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Notice PaperNo. 272 Wednesday, January 31, 2024 2:00 p.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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| January 30, 2024 — The Minister of Health — Bill entitled “An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2”. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| January 30, 2024 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting fossil fuel advertising”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-22272 — January 30, 2024 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — With regard to international charters, conferences, consensus statements, declarations, policy, and national reports regarding sport and abuse, discrimination, and harassment: (a) following the UNESCO International Charter of Physical Education and Sport in 1978, and with respect to the statement that “sport practiced by all must be protected against any abuse”, what, if any, (i) actions were taken against abuse in sport, (ii) new requirements were adopted as a result of the Charter with respect to “appropriate qualifications”, “training”, and “further training” for each of those in administration, coaching, teaching, and volunteering, and on which dates between 1978 and 1988; (b) following the UNESCO International Charter of Physical Education and Sport in 1978, and with respect to the statement that “it is crucial that the fight against doping should win the support of national and international authorities”, what, if any, actions did Canada take, and on which dates between 1978 and 1988; (c) following the 1990 release of the Commission of Inquiry into the Use of Drugs and Banned Practices Intended to Increase Athletic Performance and with respect to the recommendation “that individuals and organizations in receipt of government funding meet the ethical standards as well as the performance standards required for funding”, what actions, if any, did Canada take in response to the recommendation for individuals and organizations, and on which dates; (d) following the 1990 release of the Commission of Inquiry into the Use of Drugs and Banned Practices Intended to Increase Athletic Performance, and with respect to the recommendation “that those involved in the health, care, and training of athletes are qualified to be so ethically as well as technically”, what actions, if any, did Canada take regarding ethical qualifications for all those involved in the health, care, and training of athletes, and on which dates; (e) following the 1990 release of the Commission of Inquiry into the Use of Drugs and Banned Practices Intended to Increase Athletic Performance, and with respect to the recommendation that “the measure of success of government funding be linked not to medal count, but to the degree to which it has met the social, educational, and national goals of government for sport”, what actions, if any, did Canada take to (i) disentangle medal count from funding, (ii) tie medal count to funding, and on which dates; (f) following the International Olympic Committee’s adoption of a Consensus Statement on Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport in 2007, what actions, if any, has Canada undertaken with respect to (i) developing “policies and procedures for the prevention of sexual harassment and abuse”, (ii) monitoring “the implementation of these policies and procedures”, (iii) evaluating “the impact of these policies in identifying and reducing sexual harassment and abuse”, (iv) developing “an education and training program on sexual harassment and abuse in their sport(s)”, (v) fostering “strong partnerships with parents in the prevention of sexual harassment and abuse”, (vi) promoting and supporting scientific research on these issues, and on which dates; (g) did any representatives of Canada attend the 5th International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport in 2013, and, if so, what were the names of positions of all those who attended; (h) following the 2013 Declaration of Berlin, what actions, if any, has Canada taken with respect to Article 1.4 of the Declaration “recognizing that an inclusive environment free of violence, sexual harassment, racism and other forms of discrimination is fundamental to quality physical education and sport”, and on which dates; (i) following the revised International Charter of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport in 2015, what actions, if any, has Canada taken with respect to (i) “safety and management of risk”, (ii) Article 10.1 which states that, “All forms of physical education, physical activity and sport must be protected from abuse”, (iii) any identified harms, (iv) “bullying”, (v) “deprivation of education”, (vi) “discrimination”, (vii) “excessive training of children”, (viii) “homophobia”, (ix) “racism”, (x) “sexual exploitation”, (xi) “violence”, (xii) “potential risks, especially for children, of dangerous or inappropriate training methods and competition, and psychological pressures of any kind”, and on which dates were these actions taken; (j) following the issue of the Policy on Non-Accidental Violence and Abuse in Sport of the International Paralympic Committee in 2016, what actions, if any, were taken by Canada with respect to violations of human rights, including, but not limited to, (i) “bullying and emotional abuse”, (ii) “child exploitation”, (iii) “hazing”, (iv) “neglect”, (v) “physical abuse”, (vi) “sexual abuse and assault”, and on which dates; (k) did Canada attend the Sixth International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport in 2017, and, if so, what were the positions of all those who attended; and (l) following the Kazan Action Plan, what actions, if any, did Canada undertake with respect to (i) “protecting the integrity of sport”, (ii) “III.1 Safeguard athletes, spectators, workers and other groups involved”, (iii) “III.2 Protect children, youth and other vulnerable groups”, and on which dates? |
