel and hospitality expenses of Members, on a quarterly basis, starting with the last quarter of 2013, to the Parliament of Canada website in a manner similar to the guidelines used by the government for the proactive disclosure of ministerial expenses.

February 20, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada should be allowed to investigate electoral fraud and report on investigations.

February 20, 2014 — — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs that, during its consideration of Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, the Committee be granted the power to expand the scope of the Bill in order to: (a) increase the number of Canadian citizens that are eligible to vote; (b) improve the accuracy of the National Register of Electors; and (c) open the eligibility of those who can be added to the National Register of Electors.

February 20, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada should be allowed to encourage and promote democracy.

February 28, 2014 — — That the House express its dismay at the government’s statistics which indicate that since 2007, waiting times have increased by 200% for family reunification immigrants, by 65% for live-in caregivers, by 55% for Provincial Nominees, by up to 113% for Federal Skilled Workers, by 150% for visitor visas and by 107% for citizenship applications; and call on the government to invest the necessary resources to reduce these waiting times to at least 2007 levels.

February 28, 2014 — — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to recommend changes to the Standing Orders that would preclude the use of closure and time allocation on any legislation that seeks to amend either the Canada Elections Act or the Parliament of Canada Act and that the Committee report its findings to the House by April 11, 2014.

March 20, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the Prime Minister should, within 6 months, invite the provincial and territorial governments, as well as representatives of First Nations, Inuit and Metis, to a meeting on improving public health care for Canadians and developing federal-provincial agreements that ensure all Canadians have access to high quality public health care from coast to coast to coast.

March 28, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the drastic increase in income inequality under recent Liberal and Conservative governments harms Canadian society; and that the House express its opposition to the Conservative income splitting proposal which will make this problem worse and provide no benefit to over 86% of Canadians.

April 8, 2014 — — That Standing Order 78 be amended by adding the following:

"(4) No motion, pursuant to any paragraph of this Standing Order, may be used to allocate a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of any bill that seeks to amend the Canada Elections Act or the Parliament of Canada Act.";

and that Standing Order 57 be amended by adding the following:

", provided that the resolution or resolutions, clause or clauses, section or sections, preamble or preambles, title or titles, being considered do not pertain to any bill that seeks to amend the Canada Elections Act or the Parliament of Canada Act.".

April 24, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the Finance Minister should immediately renew the government’s commitment to working with the provinces towards an increase of benefits provided by the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans.

April 24, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, CBC/Radio-Canada plays a key role in informing, entertaining and uniting Canadians and is today weakened because of the rounds of cuts over the past 20 years, and calls on the government to: (a) reverse the $45 million in cuts for 2014-2015 in Budget 2012; and (b) provide adequate and stable funding to the public broadcaster so that it can fulfill its mandate.

May 2, 2014 — — That the House recognize that the Supreme Court ruling of April 25, 2014, does not eliminate the possibility of meaningful and immediate improvements to the Senate appointment process and call on the Prime Minister to implement a new, non-partisan, transparent process to offer suggestions to him for the appointment of future senators, including the nine current vacancies in the Senate.

May 2, 2014 — — That the House express its deep concern regarding the sharing of Canadians’ private telecommunications information over a million times with various government agencies, without any explanation or transparency; call on the government to provide the Privacy Commissioner with the information she has been requesting on this matter; and increase proper oversight on all matters of national security through the establishment of a National Security Committee of Parliamentarians as laid out in Bill C-551.

May 2, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should follow the advice of the Privacy Commissioner and make public the number of warrantless disclosures made by telecommunications companies at the request of federal departments and agencies; and immediately close the loophole that has allowed the indiscriminate disclosure of the personal information of law-abiding Canadians without a warrant.

May 12, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House: (a) a woman's right to choose abortion is a fundamental question of equality and human rights; (b) the key priorities of the government during the upcoming international summit on child and maternal health on May 28-30, 2014 should include empowering women globally, promoting gender equality and supporting reproductive health care including the full range of family planning, sexual and reproductive health options; and (c) the government should lift its policy of refusing to fund international programs that support a full range of family planning and reproductive health care options, including abortion.

