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Notice PaperNo. 199 Wednesday, May 17, 2023 2:00 p.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| May 16, 2023 — Mrs. Romanado (Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish National Arts Day”. |
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| May 16, 2023 — Mrs. Romanado (Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish Trans Canada Trail Day”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-15342 — May 16, 2023 — Mr. Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot) — With regard to costs associated with the new passport design unveiled on May 10, 2023, as well as the accompanying news conference: (a) what were the total costs associated with the new passport, broken down by type of expense; and (b) what are the details of all contracts signed by the government related to the new passport, including the unveiling and promotion of the new design, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) amount, (iv) description of the goods or services, (v) details of whether the contract was sole-sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding processs? |
| Q-15352 — May 16, 2023 — Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove) — With regard to projects funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) in Africa for human rights or humanitarian issues since 2016: what are the details of all such projects, including the (i) location, (ii) funding recipient, (iii) detailed project description, (iv) organization overseeing the project, (v) amount of funding provided by GAC, (vi) start date, (vii) end date? |
| Q-15362 — May 16, 2023 — Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove) — With regard to judicial vacancies: what is the number of vacancies, as of May 16, 2023, broken down by province or territory and level (Federal Court, Superior Court of Justice, etc.)? |
| Q-15372 — May 16, 2023 — Mr. Seeback (Dufferin—Caledon) — With regard to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project: (a) what assessments has CBSA made in relation to delays and disruptions that may be caused while implementing CARM; (b) what specific measures, if any, is CBSA taking to ensure that the implementation of CARM does not cause any delays or disruptions; (c) has the government analyzed the impact of the new requirement for importers to obtain surety bonds as part of CARM, and, if so, what were the findings, including the impact of the requirement on smaller importers versus larger ones; (d) has the government considered whether or not the surety market would supply smaller importers with the newly required bonds, and, if so, what were the findings; (e) if the answer to (d) is negative, was this an error or oversight on the government's part when developing the project; (f) what is the current timeline for when each measure required by CARM will be implemented; and (g) what are the details of all memorandums and briefing notes about CARM that were sent from or received by CBSA or Public Safety Canada, including the Office of the Minister of Public Safety, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) sender, (iii) recipient, (iv) title, (v) summary of contents, (vi) type of document? |
| Q-15382 — May 16, 2023 — Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard) — With regard to the commitment of the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship in January of 2022 to eliminate backlogs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of the 2022 calendar year: (a) why was this commitment not fulfilled; (b) what are the current backlogs, broken down by immigration stream or program; and (c) when will the backlogs be eliminated? |
| Q-15392 — May 16, 2023 — Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard) — With regard to the government's administration of section 42.1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act: (a) how many applications have been received under this section, since 2020, broken down by year; and (b) what is the status of each application in (a), including the (i) date the application was received, (ii) date a decision was made, (iii) decision, (iv) number of days between the date the application was received and the date a decision was made? |
| Q-15402 — May 16, 2023 — Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard) — With regard to deportation letters sent out by the government, broken down by year since January 1, 2016: (a) how many individuals were sent deportation letters by the government; (b) of the individuals in (a), how many (i) self-deported or left the country voluntarily, (ii) were deported by officers or enforcement agents, (iii) currently remain in Canada? |
| Q-15412 — May 16, 2023 — Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard) — With regard to immigration applications for individuals who have been sponsored by their spouse or partner, since January 1, 2016, broken down by the year the application was received: (a) how many applications were received; (b) how many applications were (i) granted, (ii) denied, (iii) are still awaiting a decision; (c) how many applications were investigated for suspected fake or fraudulent marriages or partnerships; (d) of the applications in (c), how many of the marriages or partnerships were deemed to be (i) legitimate, (ii) fake or fraudulent; and (e) were there any charges or other enforcement actions taken against any of the individuals whose sponsorship application involved a fake or fraudulent marriage, and, if so, how many individuals faced enforcement action, in total, and broken down by type of enforcement action? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Opposition Motions |
| May 16, 2023 — Mr. Poilievre (Carleton) — That, given that, |
| (i) Canada is in the midst of an opioid crisis that has killed over 35,000 people since 2016, |
| (ii) since 2017, the federal government has spent over $800 million on its failed Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy, including over $100 million in funding for hard-drug supply projects across Canada, and plans to spend an additional $74 million to “scale up” these projects over the next five years, |
| (iii) since tax-funded drug supply was ramped up in 2020, opioid deaths have only gone up, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, |
| (iv) in 2020, slightly less than 7,000 people died of opioid overdoses, while only 3,000 died of overdoses in 2016, according to the Library of Parliament, |
| (v) in British Columbia alone, yearly drug overdose deaths have increased by 330% between 2015 and 2023, |
| (vi) recently, a Global News reporter in East Vancouver was able to buy 26 hits for $30 in just 30 minutes of a dangerous and highly addictive opioid that is distributed in tax-funded drug supply programs and flooding our streets with cheap opioids, |
| the House call on the government to immediately reverse its deadly policies and redirect all funds from taxpayer-funded, hard drug programs to addiction, treatment and recovery programs. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mrs. Goodridge (Fort McMurray—Cold Lake), Mr. Ellis (Cumberland—Colchester), Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) and Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — May 16, 2023 |
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| May 16, 2023 — Mr. Poilievre (Carleton) — That, given that the Liberal government unveiled a new passport design that erases nation building events in Canadian history, iconic Canadian heroes, and proud pieces of our Canadian heritage, and replaced them with cartoon drawings of a man raking leaves, a squirrel eating a nut and what appears to be an image of the Prime Minister as a child swimming at Harrington Lake, the House call on the government to immediately undo the proposed changes to the passport and maintain all images used in the current passport. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard), Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) and Mrs. Thomas (Lethbridge) — May 16, 2023 |
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| May 16, 2023 — Mr. Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn) — That, given that, |
| (i) the Minister of Finance ignored her own advice and tabled a budget that added $60 billion in new spending, |
| (ii) inflation has again increased since the additional spending was announced, |
| (iii) interest rates increased eight times since March 2022, |
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| (a) agree with the Minister of Finance when she: |
| (i) stated "what Canadians want right now is for inflation to come down and for interest rates to fall - and that is one of our primary goals in this year’s budget: not to pour fuel on the fire of inflation", |
| (ii) promised to reject calls to spend even more and said doing so would worsen inflation and lead to higher interest rates for a longer period of time, |
| (iii) indicated that the government would end its uncontrolled spending increases by “exercising fiscal restraint” rather than fueling inflation, |
| (b) laments the government's decision to reject the advice of its own finance minister and calls on the Prime Minister to cancel his inflationary deficits so that Canadians can afford to heat, feed, and house themselves. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Poilievre (Carleton), Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard) and Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) — May 16, 2023 |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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Private Members' Business |
| C-314 — February 10, 2023 — Mr. Fast (Abbotsford) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-314, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying). |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — March 8, 2023 |
| Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove) — March 21, 2023 |
| Mr. Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot) — April 13, 2023 |
| Ms. Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — May 12, 2023 |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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