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Notice PaperNo. 144 Thursday, December 8, 2022 10:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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Notices of recommendations |
| An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada |
| Recommendation |
| (Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2)) |
| Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada”. |
| Royal recommendation — notice given Wednesday, December 7, 2022, by the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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| December 7, 2022 — Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets) — That the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology, presented on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, be concurred in. |
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| December 7, 2022 — Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard) — That the first report of the Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship, presented on Thursday, December 1, 2022, be concurred in. |
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| December 7, 2022 — Ms. Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul) — That the first report of the Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship, presented on Thursday, December 1, 2022, be concurred in. |
Questions |
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| Q-10812 — December 7, 2022 — Mr. Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay) — With regard to efforts that focus on education, training and economic opportunities for Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, broken down by fiscal year since 2014-15: (a) how much funding has been dedicated through the (i) First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy, (ii) Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program, (iii) Women’s Employment Readiness pilot program, (iv) Women Entrepreneurship Strategy; and (b) how much of the funding in (a) has been committed? |
| Q-10822 — December 7, 2022 — Mr. Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay) — With regard to the government’s commitment in the Fall Economic Statement 2022 to lower credit card transaction fees for small businesses: (a) when does the government intend to begin negotiations with payment card networks, financial institutions, acquirers, payment processors, and businesses; (b) with whom does the government plan to negotiate; (c) if known, on which dates will the negotiations in (b) occur; and (d) has the government set a deadline after which it will introduce amendments to the Payment Cards Network Act if an agreed upon solution is not arrived at, and, if so, what is the date? |
| Q-10832 — December 7, 2022 — Ms. Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul) — With regard to the government's response to Order Paper question Q-896 regarding Bill C-21, An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms): (a) what are the names, titles, and organizations representing each of the 77 stakeholders who attended the roundtables and who are mentioned in the response; (b) what are the names, titles, and organizations representing each of the 36 entities who submitted written responses; and (c) what is the detailed breakdown of the replies to the 134,917 completed questionnaires received by the government, including the number of each possible response received to each question, broken down by question? |
| Q-10842 — December 7, 2022 — Mr. Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland) — With regard to gloves in the National Emergency Strategic Stockpile which are manufactured by Supermax Corporation Berhad and its subsidiaries, including Supermax Healthcare Canada, since November 2019: (a) how many units of these gloves did the National Emergency Strategic Stockpile, or its parent organization and procuring body, acquire, broken down by month; (b) how many units of these gloves did the National Emergency Strategic Stockpile contain each month; and (c) how many units of these gloves were shipped to each provincial and territorial government, broken down by month, quarter and year? |
| Q-10852 — December 7, 2022 — Mrs. Block (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek) — With regard to government purchases of personal protective equipment (PPE) that was made with forced or child labour, since January 1, 2020: (a) what safeguards, if any, were in place to ensure that the government was not purchasing PPE that was made with forced or child labour; (b) has the government received any reports of PPE it procured that was made with forced or child labour, and, if so, what are the details, including (i) the manufacturer, (ii) the value of the purchase, (iii) the description of PPE purchased, including the volume, (iv) the date on which the government became aware, (v) whether the report was investigated, and, if so, what was the outcome, (vi) the date on which the investigation into a report was completed; (c) for each situation in (b) where the government was found to have procured PPE made with forced or child labour, what corrective action, if any, was taken by the government; and (d) has the Canada Border Services Agency seized or intercepted any PPE entering Canada, and, if so, what are the details of each instance, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) manufacturer, (iii) description of goods seized, including the volume? |
