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Notice PaperNo. 386 Monday, February 25, 2019 11:00 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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Questions |
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| Q-22682 — February 22, 2019 — Mr. Caron (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) — With regard to transfer payments to TransCanada Corporation since November 4, 2015: (a) what is the total of transfer payments, broken down by (i) year, (ii) grant, (iii) contribution, (iv) any other form of payment, (v) ministerial portfolio, (vi) ministerial portfolio program; and (b) do the public accounts refer to these transfer payments to TransCanada Corporation, and, if not, why? |
| Q-22692 — February 22, 2019 — Mr. Schmale (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock) — With regard to the purchase of promotional products since January 1, 2017, broken down by department, agency, or Crown corporation: (a) what products were purchased; (b) what quantity of each product was purchased; (c) what was the amount spent; (d) what was the price per unit; (e) if the products were purchased in relation to a specific event, what are the details of the event; (f) in what country was each product manufactured; and (g) what is the relevant file number for each purchase? |
| Q-22702 — February 22, 2019 — Mr. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman) — With regard to ministers and exempt staff members flying on government aircraft, including helicopters, since January 1, 2017: what are the details of all such flights, including (i) date, (ii) origin, (iii) destination, (iv) type of aircraft, (v) which ministers and exempt staff members were on board? |
| Q-22712 — February 22, 2019 — Mr. O'Toole (Durham) — With regard to expenditures related to litigation or legal proceedings since January 1, 2016, broken down by department or agency: (a) what is the total amount spent; and (b) for each case where more than $25,000 has been spent to date, what are the details, including (i) amount spent, (ii) title of proceedings, (iii) parties involved, (iv) current status of case? |
| Q-22722 — February 22, 2019 — Mr. Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) — With regard to the Clerk of the Privy Council: did the Clerk have any discussions or interactions with the Prime Minister or his exempt staff, or other ministers or their exempt staff, regarding his appearance at the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights on February 21, 2019, prior to his appearance at the Committee, and, if so, what are the details of any such discussions or interactions, including (i) date, (ii) form, (iii) list of participants, (iv) summary? |
| Q-22732 — February 22, 2019 — Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston) — With regard to the large white elm tree that is located near the southeast corner of the Centre Block of Parliament: (a) when does Public Services and Procurement Canada plan to cut it down; (b) when does Public Services and Procurement Canada plan to begin excavation or other operations that it believes necessitate the removal of the tree; (c) when was the decision made to cut it down; (d) when was the decision to cut it down announced publicly; (e) by what method was the decision to cut it down announced publicly; (f) what are the details of the public announcement made by Public Services and Procurement Canada respecting the decision to cut it down, including additional information that was made publicly available in support of the announcement; (g) what information informed the recommendation to cut it down, including the titles, authors, publications or applicable media, publishing dates, and applicable Internet addresses of all reports or other documents used to prepare the recommendation; (h) what analysis was done respecting the possibility of maintaining and protecting the tree during the excavation and other operations related to the Centre Block Rehabilitation Program and phase 2 of the Visitors’ Welcome Centre complex, including the titles, authors, publications or applicable media, publishing dates, and applicable Internet addresses of all reports or other documents used in the analysis; (i) was the Minister of Public Services and Procurement consulted on the decision to cut it down; (j) did the Minister of Public Services and Procurement authorize the decision to cut it down or, if not the Minister, who authorized the final decision to cut it down; (k) what are the details of the public consultation process that preceded the decision to cut it down, including time range, available methods of public input, public meetings held, attendance of public meetings, documents provided to the public, and advertising and public notice of the consultation process; (l) what are the details of the Parliamentary consultation process initiated by the Minister that preceded the decision to cut it down, including time range, available methods of Parliamentarian input, meetings held with Parliamentarians, documents provided to Parliamentarians, and advertising and notice to Parliamentarians of the consultation process; (m) what are the details of all meetings and communications respecting the tree since October 20, 2015, including dates, times, locations or methods, and participants, that occurred between the Greenspace Alliance of Canada's Capital and (i) the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, (ii) exempt staff in the Office of the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, (iii) employees of Public Services and Procurement Canada; (n) what are the projected costs of cutting it down, extricating the root system, and removing the resulting debris from the Parliamentary Precinct; (o) what are the projected costs of the planned carvings of the tree to be procured from the Dominion sculptor; (p) what is the name and