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Notice PaperNo. 71 Monday, June 13, 2016 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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| June 10, 2016 — Mr. Webber (Calgary Confederation) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (organ donors)”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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| June 10, 2016 — Ms. Malcolmson (Nanaimo—Ladysmith) — That the Third Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented on Friday, May 6, 2016, be concurred in. |
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| June 10, 2016 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — That the Third Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented on Friday, May 6, 2016, be concurred in. |
Questions |
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| Q-2672 — June 10, 2016 — Ms. Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton) — With regard to the 2016 Census: (a) has all personal data collected from Canadians thus far been handled in a safe and secure manner; (b) how many additional resources have been dedicated to follow up on those who have not completed the Census yet; (c) have any census workers raised concerns with regard to their safety or the safety of the data they have collected from the public; (d) has the government moved forward with prosecuting any individuals for failing to respond to the 2016 request; and (e) what is the final date for those who have not completed the 2016 Census to do so before facing prosecution? |
| Q-2682 — June 10, 2016 — Ms. Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton) — With regard to spending by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council: (a) what is the total spent since November 1, 2015; and (b) what is the breakdown of its spending by sector, and specifically for (i) agriculture, (ii) forestry, (iii) mining, (iv) fossil fuels? |
| Q-2692 — June 10, 2016 — Ms. Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton) — With regard to federal transfers for palliative care and home care, how much has been designated by the government for palliative care and home care, broken down by province and territory? |
| Q-2702 — June 10, 2016 — Ms. Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton) — With regard to federal spending on the prevention of violence against Aboriginal women and girls: (a) how much money has been spent so far on the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; (b) how much has been invested into Indigenous communities to provide education in order to prevent violence against women and children; and (c) how many additional front line resources has the government contributed to Indigenous communities to address the issue of violence against women and children? |
| Q-2712 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West) — With regard to the $1.4 million requested by the Privy Council for the new Senate appointment process: (a) how many positions does the Privy Council plan to create in order to assist the secretariat with the Senate Appointment Advisory Board; (b) of the positions in (a), how many have been filled, and for each one of the positions what is the (i) job title, (ii) pay range, (iii) date upon which it was filled; (c) for the positions in (a), what was the cost to acquire new office space for those people, as well as related costs including (i) furniture, (ii) moving costs, (iii) IT costs, (iv) other costs; (d) for the positions in (a), how many are full-time permanent positions; (e) how much has been budgeted for the website and is this included in the $1.4 million requested; (f) with regard to the creation of the new website, (i) when will it be ready, (ii) who is designing the website, (iii) who is doing the work to create the site, (iv) on what template is this website being created? |
| Q-2722 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West) — With regard to the new application process for Senate appointments: (a) how many applications were received for the first Senate appointments; (b) of the applications in (a), how many of those were unsolicited applications and how many were nominated by (i) government employees, (ii) parliamentary staff, (iii) Members of Parliament within the governing party; and (c) how were the applications received, and specifically, how many were received by (i) e-mail, (ii) phone? |
| Q-2732 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Dreeshen (Red Deer—Mountain View) — With regard to costs associated with renovating, redesigning, and re-furnishing the Prime Minister’s residence at Harrington Lake, since November 4, 2015: what is the total cost of any spending on renovating, redesigning, and re-furnishing the residence, broken down by (i) total cost, (ii) moving services, (iii) renovating services, (iv) painting, (v) flooring, (vi) furniture, (vii) appliances, (viii) art installation, (ix) all other expenditures? |
| Q-2742 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Dreeshen (Red Deer—Mountain View) — With regard to contracts under $10 000 that have been approved by the Minister of Democratic Institutions or her officials, what are the details of these contracts, broken down by contract? |
| Q-2752 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Dreeshen (Red Deer—Mountain View) — With regard to inspections conducted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency: (a) what is the total number of inspections conducted since November 4, 2015, broken down by province; (b) of the inspections in (a), how many revealed (i) listeria, (ii) E. coli, (iii) salmonella; and (c) of the inspections in (b), how many led to recalls? |
| Q-2762 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Dreeshen (Red Deer—Mountain View) — With regard to tax revenue from marijuana dispensaries, how much total tax revenue has the Canada Revenue Agency collected from marijuana dispensaries since November 4, 2015? |
| Q-2772 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Kitchen (Souris—Moose Mountain) — With regard to the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada: (a) what were the total costs incurred as a result of changing the department’s name; (b) what related costs were incurred to reflect the department’s new name, and specifically what was spent on (i) signage, (ii) stationary, (iii) business cards, (iv) promotional materials? |
