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Notice PaperNo. 401 Tuesday, April 9, 2019 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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Questions |
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| Q-23952 — April 8, 2019 — Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West) — With regard to the government’s GoHere Washroom Locator App participation announced on December 11, 2018: (a) how much has been spent on joining this program; (b) how much does it cost to maintain participation in the program; and (c) how many-full time equivalents monitor the government’s participation in the program? |
| Q-23962 — April 8, 2019 — Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West) — With regard to the Phoenix Pay System: (a) to date, how much is the government owed in overpayments; (b) of the amount in (a), how much has been collected and how much remains to be collected; (c) how many new pay issues, or transaction errors, have been logged since March 31st, 2018; and (d) of the transactions listed in (c), how many are serviced in Miramichi and how many are serviced by other government departments based elsewhere? |
| Q-23972 — April 8, 2019 — Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West) — With regard to the recent government mail-out for the Climate Action Incentive payment in the form of a mail card: (a) how many cards were printed and what was the associated cost to print the cards; (b) broken down by province, how many cards were mailed out and what was the associated cost to mail the cards; (c) what are the details of all expenditures related to the mail-outs, including (i) vendor, (ii) amount, (iii) description of goods or services rendered, including quantity; (d) were carbon offsets purchased to offset the production of these cards and, if so, what are the details of any such expenditures; (e) was 100% recycled paper used and, if not, why not; and (f) what is the carbon footprint associated with the production of the cards, including estimated greenhouse gas emissions? |
| Q-23982 — April 8, 2019 — Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe) — With regard to the Capacity-Building Fund of the Women’s Program under the Department of Women and Gender Equality (formerly Status of Women Canada), what are: (a) the names of each organization that submitted an application for the funding; (b) the names of each organization that received or will receive funding under this grant period; (c) the amounts of funding awarded to each organization receiving it, by name; (d) the names of each organization whose application did not result in funding; and (e) the detailed descriptions of the funding allocation under this program to organizations operating federally, provincially, and regionally? |
| Q-23992 — April 8, 2019 — Mr. Motz (Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner) — With regard to funding of Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSP), since January 1, 2008, and broken down by year: (a) how many times has the government required repayment of the government contributions to a Registered Disability Savings Plan since the RDSP was established; (b) how many RDSP holders have passed away before being able to draw on their RDSP; (c) how much funding has been recovered by the government from RDSP contributions in percentage and total dollar figures; (d) how many times has the government waived repayment; (e) what conditions must be met in order for repayment to be waived; (f) how many times has an RDSP holder passed away while having children under the age of 18; and (g) what is the average value of a recovered portion of an RDSP? |
| Q-24002 — April 8, 2019 — Ms. Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton) — With regard to the $1.5 million grant provided by the government to La Passerelle I.D.E. by Public Safety Canada under the Crime Prevention Action Fund: (a) how much of the grant has been paid out to date; (b) what was the original purpose of the grant; (c) does the government believe that this money has been spent appropriately by the receiving organization and, if not, does it plan to recover any of the funding; (d) what specific action has the government taken with the organization to ensure that the money went towards its intended purpose; and (e) is the government concerned with the report in the Toronto Star that innocent women who are not sex workers have had their names put forward by the organization and, if so, what action has the government taken in response? |
| Q-24012 — April 8, 2019 — Mr. Kent (Thornhill) — With regard to Global Affairs Canada providing over $900,000 in funding to Wi’am through a $4.8 million payment to Kairos Canada as part of the government’s Women of Courage – Women, Peace, and Security program: (a) when did the government become aware that it was funding a group which supports the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sactions (BDS) campaign; (b) what is the government’s position on the statement from the director of Wi’am that “The world needs to be liberated from this guilty feeling that Israel has tried to instill in them and the world should be helping Israel shed its victim identity through BDS”; and (c) will the government immediately stop any funding to Wi’am and, if not, why not? |
| Q-24022 — April 8, 2019 — Mr. Lukiwski (Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan) — With regard to concerns that federal government job advertisements on Facebook were microtargeted at certain demographics while excluding other demographics, since November 4, 2015: (a) which government jobs were advertised on Facebook; (b) what are the details of all job advertisements, including (i) date advertisement started, (ii) job title; and (c) for each advertisement, which ones were microtargeted at certain demographics and what demographics were (i) included, (ii) excluded? |
| Q-24032 — April 8, 2019 — Mr. McColeman (Brantford—Brant) — With regard to the changes made by Veterans Affairs Canada to the disability questionnaire meant to document post-traumatic stress disorder claims by former soldiers: why was the Minister's mental health advisory committee left out of the development of the new questionnaire and not consulted about the changes? |
| Q-24042 — April 8, 2019 — Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West) — With regard to the Treasury Board Secretariat’s YouTube video titled “Cracking the Code” released on May 30, 2018: (a) how much was spent to create the video; (b) was an actor or actress paid to do the voice-over for the video and, if so, how much was the actor or actress paid; and (c) how many full-time equivalents worked on the video from development to publication? |
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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| M-227 — April 8, 2019 — Mr. Badawey (Niagara Centre) — That the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development, and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) be instructed to undertake a study of the creation of a federal trades strategy, to consider, amongst other things: (i) Regional labour shortages in the skilled trades; (ii) the impact that labour shortages could have on major projects across Canada; and (iii) how skills shortages are exacerbating these labour shortages by preventing workers from being able to find employment. |
| M-228 — April 8, 2019 — Mr. Grewal (Brampton East) — In the opinion of the House, the government should: |
| (a) strengthen Canada’s immigration system by investing the necessary resources in settlement and community services and making the necessary reforms to address continuing delays and backlogs; |
| (b) seek ways to address the frequent denial of Temporary Resident Visas (TRV) to family members of Canadians, while ensuring Canadians can have confidence that TRV holders do not violate the terms of their visa; |
| (c) undertake a comprehensive review of the TRV application process, including (i) the decision-making process, including the training for Canadian visa officers, (ii) processing times, (iii) document requirements, (iv) recourse mechanisms and recommend ways to make the TRV process more efficient, transparent and accountable to increase the economic and social benefits of visitors for Canada; |
| (d) take reasonable steps within the framework of Canada’s international commitments to deter asylum claims by those who are already living in safe countries, and to ensure that asylum claims are processed rapidly so that asylum claimants do not remain in a state of vulnerability and that Canadians can have confidence that the most vulnerable are being assisted; |
| (e) use "public policy" provisions more frequently in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to allow highly vulnerable minorities (such as Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan) to be sponsored directly from their country of origin by private organizations in Canada; and |
| (f) recognize that all political parties in Canada support immigration, and therefore work across party lines to strengthen the system and ensure that it is open, efficient, and fair. |
Private Members' Business |
| S-215 — November 26, 2018 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Ouellette (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Bagnell (Yukon), — That Bill S-215, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sentencing for violent offences against Aboriginal women), 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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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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