May 13, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) in Canada raises significant concerns about privacy and constitutional rights, and could negatively affect as many as one million Canadians; and, as such, the government should remove the FATCA implementation provisions from the latest omnibus budget implementation bill.

June 6, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) in Canada raises major concerns about privacy and constitutional rights, and could negatively affect as many as one million Canadians; and, as such, the government should remove the FATCA implementation provisions from the latest omnibus budget implementation bill.

June 6, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should reject calls from former Liberal Ministers of Defence Bill Graham and David Pratt and refuse to participate in the North American ballistic missile defence system.

June 6, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should not commit itself to a sole source purchase of the F-35 that would have no competition, no guarantees for Canadian jobs, and would lead to significant cost overruns.

September 11, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should cancel its unilateral cuts to the Canada Health Transfer that would reduce anticipated investment in health care by as much as $36 billion and meet with provinces, territories and First Nations to establish new funding agreements focused on meeting the future health care needs of all Canadians.

September 19, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the Employment Insurance (EI) plan announced by the government on September 11, 2014, and which will begin on January 1, 2015, will not create jobs and growth but will instead provide a financial incentive for employers to lay off workers; and therefore, the House urges the government to re-direct those resources by providing employers an EI premium exemption on newly-created jobs in 2015 and 2016.

September 19, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately act to ensure that Canadians can be reunited with their families by: (a) re-opening the spouses and partners sponsorship stream as was done in 2006 and 2007; and (b) ensuring that the Department of Citizenship and Immigration has the resources it needs to process applications in a fair and timely manner.

October 3, 2014 — — That this House: (a) note Canada’s engagement in a combat mission against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant announced by the Prime Minister on October 3, 2014; (b) continue to offer its resolute and wholehearted support to the brave men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces who stand on guard for all of us; and (c) call on the government, as part of its upcoming Fall Economic Update and Budget 2015, to recommit resources in order to (i) improve the living and working conditions of Canadian Forces members through better housing and family supports, (ii) immediately address the mental health crisis facing Canadian soldiers and veterans by hiring appropriate additional mental health professionals, (iii) reverse the decision to close veterans' offices, (iv) take immediate action on the Veterans Charter in accordance with the unanimous report of the Standing Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, so that it meets the needs of veterans, especially the most seriously disabled, and their families.

October 3, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should take all necessary measures to ensure that Canadian vaccines immediately reach West African nations struggling to address the growing Ebola crisis.

October 3, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, relevance during Question Period is a two-way street, and the Speaker should monitor and enforce the rules of relevance, both requiring that questions fall within the administrative responsibility of the government, as well as requiring that replies address the matter raised in the question.

October 7, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, after 20 years of election promises and studies by Liberal and Conservative governments, a federally supported affordable child care program, which fully respects provincial, territorial and Aboriginal jurisdiction as well as Quebec’s right to withdrawal with compensation, would be good for the Canadian economy, children, women and families and, therefore, the federal government should immediately begin working with other levels of governments and stakeholders towards establishing an early childhood education and child care program with common principles including not-for-profit delivery, universality, affordability, high quality, accessibility, inclusivity, and accountability.

October 7, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the Ebola epidemic constitutes a serious global health threat, and, accordingly, the government should: (a) immediately increase its financial support to the World Health Organization and other international partners fighting the Ebola epidemic in West Africa; (b) dispatch Canadian disaster response teams trained in bio-hazard and health capabilities, backed by the full weight of the Canadian military’s logistical capabilities; and (c) take all necessary measures to ensure Canadian vaccines are immediately delivered to West African countries.

October 16, 2014 — — That the House recognize the devastation that Ebola is wreaking in Western Africa and the serious threat to public health that the virus could pose to Canada; and call on the Minister of Health, the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, and the Minister of Public Safety to appear before the Standing Committee on Health twice monthly to report on Canada’s efforts at home and abroad to ensure that the outbreak does not pose a threat to the health and safety of Canadians.

