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Notice Paper

No. 41

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

10:00 a.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

February 3, 2014 — Mr. Kellway (Beaches—East York) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish International Mother Language Day”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

Questions

Q-2672 — February 3, 2014 — Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) — With regard to the practice of confining laying hens to battery cages, and with particular reference to the fact that resolutions have been passed by Egg Farmers of Canada and the provincial egg boards of Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec to impose a moratorium on the construction of new battery cage facilities by December 31, 2014, with other egg-producing provinces currently considering the same resolution: (a) is the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food working with industry to ensure that the use of these intensive confinement systems is phased out on Canadian farms; (b) will the Minister provide concrete support and incentives for an ambitious timeline for the phase-out of the use of battery cage facilities across Canada; (c) will the Minister provide immediate funding to the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) to provide them with the short-term funds they need to complete the review of the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Laying Hens; and (d) will the Minister commit to working with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to develop an on-farm inspection program to verify the welfare standards established in the NFACC Codes of Practice?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

M-492 — February 3, 2014 — Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize that apprenticeships provide access to a career for unemployed youth, create trained workers for industry, and generate benefits for the economy as a whole; (b) act immediately to develop a policy, including clear mechanisms, timelines and targets, that promotes the use of apprentices in federal infrastructure projects by adopting a request-for-proposals scoring system for the procurement of infrastructure contracts which provides incentives to companies who utilize apprentices; and (c) explore using successful programs such as Central Ontario Building Trades Hammer Heads Program as a model.

Private Members' Business

M-441 — November 8, 2013 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Morin (Laurentides—Labelle), seconded by Mr. Rankin (Victoria), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should, following consultations with provinces, territories, municipalities and First Nations, carry out a review of the Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations with the objective of facilitating and accelerating the process allowing local administrations to request restrictions regarding the use of vessels on certain waters in order to improve how waters are managed, public safety and the protection of the environment.
Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:
Mr. Rankin (Victoria) — May 22, 2013
Mr. Dubé (Chambly—Borduas) — October 30, 2013
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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