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Notice PaperNo. 209 Thursday, May 7, 2015 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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| May 6, 2015 — Mr. Adler (York Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to designate the month of May as Philippine Heritage Month”. |
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| May 6, 2015 — Ms. Adams (Mississauga—Brampton South) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (cancellation of contracts)”. |
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| May 6, 2015 — Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (microbeads)”. |
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| May 6, 2015 — Mr. Blanchette (Louis-Hébert) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Railway Safety Act (maintenance of railway works)”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-13432 — May 6, 2015 — Ms. Leslie (Halifax) — With regard to the protection of Lancaster Sound: (a) when does the government plan to complete the first phase of the feasibility study which was announced six years ago; (b) what is the timeframe in which the government expects the feasibility study be completed; (c) will the government respect the Nunavut Planning Commission’s ruling to stop additional shipping through the Lancaster Sound region until the Interim Management Plan for the Lancaster Sound Marine Conservation Area is in place; and (d) who has lobbied the government against the development of the Lancaster Sound National Marine Conservation Area? |
| Q-13442 — May 6, 2015 — Mr. Sopuck (Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette) — With regard to government funding in the riding of Selkirk—Interlake, for each fiscal year since 2007-2008 inclusively: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions, and loans to any organization, body, or group, broken down by (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality of the recipient, (iii) date on which the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency providing the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution, or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline of the press release? |
| Q-13452 — May 6, 2015 — Mr. Sopuck (Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette) — With regard to government funding in the riding of Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette, for each fiscal year since 2007-2008 inclusively: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions, and loans to any organization, body, or group, broken down by (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality of the recipient, (iii) date on which the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency providing the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution, or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline of the press release? |
| Q-13462 — May 6, 2015 — Mr. Stewart (Burnaby—Douglas) — With regard to government spending in the constituency of Burnaby—Douglas: what was the total amount of government funding, from fiscal year 2011-2012 up to and including the current fiscal year, broken down by (i) the date the funds were received in the riding, (ii) the dollar amount of the expenditure, (iii) the program through which the funding was allocated, (iv) the department responsible, (v) the designated recipient? |
| Q-13472 — May 6, 2015 — Mr. Stewart (Burnaby—Douglas) — With regard to government spending in the municipality of Burnaby, British Columbia: what was the total amount of government funding, from fiscal year 2011-2012 up to and including the current fiscal year, broken down by (i) the date the funds were received in the riding, (ii) the dollar amount of the expenditure, (iii) the program through which the funding was allocated, (iv) the department responsible, (v) the designated recipient? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Opposition Motions |
| May 6, 2015 — Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should remove the GST from feminine hygiene products. |
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| May 6, 2015 — Ms. Sims (Newton—North Delta) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately begin working with the provinces, territories, Indigenous communities and stakeholders to ensure every Canadian parent has access to high-quality childcare at a cost of no more than $15 a day per child. |
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| May 6, 2015 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should remove the GST from feminine hygiene products. |
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| May 6, 2015 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately begin working with the provinces, territories, Indigenous communities and stakeholders to ensure every Canadian parent has access to high-quality childcare at a cost of no more than $15 a day per child. |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| M-605 — May 6, 2015 — Mr. Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should appoint an independent advisory panel of tax experts to conduct a comprehensive review of personal, corporate, sales, and excise taxes, and provide detailed recommendations for consideration to the government with an objective of a tax system that: (a) is perceived as fair, internationally competitive, less complex than the current tax system, intelligible to Canadians and minimizes the burden of tax compliance on all taxpayers and that; (b) builds upon the work completed by the independent advisory panel of tax experts created by the government on November 30, 2007, that undertook a review of Canada’s international tax system and provided recommendations for consideration to the government to improve the fairness, economic efficiency and competitiveness of Canada’s system of international taxation; (c) is consistent with the Red Tape Reduction Commission, created by the government on January 13, 2011, that undertook a review of federal regulatory requirements for businesses and provided recommendations for consideration to the government to reduce the burden of regulatory compliance on businesses on a long-term basis; (d) draws on the experience of the United Kingdom’s Office of Tax Simplification that was tasked with collecting evidence and reducing the burden of tax compliance on both businesses and individual taxpayers by conducting inquiries into complex areas of the tax system and providing its government with independent advice and recommendations for reform on areas of complexity in the tax system that could be simplified; and (e) is consistent with the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance’s previous recommendations in pre-budget reports that the federal government explore ways to simplify the Income Tax Act to reduce its complexity and burden on Canadian taxpayers. |
Private Members' Business |
| C-627 — April 1, 2015 — Ms. Bateman (Winnipeg South Centre) — Consideration at report stage of Bill C-627, An Act to amend the Railway Safety Act (safety of persons and property), as reported by the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities with an amendment. |
| Committee Report — presented on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-206. |
| Report and third reading stages — limited to 2 sitting days, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
| Motion for third reading — may be made in the same sitting, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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