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Notice PaperNo. 68 Monday, March 8, 2021 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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Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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| March 4, 2021 — Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles) — That the second report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Thursday, February 25, 2021, be concurred in. |
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| March 4, 2021 — Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) — That the 12th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Thursday, February 25, 2021, be concurred in. |
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| March 4, 2021 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the second report of the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations, presented on Thursday, February 25, 2021, be concurred in. |
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| March 4, 2021 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Friday, February 26, 2021, be concurred in. |
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| March 4, 2021 — Mr. Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona) — That the 12th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Friday, February 26, 2021, be concurred in. |
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| March 4, 2021 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — That the 12th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Friday, February 26, 2021, be concurred in. |
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| March 4, 2021 — Mr. Bergeron (Montarville) — That the second report of the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations, presented on Thursday, February 25, 2021, be concurred in. |
Questions |
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| Q-4542 — March 4, 2021 — Mr. d'Entremont (West Nova) — With regard to moderate livelihood fisheries: has the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard made a decision, and, if so, when will it be communicated to Indigenous and commercial fishers? |
| Q-4552 — March 4, 2021 — Mr. Chiu (Steveston—Richmond East) — With regard to the statement by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the House of Commons on February 23, 2021, that “A registry of foreign agents is something that we are actively considering”: (a) what is the timeline for when a decision on such a registry will be made, including the timeline for the implementation of such a registry; (b) when did the government begin considering a foreign agent registry; (c) who has been assigned to lead the government’s consideration of a foreign agent registry, and when did that person receive the assignment; (d) what other changes have been implemented since January 1, 2016, to address the threat of foreign influence; and (e) what other specific actions does the government plan to implement to address the threat of foreign influence, and what is the timeline for the implementation of each such measure? |
| Q-4562 — March 4, 2021 — Mr. Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) — With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) actions concerning the Panama Papers case and the Paradise Papers case, broken down by each case: (a) how many taxpayer or Canadian business files are currently open with the CRA; (b) how many taxpayer or Canadian business files have been referred to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada; (c) what is the number of employees assigned to each case, broken down by job post title; (d) how many audits have been conducted since each case was disclosed; (e) how many notices of assessment have been issued by the CRA; (f) what is the total amount recovered so far by the CRA; (g) what is the average time to close a case; (h) what is the average return for closed cases; and (i) how many have been settled and what was the loss in amounts recovered? |
| Q-4572 — March 4, 2021 — Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent) — With regard to the announcement by the current Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry on February 19, 2018, related to a federal contribution of $2,066,407 to have Bell install broadband Internet in Lac Pemichangan and certain other Outaouais communities: (a) did the government chose which communities would be covered or did Bell; (b) what specific criteria was used to determine which communities would be covered by the announced funding; (c) on what date did (i) the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, (ii) the current Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, become aware that the Chief Executive Officer of Bell had a vacation property in Lac Pemichangan; and (d) why was the funding not used to expand broadband service in Chelsea or other more populated areas of the Outaouais? |
| Q-4582 — March 4, 2021 — Mr. Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) — With regard to offshore tax havens, since November 2015: (a) how many taxpayer or Canadian business files are currently open with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA); (b) how many taxpayer or Canadian business files have been referred to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada; (c) what is the number of employees assigned to each case, broken down by job post title; (d) how many audits have been conducted since each case was disclosed; (e) how many notices of assessment have been issued by the CRA; (f) what is the total amount recovered so far by the CRA; (g) what is the average time to close a case; (h) what is the average return for closed cases; and (i) how many have been settled and what was the loss in amounts recovered? |
