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Notice Paper

No. 174

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

2:00 p.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

Questions

Q-10432 — May 9, 2017 — Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — With regard to the distribution of flags and other items for Canada Day by the Department of Canadian Heritage through offices of Members of Parliament: (a) how many flags have been distributed or does the government intend to distribute, broken down by type, including (i) large flag post nylon Canadian flags (90cm x 180cm), (ii) small desktop nylon Canadian flags (30cm x 15cm) with a plastic stand, (iii) large flag post Canada 125 nylon flags (90cm x 180cm); and (b) of the items in (a), since January 1, 2017, how many have been distributed to (i) individual Liberal Member offices, (ii) individual Conservative Member offices, (iii) individual New Democratic Party Member offices, (iv) individual Bloc Quebecois Member offices, (v) individual Green Party Member offices?
Q-10442 — May 9, 2017 — Mrs. Block (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek) — With regard to the response by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport on March 10, 2017, how does Transport Canada define a middle class Canadian traveler?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Opposition Motions
May 9, 2017 — Mr. Rankin (Victoria) — That Standing Order 11(2) be replaced with the following: "The Speaker or the Chair of Committees of the Whole, after having called the attention of the House, or of the Committee, to the conduct of a Member who persists in irrelevance, or repetition, including during responses to oral questions, may direct the Member to discontinue his or her intervention, and if then the Member still continues to speak, the Speaker shall name the Member or, if in Committee of the Whole, the Chair shall report the Member to the House." .

May 9, 2017 — Mr. Dubé (Beloeil—Chambly) — That Standing Order 11(2) be replaced with the following: "The Speaker or the Chair of Committees of the Whole, after having called the attention of the House, or of the Committee, to the conduct of a Member who persists in irrelevance, or repetition, including during responses to oral questions, may direct the Member to discontinue his or her intervention, and if then the Member still continues to speak, the Speaker shall name the Member or, if in Committee of the Whole, the Chair shall report the Member to the House.".

May 9, 2017 — Mr. Rankin (Victoria) — That, in the opinion of the House: (a) public infrastructure should serve the interests of Canadians, not work to make private investors rich; (b) the Liberals did not reveal to voters its plans to privatize investment in public infrastructure; (c) infrastructure built by private investors will cost more than public infrastructure; (d) it is a conflict of interest to allow private corporations, who will be the largest beneficiaries of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, to participate in the planning and development of the Bank; (e) the Bank will leave taxpayers with an unacceptable burden of fees, tolls, and privatization that will only make private investors wealthy, to the detriment of the public interest; and (f) the clauses concerning the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s creation should be removed from Bill C-44, Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1, so they can be studied as a stand-alone bill.

May 9, 2017 — Mr. Dubé (Beloeil—Chambly) — That, in the opinion of the House: (a) public infrastructure should serve the interests of Canadians, not work to make private investors rich; (b) the Liberals did not reveal to voters its plans to privatize investment in public infrastructure; (c) infrastructure built by private investors will cost more than public infrastructure; (d) it is a conflict of interest to allow private corporations, who will be the largest beneficiaries of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, to participate in the planning and development of the Bank; (e) the Bank will leave taxpayers with an unacceptable burden of fees, tolls, and privatization that will only make private investors wealthy, to the detriment of the public interest; and (f) the clauses concerning the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s creation should be removed from Bill C-44, Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1, so they can be studied as a stand-alone bill.

May 9, 2017 — Mr. Rankin (Victoria) — That, given that there is currently a housing crisis in most major Canadian cities and that the government promised to introduce a pan-Canadian housing strategy and long-term funding to address it, but that 90% of the funding announced in the 2017-18 budget will not be available until after the 2019 election, the House call on the government to: (a) recognize the right to housing in its housing strategy; and (b) take the necessary measures to achieve the full realization of this right by (i) immediately making the announced funding available for immediate needs, (ii) expanding funding for the “Homelessness Partnering Strategy”, (iii) building new social and community housing units, (iv) introducing a targeted strategy to address housing needs in Indigenous communities, (v) taking concrete measures to counter real estate speculation.

May 9, 2017 — Ms. Boutin-Sweet (Hochelaga) — That, given that there is currently a housing crisis in most major Canadian cities and that the government promised to introduce a pan-Canadian housing strategy and long-term funding to address it, but that 90% of the funding announced in the 2017-18 budget will not be available until after the 2019 election, the House call on the government to: (a) recognize the right to housing in its housing strategy; and (b) take the necessary measures to achieve the full realization of this right by (i) immediately making the announced funding available for immediate needs, (ii) expanding funding for the “Homelessness Partnering Strategy”, (iii) building new social and community housing units, (iv) introducing a targeted strategy to address housing needs in Indigenous communities, (v) taking concrete measures to counter real estate speculation.

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

Private Members' Business

C-291 — March 10, 2017 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Dusseault (Sherbrooke), seconded by Ms. Brosseau (Berthier—Maskinongé), — That Bill C-291, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (genetically modified food), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.
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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