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Notice PaperNo. 49 Monday, January 25, 2021 11:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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| January 21, 2021 — The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Recovery Benefits Act and the Customs Act”. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| January 21, 2021 — Mrs. DeBellefeuille (Salaberry—Suroît) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (illness, injury or quarantine)”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-3472 — January 21, 2021 — Mr. Saroya (Markham—Unionville) — With regard to the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations: (a) how many permits have been given to Canadians to produce (i) fewer than 50 plants, (ii) 50 to 100 plants, (iii) 100 to 200 plants, (iv) 200 to 300 plants, (v) over 300 plants; (b) broken down by year since 2016, how many licenses have been revoked due to criminal activity; (c) what specific actions, if any, did the government take to address the concerns raised in a news release from the York Regional Police on October 29, 2020, that “Investigators believe that organized crime continues to exploit the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulation”; (d) did the government introduce any restrictions to prevent the creation of “cannabis farms” resulting from the pooling of grow licenses; and (e) what specific actions, if any, did the government take to address the concerns raised by the York Regional Police on October 29, 2020, that “Organized crime networks have comfortably embedded themselves in this business, capitalizing and exploiting the loopholes in the current legislation”, including which specific loopholes the government closed? |
| Q-3482 — January 21, 2021 — Mr. Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île) — With regard to the Court Challenges Program, since the announcement on February 7, 2017, that it would be reinstated: (a) what is the total amount offered under the program; and (b) what are the specifics regarding each funding recipient, including the (i) name, (ii) amount promised by the government, (iii) amount received by the person concerned, (iv) court case concerned, (v) date on which the funding decision was made? |
| Q-3492 — January 21, 2021 — Ms. Normandin (Saint-Jean) — With regard to visa requirements for foreign nationals entering Canada, since December 1, 2016: (a) what formal review of the visa exemption has been undertaken by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; (b) what consultations with federal departments and agencies have been undertaken with respect to the visa lift, including, for each consultation (i) the date, (ii) the place, (iii) the agencies and departments consulted, (iv) the country under review; (c) what are the criteria established by Canada in its visa policy framework to assess eligibility for a visa exemption; and (d) what aspects, in detail, are taken into consideration when Canada conducts a review of visa requirements, with respect to (i) socio-economic trends, (ii) migration issues, (iii) the integrity of travel documents, (iv) border management, (v) safety and security issues, (vi) human rights issues, (vii) bilateral and multilateral issues? |
| Q-3502 — January 8, 2021 — Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) — With regard to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) Project Stream of the Rapid Housing Initiative: (a) what was the (i) total number of applications received to date, (ii) total number of proposed projects, (iii) total number of proposed housing units; (b) what is the breakdown of each part of (a) by municipality and province or territory; (c) what was the dollar value of funds requested, broken down by (i) individual application, (ii) province or territory; and (d) what are the details of all applications in (c)(i), including (i) location, (ii) project description, (iii) number of proposed units, (iv) date the application was submitted to CMHC? |
| Q-3512 — January 21, 2021 — Mr. Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot) — With regard to access to information requests filed since January 1, 2018, broken down by government institutions and by year: a) how many requests included requests for (i) text messages, (ii) audio recording or files, (iii) video recordings or files, including recordings of Zoom calls or similar, (iv) all records, including (i), (ii) and (iii); b) how many requests fulfilled have included records containing (i) text messages, (ii) audio recording or files, (iii) video recordings or files, including recordings of Zoom calls or similar; and (c) what is each government institution’s policy regarding the recordkeeping requirements and release through the ATIP process of (i) text messages, (ii) audio recordings or files, (iii) video recordings or files? |
| Q-3522 — January 21, 2021 — Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola) — With regard to the spending the federal government has done since 2016, related to mitigating or addressing climate change, including, but not limited to, infrastructure, tax rebates, subsidies both for businesses and individuals, research and development, loans, grants and contributions, and transfers of any kind: (a) what is the total amount spent; (b) what is the total amount spent per province on an absolute basis; (c) what is the total amount spent per province on a basis relative to population; (d) what is the total amount spent on any entity outside of Canada, including foreign states; (e) what is the breakdown per foreign state for any amount spent outside of Canada; (f) what is the total amount spent on any international or multi-lateral organization; and (g) what is the breakdown of where any organization in (f) spent the funds? |
| Q-3532 — January 21, 2021 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — With regard to the government’s response to the opioid crisis: has the government joined legal action against (i) Purdue Pharma, (ii) McKinsey, (iii) any other pharmaceutical companies or consultants who acted for pharmaceutical companies in relation to how their activities may have contributed to the opioid crisis, and if so, what is the status of any such action? |
| Q-3542 — January 21, 2021 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — With regard to the government’s decision to appoint Dominic Barton to various positions since November 4, 2015: (a) did Dominic Barton disclose the work that McKinsey had done for Purdue Pharma before receiving government appointments; (b) was the government aware of the work that McKinsey had done for Purdue Pharma prior to appointing Dominic Barton; (c) did Dominic Barton recuse himself or was he asked to recuse himself from any aspect of his work for McKinsey in light of his concurrent work for the federal government, and if so, on what subject matters; and (d) on what date did the government become aware that McKinsey had done work for Purdue Pharma during the time when Dominic Barton was its managing director? |
| Q-3552 — January 21, 2021 — Mr. Melillo (Kenora) — With regard to the $4.03 Million in funding announced in 2017 by the government to bring high-speed Internet upgrades to Madsen, Iskatewizaagegan #39 Independent First Nation, Stratton, Minahico, the Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, and the Anishinaabeg of Naongashiing: (a) what is the current status of each of these upgrade projects, including what specific work has been completed on each project; and (b) what is projected completion date of each project? |
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-57 — January 21, 2021 — Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) — That the House: |
| (a) condemn all forms of human trafficking and slavery; |
| (b) promote awareness of the magnitude of modern-day slavery in Canada and abroad; |
| (c) take steps to combat human trafficking; and |
| (d) call for the designation of February 22 of each year as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. |
| M-58 — January 21, 2021 — Mr. Robillard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) — That: |
| (a) the House recognize that gender-based analysis plus (GBA+) is an analytical process that provides a rigorous methodology for assessing systemic inequalities, as well as a means to determine how diverse groups of women, men, and gender diverse people may experience policies, programs and initiatives; and |
| (b) in the opinion of the House, the government should direct the Department of National Defence to implement GBA+ to meet recruitment and retention targets for under-represented groups. |
| M-59 — January 21, 2021 — Ms. McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) — That, given that the House agreed on November 22, 2007, to condemn all forms of human trafficking and slavery: |
| (a) the House encourage Canadians to raise awareness of the magnitude of modern-day slavery in Canada and abroad; and |
| (b) in the opinion of the House, the government should (i) take all the necessary steps to combat human trafficking, (ii) designate February 22 as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. |
| M-60 — January 21, 2021 — Mr. Arya (Nepean) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize the contributions that Hindu Canadians have made to the socio-economic development of Canada and their services to the Canadian society, the richness of Hindu Heritage and its vast contribution to the world of arts and science, astronomy to medicine, and its culture and traditions and the importance of educating and reflecting upon it for future generations by declaring August, every year, Hindu Heritage Month. |
Private Members' Business |
| C-238 — October 27, 2020 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Saroya (Markham—Unionville), seconded by Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon), — That Bill C-238, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (possession of unlawfully imported firearms), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) — February 28, 2020 |
| Mr. Melillo (Kenora) — March 11, 2020 |
| 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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