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Notice PaperNo. 251 Monday, November 20, 2023 11:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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| November 16, 2023 — Mrs. Vien (Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis) — That the eighth report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, be concurred in. |
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| November 16, 2023 — Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest) — That the 30th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, be concurred in. |
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| November 16, 2023 — Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest) — That the 31st report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, be concurred in. |
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| November 16, 2023 — Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West) — That the 30th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, be concurred in. |
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| November 16, 2023 — Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West) — That the 31st report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, be concurred in. |
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| November 16, 2023 — Mr. Stewart (Miramichi—Grand Lake) — That the 30th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, be concurred in. |
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| November 16, 2023 — Mr. Stewart (Miramichi—Grand Lake) — That the 31st report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, be concurred in. |
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| November 16, 2023 — Mr. Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles) — That the 13th report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented on Thursday, November 9, 2023, be concurred in. |
Questions |
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| Q-19742 — November 16, 2023 — Mr. Brock (Brantford—Brant) — With regard to the fact-finding report prepared for Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada by Raymond Chabot Grant Thompson (RCGT) dated September 26, 2023: (a) what are the government expenditures related to the report incurred to date, in total, and broken down by type of expenditure; (b) what are the details of the contract awarded to RCGT in relation to the report, including the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) vendor, (iv) start and end date, (v) initial contract value, (vi) current contract value, (vii) scope of the work; and (c) what are the details of any limitations (Cabinet confidence, unavailable records, etc.) faced by RCGT in the fact-finding exercise? |
| Q-19752 — November 16, 2023 — Mr. Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies) — With regard to government support for the lnuvik Wind Project: (a) how much funding has been (i) allocated, (ii) delivered to date, to the project, by the government; (b) how much funding has been (i) allocated, (ii) delivered to date, by other sources, broken down by source (private sector, territorial government, etc.); (c) what is the government estimate on the total costs required to complete the project; and (d) what is the projected timeline for when the project will be completed and producing power? |
| Q-19762 — November 16, 2023 — Mr. Allison (Niagara West) — With regard to Health Canada (HC) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC): (a) what do HC and PHAC know about the origins of COVID-19; and (b) how and when was the knowledge in (a) obtained? |
| Q-19772 — November 16, 2023 — Mr. Falk (Provencher) — With regard to the government's requirement during the COVID-19 pandemic that civil servants provide proof of vaccination, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity: what were the total costs associated with implementing the vaccine requirement, broken down by type of cost, including any legal costs or expenses incurred as a result of legal activity (settlements, mediation agreements, etc.)? |
| Q-19782 — November 16, 2023 — Ms. Rood (Lambton—Kent—Middlesex) — With regard to Farm Credit Canada's (FCC) Indigenous Agriculture and Food section: (a) how many employees or full-time equivalents (FTE) are currently assigned to the section; (b) is the section currently fully-staffed, and, if not, (i) when will it be fully-staffed, (ii) how many employees or FTEs will be assigned to the section once it is fully staffed; (c) what is the projected annual budget for the administration of the section for each of the next three years, in total, and broken down by type of projected expense; (d) broken down by each of the last five years, how many different Indigenous or First Nations (i) farmers, (ii) entrepreneurs (excluding farmers), (iii) economic development corporations, (iv) communities, have received financing from FCC; (e) what was the total amount of financing received in (d); and (f) what is the breakdown of (d) and (e) by province or territory and type of farm or business? |
| Q-19792 — November 16, 2023 — Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) — With regard to the $5 billion in funding through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements to British Columbia, committed in the 2021 Fall Economic Statement, in response to extreme weather events: (a) how much of this commitment has been delivered to British Columbia to date, in total, and broken down by specific project funded; (b) when will the outstanding amount be delivered; and (c) what is required before the outstanding amount is provided to British Columbia? |
| Q-19802 — November 16, 2023 — Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) — With regard to the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program: (a) how are communities chosen for the program; (b) which communities are participating in the program, broken down by province or territory; (c) for each community in (b), how many workers have participated in the program; (d) how does the government quantity the program's level of success; and (e) does the government have any evidence or statistics which demonstrate that the program has measurably reduced labour shortages, and, if so, what is it? |
| Q-19812 — November 16, 2023 — Mrs. Stubbs (Lakeland) — With regard to the government's promotion of heat pumps: (a) how many applications for funding through the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability Program have been received; (b) of the applications in (a), how many (i) were denied, (ii) were granted, (iii) are still awaiting a decision; (c) how many heat pumps have been installed through the granted applications in (b); (d) what is the breakdown of (a) through (c), by province or territory; (e) how many applications for funding for heat pumps have been received through the Canada Greener Homes Grant; (f) of the applications in (e), how many (i) were denied, (ii) were granted, (iii) are still awaiting a decision; (g) how many heat pumps have been installed through the granted applications in (f); and (h) what is the breakdown of (e) through (g), by province or territory? |
| Q-19822 — November 16, 2023 — Mr. Chambers (Simcoe North) — With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency and net worth assessments of individuals, broken down by year since 2015: (a) how many net worth assessments have been done; (b) of the net worth assessments in (a), how much additional taxes have been (i) assessed, (ii) recovered; (c) of the net worth assessments conducted, how many were based on leads from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada or other government entities which focus on money laundering; and (d) of the net worth assessments in (c), how much additional taxes have been (i) assessed, (ii) recovered? |
| Q-19832 — November 16, 2023 — Mr. Lobb (Huron—Bruce) — With regard to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC): what were the expenditures incurred by NSERC related to the reception on November 1, 2023, titled "Celebrating Excellence: Honouring Canada's Top Natural Sciences and Engineering Researchers", in total, and broken down by item? |
