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Notice Paper

No. 70

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

2:00 p.m.

Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills
March 9, 2021 — Mr. Duvall (Hamilton Mountain) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (travel expenses deduction for tradespersons)”.
March 9, 2021 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)
March 9, 2021 — Mr. Kent (Thornhill) — That the 12th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Friday, February 26, 2021, be concurred in.
March 9, 2021 — Mr. Godin (Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier) — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, presented on Monday, March 8, 2021, be concurred in.
March 9, 2021 — Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London) — That the 12th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Friday, February 26, 2021, be concurred in.

Questions
Q-4792 — March 9, 2021 — Ms. Blaney (North Island—Powell River) — With regard to consultations held by the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages since January 2021 to launch a regional economic development agency for British Columbia: (a) how many meetings were held; (b) who attended each meeting; (c) what was the location of each meeting; (d) excluding any expenditures which have yet to be finalized, what are the details of all expenditures related to each meeting, broken down by meeting; (e) what is the itemized breakdown of the expenditures in (d), broken down by (i) venue or location rental, (ii) audiovisual and media equipment, (iii) travel, (iv) food and beverages, (v) security, (vi) translation and interpretation, (vii) advertising, (viii) other expenditures, indicating the nature of each expenditure; (f) how much was spent on contractors and subcontractors; (g) of the contractors and subcontractors in (f), what is the initial and final value of each contract; and (h) among the contractors and subcontractors in (f), what is the description of each service contract?
Q-4802 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Redekopp (Saskatoon West) — With regard to communications, public relations or consulting contracts signed by the government or ministers offices since January 1, 2018, in relation to goods or services provided to ministers offices: what are the details of all such contracts, including (i) the start and end date, (ii) the amount, (iii) the vendor, (iv) the description of goods or services provided, (v) whether the contract was sole-sourced or tendered?
Q-4812 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Redekopp (Saskatoon West) — With regard to meetings between ministers or ministerial exempt staff and federal ombudsmen since January 1, 2016: what are the details of all such meetings, including (i) individuals in attendance, (ii) the date, (iii) agenda items or topics discussed?
Q-4822 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Redekopp (Saskatoon West) — With regard to the relationship between the government and Canada 2020 since January 1, 2016: (a) what is the total amount of expenditures provided to Canada 2020, broken down by year, for (i) ticket purchases, (ii) sponsorships, (iii) conference fees, (iv) other expenditures; and (b) what is the total number of (i) days, (ii) hours, government officials have spent providing support to Canada 2020 initiatives or programs or attending Canada 2020 events, broken down by year and initiative or event?
Q-4832 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Lobb (Huron—Bruce) — With regard to contracts provided by the government to McKinsey & Company since November 4, 2015, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity: (a) what is the total amount spent on contracts; and (b) what are the details of all such contracts, including (i) the amount, (ii) the vendor, (iii) the date and duration, (iv) the description of goods or services provided, (v) topics on which goods or services were related to, (vi) specific goals or objectives related to the contract, (vii) whether or not goals or objectives were met, (viii) whether the contract was sole-sourced or tendered?
Q-4842 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Lobb (Huron—Bruce) — With regard to reports that more than 8,500 Canadians have higher tax bills after being the victim of identity theft related to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program: (a) how many CERB payments does the government estimate were made to individuals committing identify theft; and (b) why is the Canada Revenue Agency requiring these victims of identity theft to pay income tax on the amount thieves swindled from the government's CERB program?
Q-4852 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Lobb (Huron—Bruce) — With regard to meetings between the government, including ministers or ministerial exempt staff, and MCAP since January 1, 2019, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity: what are the details of all such meetings, including the (i) individuals in attendance, (ii) date, (iii) agenda items or topics discussed?
Q-4862 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Moore (Fundy Royal) — With regard to An Act respecting the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, since October 21, 2019: (a) how many directives has the Attorney General issued to the director of public prosecutions as per (i) subsection 10(1) of the act, (ii) subsection 10(2) of the act; and (b) broken down by (a)(i) and (a)(ii), what (i) were those directives, (ii) was the rationale for these directives?
Q-4872 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. McColeman (Brantford—Brant) — With regard to the Department of Justice’s use of outsourced legal agents, since October 21, 2019: (a) how many times has the Department of Justice retained outsourced legal agents; (b) when were said these contracts awarded; (c) what was the value of each contract; (d) for which cases or other matters were these contracts awarded; (e) to which firms or legal agents were these contracts awarded; and (f) who approved the awarding of these contracts?
Q-4882 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. McColeman (Brantford—Brant) — With respect to Canada’s relationship with the government of China, since October 21, 2019: (a) what is the total amount of official development assistance that has been provided to the People’s Republic of China; (b) what are the details of each project in (a), including the (i) amount, (ii) description of the project, (iii) goal of the project, (iv) rationale for funding the project; (f) what is Global Affairs Canada’s (GAC) best estimate of China’s current annual military budget; and (g) what is GAC’s best estimate of the total annual budget of China’s Belt and Road Initiative?