| Q-22282 — January 30, 2024 — Mr. Ellis (Cumberland—Colchester) — With regard to the federal carbon tax: (a) how much did the (i) Canadian Army, (ii) Royal Canadian Navy, (iii) Royal Canadian Air Force, (iv) Canadian Coast Guard, pay in carbon tax on the fuel which they purchased in each of the last five years; and (b) what are the projections for how much the (i) Canadian Army, (ii) Royal Canadian Navy, (iii) Royal Canadian Air Force, (iv) Canadian Coast Guard, will pay in carbon tax on the fuel which they will purchase in each of the next five years? |
| Q-22292 — January 30, 2024 — Mrs. Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country) — With regard to the Benefits Delivery Modernization Programme: (a) what was the projected scope, full technology requirements and projected procurement needs presented in the initial budget for the programme in 2017; (b) what is the breakdown of costs for each aspect of (a); (c) what is the projected scope, full technology requirements and projected procurement needs presented in the most recent budget for the programme in 2024; and (d) what is the breakdown of costs for each aspect of (c)? |
| Q-22302 — January 30, 2024 — Mrs. Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country) — With regard to the Fall Economic Statement 2023 projecting that the unemployment rate is expected to rise to 6.5% in the second quarter of 2023: (a) what analysis was utilized to calculate this projection; (b) how does the projection’s analysis apply sector by sector; and (c) how does the projection’s analysis apply province by province? |
| Q-22312 — January 30, 2024 — Mrs. Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country) — With regard to the Canada Digital Adoption Program: (a) how many and which vendors applied to administer the (i) "Grow Your Business", (ii) "Boost Your Business Technology", stream; (b) what metrics and criteria were used by the government when determining which applicants in (a) would become administrators, broken down by stream; (c) what is the dollar value of the contracts provided to Magnet to administer the "Boost Your Business Technology" stream; (d) which vendors were awarded the contracts to administer the "Grow Your Business" stream; (e) what is the dollar value of the contracts provided to each of the vendors in (d); (f) what is the number of students hired, as of January 1, 2024, via the (i) "Grow Your Business", (ii) "Boost Your Business Technology", stream; and (g) what is the number of businesses which have applied, as of January 1, 2024, to the (i) "Grow Your Business", (ii) "Boost Your Business Technology", stream? |
| Q-22322 — January 30, 2024 — Mr. Redekopp (Saskatoon West) — With regard to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA): (a) how many migrants does the CBSA currently believe are in Canada without a valid visa; (b) how many of those individuals in (a) are pending adjudication by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB); (c) how many of those individuals in (a) have had their case resolved by the IRB but are awaiting judicial review; (d) how many of those individuals in (a) have exhausted all legal avenues including the IRB and judicial review, and of those what is the number of those individuals that (i) are currently detained, (ii) are currently awaiting deportation, (iii) the CBSA lost track of; and (e) of those individuals in (d), how many (i) have been convicted in Canada of a criminal code offence, (ii) have been convicted in their country of origin of an equivalent charge to a criminal code offence, (iii) of those convicted are currently being detained, (iv) are set to be deported in 2024, (v) has the CBSA lost track of? |
| Q-22332 — January 30, 2024 — Mr. Redekopp (Saskatoon West) — With regard to the electoral district of Saskatoon West: what are the details of all the grants, contributions, loans and any other payments from Government of Canada departments, agencies, and Crown corporations, but excluding the Canada Revenue Agency, to all other levels of government within and outside of Canada, First Nations, corporations, non-governmental organizations, and charities for the fiscal years 2015-16 to the current fiscal year inclusively? |