October 16, 2014 — — That the House recognize the broad consensus that exists among the provinces, municipalities, the Conference Board of Canada, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Canada West Foundation, the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, the Canadian Labour Congress, the C.D. Howe Institute, and the International Monetary Fund that infrastructure investment leads to jobs and growth; and urge the government to reverse this year’s 90% cut to the Building Canada Fund and commit to increasing investment in infrastructure in the Fall Economic Update.

December 1, 2014 — — That the House note the $1.1 billion in lapsed funding for Canadian Forces and RCMP veterans and their families, the cuts to veterans’ services, and the findings contained in the Fall Report of the Auditor General of Canada, namely, that “Veterans Affairs Canada is not adequately facilitating timely access to mental health services”, and call on the government to fully implement in the upcoming budget the recommendations contained in the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs entitled “The New Veterans Charter: Moving Forward”.

December 1, 2014 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) support the vital role played by CBC/Radio-Canada with respect to culture, the regions and Canadian identity; (b) recognize the harm caused by the $364 million in cuts made by the Liberal government in the 1990s; (c) reverse the cuts of $115 million over three years in Budget 2012; and (d) create an arm’s length commission to make appointments to the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors.

January 22, 2015 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize that CBC/Radio-Canada is supported by a clear majority of Canadians, because it plays a unique and essential role in promoting our culture; (b) provide stable, multi-year and predictable funding to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; (c) reverse the cuts of $115 million over three years in Budget 2012; and (d) establish an independent process for appointments to the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors (i) to ensure that future members are selected based on their expertise in radio, television, news and culture, not on their political allegiance, (ii) to ensure the independence of the public broadcaster as stipulated in the Broadcasting Act.

January 22, 2015 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the federal government must respect its promise, based on a 70/30 federal/provincial cost-share model, of $400 million in compensation to Newfoundland and Labrador through the province’s Fisheries Investment Fund, for lifting minimum processing requirements as part of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

January 27, 2015 — — 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.

January 27, 2015 — — 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.

January 27, 2015 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the Prime Minister of Canada should hold annual First Ministers' Conferences.

January 30, 2015 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the federal government must respect its promise to Newfoundland and Labrador of $400 million for development and renewal, based on a 70/30 federal/provincial cost-share model, through the province’s Fisheries Investment Fund, in exchange for lifting minimum processing requirements as part of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

February 20, 2015 — — That (a) the House recognize that (i) the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the prohibition on physician-assisted dying violates Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms which states that “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice”, (ii) the Supreme Court has suspended the implementation of its ruling for 12 months, (iii) the expected federal election and summer recess limit the remaining sitting days in 2015, (iv) Canadians expect Parliamentarians to take a leadership role on this issue and engage with it in an informed and respectful way, (v) a non-partisan, deliberate and effective discussion took place on this issue in the Quebec National Assembly, (vi) Parliament has a responsibility to respond to the Supreme Court ruling; and (b) a special committee be appointed to consider the ruling of the Supreme Court; that the committee consult with experts and with Canadians, and make recommendations for a legislative framework that will respect the Constitution, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the priorities of Canadians; that the committee consist of 12 members which shall include seven members from the government party, four members from the Official Opposition and one member from the Liberal Party, provided that the Chair is from the government party; that in addition to the Chair, there be one Vice-Chair from each of the recognized opposition parties; that the committee have all of the powers of a standing committee as provided in the Standing Orders, as well as the power to travel, accompanied by the necessary staff, inside and outside of Canada, subject to the usual authorization from the House; that the members to serve on the said committee be appointed by the Whip of each party depositing with the Clerk of the House a list of his or her party’s members of the committee no later than March 11, 2015; that the quorum of the committee be seven members for any proceedings, provided that at least a member of the opposition and of the government party be present; that membership substitutions be permitted to be made from time to time, if required, in the manner provided for in Standing Order 114(2); and that the committee report no later than July 31, 2015, provided that, if the committee has ready its report at any time the House stands adjourned, when that report is deposited with the Clerk of the House, it shall be deemed to have been duly presented to the House.