| Q-2782 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Kitchen (Souris—Moose Mountain) — With regard to Global Affairs Canada: (a) what were the total costs incurred as a result of changing the department’s name; (b) what related costs were incurred to the reflect the department’s new name, and specifically what was spent on (i) signage, (ii) stationary, (iii) business cards, (iv) promotional materials? |
| Q-2792 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Kitchen (Souris—Moose Mountain) — With regard to Environment and Climate Change Canada: (a) what were the total costs incurred as a result of changing the department’s name; (b) what related costs were incurred to reflect the department’s new name, and specifically what was spent on (i) signage, (ii) stationary, (iii) business cards, (iv) promotional materials? |
| Q-2802 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Lobb (Huron—Bruce) — With regard to the Cabinet retreat in Kananaskis, Alberta: (a) what was the total cost for the retreat; (b) for any government employees with expenses related to the retreat, what were their departments and titles, and their costs for (i) accommodations, (ii) airfare, (iii) land transport, including taxis, (iii) meals, (iv) all other claims; and (c) what were the costs related to individuals not employed by the government who were invited to attend the retreat? |
| Q-2812 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Lobb (Huron—Bruce) — With regard to the Cabinet retreat in St. Andrew’s, New Brunswick: (a) what was the total cost for the retreat; (b) for any government employees with expenses related to the retreat, what were their departments and titles, and their costs for (i) accommodations, (ii) airfare, (iii) land transport, including taxis, (iii) meals, (iv) all other claims; and (c) what were the costs related to individuals not employed by the government who were invited to attend the retreat? |
| Q-2822 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Lobb (Huron—Bruce) — With regard to exempt staff working out of Minister’s regional offices: (a) how many exempt staff currently use the Minister’s regional offices as their primary office, broken down by department and regional office; and (b) what is the current budget for those staff, broken down by department and regional office? |
| Q-2832 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Lobb (Huron—Bruce) — With regard to government spending since November 4, 2015: how much money has been spent, broken down by department, on (i) taxi services, (ii) promotional materials, including but not limited to pens, stationary, mugs, and stickers, (iii) floral arrangements? |
| Q-2842 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend) — With regard to Temporary Foreign Worker inspections: how many have been conducted since November 4, 2015? |
| Q-2852 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend) — With regard to companies on the Temporary Foreign Worker Ineligible Employers list: how many companies were listed as of (i) current day, (ii) prior to November 4, 2015? |
| Q-2862 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend) — With regard to mortgages backed by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: (a) how many such mortgages exist; and (b) what is the total dollar value of those mortgages? |
| Q-2872 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend) — With regard to the Global Affairs Canada Heads of Mission Conference that occurred on June 9 and 10, 2016: (a) what was the total cost of the conference; (b) how many Heads of Mission attended the conference, broken down by each individual country; (c) for each attendee, what was the cost associated with attending the conference including (i) travel, (ii) accommodations, (iii) vehicle rentals, (iv) per diems, (v) all other expenses; (d) how many hospitality events were hosted during the conference, and for each one what was the cost (i) in total, (ii) for food, (iii) for alcohol, (iv) for renting the venue; (e) did the government consider doing an online web conference, and if not, why; and (f) if the government did consider doing an online web conference, what was the estimated cost? |
| Q-2882 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West) — With regard to the new interview and selection process for Senate appointments: (a) how many applicants were interviewed (i) by phone, (ii) in person; (b) of the applications in (a), who performed the interviews; (c) of the applications in (a), what process was put in place in order to determine which applicants were interviewed; (d) of the applications in (a), who decided which applicants would be interviewed; (e) what costs were involved in the interview process; (f) how many recommended nominees were sent to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for final decision; (g) were written recommendations made for the nominees, and, if so, what are the details of these written recommendations; (h) what was the travel cost for each interview done; and (i) were any memos sent to the PMO regarding the nominees, and, if so, what are the details of these memos? |
| Q-2892 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Fast (Abbotsford) — With regard to Canada’s efforts to prevent further pine beetle infestations: (a) what is the total amount of government funding allocated for pine beetle prevention research for each of the fiscal years from 2014 to present; (b) what is the total amount of government funding allocated for pine beetle mitigation and prevention; and (c) what strategy is in place to prevent the eastward spread of the pine beetle? |
| Q-2902 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Fast (Abbotsford) — With regard to Canada’s current commitment to combat climate change in foreign countries: (a) what projects are currently receiving funding from the government to combat or mitigate climate change in foreign countries; and (b) for each project listed in (a), (i) how much funding will it receive, (ii) which organizations are dispersing the funds, (iii) does the government plan to conduct audits on the money allocated? |