| Q-22342 — January 30, 2024 — Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) — With regard to the Climate Action Incentive Fund SME Project Stream: (a) of the $218 million of 2019-20 carbon pollution proceeds allocated to the stream, (i) how many businesses applied for funding, (ii) how many businesses were approved, (iii) how much money was awarded to the approved businesses for the duration of the program; (b) how much of the $218 million allocated was not spent; and (c) did the amount in (b) return to general revenue or was returned to businesses, and, if so, how? |
| Q-22352 — January 30, 2024 — Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) — With regard to the Canada Digital Adoption Program: (a) what is the number of businesses which have applied, as of January 25, 2024, to the (i) Grow Your Business Online stream, (ii) Boost Your Business Technology stream; (b) what is the total number of businesses which have received funding or assistance through the (i) Grow Your Business Online stream, (ii) Boost Your Business Technology stream; (c) what is the number of students hired, from October 5, 2022, to January 25, 2024, via the (i) Grow Your Business Online stream, (ii) Boost Your Business Technology stream, broken down by week since October 5, 2022; and (d) since the start date of March 3, 2022, how much has been paid to Magnet to administer the Boost Your Business Technology stream, in total and broken down by payment? |
| Q-22362 — January 30, 2024 — Mr. Stewart (Miramichi—Grand Lake) — With regard to “the Barn” on the grounds of Rideau Hall: (a) what is the square footage of The Barn storage facility; (b) can members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts visit the new storage facility for a tour, and, if not, why not; (c) is the new storage facility appraised, and, if so, what is it’s appraised value; (d) is the new storage facility insured, and, if so, what is the value of the insurance policy; (e) does the new storage facility have a backup generator, and, if so, how is the backup generator powered (e.g. gas, diesel, propane); (f) what equipment is stored in the new facility; (g) does the new storage facility include a kitchen and break room for staff; and (h) was the approximately $600,000 that was saved by reprofiling the Barn project returned to the government, and, if so, (i) what amount was transferred back to the government, (ii) on what date did the transfer occur? |
| Q-22372 — January 30, 2024 — Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets) — With regard to audits conducted by or on behalf of the Department of Industry, Crown corporations and government agencies, since January 1, 2016: what are the details of each audit, including the (i) date it first commenced, (ii) date it was completed, (iii) cost of the total audit, (iv) name of the agency or Crown corporation subject to the audit, (v) reason for the audit, (vi) findings? |
| Q-22382 — January 30, 2024 — Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets) — With regard to private stakeholders consultations held by the Department of Industry, prior to June 1, 2022, that helped inform the drafting of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act: what are the details of all such meetings, including, for each, the (i) date of occurrence, (ii) name of any meeting attendees, (iii) names of organizations or stakeholder groups in attendance, (iv) topic of discussion? |
| Q-22392 — January 30, 2024 — Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle) — With regard to expenditures incurred by the government related to the Prime Minister’s trip to Jamaica which began on or around December 26, 2023: (a) what are the expenditures to date, including those incurred by the Privy Council Office, the RCMP, and any other department or agency that was involved in the trip, including any advance work done to prepare for the trip, in total and broken down by type of expense (e.g. accommodation, fuel, per diems, etc.); (b) what was the total amount of expenditures incurred for accommodations at (i) Prospect Estate and Villas, (ii) other hotels or properties, broken down by vendor; (c) for each expenditure in (b), what was the (i) number of rooms rented at each resort, (ii) number of nights stayed, (iii) nightly rate; (d) what are the details of the legs of each challenger flight that travelled between Canada and Jamaica in relation to the trip, including, for each leg, the (i) date, (ii) origin, (iii) destination, (iv) names and titles of passengers, excluding security personnel, (v) amount of fuel used, (vi) fuel cost, (vii) catering cost, (viii) other costs, broken down by type; (e) what are the details of the problem or malfunction that occurred with the initial Challenger jet that causes a second Challenger jet to be flown to Jamaica; and (f) how much did it cost to fix the problem or malfunction in (e)? |
| Q-22402 — January 30, 2024 — Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle) — With regard to the government's participation in the UN Climate Change Conference, the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai: (a) how many and which individuals were part of the Canadian delegation that travelled to Dubai; (b) what were the titles of all individuals in (a); (c) were there any delegation members in (a) for which the government did not pay the expenses of, and, if so, which members; (d) what are the names and titles of all other individuals who attended the COP28 for whom the government paid expenses; (e) what are the total expenditures incurred by the government to date related to the conference, broken down by type; (f) what is the government's estimate of the carbon footprint resulting from the Canadian delegation's travel to and from the conference; and (g) for the delegations accommodations in Dubai, (i) what hotels were used, (ii) how much was spent at each hotel, (iii) how many rooms were rented at each hotel and for how many nights, (iv) what was the room rate, or range of room rates, paid at each hotel? |