| Q-4592 — March 4, 2021 — Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles) — With regard to the delays in processing spousal sponsorship applications since the announcement by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship on September 25, 2020: (a) what is the percentage increase in the number of decision-makers reviewing the sponsorship applications that were added; (b) how many sponsorship applications were reviewed in October, November and December 2020; and (c) how many applications in total were processed? |
| Q-4602 — March 4, 2021 — Ms. Michaud (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia) — With regard to youth policy and the launch of the national conversation that sought to develop a new Canadian youth policy and that involved over 10,000 individual responses and 68 submissions from youth-led discussions and youth-serving organizations: (a) where did these 10,000 individual responses and 68 briefs come from, broken down by (i) the official language in which the responses and briefs were submitted, (ii) the home province of these participants; (b) during the consultations, did the government pay close attention to the needs of francophones, including francophones in minority communities, as well as those in rural areas; and (c) what was the total cost of the Canada Youth Summit, that took place on May 2 and 3, 2019? |
| Q-4612 — March 4, 2021 — Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — With regard to the motion adopted by the House of Commons on June 19, 2019, calling on the United Nations to establish an international independent investigation into allegations of genocide against Tamils committed in Sri Lanka: (a) does the government support calls for an international investigation into allegations of genocide; (b) has the government made any official statements or representations to other states, multilateral bodies, or other international entities respecting a possible independent investigation, and, if so, what are the specific details, including (i) who made the representation, (ii) the date, (iii) the summary of the contents, (iv) the form of representation (official statement, phone call, etc.), (v) the name of the state, body or entity the representation was made to, (vi) the title of individuals whom the representation was made to; and (c) does the government intend to raise this issue or any other issues related to human rights in Sri Lanka during upcoming United Nations Human Rights Council sessions? |
| Q-4622 — March 4, 2021 — Mr. Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) — With regard to the rebuilding regulations developed as part of implementing the 2019 amendments to the Fisheries Act: (a) will the regulations include definitions of targets for each prescribed fisheries stock; (b) will these targets be set to a level that will produce maximum sustainable yields; (c) will the regulations include a timeline for rebuilding each prescribed stock; (d) what criteria will be used to develop each timeline; (e) will all prescribed stocks in the critical zone be included in the first set of regulations to be released; (f) will the regulations direct related fisheries management to ensure science-based decision making; (g) will the departmental review of the resulting rebuilding plans be made public; (h) what indicators will be used to track progress towards the objectives of rebuilding plans; and (i) will the regulations seek to ensure protection and recovery of all conservation units within a Stock Management Unit consistent with Canada’s Policy for Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon? |
| Q-4632 — March 4, 2021 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — With regard to the Canadian-American Council for the Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders and the implementation of its recommendations by federal government, since its inception, and broken down by fiscal year: (a) how much was spent by the government; (b) which recommendations have been implemented by the government; (c) of the recommendations in (b), what is the implementation status of each recommendation; (d) which recommendations are still not implemented and what is the rationale for each; (e) how many full time staff have been assigned; (f) what are the details of contracts awarded by the Council, including (i) the date of the contract, (ii) the value of the contract, (iii) the name of the supplier, (iv) the reference number, (v) the description of the services rendered; (g) what are the details of all travel expenses incurred, including for each expense (i) the name of the traveller, (ii) the purpose of the trip, (iii) the dates of travel, (iv) the air fare, (v) the cost of any other transportation, (vi) accommodation, (vii) meals and incidental expenses, (viii) other expenses, (ix) the total amount; and (h) what are the details of all hospitality expenses incurred by the Council, including for each expense (i) the name of the guest, (ii) the location of the event, (iii) the service provider, (iv) the total amount, (v) the description of the event, (vi) the date, (vii) the number of participants, (viii) the number of officials present, (ix) the number of guests? |
| Q-4642 — March 4, 2021 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — With regard to government contracts since March 13, 2020, and broken down by registered lobbyists and their affiliated firms: (a) how many contracts have been awarded to registered lobbyists; and (b) what are the details of contracts awarded, including (i) the date of the contract, (ii) the initial and final value of the contract, (iii) the name of the supplier, (iv) the reference number, (v) the description of the services rendered? |
| Q-4652 — March 4, 2021 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — With regard to claimed stock option deductions, between fiscal years 2012-13 and 2020-21 inclusively, broken down by each fiscal year: (a) what is the number of individuals who claimed the stock option deduction whose total annual income is (i) less than $60,000, (ii) less than $100,000, (iii) less than $200,000, (iv) between $200,000 and $1 million, (v) more than $1 million; (b) what is the average amount claimed by an individual whose total annual income is (i) less than $60,000, (ii) less than $100,000, (iii) less than $200,000, (iv) between $200,000 and $1 million, (v) more than $1 million; (c) what is the total amount claimed by individuals whose total annual income is (i) less than $60,000, (ii) less than $100,000, (iii) less than $200,000, (iv) between $200,000 and $1 million, (v) more than $1 million; and (d) what is the percentage of the total amount claimed by individuals whose total annual income is more than $1 million? |
