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Notice Paper

No. 190

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

2:00 p.m.

Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)
May 2, 2023 — Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West) — That the 27th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Thursday, April 27, 2023, be concurred in.
May 2, 2023 — Ms. Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — That the 11th report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, be concurred in.
May 2, 2023 — Mr. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman) — That the third report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, presented on Monday, April 24, 2023, be concurred in.
May 2, 2023 — Mr. Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington) — That the 14th report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Thursday, April 27, 2023, be concurred in.

Questions
Q-14842 — May 2, 2023 — Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — With regard to the purchase of promotional products since January 1, 2021, broken down by department, agency or Crown corporation: (a) what products were purchased; (b) what quantity of each product was purchased; (c) what was the amount spent; (d) what was the price per unit; (e) if the products were purchased in relation to a specific event, what are the details of the event; (f) in what country was each product manufactured; and (g) what is the relevant file number for each purchase?
Q-14852 — May 2, 2023 — Mrs. Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country) — With regard to government advertising expenditures with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC): (a) how much did each department, agency or other government entity spend on advertising with the CBC, in each of the last five fiscal years, including 2022-23; and (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by campaign and location, or type of advertising (CBC television, CBC Gem, CBC website, etc.)?
Q-14862 — May 2, 2023 — Mr. Richards (Banff—Airdrie) — With regard to land owned by the Department of National Defence or the Canadian Armed Forces which is currently not being used: what are the details of each location, including the (i) size of the land, (ii) geographic location, including the municipality or the proximity to the nearest municipality, (iii) future usage, if known?
Q-14872 — May 2, 2023 — Mr. Patzer (Cypress Hills—Grasslands) — With regard to the government's Black-tailed Prairie Dogs recovery program and to the designation of the prairie dog as an endangered species by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada: (a) what is the population threshold that must be met for the Black-tailed Prairie Dog to no longer be considered an endangered species; (b) when listing the Black-tailed Prairie Dog as an endangered species, does the government consider (i) the large population of Black-tailed Prairie Dogs outside of Canada, (ii) that southern Saskatchewan is only the northern tip of a much larger and more expansive habitat which runs through the continental United States and down to Mexico; (c) if the government does not take the factors in (b) into account, why not; (d) how much funding was allocated to research and programming for the Black-tailed Prairie Dog recovery program since 2021; (e) what parameters are put in to determine the success of the recovery program; (f) what progress has been made; and (g) has the implementation of the program had any adverse effects on (i) private property in the vicinity of Grasslands National Park, (ii) other wildlife within Grasslands National Park?
Q-14882 — May 2, 2023 — Mr. Patzer (Cypress Hills—Grasslands) — With regard to the government’s response to the decision by the Canadian Society of Transplantation (CST) that recommends to transplant centers and to provincial health transplant programs to deny transplants to individuals who have not received their COVID-19 vaccine: did the Minister of Health or anyone acting on behalf of the government suggest or advise this course of action to the CST or any transplant center and, if so, what are the details, including (i) who provided the suggestion or the advice, (ii) the date, (iii) the summary of suggestion or advice?
Q-14892 — May 2, 2023 — Mr. Steinley (Regina—Lewvan) — With regard to repayable loans and repayable contributions over $1,000,000 given out by the government since January 1, 2019: what are the details of all such loans and contributions, including the (i) date of the loan or the contribution, (ii) recipient’s details, including the name and the location, (iii) amount provided, (iv) amount repaid to date, (v) description of the the project or the purpose of loan or contribution, (vi) program under which the loan or the contribution was administered?
Q-14902 — May 2, 2023 — Mr. Steinley (Regina—Lewvan) — With regard to the government’s deal with Volkswagen to build a plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, and the Prime Minister’s claim that “There were places in the United States that were putting up way, way more money than we put on the table”: (a) which specific places was the Prime Minister aware of that made such offers; (b) through what sources did the government become aware of each of such offer; (c) how much more money did each place in (a) offer, broken down by location; (d) for each offer in (c), what non-monetary measures were included with the offer; and (e) what non-monetary measures did the government offer Volkswagen?