| Q-22412 — January 30, 2024 — Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle) — With regard to government subsidies to Qualified Canadian Journalism Organizations (QCJO): (a) what is the total amount of subsidies paid to QCJOs in total, broken down by year for each of the last five years; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by type of tax credit or subsidy; (c) how many organizations have applied for the QCJO designation; (d) of the applications in (c), how many were (i) approved, (ii) rejected; (e) how many QCJOs received subsidies, broken down by year for each of the last five years; and (f) without identifying the organization, what is the breakdown of (e) by subsidy range for each type of subsidy (i.e. under $100,000, $100,001-$500,000, etc.)? |
| Q-22422 — January 30, 2024 — Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle) — With regard to the ArriveCan application, broken down by each department or agency that worked on the application: (a) how many employees worked on the application; and (b) how many man-hours and working days were spent working on the application? |
| Q-22432 — January 30, 2024 — Ms. Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) — With regard to emergency preparedness infrastructure shipped to First Nation reserves by Indigenous Services Canada, and broken down by province or territory and fiscal year since 2015-16: (a) how many reports of emergency preparedness infrastructure in need of repair or replacement were reported to the department; (b) how many incidents of replacement materials becoming damaged in-transit were reported to the department; (c) how many incidents of replacement materials becoming damaged due to a lack of storage capacity were reported to the department; and (d) of the incidents in (b) and (c), how many projects were (i) delayed, (ii) cancelled by the department? |
| Q-22442 — January 30, 2024 — Ms. Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) — With regards to the Indigenous Community Infrastructure Fund (ICIF), and broken down by province or territory and fiscal year since 2020-21: (a) what is the total number of applications received by Indigenous Services Canada; (b) for the applications in (a), what is the (i) median amount of funding requested, (ii) average amount of funding requested; (c) how many projects in (a) were approved; and (d) what is the total amount of funding allocated by the ICIF, reflected as a dollar amount and a percentage of program funding? |
| Q-22452 — January 30, 2024 — Ms. Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) — With regard to the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s (CIB) policies concerning funding for the Indigenous Community Infrastructure Initiative (ICII) and Indigenous Equity Initiative (IEI), broken down by fiscal year since the inception of the CIB: (a) what is the total amount of funding delivered through the (i) ICII, (ii) IEI; (b) of the funding in (a), how much funding has been delivered and what is the total amount of funding in (a) delivered to (i) rights-holding Indigenous governments, (ii) non-profit or not-for-profit organizations representing the interests of Indigenous communities, (iii) for-profit companies or organizations whose leadership comes from First Nations, Inuit, or Métis communities, (iv) for-profit companies or organizations whose leadership does not come from a First Nation, Inuit, or Métis community; and (c) how much funding has been delivered through each of the CIB’s priority industry sectors? |
| Q-22462 — January 30, 2024 — Ms. Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) — With regard to on-reserve housing funding provided by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), broken down by province or territory and fiscal year since 2015-16: (a) what measures and resources have ISC allocated to streamline and expedite the application and approval process for building new housing; (b) what indicators do ISC use to ensure consistency in processing times across regions, considering the varying nature of projects and community-specific needs; (c) broken down by A-base stream funding and targeted funding, what is the average number of days for ISC to (i) acknowledge receipt of an application for funding, (ii) review an application, (iii) approve an application, (iv) deliver funding, (v) begin construction; and (d) in cases where multi-year plans or annual applications are submitted, what strategies are in place to minimize delays and ensure timely processing of funding applications? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Opposition Motions |