Q-4892 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. McColeman (Brantford—Brant) — With regard to the government’s announcement of $2.75 billion to purchase zero emission buses: (a) what is the estimated median and average amount each bus will cost; (b) in what municipalities will the buses be located; and (c) how many buses will be located in each of the municipalities in (b), broken down by year for each of the next five years?
Q-4902 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. McColeman (Brantford—Brant) — With regard to security equipment currently being used in Canada’s diplomatic missions, broken down by location: (a) which brands of security equipment, including closed-circuit television cameras and X-ray scanners, are currently in use; and (b) for each location, what are the (i) brands used, (ii) type and quantities of equipment, broken down by brand?
Q-4912 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Nater (Perth—Wellington) — With regard to the Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program: (a) how many applications have been (i) received, (ii) approved, (iii) denied; (b) what are the details of all approved fundings, including the (i) recipient, (ii) amount; and (c) what are the details of all denied applications, including the (i) applicant, (ii) amount requested, (iii) reason for denial?
Q-4922 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Nater (Perth—Wellington) — With regard to the government funding of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the genocide of the Uyghurs in China: does the government know which of the projects currently funded by the AIIB and located in China are using forced Uyghur labour, and if so, which ones?
Q-4932 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Moore (Fundy Royal) — With regard to the Act respecting the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, since October 21, 2019: (a) how many times has the director of public prosecutions informed the Attorney General about any prosecution, or intervention that the director intended to make which raised important questions of general interest, as per section 13 of the act; (b) what was the nature and content of those prosecutions or interventions; (c) what was the rationale for these prosecutions or interventions; and (d) how does the director of public prosecutions determine what prosecutions or interventions raise questions of general interest?
Q-4942 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Moore (Fundy Royal) — With regard to the Act respecting the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, since October 21, 2019: (a) how many times has the Attorney General intervened in a prosecution in first instance, as per section 14 of the act; (b) how many times has the Attorney General intervened in a prosecution on appeal, as per section 14 of the act; and (c) for which cases did the Attorney General intervene, and what was the rationale for his interventions?
Q-4952 — March 9, 2021 — Mrs. Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke) — With regard to how the Canadian Armed Forces deal with sexual misconduct: (a) since November 4, 2015, what is the total number of alleged incidents of sexual assault; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by type of allegation (for example male perpetrator and female victim, male perpetrator and male victim, etc.); (c) what is the breakdown of (b) by type of force, (for example Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve, etc.); (d) for each breakdown in (c), in how many cases did the (i) Canadian Forces National Investigation Service assumed jurisdiction, (ii) local military police detachment assumed jurisdiction, (iii) local unit assumed jurisdiction; (e) for each breakdown in (c), in how many cases (i) were charges laid, (ii) were cases proceeded by a summary trial, (iii) were cases proceeded by a courts martial, (iv) was there a finding of guilt, (v) were administrative actions taken, (vi) was the complaint withdrawn or discontinued by the victim; (f) since November 4, 2015, what is the total number of alleged incidents of sexual harassment; (g) what is the breakdown of (f) by type of allegation (for example male perpetrator and female victim, male perpetrator and male victim, etc.); (h) what is the breakdown of (g) by type of force (for example Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve, etc.); and (i) how many of the incidents in (h) resulted in (i) an investigation, (ii) a finding of harassment, (iii) administrative actions or sanctions, (iv) disciplinary actions?
Q-4962 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove) — With regard the service costs on the national debt: has the government analyzed how much the debt service costs will go up based on an interest rate increase of (i) one per cent, (ii) two per cent, (iii) three per cent, and if so, what are the projections for how much the debt service costs will increase?
Q-4972 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove) — With regard to the government's economic advisory panels: (a) which taxes has each advisory panel recommended that the government raise in order to sustain higher levels of federal spending; and (b) at what levels did the advisory panels recommend the taxes be raised to?
Q-4982 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove) — With regard to government statistics related to small businesses: (a) how many small businesses have debt levels that put them at serious risk of insolvency or closure; and (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by sector?
Q-4992 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove) — With regard to the impact that government tax increases have on Canadians: has the government done an analysis on how Canadians will be impacted by future tax increases, and, if so, what are the details, including findings of any analysis conducted, broken down by type of future tax increase?
Q-5002 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Richards (Banff—Airdrie) — With regard to government tax increases: has the government done an analysis of how much taxes will need to increase in order to sustain expected higher levels of federal spending, and, if so, what are the details, including findings of such an analysis?
Q-5012 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Richards (Banff—Airdrie) — With regard to the government's analysis conducted on the financial situation of Canadians: has the government conducted any analysis of how many Canadians would experience severe financial hardship if they lost their job, or had their taxes increased, and, if so, what are the details, including findings of the analysis?
