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Notice Paper

No. 91

Thursday, April 29, 2021

10:00 a.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

April 28, 2021 — The Minister of Finance — Bill entitled “An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 19, 2021 and other measures”.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

April 28, 2021 — Mr. MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish Canadian Armed Forces Members Day”.

April 28, 2021 — Mr. Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to another Act (interim release and domestic violence recognizance orders)”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

April 28, 2021 — Mr. Manly (Nanaimo—Ladysmith) — That the ninth report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, be concurred in.

Questions

Q-6702 — April 28, 2021 — Mr. Barlow (Foothills) — With regard to the COVID-19 vaccine contracts that Canada has with seven vaccine manufacturers: (a) which of the contracts contain transparency clauses similar to the one found in the UK-AstraZeneca vaccine contract, section 17.13, which allow for the disclosure of information to government bodies, including Parliament, parliamentary committees and any parliamentary reporting requirements; and (b) what are the details of all such clauses, broken down by manufacturer?
Q-6712 — April 28, 2021 — Mr. Barlow (Foothills) — With regard to the COVID-19 vaccine contracts that the government has with seven vaccine manufacturers, including the recently signed contract with Pfizer for booster shots: (a) what is the cost per vaccine dose, broken down by contract and manufacturer; and (b) what specific remedies are available to the government when manufacturers do not meet their contractual obligations, and which, if any, of the remedies have been pursued, broken down by manufacturer?
Q-6722 — April 28, 2021 — Mr. Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) — With regard to costs incurred by the government to scrap decommissioned warships, broken down by ship: (a) what was the total cost related to scrapping the (i) HMCS Fraser, (ii) HMCS Athabaskan, (iii) HMCS Protector, (iv) HMCS Preserver, (v) MV Sun Sea, (vi) HMCS Cormorant; (b) for each total in (a), what is the itemized breakdown of expenses; (c) what are the details of all towing costs associated with the scrapping of ships in (a), including the locations where the ships were towed to and from, if applicable; and (d) what are the details, including totals, for all costs associated with asbestos removal from the ships in (a)?
Q-6732 — April 28, 2021 — Mr. Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) — With regard to all monetary and non-monetary contracts, grants, agreements and arrangements entered into by the government with Huawei and its known affiliates, subsidiaries or parent companies since January 1, 2016: what are the details of such contracts, grants, agreements, or arrangements, broken down by (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) department, (iv) start and end date, (v) summary of terms, (vi) whether or not the item was made public through proactive disclosure, (vii) specific details of goods or services provided to the government as a result of the contract, grant, agreement or arrangement?
Q-6742 — April 28, 2021 — Mr. Nater (Perth—Wellington) — With regard to legal expenses incurred by the government that are related to lawsuits filed against the government from individuals claiming to have suffered from the Havana syndrome: what are the total legal expenses incurred to date, broken down by case?
Q-6752 — April 28, 2021 — Mr. Dreeshen (Red Deer—Mountain View) — With regard to government-issued credit cards, broken down by department, agency, or ministerial office, where applicable: (a) how many credit cards have payments that are past due as of April 28, 2021; (b) what is the total value of the past due balances; (c) what is the number of credit cards and value of the past due balances in (a) and (b) that were assigned to ministers, parliamentary secretaries, or ministerial exempt staff; (d) how many instances have occurred since January 1, 2017, where government-issued credit cards were defaulted on; (e) what is the total value of the balances defaulted on in (d); (f) what is the total number of instances in (d), and amounts in (e), where the government ended up using taxpayer funds to pay off the balances; and (g) what are the number of instances, and amounts in (d), (e) and (f), where the government ended up using taxpayer funds to pay off the balances for credit cards that were assigned to ministers, parliamentary secretaries, or ministerial exempt staff?
Q-6762 — April 28, 2021 — Mr. Patzer (Cypress Hills—Grasslands) — With regard to the renovation, redesign and refurnishing of ministers’ or deputy ministers’ offices since February 1, 2019: (a) what is the total cost of any spending on renovating, redesigning, and refurnishing for each ministerial office, 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; (b) what is the total cost of any spending on renovating, redesigning, and refurnishing for each deputy minister’s office, broken down by (i) the total cost, (ii) moving services, (iii) renovating services, (iv) painting, (v) flooring, (vi) furniture, (vii) appliances, (viii) art installation, (ix) all other expenditures; and (c) what are the details of all projects related to (a) or (b), including the project description and date of completion?
Q-6772 — April 28, 2021 — Mr. Patzer (Cypress Hills—Grasslands) — With regard to reports, studies, assessments, and deliverables prepared for the government, including any department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity, by Gartner since January 1, 2016: what are the details of all such deliverables, broken down by firm, including the (i) date that the deliverable was finished, (ii) title, (iii) summary of recommendations, (iv) file number, (v) website where the deliverable is available online, if applicable, (vi) value of the contract related to the deliverable?
Q-6782 — April 28, 2021 — Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar) — With regard to sole-sourced contracts related to COVID-19 spending since November 25, 2020: (a) how many contracts have been sole-sourced; (b) what are the details of each sole-sourced contract, including the (i) date of the award, (ii) description of goods or services, including volume, (iii) final amount, (iv) vendor, (v) country of vendor; (c) how many sole-sourced contracts have been awarded to domestic-based companies; and (d) how many sole-sourced contracts have been awarded to foreign-based companies, broken down by country where the company is based?
Q-6792 — April 28, 2021 — Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar) — With regard to ministers and exempt staff members flying on government aircraft, including helicopters, since September 28, 2020: what are the details of all such flights, including (i) the date, (ii) the origin, (iii) the destination, (iv) the type of aircraft, (v) which ministers and exempt staff members were on board?
Q-6802 — April 28, 2021 — Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar) — With regard to the registration and deregistration of businesses in Canada since January 1, 2016: (a) how many businesses have deregistered, broken down by month and region or city; (b) of the businesses in (a), how many employees are listed as working at each business, broken down by region or city; (c) how many businesses have registered, broken down by month and region or city; and (d) of the businesses in (c), how many employees are listed as working at each business, broken down by region or city?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

Private Members' Business

C-228 — April 14, 2021 — Mr. Bragdon (Tobique—Mactaquac) — Third reading of Bill C-228, An Act to establish a federal framework to reduce recidivism.
Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:
Mr. Falk (Provencher) — March 10, 2020
Mrs. Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) — March 13, 2020
Mr. Motz (Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner) — March 16, 2020
Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles) — April 3, 2020
Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — April 23, 2020
Mr. Blaney (Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis) — April 29, 2020
Mr. Uppal (Edmonton Mill Woods) — July 13, 2020
Ms. Shin (Port Moody—Coquitlam) — July 16, 2020
Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London), Mrs. Stubbs (Lakeland) and Mrs. Kusie (Calgary Midnapore) — November 2, 2020
Mr. Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot) — November 4, 2020
Debate — one hour remaining, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 98(4).

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