February 20, 2015 — — That the House express its concern about Canada’s faltering economy in light of recessions now being predicted in two provinces, the latest GDP statistics which show declining growth nationally, the flight of $28 billion in investor capital from Canada at the end of last year, anemic job creation, poor job quality, and weak labour market participation, and, further, that the House call upon the government to present a timely 2015 budget before the end of this fiscal year, which includes a transformative investment in community infrastructure to help drive greater growth and more jobs today while building the foundations of a more efficient, productive, innovative, diversified and sustainable economy of the future.

February 20, 2015 — — That the House recognize that vaccines are safe and effective, that immunizations save lives, that the multiple new domestic cases of the vaccine-preventable disease measles is deeply concerning, and that the anti-vaccine movement puts children at risk; and call on the government to launch a new, sustained immunization awareness campaign aimed at educating Canadians about the lifesaving importance of parents vaccinating their children.

March 5, 2015 — — That the Evidence of the 51st meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security held on Thursday, February 26, 2015, be deemed presented to the House as the 10th Report of the said Committee.

March 5, 2015 — — That, in the opinion of the House, considering that $750-million has been spent on advertising by the Conservative government since Justice Gomery’s scathing report on the $332-million wasted on partisan sponsorship ads by the previous Liberal government, and considering the failure of both Liberal and Conservative governments to establish meaningful oversight of the partisan use of government ad spending, all partisan government advertising should be banned and the Auditor General should be mandated to (a) conduct a swift review of all government advertising since the 2006 Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities (Gomery Inquiry); and (b) implement a strict regime of oversight for all future government advertising.

March 5, 2015 — — That, in light of sustained high unemployment since the 2008 recession and the long term downward trend in job quality since 1989 under successive Liberal and Conservative governments, as documented by CIBC, the House call on the government to make the first priority of Budget 2015 investment in measures that stimulate the economy by creating and protecting sustainable, full-time, middle-class jobs in high-paying industries in all regions of Canada and abandoning its costly and unfair $2 billion income-splitting proposal.

March 5, 2015 — — That the House call on the government to support the middle class and to help small business owners create jobs by: (a) ensuring all parliamentary appropriations for regional economic development agencies are fully disbursed this fiscal year; and (b) reducing the small business income tax rate from 11% to 10% immediately, and then to 9% when finances permit.

March 19, 2015 — — 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.

March 19, 2015 — — 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.

March 19, 2015 — — 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.

April 16, 2015 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the recent toxic bunker fuel spill in Vancouver Harbour represents an urgent reminder of the fragility of our coastal waters and, therefore, the government must reverse its cuts to marine safety, oil spill response, and environmental clean-up capacity in Vancouver and elsewhere on the coast of British Columbia by: (a) re-opening the Kitsilano Coast Guard Station; (b) re-opening the recently-closed Ucluelet Marine Communication and Traffic Service Centre; and (c) halting plans to close the Vancouver and Comox Marine Communication and Traffic Service Centres.

April 16, 2015 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should, as part of Budget 2015, close the employee stock option deduction tax loophole that gives up to $750 million annually to the wealthiest Canadians in unfair tax benefits, and instead invest in eliminating child poverty in Canada by enhancing the Working Income Tax Benefit and the National Child Benefit Supplement.

April 16, 2015 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should remove the GST from feminine hygiene products as part of Budget 2015.

Ways and Means

No. 3 — November 22, 2013 — — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Customs Tariff. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-412-3, tabled on Friday, November 22, 2013.

No. 7 — February 11, 2014 — — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act and other tax legislation. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-412-8, tabled on Tuesday, February 11, 2014.

No. 8 — February 11, 2014 — — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Excise Tax Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-412-9, tabled on Tuesday, February 11, 2014.

No. 9 — February 11, 2014 — — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Excise Act, 2001 and the Excise Tax Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-412-10, tabled on Tuesday, February 11, 2014.