| Q-10862 — December 7, 2022 — Mrs. Block (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek) — With regard to the decision made by Public Services and Procurement Canada on November 10, 2021, to hold deliveries from Supermax Healthcare Canada to the government: (a) what are the details of the allegations that were shared with the government, including the (i) specific claims of forced labour, (ii) steps taken to authenticate those claims, (iii) details of any consultations with the Government of Malaysia to investigate the claims, (iv) details of any engagement or consultations with the United States and other trading partners to validate the claims, (v) description, including dates of all actions taken in response to the allegations; (b) what is the government's rationale for not cancelling the existing contract; (c) was there an analysis conducted as to whether this was in violation of tariff #9897 which prohibits goods mined, manufactured or produced wholly or in part by forced labour; (d) if the answer to (c) is affirmative, was this shared with a minister's office and, if so, which minister's office; (e) how many of these goods allegedly made with forced labour entered Canada and were sold by Canadian or international distributors; (f) what are the names of the other six suppliers that had allegations made against them; (g) what are the details of the investigations into such suppliers, including who was consulted, and how the investigations were conducted; (h) why was the decision made to maintain the two existing contracts with Supermax; (i) what are the details of the contracts in (h) including, (i) the value of the contract, (ii) whether it was signed, (iii) whether there was an open procurement process, (iv) the volume of goods, (v) steps taken to ensure that the goods were not manufactured with unethical labour at any point in the Supermax supply chain; (j) did the government hire any third parties or consult with any other government or non-governmental organization to validate the letter that was received by Supermax which defined their policies, audit and investigation strategies, and, if so, what are the details, including which parties were consulted; and (k) what are the government's estimates of the total volume of Supermax Healthcare Canada products that have entered the Canadian market through contracts between the government of Canada and Supermax Healthcare Canada, since March 17, 2020? |
| Q-10872 — December 7, 2022 — Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) — With regard to the Lac-Megantic rail bypass project: (a) what is the latest detailed timeline for the project between now and the projected completion date; (b) what is the latest estimate on the total cost of the project; (c) what is the current breakdown of how much funding, in percentage and total dollar amount values, will come from (i) the government, (ii) the Province of Quebec, (iii) other sources, broken down by source; and (d) what are the details of all communication between the Canadian Pacific Railway and the government about the project since 2018, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) sender, (iii) recipient, (iv) type of communication, (v) title, (vi) summary of contents, (vii) summary of the response, if applicable? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Supplementary Estimates (B) |
| UNOPPOSED VOTES |
| November 18, 2022 — The President of the Treasury Board — That the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, be concurred in. |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| M-75 — December 7, 2022 — Mr. Fonseca (Mississauga East—Cooksville) — That: |
| (a) the House recognize the significant contributions Polish Canadians have made to Canadian society, economy, politics and culture, and the importance of educating Canadians of all ages about the core values that Polish Canadians have imparted to the strength and diversity of Canada; and |
| (b) in the opinion of the House, the government should reflect upon Polish heritage for future generations and designate May 3rd of every year as Polish Constitution Day, and the month of May, every year, as Polish Heritage Month. |
Private Members' Business |
| M-63 — June 20, 2022 — Mr. Chen (Scarborough North) — That, in the opinion of the House: |
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| (i) condemn anti-Asian hate and all forms of racism and racial discrimination, |
| (ii) ensure all anti-racism policies and programs address the historical and present-day racism, discrimination, stereotyping and injustices faced by people of Asian descent, |
| (iii) highlight the lived realities of racism and barriers to inclusion experienced by people of Asian descent in national consultations on issues of anti-Asian racism; and |
| (b) the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security should conduct a review of anti-Asian hate crimes and hate-motivated incidents across the country. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mrs. Atwin (Fredericton) — June 28, 2022 |
| Mr. Arya (Nepean) — September 16, 2022 |
| Mr. Noormohamed (Vancouver Granville) — October 3, 2022 |
| Mr. Sarai (Surrey Centre) — October 6, 2022 |
| Mr. Aldag (Cloverdale—Langley City) — October 21, 2022 |
| Mr. Carr (Winnipeg South Centre) — November 15, 2022 |
| Mrs. Valdez (Mississauga—Streetsville) — December 7, 2022 |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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