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Notice Paper

No. 398

Thursday, April 4, 2019

10:00 a.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

April 3, 2019 — Ms. Raitt (Milton) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (disclosure of information to victims)”.

April 3, 2019 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Copyright Act (Crown copyright)”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

Questions

Q-23752 — April 3, 2019 — Mr. Dusseault (Sherbrooke) — With regard to the statement in Budget 2019 that, “since Budget 2016, the Government has taken many actions to improve the fairness of the tax system”: (a) what is the name of each of these actions; (b) what is the total amount collected by the Canada Revenue Agency, broken down by each of the actions in (a); (c) of the actions in (a), how many actions sought specifically to address aggressive international tax avoidance; and (d) of the actions in (a), how many sought specifically to address international tax evasion?
Q-23762 — April 3, 2019 — Mr. Dusseault (Sherbrooke) — With regard to the Offshore Tax Informant Program, for each fiscal year since 2015-16 to the current date: (a) how many calls have been received; (b) how many files have been opened based on information received from informants; (c) what is the total amount of the awards paid to informants; (d) what is the total amount recovered by the Canada Revenue Agency; (e) how many current investigations are the result of information received through the program; and (f) how much money is involved in the current investigations?
Q-23772 — April 3, 2019 — Mr. Dusseault (Sherbrooke) — With regard to advertising paid for by the government for each fiscal year from April 1, 2016, to the present date: (a) how much did the government spend on advertising; (b) what was the subject of each advertisement and how much was spent on each subject; (c) which department purchased the advertising and what are the detailed expenditures of each department in this regard; (d) for each subject and department mentioned in (b) and (c), how much was spent on each type of advertising, including but not limited to (i) television, specifying the stations, (ii) radio, specifying the stations, (iii) print, i.e. newspapers and magazines, specifying the names of the publications, (iv) the Internet, specifying the names of the websites, (v) billboards, specifying their locations, (vi) bus shelters, specifying their location, (vii) advertising in all other publicly accessible places; (e) for each type of advertising in (d), was it in Canada or abroad; (f) for the answers in (b), (c) and (d), how long did the advertisements run for; (g) for each advertising purchase, who signed the contracts; (h) for each advertisement, who was involved in the production; (i) for each advertisement, was a third party involved in its publication or did a third party coordinate other advertisements based on the government advertisements; and (j) for each advertisement, did the purchase and publication coincide with a specific event, such as a sporting event?
Q-23782 — April 3, 2019 — Mr. Waugh (Saskatoon—Grasswood) — With regard to wrapping or other advertising expenditures for the exteriors of buildings since November 20, 2017, broken down by department, agency, Crown Corporation, or other government entity: (a) what is the total amount spent on wrapping or advertising, broken down by individual building; (b) what are the details of all wrapping, tarp, or similar type of advertising on government buildings, broken down by individual building, including (i) vendor, (ii) scope or description of services or goods provided, (iii) date, (iv) amount, (v) file number, (vi) address of building?
Q-23792 — April 3, 2019 — Mr. Waugh (Saskatoon—Grasswood) — With regard to the Prime Minister’s desire to have SNC-Lavalin offered a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA): (a) has the government taken any steps towards providing a DPA to SNC-Lavalin; and (b) has the Director of Public Prosecutions received any instructions or advice from the government in relation to SNC-Lavalin, and, if so, what are the details including (i) date, (ii) sender, (iii) recipient, (iv) instructions or advice?
Q-23802 — April 3, 2019 — Mrs. Block (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek) — With regard to the certification of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft by Transport Canada: (a) what specific safety tests were conducted by Transport Canada prior to the certification of the aircraft; (b) what specific tests results did Transport Canada use from the United States' Federal Aviation Administration in lieu of Transport Canada conducting its own tests; and (c) did Transport Canada rely on any testing information provided directly by the manufacturer instead of conducting its own tests, and, if so, which tests did Transport Canada rely on the manufacturer’s information for?
Q-23812 — April 3, 2019 — Mr. Fast (Abbotsford) — With regard to government funding in the riding of Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon, since November 4, 2015: (a) what are the details of all grants and contributions to any organization, body, or group, including (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality of the recipient, (iii) date on which the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency providing the funding, (vi) program under which the grant or contribution was made, (vii) nature or purpose; and (b) what is the total of all funding provided in (a)?
Q-23822 — April 3, 2019 — Mrs. McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) — With regard to the sewage lagoon which burst at the North Caribou Lake First Nation this past winter: (a) why did Indigenous Services Canada initially refuse to provide emergency repairs to the lagoon; (b) what amount has the government provided for repairs to the lagoon; and (c) when was the funding commitment conveyed to the North Caribou Lake First Nation?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Opposition Motions
April 3, 2019 — Ms. Raitt (Milton) — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House: (a) on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment, the House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole to allow the Member for Vancouver Granville to make a statement concerning the SNC-Lavalin affair, including her tenure as Minister of Veterans Affairs and her resignation from Cabinet; (b) that following the statement, Members be permitted to ask questions to the Member for Vancouver Granville and when no Member rises to be recognized by the Chair, the Committee shall rise and the House shall adjourn to the next sitting day; and (c) for the purposes of this discussion, the House call on the Prime Minister to waive solicitor-client privilege, cabinet confidentiality, and any other duty of confidentiality associated with her tenure as Minister of Veterans Affairs and her resignation from Cabinet.
Notice also received from:
Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar) — April 3, 2019

April 3, 2019 — Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) — That the House recognize the government’s failure to handle Canada’s relationship with China and call on the government to appoint immediately an Ambassador to China, send a high-level delegation involving elected officials to China to resolve the trade dispute on canola, and table a plan to mitigate these and any future trade actions from China.
Notice also received from:
Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar) — April 3, 2019

April 3, 2019 — Ms. Raitt (Milton) — That, in the spirit of Canadian whistleblower laws that protect individuals from retribution for exposing government corruption and misconduct, this House condemn the removal of the Member for Vancouver Granville and the Member for Markham—Stouffville from the government caucus.
Notice also received from:
Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar) — April 3, 2019

April 3, 2019 — Ms. Raitt (Milton) — That the House call on the government to initiate an immediate investigation into the leak related to the potential nomination to the Supreme Court of the Chief Justice of the Manitoba Court of Appeal and that the government report to the House on the matter no later than Wednesday, June 19, 2019.
Notice also received from:
Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar) — April 3, 2019

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

M-226 — April 3, 2019 — Mr. Nault (Kenora) — That the House: (a) call on the Standing Committee on Health to undertake a study and report back on its findings to determine (i) the factors that contribute to significant disparities in the health outcomes of rural Canadians, compared to those in urban centres, (ii) strategies, including the use of modern and rapidly improving communications technologies, to improve health care delivery to rural Canadians; and (b) call on the government to work with the provinces and territories, and relevant stakeholders, to further address and improve health care delivery in rural Canada.

Private Members' Business

M-207 — January 28, 2019 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Van Kesteren (Chatham-Kent—Leamington), seconded by Mr. Eyking (Sydney—Victoria), — That, in the opinion of the House, in recognition of the sacrifices made by Canadians in the liberation of the Netherlands, as well as the contributions made to Canada by those of Dutch heritage, the government should recognize every May 5 as Dutch Heritage Day to honour this unique bond.
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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