No. 10 — February 11, 2014 — — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Customs Tariff. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-412-11, tabled on Tuesday, February 11, 2014.

No. 13 — October 9, 2014 — — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-412-14, tabled on Thursday, October 9, 2014.

No. 14 — October 10, 2014 — — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-412-15, tabled on Friday, October 10, 2014.

No. 18 — April 22, 2015 — Resuming debate on the motion of , seconded by , — That this House approve in general the budgetary policy of the government;

And on the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“this House not approve the budgetary policy of the government as it:

(a) gives billions of dollars in handouts to the wealthy few through income splitting, doubling Tax-Free Savings Accounts, and tax loopholes for CEOs;

(b) fails to help middle class families by creating affordable, quality childcare spaces;

(d) fails to restore the age of retirement to 65 by reversing cuts to Old Age Security;

(e) does nothing to help workers by reinstating the federal minimum wage and raising it to $15 an hour;

(f) fails to fight climate change or grow the economy while protecting the environment; and

(g) relies on one time asset sales and accounting sleight-of-hand to achieve a balance”;

And on the subamendment of , seconded by , — That the amendment be amended by adding the following:

“(h) unfairly benefits the rich instead of helping the middle class and those working hard to join it; and

(i) contains no plan for jobs and growth”.

Budget debate — maximum of 4 days, pursuant to Standing Order 84(2).

Thursday, April 23, 2015 — 2nd day.

Subject to Special Order — see Journals of Monday, April 20, 2015.

No. 19 — April 21, 2015 — — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act and other tax legislation. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-412-20, tabled on Tuesday, April 21, 2015.

No. 20 — April 21, 2015 — — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Excise Tax Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-412-21, tabled on Tuesday, April 21, 2015.

No. 21 — April 21, 2015 — — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Excise Act, 2001. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-412-22, tabled on Tuesday, April 21, 2015.

Government Bills (Commons)

C-11 — November 20, 2013 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Public Service Employment Act (priority hiring for injured veterans), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.

C-48^R — December 9, 2014 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food of Bill C-48, An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

C-49 — December 9, 2014 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology of Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Competition Act.

C-50 — February 3, 2015 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-50, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

C-51^R — April 2, 2015 — — Consideration at report stage of Bill C-51, An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security with amendments.

Committee Report — presented on Thursday, April 2, 2015, Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-207.

Report stage motions — see “Report Stage of Bills” in today's Notice Paper.

C-53 — March 11, 2015 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-53, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts.

C-56 — March 27, 2015 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to make a consequential amendment to the International Transfer of Offenders Act.

C-57^R — March 27, 2015 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill C-57, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and the Universal Child Care Benefit Act and to make related amendments to another Act.

C-58^R — March 30, 2015 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs of Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act.

Government Bills (Senate)

S-2 — December 10, 2014 — — Consideration at report stage of Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act and to make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations, as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights without amendment.

Committee Report — presented on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-167.

Report stage motions — see “Report Stage of Bills” in today's Notice Paper.

S-4^* — April 22, 2015 — — On or after Monday, April 27, 2015 — Consideration at report stage and second reading of Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology without amendment.

Committee Report — presented on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-212.

Government Business

No. 3 — October 17, 2013 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That this House take note of the Canadian economy, and

(a) recognize that Canadians' top priority remains economic growth and job creation; and

(b) commend the government's economic record which includes the creation of more than one million net new jobs since July 2009, a banking system recognized as the safest and soundest in the world for the past six years, and the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio among G7 countries;

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after “job creation; and” and substituting the following:

“(b) condemn the Conservatives' economic record, which has resulted in over 1.3 million unemployed Canadians, drastic cuts to Employment Insurance, growing inequality and the dowloading of billions of dollars of costs to individuals and other levels of government; and

(c) call on the government to introduce a real plan to create high-quality jobs and combat stagnating wages, provide tax incentives targeted to hire young Canadians, improve retirement security through increased Canada Pension Plan/Quebec Pension Plan benefits, and reduce credit card fees charged to small businesses and Canadian families.”.