| Q-4662 — March 4, 2021 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — With regard to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and the applications of companies practicing aggressive tax avoidance and tax evasion, broken down by aggressive tax avoidance case and tax evasion case: (a) how many full-time employees were verifying the applications of enterprises, broken down by category of employees; (b) what is the average duration of each verification; (c) how many verifications were carried out; (d) what are the steps in the verification process; and (e) how many applications were refused? |
| Q-4672 — March 4, 2021 — Mrs. Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville) — With regard to the Office of Human Rights, Freedoms and Inclusion (OHRFI): (a) in the last five years, what programs in other countries have been funded by the OHRFI related specifically to the advancement of religious freedom or the protection of the rights of religious minorities; (b) what has been the impact of each of these programs; (c) how does the government measure the impact of these programs; and (d) which of those programs specifically advanced the rights of minority communities that are (i) Hindu, (ii) Jewish, (iii) Buddhist, (iv) Christian, (v) Muslim, (vi) Sikh, (vii) Baha’i? |
| Q-4682 — March 4, 2021 — Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London) — With regard to contracts entered into between the government and Abacus Data since January 1, 2016, and broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity: (a) what is the total value of the contracts; (b) what are the details of each contract, including (i) the initial amount, (ii) the amended amount, if applicable, (iii) the start and end date; (iv) the description of goods or services, (v) the specific topics Abacus provided data or research on related to the contract, if applicable, (vi) whether contract was sole-sourced or competitive; (c) what are the details of all polling, surveys, or focus group research provided to the government from Abacus including the (i) date provided to the government, (ii) topics, (iii) specific questions asked to respondents, (iv) type of research (online poll, focus group, etc.), (v) number of respondents, (vi) responses received, including the number and percentage of each type of response, (vii) summary of the findings provided to the government; and (d) what are the details of all communication assistance or advice provided by Abacus, including the (i) start and end date, (ii) topics, (iii) value of related contract, (iv) summary of advice provided? |
| Q-4692 — March 4, 2021 — Mr. Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot) — With regard to the government’s hiring policies: (a) is the government currently hiring for any positions wherein the successful applicant must be a member of a particular underrepresented group; (b) what are the particular positions for which the requirement in (a) has been implemented; (c) what are the underrepresented group or groups with which an applicant must identify in order to be eligible, broken down by each position; (d) what is the process for determining if an applicant has made a false claim in relation to the requirement in (a); and (e) what process does the government follow for determining which positions will be reserved for underrepresented groups? |
| Q-4702 — March 4, 2021 — Mr. Kitchen (Souris-Moose Mountain) — With regard to the acquisition of freezers required to transport and store the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine: (a) how many freezers were purchased; (b) what is the total cost of purchasing the freezers; (c) what is the cost per unit of freezers purchased, broken down by type of unit; (d) how many of each type of unit were purchased; (e) how many of each type of unit purchased are in each (i) province or territory, (ii) local health unit district; (f) how many of each type of unit were purchased for the purpose of transporting the vaccine; (g) how many freezers were rented; (h) what is the total cost of renting the freezers; (i) what is cost per unit of freezers rented, broken down by type of unit; (j) what are the estimated costs of (i) transporting, (ii) maintaining the freezers, broken down by type of expense; and (k) what are the details of all contracts over $1,000 related to the purchase, acquisition, maintenance, or transportation of the freezers including, (i) the vendor, (ii) the amount, (iii) the description of goods or services, including the quantity, (iv) whether the contract was sole-sourced or awarded through a competitive biding process? |
| Q-4711-2 — March 4, 2021 — Ms. Blaney (North Island—Powell River) — With regard to the international and large business sector of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), since November 2015, and broken down by year: (a) how many audits were completed; (b) what is the number of auditors, broken down by category of auditors; (c) how many new files were opened; (d) how many files were closed; (e) of the files in (d), what was the average time it took to process the file before it was closed; (f) of the files in (d), what was the risk level of each file; (g) how much was spent on contractors and subcontractors; (h) of the contractors and subcontractors in (g), what is the initial and final value of each contract; (i) among the contractors and subcontractors in (g), what is the description of each service contract; (j) how many reassessments were issued; (k) what is the total amount recovered; (l) how many taxpayer files were referred to the CRA's Criminal Investigations Program; (m) of the files in (l), how many were referred to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada; and (n) of the files in (m), how many resulted in convictions? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Opposition Motions |
