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Notice Paper

No. 171

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

1:00 p.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

March 21, 2023 — The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts, and to make a clarification relating to another Act”.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

March 21, 2023 — Mr. Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South) — That the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Friday, March 10, 2023, be concurred in.

March 21, 2023 — Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets) — That the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Thursday, March 9, 2023, be concurred in.

March 21, 2023 — Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets) — That the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology, presented on Thursday, March 9, 2023, be concurred in.

March 21, 2023 — Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London) — That the fifth report of the Liaison Committee, presented on Monday, March 20, 2023, be concurred in.

Questions

Q-13362 — March 21, 2023 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — With regard to federal funding in the constituency of Timmins—James Bay, between February 28, 2020, and February 2023: (a) what applications for funding have been approved and what are their details, including, for each, the (i) name of the organization, (ii) department, (iii) program and sub-program under which they applied for funding, (iv) date of the application and the amount applied for, (v) date on which the applicant was informed that funding was approved, (vi) date on which a press release was issued regarding the awarding of the funding, (vii) details of any press releases regarding the awarding of funding; (b) what funds, grants, loans and loan guarantees has the government issued through its various departments and agencies in the constituency of Timmins—James Bay that did not require direct application for the applicant, including, for each, the (i) name of the organization, (ii) department, (iii) program and sub-program under which they applied for funding, (iv) date of the application and the amount applied for, (v) date on which the applicant was informed that funding was approved, (vi) date on which a press release was issued regarding the awarding of the funding, (vii) details of any press releases regarding the awarding of funding; and (c) what projects have been funded in the constituency of Timmins—James Bay by organizations tasked with subgranting government funds (such as Community Foundations of Canada) and what are their details, including, for each, the (i) name of the organization, (ii) department, (iii) program and sub-program under which they applied for funding, (iv) date of the application and the amount applied for, (v) date on which the applicant was informed that funding was approved, (vi) date on which a press release was issued regarding the awarding of the funding, (vii) details of any press releases regarding the awarding of funding?
Q-13372 — March 21, 2023 — Ms. Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill) — With regard to the Mission Cultural Fund (MCF) since November 4, 2015: (a) what are the details of all spending from this fund, broken down by month, including, for each initiative funded, the (i) name of recipient, (ii) amount, (iii) location, (iv) date, (v) purpose, (vi) description of related events; (b) what was the amount spent from the fund, broken down by month; (c) what is the current status of the fund; and (d) if the fund is no longer active, (i) what happened to the remaining money in the fund, (ii) has the government replaced or transitioned the fund with another similar type of program, and, if so, which program?
Q-13382 — March 21, 2023 — Mr. Schmale (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock) — With regard to the claim by the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance in the House on March 20, 2023 that, "The increase this year will be one cent per can of beer" in relation to the increase in the alcohol escalator tax: (a) what figures did the minister use to arrive at the one cent per can number; and (b) does the minister have any examples of brands of beer where a 6.3 percent tax increase would only increase the cost by one cent, and, if so, what are they?
Q-13392 — March 21, 2023 — Mr. Schmale (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock) — With regard to government advertising on TikTok: (a) which departments, agencies, Crown corporations or other government entities were advertising with TikTok when the government announced that it would ban TikTok on government devices as of February 28, 2023; (b) for each department that was advertising with TikTok, did they immediately stop all advertising on TikTok, and, if not, why not; (c) for each entity in (a) that did not immediately stop their TikTok advertising, on what date will they cease advertising on TikTok; and (d) how much was spent on advertising on TikTok (i) during the 2022 calendar year, (ii) between January 1, 2023, and February 28, 2023, (iii) since March 1, 2023?
Q-13402 — March 21, 2023 — Mr. Schmale (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock) — With regard to the decision issued by the Pest Management and Regulatory Agency (PMRA) on October 4, 2022, to phase-out the wood preservative Pentachlorophenol by October 4, 2023: (a) what is PMRA's rationale for having different Pentachlorophenol phase-out timelines than the regulators in the United States; (b) which industry stakeholders were consulted by PMRA prior to the decision; (c) what applications for oil-based wood preservative alternatives have been received, but not yet authorized, by Health Canada, including, for each, the (i) applicant, (ii) product description, (iii) stage of each application, (iv) date application was received, (v) expected timeline before a decision on approval is made; and (d) has the PMRA analysed the impact of making such a decision without having a viable oil-based wood preservative alternative, and, if so, what is the expected impact on the (i) supply of treated wood poles, (ii) supply of telecommunications and electricity services, (iii) manufacturers of pressure-treated wood products, (iv) workers of the manufacturers and their families?