Q-5022 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Richards (Banff—Airdrie) — With regard to the escalator tax on alcohol introduced by the government in the 2017 Budget: what is the total amount of revenue collected from the tax in each year since 2017?
Q-5032 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Richards (Banff—Airdrie) — With regard to the government's statistics and estimates related to small businesses: (a) how many small business have filed for bankruptcy since March 1, 2020, broken down by month; and (b) how many small businesses have either closed or ceased operations since March 1, 2020?
Q-5042 — March 9, 2021 — Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola) — With regard to the government’s commitment to plant two billion trees and an initial focus on urban trees: (a) how many plots of land have been identified for planting the trees; (b) what are the details of each plot, including the (i) location of the land, (ii) type of landowner (municipality, private owner, federal government land, etc.), (iii) cost of acquisition or projected cost of acquisition, if applicable, (iv) species of trees to be planted on the land; (c) which municipalities have been contacted about urban tree planting; (d) what is the projected cost per tree of trees planted in an urban environment; and (e) and what is the percentage of the total program that is expected to be taken by urban trees?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply
Opposition Motions
March 9, 2021 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — That, given that,
(i) during the first wave, 82% of COVID deaths in Canada happened in long-term care, the highest proportion in the OECD,
(ii) there have been over 12,000 long-term care resident and worker deaths in Canada since the beginning of the pandemic,
(iii) residents and workers in for-profit long-term care homes have a higher risk of infection and death than those in non-profit homes,
the House call upon the government to ensure that national standards for long-term care which are currently being developed fully remove profit from the sector, including by:
(a) immediately bringing Revera, a for-profit long-term care operator owned by a federal agency, under public ownership;
(b) transitioning all for-profit care to not-for-profit hands by 2030;
(c) working with provinces and territories to stop licensing any new for-profit care facilities, and making sure that measures are in place to keep all existing beds open during the transition; and
(d) investing an additional $5 billion over the next four years in long-term care, with funding tied to respect for the principles of the Canada Health Act, to boost the number of non-profit homes.
Notice also received from:
Mr. Singh (Burnaby South) and Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — March 9, 2021
March 9, 2021 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — That, given that,
(i) during the first wave, 82% of COVID deaths in Canada happened in long-term care, the highest proportion in the OECD,
(ii) there have been over 12,000 long-term care resident and worker deaths in Canada since the beginning of the pandemic,
(iii) residents and workers in for-profit long-term care homes have a higher risk of infection and death than those in non-profit homes,
the House call upon the government to ensure that national standards for long-term care which are currently being developed fully remove profit from the sector.
Notice also received from:
Mr. Singh (Burnaby South) and Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — March 9, 2021
March 9, 2021 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — That the House:
(a) recognize that successive Liberal and Conservative governments have eroded our national domestic vaccine and medicine production capacity, including by the privatization of domestic research and manufacturing facilities, such as Connaught Labs, and that this erosion has impacted the ability of the Canadian government to mount a robust mass vaccination campaign to combat COVID-19; and
(b) call upon the government to:
(i) establish a publicly owned Crown corporation aimed at producing vaccines and critical drugs for Canadians dealing with COVID-19 and possible future public health crises,
(ii) put this publicly owned facility in place immediately so that the vaccines it produces can be incorporated into the government’s COVID-19 vaccination plans.
Notice also received from:
Mr. Singh (Burnaby South) and Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — March 9, 2021
March 9, 2021 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — That the House call upon the government to take further steps to support small businesses in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, including by:
(a) extending the Wage Subsidy Program (WSP) until the end of the pandemic;
(b) increasing the WSP to 85% through the end of summer 2021 and enabling access to the 90% Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy top-up for businesses impacted by limitations on mass gatherings and travel restrictions;
(c) improving access to the rent subsidy and business loan program, including extending them until the end of the pandemic and ensuring Indigenous businesses can access them through Aboriginal financial institutions;
(d) ensuring small business start-ups that started at or since the beginning of the pandemic can access emergency supports;
(e) capping credit card transaction fees, which siphon money away from small businesses and consumers towards billionaire banks and credit card companies;
(f) putting in place a hiring bonus to pay the employer portion of EI and CPP for new or rehired staff; and
(g) establishing a hotline for small businesses to call to receive assistance in applying for government supports.
Notice also received from:
Mr. Singh (Burnaby South) and Mr. Johns (Courtenay—Alberni) — March 9, 2021

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

Private Members' Business
M-18 — December 11, 2020 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Maloney (Etobicoke—Lakeshore), seconded by Ms. Hutchings (Long Range Mountains), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize the important contributions that Irish-Canadians have made to building Canada, and to Canadian society in general, and should mark the importance of educating and reflecting upon Irish heritage and culture for future generations by declaring the month of March as Irish Heritage Month.
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).
2 Response requested within 45 days
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