| January 30, 2024 — Mr. Poilievre (Carleton) — That, given that the carbon tax has proven to be a tax plan, not an environmental plan, the House call on the Liberal government to cancel the April 1, 2024, carbon tax increase. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Mr. Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn), Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), Ms. Lantsman (Thornhill), Mr. Uppal (Edmonton Mill Woods) and Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles) — January 30, 2024 |
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| January 30, 2024 — Mr. Poilievre (Carleton) — That, given that, |
| (i) nearly 2 million Canadians used a food bank is a single month, according to Food Banks Canada, |
| (ii) a typical family of four will pay $700 more on groceries in 2024 compared to last year, according to Canada’s Food Price Report, |
| (iii) the carbon tax increases costs on the farmer that grows the food, the trucker who ships the food and on everyone who buys the food, |
| the House call on the Liberal government to cancel the April 1, 2024, carbon tax increase. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Mr. Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn), Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), Ms. Lantsman (Thornhill), Mr. Uppal (Edmonton Mill Woods) and Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles) — January 30, 2024 |
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| January 30, 2024 — Mr. Poilievre (Carleton) — That, given that the NDP-Liberal coalition is going to quadruple the carbon tax, increasing the cost of gas groceries and home heating, and as Canadians are struggling with high inflation and canot afford another tax hike, the House call on the Liberal government to cancel the April 1, 2024, carbon tax increase. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Mr. Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn), Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), Ms. Lantsman (Thornhill), Mr. Uppal (Edmonton Mill Woods) and Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles) — January 30, 2024 |
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| January 30, 2024 — Mr. Poilievre (Carleton) — That, given that Canada now ranks 62 out of 67 countries according to the Climate Change Performance Index in 2024, dropping four places from the previous year, despite the carbon tax increasing and the carbon tax proving not to be an environmental plan but a tax plan, the House call on the Liberal government to cancel the April 1, 2024, carbon tax increase. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Mr. Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn), Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), Ms. Lantsman (Thornhill), Mr. Uppal (Edmonton Mill Woods) and Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles) — January 30, 2024 |
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| January 30, 2024 — Mr. Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) — That an order of the House do issue for a copy of all correspondence, including emails, text messages, messages sent on any electronic messaging applications, phone call logs, handwritten notes, memorandums, briefing materials and any documents produced by and between the Office of the Prime Minister and the Office of the Ethics Commissioner regarding the Prime Minister’s travel to Prospect Estate in Jamaica in 2023-24 and 2022-23, and that these documents be tabled in the House within seven days from the adoption of this motion. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Poilievre (Carleton), Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), Ms. Lantsman (Thornhill), Mr. Uppal (Edmonton Mill Woods) and Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles) — January 30, 2024 |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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Private Members' Business |
| C-347 — June 21, 2023 — Mr. Arseneault (Madawaska—Restigouche) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs of Bill C-347, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (oath of office). |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Arya (Nepean) — January 4, 2024 |
| Mr. Erskine-Smith (Beaches—East York) — January 30, 2024 |
| S-209 — September 28, 2023 — Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre) — Consideration at report stage of Bill S-209, An Act respecting Pandemic Observance Day, as deemed reported by the Standing Committee on Health without amendment. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Aldag (Cloverdale—Langley City) — October 17, 2022 |
| Bill deemed reported, pursuant to Standing Order 97.1(1) — September 28, 2023. |
| Report and third reading stages — limited to two sitting days, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
| Motion for third reading — may be made in the same sitting, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
| To be added to the business of the House on a day fixed by the Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 30(7) — December 6, 2023 |
| Designated day — Wednesday, January 31, 2024, immediately after the scheduled Private Members' Business for that day. |
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