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Notice Paper

No. 92

Thursday, May 29, 2014

10:00 a.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

May 28, 2014 — Mr. Del Mastro (Peterborough) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Assisted Human Reproduction Act (surrogacy)”.

May 28, 2014 — Mr. Fortin (Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (suicide)”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

May 28, 2014 — Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) — That, in accordance with subsection 53(1) of the Privacy Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. P-21, and pursuant to Standing Order 111.1, the House approve the appointment of Daniel Therrien as Privacy Commissioner, for a term of seven years.
Motion — to be decided without debate or amendment, pursuant to Standing Order 111.1(2).

May 28, 2014 — Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.

May 28, 2014 — Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) — That the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.

Questions

Q-5182 — May 28, 2014 — Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury) — With regard to the promotion of Canada's travel and tourism sector: broken down by fiscal year since 2005-2006 up to and including the current fiscal year, (a) what is the total amount spent by the government on advertising; (b) what is the total amount spent in foreign markets, broken down by individual market; (c) what is the total amount spent on print advertising, broken down by individual market; (d) what is the total amount spent on television advertising, broken down by individual market; (e) what is the total amount spent on radio advertising, broken down by individual market; (f) what is the total spending by the government for online or web advertising; and (g) what is the total amount spent on advertising through (i) Facebook, (ii) Twitter, (iii) Google?
Q-5192 — May 28, 2014 — Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury) — With regard to the Hiring Credit for Small Business, since 2011-2012: broken down by fiscal year up to and including the current fiscal year, (a) what is the total cost of the Hiring Credit for Small Business; (b) what is the total number of small businesses that successfully accessed the hiring credit; and (c) what was the average tax savings for small business owners who successfully accessed the hiring credit?
Q-5202 — May 28, 2014 — Mr. Casey (Charlottetown) — With respect to Ministers' Regional Offices (MRO) located in each province: broken down by year since 2006, (a) how many full time staff is assigned and based at each MRO; (b) how many part time or casual staff is assigned and based at each MRO; (c) how many contract staff is assigned to work at each MRO; (d) what are the titles and salaries with respect to answers provided in (a), (b) and (c); (e) what is the overall budget to operate each MRO; and (f) what is the list of all staff or titles used in each MRO?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

M-512 — May 28, 2014 — Mr. Kellway (Beaches—East York) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should establish a responsible policy for federal procurement of clothing and other textiles that includes: (a) requiring that all clothing and other textiles bought by departments, agencies and crown corporations be made in facilities that comply with local laws and minimum international labour standards, including no forced labour, no child labour, freedom of association, safe and hygienic working environments, and no discrimination; (b) comprehensive requirements for publically available supply chain disclosure including the name and full address of all manufacturing facilities; (c) an independent compliance assessment process that includes opportunities for formal complaints, with provisions for independent inspections and corrective action in response to credible complaints; (d) promoting awareness, understanding, and support among Canadian businesses and individuals of the importance of humane working conditions; and (e) public reporting of all the above.
M-513 — May 28, 2014 — Mr. Toone (Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — That, in the opinion of the House, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage should study access to the local programming of CBC/Radio-Canada, of provincial public broadcasters and of the broadcasting services for the debates of the Parliament of Canada and of provincial and territorial legislative assemblies in regions without access to digital broadcasting, relying primarily on the Local Television Satellite Solution programming.
M-514 — May 28, 2014 — Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should, as part of the celebrations taking place in 2017, where it has jurisdiction and in cooperation with the other levels of government, study the possibility of commemorating the historical importance of certain waterways in building and developing the country by: (a) maximizing public access to river banks; and (b) creating projects that could serve as a legacy, such as (i) footpaths, (ii) bicycle paths, (iii) public spaces such as parks and beaches, (iv) the designation of heritage sites.

Private Members' Business

M-497 — February 26, 2014 — Mr. Choquette (Drummond) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should implement an energy efficiency program to encourage owners of houses, residential buildings, shops and businesses to reduce their energy consumption, with a view to: (a) combatting climate change; (b) lowering the energy bills of Canadians; and (c) creating jobs and stimulating the economy.
Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:
Ms. Leslie (Halifax), Mr. Lapointe (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup), Ms. Laverdière (Laurier—Sainte-Marie), Ms. Ayala (Honoré-Mercier), Ms. Freeman (Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel), Ms. Morin (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine), Mr. Giguère (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin), Ms. Papillon (Québec), Mr. Rousseau (Compton—Stanstead), Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore), Mr. Nunez-Melo (Laval), Mr. Jacob (Brome—Missisquoi), Mr. Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant), Mr. Cleary (St. John's South—Mount Pearl), Mr. Pilon (Laval—Les Îles), Mr. Côté (Beauport—Limoilou), Mr. Dusseault (Sherbrooke), Mr. Sandhu (Surrey North) and Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher) — March 26, 2014
Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — March 27, 2014

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