| Q-19842 — November 16, 2023 — Mr. Shipley (Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte) — With regard to the Climate Action Incentive Payment and the government's plan to increase the rural top-up rate from 10 to 20 percent of the baseline amount starting in April 2024: how will the rate increase be funded, including whether the increase will come from general revenue or from carbon tax revenue? |
| Q-19852 — November 16, 2023 — Mr. Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa) — With regard to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s Broadband Fund: (a) what are the details of all projects approved for mobile connectivity through the fund, including, for each, the (i) recipient, (ii) location, (iii) project description, (iv) number of households that will receive new broadband service, (v) number of households that will receive upgraded broadband service, (vi) amount of funding, (vii) project start and completion dates, (viii) date the project application was received, (ix) date the project was approved; and (b) what is the total amount of funding provided to projects, to date, under the program? |
| Q-19862 — November 16, 2023 — Mr. Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa) — With regard to government funding to, and agreements, with Ducks Unlimited and Ducks Unlimited Canada since November 4, 2015, broken down by department or agency: (a) what are the details of all funding including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) recipient, (iv) project description or reason for funding, (v) program under which funding was provided; (b) was any of the funding in (a) for the purpose of acquiring land, and, if so, what are the details of those funding agreements and of the related lands, including, for each, the (i) location, (ii) size, (iii) land description; and (c) what are the details of all federal land acquired by Ducks Unlimited or Ducks Unlimited Canada, including, for each, the (i) date of acquisition, (ii) location, (iii) size of land, (iv) land description, (v) amount paid, (vi) summary of terms, (vii) government entity which previously owned the land? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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Government Business |
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| No. 30 — November 16, 2023 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons — That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act, shall be disposed of as follows: |
| (a) the bill be ordered for consideration at the second reading stage immediately after the adoption of this order; |
| (b) when the House resumes debate at the second reading stage of the bill, |
| (i) not more than one additional member of each recognized party and a member of the Green Party may each speak at the said stage for not more than 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for questions and comments, provided that members may be permitted to split their time with another member, |
| (ii) at the conclusion of the time provided for the debate at the second reading stage or when no member rises to speak, whichever is earlier, all questions necessary to dispose of the said stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment, provided that, if a recorded division is requested, the vote shall not be deferred, and once proceedings at the said stage have concluded the House shall thereafter adjourn to the next sitting day; |
| (c) if the bill has been read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance, |
| (i) it be an instruction to the committee, that during its consideration of the bill, it be granted the power to expand its scope to, |
| (A) increase the maximum fixed penalty amounts for abuse of dominance to $25 million in the first instance, and $35 million for subsequent orders, for situations where this amount is higher than three times the value of the benefit derived (or the alternative variable maximum), |
| (B) allow the Competition Bureau to conduct market study inquiries if it is either directed by the Minister responsible for the Act or recommended by the Commissioner of Competition, and require consultation between the two officials prior to the study being commenced, |
| (C) revise the legal test for abuse of a dominant position prohibition order to be sufficiently met if the Tribunal finds that a dominant player has engaged in either a practice of anti-competitive acts or conduct other than superior competitive performance that had, is having or is likely to have the effect of preventing or lessening competition substantially in a relevant market, |
| (ii) during consideration of the bill by the committee, |
| (A) the committee shall have the first priority for the use of House resources for committee meetings, |
| (B) the committee shall meet between 3:30 p.m. up until 11:59 p.m. on the second sitting day following the adoption of the bill at second reading to gather evidence from witnesses, |
| (C) all amendments be submitted to the clerk of the committee by noon on the sitting day following the first meeting of the committee, |
| (D) amendments filed by independent members shall be deemed to have been proposed during the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill, |
| (E) the committee shall meet at 3:30 p.m., on the second sitting day following the first meeting to consider the bill at clause-by-clause, and if the committee has not completed the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill by 11:59 p.m., all remaining amendments submitted to the committee shall be deemed moved, the Chair shall put the question, forthwith and successively without further debate on all remaining clauses and amendments submitted to the committee as well as each and every question necessary to dispose of the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill, and the committee shall not adjourn the meeting until it has disposed of the bill, |
| (F) a member of the committee may report the bill to the House by depositing it with the Clerk of the House, who shall notify the House leaders of the recognized parties and independent members, and if the House stands adjourned, the report shall be deemed to have been duly presented to the House during the previous sitting for the purpose of Standing Order 76.1(1); |
| (d) not more than one sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the bill at report stage, and 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders that day, or when no member rises to speak, whichever is earlier, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment, and, if a recorded division is requested, the vote shall not be deferred; and |
| (e) not more than one sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the bill at the third reading stage and 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders that day, or when no member rises to speak, whichever is earlier, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment, and, if a recorded division is requested, the vote shall not be deferred. |
Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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Private Members' Business |
| C-355 — September 19, 2023 — Mr. Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food of Bill C-355, An Act to prohibit the export by air of horses for slaughter and to make related amendments to certain Acts. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), Mr. Van Bynen (Newmarket—Aurora), Mr. Weiler (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) and Ms. Chagger (Waterloo) — September 19, 2023 |
| Ms. Bradford (Kitchener South—Hespeler) — September 20, 2023 |
| Ms. Taylor Roy (Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill) and Ms. Sidhu (Brampton South) — September 21, 2023 |
| Mrs. Zahid (Scarborough Centre) — September 29, 2023 |
| Mr. Carr (Winnipeg South Centre) — October 4, 2023 |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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