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Notice PaperNo. 103 Tuesday, May 25, 2021 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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| May 20, 2021 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (community benefit)”. |
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| May 20, 2021 — Mr. Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (access to transparent and accurate broadband services information)”. |
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| May 20, 2021 — Ms. Lambropoulos (Saint-Laurent) — Bill entitled “An Act to develop a national strategy on school food security”. |
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| May 20, 2021 — Mr. Rayes (Richmond—Arthabaska) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (books by Canadian authors)”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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| May 20, 2021 — Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — That the sixth report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented on Friday, May 7, 2021, be concurred in. |
Questions |
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| Q-7592 — May 20, 2021 — Mr. Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) — With regard to tugboats under 15 gross tons registered with Transport Canada, since 2015 and broken down by year: (a) how many safety inspections undertaken by Transport Canada officials have occurred to ensure compliance with the Canada Shipping Act and related regulations; (b) with regard to inspections in (a), how many registered vessels were found to not be in compliance, broken down by safety issue; and (c) how many such vessels have been involved in marine incidents reported to Transport Canada or the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, broken down by year and type of accident? |
| Q-7602 — May 20, 2021 — Mr. Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) — With regard to the proposed changes to the Marine Transportation Security Regulations: (a) since 2016, what evidence was used to determine the need for changes to transportation security clearance requirements for port employees, including the number of (i) security breaches at port facilities, (ii) port employees found accessing restricted areas without clearance, (iii) port employees without transportation security clearance operating in positions where this is required, (iv) marine facility record keeping found to be insufficient, (v) port activities found to be in violation of a marine facility security plan; (b) what specific gaps in the regulations have been identified that require amending; (c) what risk will be addressed by requiring those port employees who have remote access to critical systems in restricted areas to obtain a marine transportation security certificate; (d) what risk will be addressed by requiring port employees loading bulk shipments of grain or coal to obtain a marine transportation security certificate; (e) what assessments have been undertaken by Transport Canada to assess the regulations in comparison to international standards, particularly in the United States, and what were the findings of these assessments, including the (i) standard of security clearance requirements for port employees in the United States, (ii) number of port employees requiring security clearance in the United States, (iii) application of restricted areas and specified cargo to determine the requirements for security clearance in the United States; (f) how many port security assessments have been conducted by the department since 2016, broken down by (i) port assessed (ii) year; and (g) what is the number of security incidents at Canadian ports each year over the last 10 years? |
| Q-7612 — May 20, 2021 — Ms. Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville) — With regard to the resolution of pending complaint files associated with the Phoenix pay system: how many files are from citizens residing in Quebec in the city of (i) Lorraine, (ii) Sainte-Thérèse, (iii) Blainville, (iv) Bois-des-Filions? |
| Q-7622 — May 20, 2021 — Ms. Normandin (Saint-Jean) — With regard to spousal sponsorship and visa applications and the staffing and operations of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) visa offices (VOs) abroad, broken down by the offices of Accra, Mexico City, Dakar, New Delhi, Port-au-Prince, London, Paris and Cairo: (a) since January 1, 2019, how many spousal sponsorship applications have been received each month, broken down by the applicant’s country of residence; (b) of the applications in (a), how many (i) were processed, broken down by the applicant’s country of residence, (ii) required a new medical examination because the initial examination had expired during the process, (iii) required a new police or security certificate because the initial certificate had expired during the process; (c) of the applications in (b)(i), how many (i) were approved, (ii) were refused, (iii) are being processed; (d) of the applications in (c)(iii), how many are awaiting a meeting, either virtual or in person, with an immigration officer; (e) how many officers (i) were employed at each of the VOs as of September 24, 2020, (ii) have been hired since IRCC’s announcement of September 24, 2020; (f) of the number in (e)(ii), broken down by month from March 2020 to the present, how many officers (i) worked on site, (ii) were teleworking, (iii) could not work because of COVID-19; (g) during the COVID-19 pandemic, were these VOs closed, and, if so, when did they reopen; (h) do these VOs have the equipment necessary to hold virtual meetings; (i) when did the spousal sponsorship file digitization pilot project announced on September 24, 2020 officially begin, and what percentage of files have been digitized since; (j) since January 1, 2019, how many visitor visa applications linked to a sponsorship application have been received each month, broken down by the applicant’s country of residence; (k) of the applications in (j), how many were processed each month; (l) of the applications in (k), how many (i) were approved, (ii) were refused, (iii) are being processed; (m) how many sponsorship applications have been finalized, broken down by month since January 2019; and (n) of the applications in (m), how many were refused? |
| Q-7632 — May 20, 2021 — Ms. Normandin (Saint-Jean) — With regard to the Prime Minister’s new official portrait and his new website: (a) for this project, did the Privy Council Office use external suppliers; (b) if so, what are the (i) dates of the contracts, (ii) value of the contracts, (iii) names of the suppliers, (iv) reference numbers, (v) description of the services provided; and (c) if applicable, can the government include all the requested information in its response to this question without referring to external sources? |