Q-14912 — May 2, 2023 — Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets) — With regard to Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) enforcement related to elver poaching in Nova Scotia since January 1, 2023: (a) how many individuals have DFO authorities charged or taken other enforcement action against; and (b) what are the details of each incident where an enforcement action was taken, including the (i) date, (ii) description of what occurred, (iii) number of individuals having had an enforcement action taken against them, (iv) location, (v) enforcement action taken, including whether any arrests were made or charges laid, (vi) items that were seized, if applicable?
Q-14922 — May 2, 2023 — Mr. Strahl (Chilliwack—Hope) — With regard to action planned by the Minister of Transportat to lower airline ticket prices and fees to improve the competitiveness of prices of flights departing from Canadian airports in close proximity to the United States: what action, if any, is the minister planning to take and on what date will such action occur?
Q-14932 — May 2, 2023 — Ms. Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam) — With regard to the Order Amending Schedules 2 and 3 of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 155, Number 25 : (a) has the consultation period length to receive feedback on the proposed regulations ended; (b) what is the timeline for the government to decide on final regulations for flavoured vaping products; and (c) is the government still committed to reducing youth vaping rates through a targeted ban on flavours, including mint and menthol, that appeal to youth?
Q-14942 — May 2, 2023 — Ms. Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam) — With regard to the Skills for Success Program launched in May 2021, broken down by funding stream: (a) what are the details of all applications that have received funding, including the (i) name of the applicant, (ii) amount received, (iii) under-represented labour group represented; (b) on what dates were applicants informed of whether they were approved for funding; and (c) what metrics does the government use to measure the literacy, numeracy, and digital skills targeted through the program?
Q-14952 — May 2, 2023 — Ms. Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — With regard to the Advisory Council on Economic Growth: (a) what are the details of all memoranda or other documents received by the Minister of Finance, exempt staff, or any senior official at the Department of Finance Canada about the Advisory Council on Economic Growth, since November 4, 2015, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) recipient, (iii) sender, (iv) title, (v) type of document, (vi) detailed summary, (vii) subject matter, (viii) file number; and (b) what are the details of the process undertaken to appoint Dominic Barton as Chair of the council, including (i) the selection criteria, (ii) how his name was initially put forward for consideration, (iii) the process by which the final decision was made, (iv) what other candidates were considered for the position, (v) the reasons why Mr. Barton was selected?
Q-14962 — May 2, 2023 — Ms. Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — With regard to central bank digital currency: (a) what work has the government undertaken to determine whether it should create a digital currency; (b) what consultations with which stakeholders have taken place since 2016 on adopting a digital currency; (c) when did each consultation in (b) take place; (c) what plans does the government currently have to create a digital currency; (d) what are the details of the parameters, attributes, design, and timeline the government is considering for the implementation of digital currency, including (i) whether the digital currency will be programmable, (ii) how it will be issued, managed and regulated?
Q-14972 — May 2, 2023 — Ms. Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — With regard to the closed illegal border crossing at Roxham Road: (a) on what date was the decision made to close the crossing; (b) what are the details of all meetings, letters, agreements, between Canadian and US officials in relation to Roxham Road or other illegal border crossing sites, since January 1, 2018, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) recipient, (iii) sender, (iv) title, (v) type of document, (vi) summary, (vii) subject matter, (viii) file number; and (c) between March 29, 2022 and March 25, 2023, how much was spent or transferred to the provinces by the government on housing, health care, meals, transportation and security for asylum-seekers and refugees who entered Canada at Roxham Road, broken down by department, program and amount spent?
Q-14982 — May 2, 2023 — Mr. Aitchison (Parry Sound—Muskoka) — With regard to buildings and office space owned or leased by the government, excluding the Department of National Defence: (a) how much office space, by square footage, is currently (i) owned, (ii) leased; (b) how much did the government pay to lease office space during the last fiscal year; (c) what are the annual operating costs to run government buildings and office space, broken down by type of cost (energy, building management, etc.); and (d) what is the breakdown of (a) by province or territory and municipality?