| Q-2912 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Fast (Abbotsford) — With regard to meeting Canada’s 2020 Aichi conservation targets: (a) which geographic areas are currently being examined by the government for protection; and (b) for each geographic area listed in (a), (i) what is the size of the geographic area under examination, (ii) what classification is proposed for each protected area, (iii) what selection criteria have been used by the government to determine the priority areas, (iv) what are the projected costs for the protection of each area? |
| Q-2922 — June 10, 2016 — Mr. Fast (Abbotsford) — With regard to Canada’s provision for critical infrastructure to prevent floods: (a) what steps has the federal government taken to work with municipal and provincial authorities in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley to develop disaster management plans; (b) how much federal infrastructure funding will be provided in the next fiscal year to address flood management in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley; and (c) what projects are slated to receive federal funding in the 2017-2018 fiscal year? |
| Q-2932 — June 10, 2016 — Ms. Harder (Lethbridge) — With regard to federal funding in the riding of Lethbridge, between January 1, 2012, and June 1, 2016: what funding has been provided to organizations, institutions or projects (i) in the current riding of Lethbridge, (ii) in the previous riding of Lethbridge, (iii) for the towns and cities of Lethbridge, Picture Butte, Coaldale, and Coalhurst, if the information is not available by constituency? |
| Q-2942 — June 10, 2016 — Ms. Harder (Lethbridge) — With regard to the Youth Employment Program: what projects were approved under all streams, from October 18, 2015 to June 9, 2016? |
| Q-2952 — June 10, 2016 — Ms. Harder (Lethbridge) — With regard to Minister's Offices within the national capital region: (a) what fit-up, renovation, information technology, or furniture purchases were authorized by the Minister, broken down by department; (b) what fit-up, renovation, information technology, or furniture purchases were authorized by the Deputy Minister or other departmental officials, broken down by department; and (c) what are all expenses related to the purchase of bottled water, broken down by department? |
| Q-2962 — June 10, 2016 — Ms. Harder (Lethbridge) — With regard to the Employment Insurance (EI) Benchmarking study that was done for Employment and Social Development Canada: (a) what are the details of the final report and presentation that were shared with the Minister’s office or the Deputy Minister’s office; and (b) what is the total amount and percentage of the total budget that the EI fund pays for each of the following divisions within the department, (i) the Deputy Minister’s office budget, (ii) Income Security, (iii) Social Development, (iv) Skills and Employment, (v) Integrity and Processing, (vi) Citizen-centred Services, (vii) Labour, (viii) Internal Services, (ix) Executive Services, (x) Strategic Services? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| June 10, 2016 — Mr. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman) — That the House: (a) recognize that (i) the Prime Minister made the promise to conduct an open and transparent competition to replace Canada’s fleet of CF-18s, (ii) the acquisition and life-cycle costs to replace the CF-18s provide the best value to the taxpayers of Canada, (iii) the Royal Canadian Air Force confirmed that Canada currently does not experience a capability gap, (iv) the Canadian aerospace workers will be negatively impacted by a sole source contract, (v) a decision to sole source this contract could lead to substantial legal and compensation fees paid by the government; and therefore (b) call on the government to hold an open and transparent competition to replace Canada’s fleet of CF-18s. |
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| June 10, 2016 — Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should allow infrastructure funding to flow quickly to municipalities for the 2016 construction season by: (a) ensuring fairness in the distribution of funding through the current Federal Gas Tax Fund distribution formulas; (b) doubling the Federal Gas Tax funding from $2 billion to $4 billion; and (c) giving municipalities the freedom to apply the funding to projects that would qualify under the same guidelines that currently exist for the Federal Gas Tax Fund. |
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| June 10, 2016 — Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola) — That the House: (a) recognize that it is a constitutional right for Canadians to trade with Canadians; (b) re-affirm that the Fathers of Confederation expressed this constitutional right in Section 121 of the Constitution Act, 1867 which reads: "All Articles of the Growth, Produce, or Manufacture of any one of the Provinces shall, from and after the Union, be admitted free into each of the other Provinces”; (c) recognize that the recent Comeau decision in New Brunswick creates a unique opportunity to seek constitutional clarity on Section 121 from the Supreme Court of Canada; and that therefore, the House call on the government to refer the Comeau decision and its evidence to the Supreme Court for constitutional clarification of Section 121. |
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| June 10, 2016 — Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston) — That the House: (a) recognize that it is a constitutional right for Canadians to trade with Canadians; (b) re-affirm that the Fathers of Confederation expressed this constitutional right in Section 121 of the Constitution Act, 1867 which reads: "All Articles of the Growth, Produce, or Manufacture of any one of the Provinces shall, from and after the Union, be admitted free into each of the other Provinces”; (c) recognize that the recent Comeau decision in New Brunswick creates a unique opportunity to seek constitutional clarity on Section 121 from the Supreme Court of Canada; and that therefore, the House call on the government to refer the Comeau decision and its evidence to the Supreme Court for constitutional clarification of Section 121. |