No. 6 — February 5, 2014 — — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, a bill in the name of the Minister of Labour, entitled An Act to provide for the continuation and resumption of rail service operations, shall be disposed of as follows:

(a) the said bill may be read twice or thrice in one sitting;

(b) not more than two hours shall be allotted for the consideration of the second reading stage of the said bill, following the adoption of this Order;

(d) any division requested in the Committee shall be deferred until the end of the Committee’s consideration of the bill;

(e) not more than one hour shall be allotted for the consideration of the Committee of the Whole stage of the said bill;

(f) not more than one-half hour shall be allotted for the consideration of the third reading stage of the said bill, provided that no Member shall speak for more than ten minutes at a time during the said stage and that no period for questions and comments be permitted following each Member’s speech;

(g) at the expiry of the time provided for in this Order, any proceedings before the House or the Committee of the Whole shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the stage, then under consideration, of the said bill shall be put and disposed of forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment, and no division shall be deferred;

(h) when the Speaker has, for the purposes of this Order, interrupted any proceeding for the purpose of putting forthwith the question on any business then before the House, the bells to call in the Members shall be sounded for not more than thirty minutes;

(i) commencing when the said bill is read a first time and concluding when the said bill is read a third time, the House shall not adjourn except pursuant to a motion proposed by a Minister of the Crown;

(j) no motion to adjourn the debate at any stage of the said bill may be proposed except by a Minister of the Crown; and

(k) during the consideration of the said bill in the Committee of the Whole, no motion that the Committee rise or that the Committee report progress may be proposed except by a Minister of the Crown.

No. 11 — May 26, 2014 — Resuming the adjourned debate on the motion of , seconded by , — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights that, during its consideration of Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Canada Evidence Act, the Competition Act and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, the Committee be granted the power to divide the Bill into two bills: the first consisting of clauses 2 to 7 and 27, related to cyberbullying; and the second bill containing all the other provisions of Bill C-13.

No. 12 — June 19, 2014 — Resuming the adjourned debate on the motion of , seconded by , — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs that, during its consideration of Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Public Service Employment Act (enhancing hiring opportunities for certain serving and former members of the Canadian Forces), the Committee be granted the power to expand the scope of the Bill in order to allow members of the RCMP to qualify for the priority hiring program.

No. 15 — February 16, 2015 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, a bill in the name of the Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, entitled An Act to provide for the resumption of rail service operations, shall be disposed of as follows:

(a) the said bill may be read twice or thrice in one sitting;

(b) not more than two hours shall be allotted for the consideration of the second reading stage of the said bill, following the adoption of this Order;

(d) any division requested in the Committee shall be deferred until the end of the Committee’s consideration of the bill;

(e) not more than one hour shall be allotted for the consideration of the Committee of the Whole stage of the said bill;

(f) not more than one half-hour shall be allotted for the consideration of the third reading stage of the said bill, provided that no Member shall speak for more than ten minutes at a time during the said stage and that no period for questions and comments be permitted following each Member’s speech;

(g) at the expiry of the time provided for in this Order, any proceedings before the House or the Committee of the Whole shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the stage then under consideration, of the said bill shall be put and disposed of forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment, and no division shall be deferred;

(j) no motion to adjourn the debate at any stage of the said bill may be proposed except by a Minister of the Crown; and

(k) during the consideration of the said bill in the Committee of the Whole, no motion that the Committee rise or that the Committee report progress may be proposed except by a Minister of the Crown.

No. 18 — March 31, 2015 — Resuming the adjourned debate on the motion of , seconded by , — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security that, during its consideration of Bill C-51, An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, the Committee be granted the power to expand the scope of the Bill in order to: (a) ensure that the government works with Canadian communities to counter radicalization; and (b) enhance oversight of Canadian security and intelligence agencies.


^R Recommended by the Governor General ^* Referred to Committee before second reading

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