Q-14992 — May 2, 2023 — Ms. Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — With regard to border carbon adjustments and import charges: (a) what import charges are currently being applied to products made with coal-fired power; (b) how much tax revenue is being levied on coal-fired imports, broken down by country; (c) if the answer to (a) is none, what plans, if any, exist to implement import charges on products made with coal-fired power; (d) what coal-fired products does Canada import, broken down by country of origin and quantity of imports; (e) what is the quantity of (i) nickel and nickel-based products, (ii) lithium and lithium-based products, (iii) cobalt and cobalt-based products, (iv) manganese and manganese-based products, (v) aluminum, (vi) steel products, that Canada imports each year; (f) what is the source power (coal, hydro-electric, etc.) used in the production of the imported products in (e), breaking down imports by source power and country of origin?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply
Opposition Motions
May 2, 2023 — Mr. Poilievre (Carleton) — That, given that intimidation tactics of the People's Republic of China are being deployed against many Canadians of Chinese decent in diaspora communities across the country, which are widely reported and well established through the House of Commons’ committee testimony and reports by Canada’s security establishment, including reports indicating that families of members of Parliament are subjected to an intimidation campaign orchestrated out of Beijing’s consulate in Toronto, the House call on the government to stop delaying and immediatly:
(a) create a foreign agent registry similar to Australia and the United States of America;
(b) establish a national public inquiry on the matter of foreign election interference;
(c) close down the People's Republic of China run police stations operating in Canada; and
(d) expel all of the People's Republic of China diplomats responsible for and involved in these affronts to Canadian democracy.
Notice also received from:
Ms. Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul), Mr. Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton), Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle) and Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) — May 2, 2023
May 2, 2023 — Ms. Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul) — That, given that, the Minister of Public Safety
(i) stated that the People's Republic of China run police stations operating in Canada were closed when they were not,
(ii) promised not to include hunting rifles on his list of prohibited firearms, and he did,
(iii) refused to answer questions as to when and what he knew about the People’s Republic of China targeting families of members of Parliament in an intimidation campaign to influence their activities and their conduct in the course of their parliamentary duties,
The House has no confidence in the Minister of Public Safety.
Notice also received from:
Mr. Poilievre (Carleton), Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle) and Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) — May 2, 2023
May 2, 2023 — Mr. Poilievre (Carleton) — That, given that the government knew for two years that families of members of Parliament are subjected to an intimidation campaign orchestrated out of Beijing’s consulate in Toronto, the House call on the government to immediately expel all of the diplomats from the People's Republic of China responsible for and involved in this attack on Canadian democracy .
Notice also received from:
Ms. Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul), Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle) and Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) — May 2, 2023
May 2, 2023 — Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle) — That, given that, after eight years of this Liberal Prime Minister, Canadians
(i) have to pay higher prices for gas, groceries, and home heating because of the Prime Minister's carbon tax,
(ii) have to pay higher interest rates because of the Prime Minister's inflationary deficits,
(iii) have to pay higher mortgage payments and rent costs because of the Prime Minister's failure to get new homes built, and
(iv) should not have to pay the exceedingly high costs of the Prime Minister's lavish accommodations,
the House call on the Prime Minister to repay the full amount charged to taxpayers for staying in a London hotel suite at a rate of $6,000 per night.
Notice also received from:
Mr. Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn), Mr. Poilievre (Carleton), Mr. Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) and Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) — May 2, 2023

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

Private Members' Business
C-316 — March 6, 2023 — Mr. McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage of Bill C-316, An Act to amend the Department of Canadian Heritage Act (Court Challenges Program).
Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:
Mr. Aldag (Cloverdale—Langley City) — April 4, 2023
2 Response requested within 45 days
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