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| June 10, 2016 — Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston) — That the House (a) recognize that (i) the Prime Minister made the promise to conduct an open and transparent competition to replace Canada’s fleet of CF-18s; (ii) the acquisition and life-cycle costs to replace the CF-18s provide the best value to the taxpayers of Canada; (iii) the Royal Canadian Air Force confirmed that Canada currently does not experience a capability gap; (iv) the Canadian aerospace workers will be negatively impacted by a sole source contract; and (v) a decision to sole source this contract could lead to substantial legal and compensation fees paid by the government; and therefore (b) call on the government to hold an open and transparent competition to replace Canada’s fleet of CF-18s. |
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| June 10, 2016 — Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should allow infrastructure funding to flow quickly to municipalities for the 2016 construction season by: (a) ensuring fairness in the distribution of funding through the current Federal Gas Tax Fund distribution formulas; (b) doubling the Federal Gas Tax funding from $2 billion to $4 billion; and (c) giving municipalities the freedom to apply the funding to projects that would qualify under the same guidelines that currently exist for the Federal Gas Tax Fund. |
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| June 10, 2016 — Mr. Rankin (Victoria) — That the House: (a) recognize the contradiction of continuing to give Canadian criminal records for simple possession of marijuana after the government has stated that it should not be a crime; (b) recognize that this situation is unacceptable to Canadians, municipalities and law enforcement agencies; (c) recognize that a growing number of voices, including that of a former Liberal prime minister, are calling for decriminalization to address this gap; and (d) call upon the government to immediately decriminalize the simple possession of marijuana for personal use. |
| Voting — not later than 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders, pursuant to Standing Order 81(16). |
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| June 10, 2016 — Ms. Quach (Salaberry—Suroît) — That the House: (a) recognize the contradiction of continuing to give Canadian criminal records for simple possession of marijuana after the government has stated that it should not be a crime; (b) recognize that this situation is unacceptable to Canadians, municipalities and law enforcement agencies; (c) recognize that a growing number of voices, including that of a former Liberal prime minister, are calling for decriminalization to address this gap; and (d) call upon the government to immediately decriminalize the simple possession of marijuana for personal use. |
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| June 10, 2016 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — That the House: (a) recognize the contradiction of continuing to give Canadian criminal records for simple possession of marijuana after the government has stated that it should not be a crime; (b) recognize that this situation is unacceptable to Canadians, municipalities and law enforcement agencies; (c) recognize that a growing number of voices, including that of a former Liberal prime minister, are calling for decriminalization to address this gap; and (d) call upon the government to immediately decriminalize the simple possession of marijuana for personal use. |
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| June 10, 2016 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — That the House: (a) recall its unanimous vote of May 12, 2015, on the covenant of moral, social, legal, and fiduciary obligation, between the Canadian people and the government to provide equitable financial compensation and support services to past and active members of the Canadian Armed Forces who have been injured, disabled or have died as a result of military service, and to their dependents; (b) restate its opinion that the government is obliged to fulfill those responsibilities; and (c) call on the government to immediately cease ongoing legal actions against Canadian veterans seeking fair compensation for injuries resulting from their military service. |
| Main Estimates |
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| No. 1 — June 6, 2016 — The President of the Treasury Board — That Vote 1, in the amount of $110 040 788, under Office of Infrastructure of Canada — Operating Expenditures, in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, be concurred in. |
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| June 6, 2016 — Mr. Brown (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) — Notice of opposition to Vote 1, in the amount of $835 252, under Office of Infrastructure of Canada — Operating expenditures, in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017. |
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| June 3, 2016 — The President of the Treasury Board — That the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, except any Vote disposed of earlier today and less the amounts voted in Interim Supply be concurred in. |
| Supplementary Estimates (A) |
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| June 3, 2016 — The President of the Treasury Board — That the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, be concurred in. |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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Private Members' Business |
| C-223 — April 15, 2016 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Aboultaif (Edmonton Manning), seconded by Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga), — That Bill C-223, An Act to establish the Canadian Organ Donor Registry and to coordinate and promote organ donation throughout Canada, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health. |
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| Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard) — February 25, 2016 |
| 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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