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Notice PaperNo. 280 Tuesday, April 17, 2018 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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Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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| April 16, 2018 — Ms. Brosseau (Berthier—Maskinongé) — That the 15th Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, be concurred in. |
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| April 16, 2018 — Mrs. Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville) — That the 59th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Monday, April 16, 2018, be concurred in. |
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| April 16, 2018 — Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga) — That the 59th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Monday, April 16, 2018, be concurred in. |
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| April 16, 2018 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the 59th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Monday, April 16, 2018, be concurred in. |
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| April 16, 2018 — Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — That the 59th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Monday, April 16, 2018, be concurred in. |
Questions |
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| Q-16472 — April 16, 2018 — Mr. Allison (Niagara West) — With regard to Bill C-74, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures: does the government consider the 556-page bill to be an omnibus bill and, if not, what is the threshold for omnibus legislation which the bill fails to meet? |
| Q-16482 — April 16, 2018 — Mr. Allison (Niagara West) — With regard to all surveys conducted by the government with a cost in excess of $10,000, since January 1, 2016: what are the details of all such surveys, including (i) vendor, (ii) date and duration, (iii) questions asked, (iv) answers, findings and results, (v) file number of associated contracts, (vi) goal or rationale of survey? |
| Q-16492 — April 16, 2018 — Mr. Allison (Niagara West) — With regard to government employees, broken down by department, agency, and other government entity, and as of April 1, 2018: (a) what was the total number of employees or full-time equivalents; (b) what was the total number of employees at each Treasury Board classification level (AS-07, EX-02, etc.); and (c) what is the associated salary range of each classification level in (b)? |
| Q-16502 — April 16, 2018 — Mrs. Stubbs (Lakeland) — With regard to middle-class Canadians: (a) how many Canadians have joined the middle-class since November 4, 2015; and (b) how many former middle-class Canadians have fallen below the middle-class threshold since November 4, 2015, and are now struggling to rejoin the middle-class? |
| Q-16512 — April 16, 2018 — Mrs. Stubbs (Lakeland) — With regard to the carbon tax: (a) how much will the $50 per tonne carbon tax reduce CO2 emissions in each of the next three years; and (b) if the answer to (a) is not a number, is the government’s refusal to divulge the number because the government does not know the number, or because releasing the information would be embarrassing for the government? |
| Q-16522 — April 16, 2018 — Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga) — With regard to the backlog of Access to Information requests in the Privy Council Office (PCO) and Prime Minister’s Office: (a) broken down by month, how many additional staff have been hired by PCO’s Access to Information and Privacy division to deal with the backlog, since January 1, 2016; and (b) has any quantifiable progress been made by PCO in addressing the progress and, if so, what are the details of such progress? |
| Q-16532 — April 16, 2018 — Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga) — With regard to the contribution provided by the National Research Council to AggregateIQ Data Services Ltd: (a) what was the amount of the contribution; (b) what specific projects was AggregateIQ supposed to work on with the contribution; (c) what was the date of the contribution; (d) has the government referred the project to the Privacy Commissioner for investigation and, if not, why not; (e) who or what was the intended market or potential client for the product which was supposed to be developed in relation to the contribution; and (f) were either the Liberal Party of Canada or Canada 2020 contacted in any way in relation to the project and, if so, what are the details of any such contact? |
| Q-16542 — April 16, 2018 — Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola) — With regard to victims of the British Columbia wildfires who lost trees when their property was destroyed: (a) are reports that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is forcing homeowners to claim capital gains on the value of the associated lumber accurate; and (b) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, does the Minister responsible agree with the CRA decision? |
| Q-16552 — April 16, 2018 — Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — With regard to the approximately $5.3 million contract awarded to McCarthy Tetrault in relation to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: (a) what is the total value of the contract; (b) what is the start date and end date of the contract; and (c) what is the detailed description of the services or goods being provided to the government in exchange for the $5.3 million? |
| Q-16562 — April 16, 2018 — Mr. Shipley (Lambton—Kent—Middlesex) — With regard to the “Directive on Leave and Special Working Arrangements”: (a) how many leaves without pay were requested on or after November 4, 2015, to permit acceptance of employment in the office of the Prime Minister, a Minister, a Minister of state, a Senator or a Member of the House of Commons, broken down by the department or agency granting the leave; (b) of the requests in (a), how many were (i) accepted, (ii) rejected; (c) what are the names of the public servants who submitted a request in each (b)(i) and (ii); (d) what are the titles and units of the public servants who submitted a request in each (b)(i) and (ii); and (e) which offices did the public servants who submitted a request in each (b)(i) and (ii) join or intend to join, as the case may be? |
| Q-16572 — April 16, 2018 — Mr. Shipley (Lambton—Kent—Middlesex) — With regard to exempt staff appointments under section 128 of the Public Service Employment Act: (a) how many persons currently holding an exempt staff appointment are on a leave of absence from substantive positions in the public service, broken down by minister’s office; (b) with respect to the persons referred to in (a), what are their (i) names, (ii) exempt staff position titles, (iii) position titles, organizational unit, and department or agency of the substantive public service position; (c) how many persons currently employed in substantive positions in the public service received an appointment to an exempt staff positions after November 4, 2015, broken down by current department or agency of employment; and (d) with respect to the persons referred to in (c), what are their (i) names, (ii) current position titles, organizational unit, and department or agency, (iii) titles and minister’s office of the exempt staff position? |
| Q-16582 — April 16, 2018 — Mr. Shields (Bow River) — With regard to the skating rink on Parliament Hill: (a) what is the final cost of the skating rink, broken down by item and type of expense; and (b) if not included in (a), what is the cost of the tear down of the rink and repairing or replacing the lawn, broken down by item and type of expense? |
| Q-16592 — April 16, 2018 — Mr. Shields (Bow River) — With regard to the trip to South Korea by the Minister of Canadian Heritage in April of 2018 to study “K-pop” music: (a) what was the Minister’s itinerary on the trip; (b) why did the Minister ignore her department’s recommendation not to take the trip; (c) excluding invoices yet to be received, what are the details of all expenditures related to the trip, including (i) vendor, (ii) date, (iii) amount, (iv) description of goods or services; and (d) what specifically did the Minister learn about “K-pop” music on the trip which justified the associated costs? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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Private Members' Business |
| S-210 — February 28, 2018 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Aldag (Cloverdale—Langley City), seconded by Ms. Alleslev (Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill), — That Bill S-210, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
| 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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