Q-13412 — March 21, 2023 — Mr. Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn) — With regard to the Expanded Canada-India Air Transport Agreement announced on November 15, 2022: (a) what was Canada's position regarding the inclusion of Amritsar as part of the list of cities that Canadian carriers would have access to; (b) did Canada advocate to include direct flights to and from the Punjab region as part of the agreement, and, if not, why not; and (c) why was Amritsar not included in the agreement?
Q-13422 — March 21, 2023 — Mr. Godin (Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier) — With regard to the issuing of passports: (a) how many passports were mailed to the wrong address, broken down by month since January 1, 2022; (b) how many reports of individuals receiving (i) a passport with errors, (ii) another individual's passport, has the government received; and (c) what is the protocol when an individual receives another individual's passport in error, including whether or not the Privacy Commissioner is notified?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Supplementary Estimates (C)
UNOPPOSED VOTES
March 9, 2023 — The President of the Treasury Board — That the Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, be concurred in.
Interim Supply
March 9, 2023 — The President of the Treasury Board — That the House do concur in interim supply as follows:
That a sum not exceeding $89,678,492,027 being composed of the following amounts, each item rounded up to the next dollar:
(1) three twelfths ($23,752,533,318) of the total of the amounts of the items set forth in the Proposed Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, except for those items below:
(2) twelve twelfths of the total of the amounts of Department of Finance Vote 5, and Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Vote 20, of the said estimates, $2;
(3) eleven twelfths of the total of the amounts of Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Votes 1 and 5, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Vote L30, Department of lndigenous Services Vote 1, Department of National Defence Vote 10, Leaders' Debates Commission Vote 1, Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 5, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Vote 10, and Treasury Board Secretariat Vote 5, of the said estimates, $26,789,930,964;
(4) ten twelfths of the amount of Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Vote 10, of the said estimates, $4,042,639,040;
(5) nine twelfths of the total of the amounts of Department of Indigenous Services Votes 5 and 10, Department of Justice Vote 1, and Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 1, of the said estimates, $14,949,847,633;
(6) seven twelfths of the total of the amounts of Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Vote 1, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Vote 1, Department for Women and Gender Equality Vote 5, Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 10, and Statistics Canada Vote 1, of the said estimates, $701,016,431;
(7) six twelfths of the total of the amounts of Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada Vote 1, Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization Vote 5, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Vote 1, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Vote 1, Department of Employment and Social Development Vote 5, Department of Health Vote 10, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Vote 5, and The Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc. Vote 1, of the said estimates, $7,193,709,994;
(8) five twelfths of the total of the amounts of Canada Council for the Arts Vote 1, Canadian High Arctic Research Station Vote 1, Department of Citizenship and Immigration Vote 10, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Vote 1, Department of Veterans Affairs Vote 5, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer Vote 1, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Vote 1, Treasury Board Secretariat Vote 1, and Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority Vote 1, of the said estimates, $4,961,276,773;
(9) four twelfths of the total of the amounts of Canadian Space Agency Vote 10, Canadian Transportation Agency Vote 1, Department of Citizenship and Immigration Vote 1, Department of Health Vote 1, Department of lndustry Votes 1 and 10, Department of Public Works and Government Services Vote 1, Library of Parliament Vote 1, National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat Vote 1, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Vote 5, Office of the Auditor General Vote 1, Parks Canada Agency Vote 1, Privy Council Office Vote 1, Public Service Commission Vote 1, Shared Services Canada Votes 1 and 5, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Vote 5, Treasury Board Secretariat Vote 20, and VIA Rail Canada Inc. Vote 1, of the said estimates, $7,287,537,872;
be granted to His Majesty on account of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

Private Members' Business

C-283 — October 25, 2022 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mrs. Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country), seconded by Mr. Morrison (Kootenay—Columbia), — That Bill C-283, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (addiction treatment in penitentiaries), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.
Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:
Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — June 15, 2022
Ms. Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — October 21, 2022
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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