| Q-7642 — May 20, 2021 — Ms. Blaney (North Island—Powell River) — With regard to the Veterans Bill of Rights: (a) is it covered in employee training at Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC); (b) are violations tracked by VAC and, if so, if there is a violation, are VAC employees required or authorized to (i) inform the client, (ii) direct the client to the Office of the Veterans Ombudsman, (iii) conduct a follow-up with the client to ensure the issue has been resolved; and (c) if the response in (a) or (b) is negative, what is the rationale for leaving it out? |
| Q-7652 — May 20, 2021 — Mr. McLean (Calgary Centre) — With regard to Canada’s National Housing Strategy: (a) how much money has been allocated to Calgary since 2017, broken down by year through (i) the Rapid Housing Initiative, (ii) the Affordable Housing Innovation Fund, (iii) the National Housing Co-Investment Fund, (iv) the Rental Construction Financing Initiative, (v) in total through National Housing Strategy Funding Programs; (b) how much money is targeted to Calgary in total and through each of the National Housing Strategy Funding Programs in Budget 2021; (c) how many units have been supported in Calgary in total and through each of the funding programs since 2017; (d) how many units will be supported in Calgary in total and through each of the funding programs through Budget 2021; (e) how do the funding and units allocated to Calgary through the National Housing Strategy compare per capita to the funding and units allocated to other major Canadian cities, including Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Montreal; and (f) is any money being allocated towards adaptive reuse of Calgary’s vacant office spaces through the National Housing Strategy, and, if so, (i) through which funding programs, (ii) how much money is allocated, (iii) how many units will be created, and (iv) when will units be created? |
| Q-7662 — May 20, 2021 — Mr. McLean (Calgary Centre) — With regard to the Clean Fuel Standard and Clean Fuel Regulations: (a) what is the estimated cost of compliance for fossil fuel suppliers; (b) what is the difference between the cost of compliance per tonne of emissions reductions through the Clean Fuel Standard compared to the cost per tonne of emissions reductions through the government’s market-based carbon pricing plan; and (c) what is the estimated increase in price borne by liquid fuel consumers (industry users and households) under (i) the clean fuel standard, (ii) the carbon pricing plan between now and 2050, (iii) cumulatively? |
| Q-7672 — May 20, 2021 — Mr. McLean (Calgary Centre) — With regard to the Clean Fuel Standard and Clean Fuel Regulations: (a) has the government identified the expected sources of renewable fuel expected to be used in transportation fuels under the Clean Fuel Standard; (b) what is the expected carbon intensity of the renewable fuels to be used in transportation fuels; (c) what is the expected net impact on carbon intensity of transportation fuels; and (d) what is the expected net impact on total greenhouse gas emissions? |
| Q-7682 — May 20, 2021 — Mr. McLean (Calgary Centre) — With regard to the government’s price on carbon: (a) how much has been paid by the average household each year since its introduction (i) in each province and territory, (ii) in urban, suburban, and rural locations; (b) how much has been returned to the average household (i) in each province and territory, (ii) in urban, suburban, and rural locations; (c) what has been the average reduction in emissions for households as a result of the price on carbon introduction (i) in each province and territory, (ii) in urban, suburban, and rural locations; and (d) what is the overall price for households per tonne of emissions reductions (i) in each province and territory, (ii) in urban, suburban, and rural locations? |
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 |
| M-38 — April 27, 2021 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North), seconded by Ms. Petitpas Taylor (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe), — That: |
| (a) the House (i) recognize that science and research are of critical importance to all Canadians, including, but not limited to, improving the health of Canadians, improving the environment, driving innovation and economic growth, and improving the quality of life of Canadians, (ii) recognize that science and research are more important than ever, as the economic, environmental and social challenges we face are greater, (iii) affirm its commitment to science, research and evidence-informed decision-making; |
| (b) effective from the beginning of the 44th Parliament, the Standing Orders be amended as follows: |
| (i) That Standing Order 104(2) be replaced with the following: |
| “Membership of standing committees. |
| (2) The standing committees, which shall consist of 10 members, and for which the lists of members are to be prepared, except as provided in section (1) of this standing order, shall be on: |
| (a) Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics; |
| (b) Agriculture and Agri-Food; |
| (c) Canadian Heritage; |
| (d) Citizenship and Immigration; |
| (e) Environment and Sustainable Development; |
| (f) Finance; |
| (g) Fisheries and Oceans; |
| (h) Foreign Affairs and International Development; |
| (i) Government Operations and Estimates; |
| (j) Health; |
| (k) Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities; |
| (l) Indigenous and Northern Affairs; |
| (m) Industry and Technology; |
| (n) International Trade; |
| (o) Justice and Human Rights; |
| (p) National Defence; |
| (q) Natural Resources; |
| (r) Official Languages; |
| (s) Procedure and House Affairs; |
| (t) Public Accounts; |
| (u) Public Safety and National Security; |
| (v) Science and Research; |
| (w) the Status of Women; |
| (x) Transport, Infrastructure and Communities; and |
| (y) Veterans Affairs.” |
| (ii) That Standing Order 108(2) be amended by adding after the words “in sections (3)(a), (3)(f), (3)(h)” the following: “, (3)(i)”; and |
| (iii) That the following subsection be added after Standing Order 108(3)(h): |
| “Science and Research. |
| (i) Science and Research shall include, among other matters, the review of and report on all matters relating to science and research, including any reports of the Chief Science Advisor, and any other matter which the House shall, from time to time, refer to the standing committee.”; |
| (c) the Clerk of the House be authorized to make any required editorial and consequential alterations to the Standing Orders as may be required; and |
| (d) the Clerk of the House be instructed to print a revised edition of the Standing Orders. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) — April 22, 2021 |
| Mr. Manly (Nanaimo—Ladysmith) — April 23, 2021 |
| Debate — one 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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