| March 4, 2021 — Mr. O'Toole (Durham) — That the House call on the government to include in the next federal budget, measures to help workers and their families struggling the most in the current economic downturn by: |
| (a) introducing sector-specific measures to support workers in the highly impacted hospitality, tourism and charitable sectors; |
| (b) providing repayable loans to airlines in exchange for consumer refunds, job guarantees, restrictions on executive compensation and restoration of regional routes; and |
| (c) improving support programs, including lending supports, for small and medium businesses to be accessible within 30 days of the passage of this motion to prevent a wave of bankruptcies and layoffs. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), Mr. Cumming (Edmonton Centre), Mr. Baldinelli (Niagara Falls), Mr. Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South), Mrs. Kusie (Calgary Midnapore) and Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge) — March 4, 2021 |
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| March 4, 2021 — Mr. O'Toole (Durham) — That the House call on the government to include in the next federal budget, measures to help workers and their families struggling the most in the current economic downturn by: |
| (a) introducing sector-specific measures to support workers in the highly impacted hospitality, tourism and charitable sectors; and |
| (b) improving support programs, including lending supports, for small and medium businesses to be accessible within 30 days of the passage of this motion to prevent a wave of bankruptcies and layoffs. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), Mr. Cumming (Edmonton Centre), Mr. Baldinelli (Niagara Falls), Mr. Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South), Mrs. Kusie (Calgary Midnapore) and Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge) — March 4, 2021 |
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| March 4, 2021 — Mr. O'Toole (Durham) — That, in the opinion of the House, the Government should cancel the planned $49 million payment to the China-controlled Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank outlined in the Main Estimates 2021-22, and use those funds to begin supporting Canadian charities, a sector that has been ignored by the Government in their pandemic response. |
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| Mr. Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills) and Mr. Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South) — March 4, 2021 |
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| March 4, 2021 — Mr. O'Toole (Durham) — That, given that Canada has the highest unemployment rate in the G7 despite spending the most per capita, the House, in relation to Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan, call upon the government to table, in one comprehensive report on the same day as the next federal budget: |
| (a) a list of each support program, and for each, the maximum dollar amount available to applicants, the eligibility criteria, uptake rates, the number of jobs saved and lost, and the number of bankruptcies, insolvencies and permanent business closures experienced by recipients of such support; and |
| (b) the same information to be provided for the other G7 nations. |
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| Mr. Fast (Abbotsford) and Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge) — March 4, 2021 |
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| March 4, 2021 — Mr. O'Toole (Durham) — That, given: |
| (i) the recent number of investigations into senior members of the Canadian Armed Forces, including allegations that the Minister of National Defence was aware of misconduct and did not actively pursue or investigate claims raised, |
| (ii) that six years ago, the Deschamps report recommended that a third party, independent of the chain of command be instituted to handle claims of sexual misconduct in the Armed Forces, but the government has done nothing to act on this recommendation, leaving members of the Armed Forces - particularly women - vulnerable to potential abuse, |
| (iii) that a number of allied nations have an independent entity who is responsible for oversight of the operations and programs of their defence departments, |
| the House call on the government to: |
| (a) order a service-wide independent investigation into sexual misconduct in the military; |
| (b) suspend all general and flag officer promotions and salary increases until this investigation is complete; |
| (c) ensure future complaints are made to an external independent body outside the chain of command; and |
| (d) establish the National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces Ombudsman as an independent officer of Parliament. |
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| Mr. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman) and Ms. Alleslev (Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill) — March 4, 2021 |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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Private Members' Business |
| C-237 — November 27, 2020 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Ms. Sidhu (Brampton South), seconded by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), — That Bill C-237, An Act to establish a national framework for diabetes, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Van Bynen (Newmarket—Aurora) — March 2, 2020 |
| Mr. Melillo (Kenora) — September 28, 2020 |
| Mr. Manly (Nanaimo—Ladysmith) — October 5, 2020 |
| Mr. Falk (Provencher) and Mrs. Atwin (Fredericton) — October 30, 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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| 1 Requires Oral Answer 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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