firm, if applicable, of the arborist hired by Public Services and Procurement Canada to inspect and report on the tree; (q) when did the arborist hired by Public Services and Procurement Canada to inspect and report on the tree deliver the report to Public Services and Procurement Canada; (r) is the arborist’s report delivered to Public Services and Procurement Canada available on a public Internet site, and, if so, what is the Internet address at which the report is available; (s) what are the details of the arborist’s report on the tree that was delivered to Public Services and Procurement Canada, including (i) figures or estimates respecting the tree’s age, (ii) general health and condition, (iii) arboreal disease status, (iv) life expectancy, (v) response to past or ongoing treatment for arboreal disease, (vi) resilience against future arboreal disease, (vii) resilience against close-proximity construction or excavation, (viii) structural integrity, (ix) present, future, and contingent maintenance and care requirements; (t) what information is held by Public Services and Procurement Canada with respect to treatment provided to the tree for arboreal diseases; and (u) what information, not held by Public Services and Procurement Canada, was provided to or consulted by the department with respect to treatment provided to the tree for arboreal diseases? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Opposition Motions |
| February 22, 2019 — Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle) — That, given the Prime Minister's comments of Wednesday, February 20, 2019, that the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights is the appropriate place for Canadians to get answers on the SNC-Lavalin affair, and given his alleged direct involvement in a sustained effort to influence SNC-Lavalin's criminal prosecution, the House order the Prime Minister to appear, testify and answer questions at the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, under oath, for a televised two-hour meeting, before Friday, March 15, 2019. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Ms. Raitt (Milton) and Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar) — February 22, 2019 |
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| February 22, 2019 — Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle) — That the House order the production of the following papers and records to be tabled in the House no later than Monday, March 4, 2019, and that all papers and records be provided electronically, in a searchable format with exact duplicate documents excluded: |
| (a) all government records relating to the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, including but not limited to memos, letters, emails, PIN-to-PIN messages, SMS messages, and handwritten notes; |
| (b) all communications from November 2015 to present related to SNC-Lavalin between the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Department of Justice, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, the Prime Minister's Office and the Privy Council Office; and |
| (c) a list of all code words, nicknames, short forms, or other colloquial terms for the following individuals, including under titles they may have previously held: (i) Prime Minister, (ii) Member for Vancouver Granville, (iii) Minister of Justice and Attorney General, (iv) Clerk of the Privy Council, Michael Wernick, (v) Director of Public Prosecutions, Kathleen Roussel, (vi) Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, Katie Telford, (vii) Former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Gerald Butts, (viii) Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister, Mathieu Bouchard, (ix) Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister, Elder Marques, (x) Chief of Staff to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, Jessica Prince. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Ms. Raitt (Milton) and Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar) — February 22, 2019 |
| Supplementary Estimates (B) |
| UNOPPOSED VOTES |
| February 21, 2019 — The President of the Treasury Board — That the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, be concurred in. |
| Interim Estimates |
| UNOPPOSED VOTES |
| February 21, 2019 — The President of the Treasury Board — That the Interim Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, be concurred in. |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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Private Members' Business |
| M-206 — December 11, 2018 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Peterson (Newmarket—Aurora), seconded by Mr. Drouin (Glengarry—Prescott—Russell), — That the Standing Committee on Health be instructed to undertake a study on the level of fitness and physical activity of youth in Canada and provide recommendations and report on: (a) strategies to increase the level of fitness and physical activity for youth; (b) the economic, social, cultural, and physical and mental health benefits associated with increased fitness and physical activity among youth; (c) the impact of increased fitness and physical activity in relation to anti-bullying; and (d) that the Committee report its findings and recommendations to the House no later than June 2019. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Ouellette (Winnipeg Centre) — October 30, 2018 |
| Ms. Ratansi (Don Valley East) — October 31, 2018 |
| Mr. Grewal (Brampton East) — November 1, 2018 |
| Ms. Damoff (Oakville North—Burlington) — November 26, 2018 |
| Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — November 28, 2018 |
| Mr. Rusnak (Thunder Bay—Rainy River) — December 6, 2018 |
| 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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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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