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Notice Paper

No. 292

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

2:00 p.m.

Introduction of Government Bills

March 19, 2024 — The — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the National Defence Act and other Acts”.

Recommendation

(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))

Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to amend the National Defence Act and other Acts”.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

March 19, 2024 — — That the 15th report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Monday, March 18, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the eighth report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, presented on Monday, February 26, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the ninth report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, presented on Monday, February 26, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 10th report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, presented on Monday, February 26, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 10th report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented on Thursday, February 29, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the eighth report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, presented on Monday, February 26, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the ninth report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, presented on Monday, February 26, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 10th report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, presented on Monday, February 26, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 20th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Monday, February 12, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 21st report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Monday, February 12, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 16th report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Monday, February 26, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 23rd report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 36th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 21st report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Monday, December 11, 2023, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 22nd report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Monday, December 11, 2023, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 15th report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented on Monday, December 11, 2023, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 16th report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented on Monday, December 11, 2023, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 18th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, presented on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 10th report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented on Thursday, February 29, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 15th report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Monday, March 18, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the eighth report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, presented on Monday, February 26, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the ninth report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, presented on Monday, February 26, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 10th report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, presented on Monday, February 26, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 20th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Monday, February 12, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 21st report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Monday, February 12, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 16th report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Monday, February 26, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 23rd report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 36th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 35th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Science and Research, presented on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 12th report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 13th report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the fifth report of the Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 14th report of the Standing Committee on International Trade, presented on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 18th report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Thursday, December 14, 2023, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 36th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 10th report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented on Thursday, February 29, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 15th report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Monday, March 18, 2024, be concurred in.

March 19, 2024 — — That the 10th report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented on Thursday, February 29, 2024, be concurred in.

Questions

Q-2456² — March 19, 2024 — — With regard to the two-year deadline for sequestration of criminal records for personal possession as required by the passage of Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, which received Royal Assent on November 17, 2022: (a) can the Government of Canada provide a status update on how this work is proceeding and whether the two-year deadline will be met by November 17, 2024; and (b) what the process will be for Canadians to be notified that their criminal records for personal possession have been sequestered?

Q-2457² — March 19, 2024 — — With regard to the new Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulations for the slaughter of non-stunned animals: (a) what are the details of all consultations that the CFIA conducted related to the regulations, including which businesses, stakeholders, interest groups, and organizations were consulted, when were they consulted, and what feedback was received; (b) what impact does the government project that these regulations will have on the (i) availability, (ii) affordability, of Kosher meats in Canada; (c) what specific steps, if any, will CFIA take to ensure that the domestic Kosher market will remain viable in Canada; (d) what is the government's response to the concerns of Canadian Jews who observe Kashrut who will no longer be able to purchase non-imported Kosher meat following the implementations of these regulations; (e) what process did the government undertake to determine who receives exemptions from the new regulations; and (f) what entities or slaughtering practices has the government exempted from the new regulations?

Q-2458² — March 19, 2024 — — With regard to the Department of Finance and changes in federal taxes or levies, since November 4, 2015: (a) how many federal tax or levy increases have occurred since November 2015; (b) what are the details of each increase, including the (i) date, (ii) name of the tax or levy, (iii) previous tax or levy rate, (iv) tax or levy rate following change, (v) percentage of increase; and (c) for each increase, how much additional revenue has been received by the government broken down by year since the increase?

Q-2459² — March 19, 2024 — — With regard to costs related to the government's output-based pricing system (OBPS) for industrial facilities: (a) what have been the costs to implement and administer the OBPS broken down by year since 2018; (b) what have been the costs related to OBPS compliance verification; (c) how many employees or full-time equivalents are currently assigned to positions related to the OBPS; and (d) how many employees or full-time equivalents are assigned to OBPS compliance verification?

Q-2460² — March 19, 2024 — — With regard to Correctional Services Canada and the La Macaza Institution: (a) what is the last known date the ice rink at the institution was (i) operational, (ii) skated on by inmates; and (b) what is the last known date the tennis court at the institution was (i) operational, (ii) used by inmates?

Q-2461² — March 19, 2024 — — With regard to the authorization regime created by Bill C-41, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts: (a) how many organizations have (i) applied for, (ii) received, authorization from the Minister of Public Safety; (b) where can organizations seeking authorization apply; (c) when will the authorization regime created under the Act be fully operational; and (d) what are the names of the organizations which have received authorization to date?

Q-2462² — March 19, 2024 — — With regard to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and its funding of the study titled “Impact of population mixing between vaccinated and unvaccinated subpopulations on infectious disease dynamics: implications for SARS-CoV-2 transmission”: (a) to what funding opportunity stream, (i) did Fisman et al. Submit their grant application, (ii), receive approval for funding, and what were the application criteria; (b) when CIHR conducted a peer review of this application prior to funding, (i) which researchers were assigned to conduct this review, (ii) what were their qualifications, (iii) what were their conclusions, (iv) what were their conflicts of interest; (c) how much funding did CIHR grant this study project; (d) were there any other funding agencies or entities supporting this study; (e) if the answer to (f) is affirmative, who were the other funding agencies or entities; (g) what was the expected timeline for study completion at the time of funding; (h) what conflicts of interest were listed for the grant applicants at the time of funding; (i) was there any federal government involvement with, or communication regarding, any component of the application review process, research study, or media outreach; (j) if the answer to (i) is affirmative, which government bodies were involved; (k) what are the details of the media communications once the study was completed, broken down by (i) subject, (ii) type of communication, (iii) who directed the communication, (iv) date of communication; (l) after the study was published, did CIHR receive any negative feedback; (m) if the answer to (l) is affirmative, (i) what was that feedback, (ii) how was it addressed; (n) what is CIHR’s average timeline from the day a grant application is received to when the grant is approved; and (o) what was the timeline from the day the grant application was received to when the funding approval decision was made for the above-captioned study?

Q-2463² — March 19, 2024 — — With regard to Farm Credit Canada (FCC): (a) what is the current number of employees or full-time equivalents (FTEs) at FCC; (b) of the current employees or FTEs, how many work out of (i) Regina, (ii) the National Capital Region, (iii) FCC offices in other cities, broken down by location, (iv) remotely; (c) on January 1, 2016, how many employees or FTEs worked out of (i) Regina, (ii) the National Capital Region, (iii) FCC offices in other cities, broken down by location, (vi) remotely; and (d) what is the breakdown of (b) and (c) by rank or classification level (executive, manager, assistant, etc.)?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Opposition Motions

March 19, 2024 — — That the House concur in the report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer that confirms the carbon tax costs Canadians more than they get back in rebates and express its confidence in the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

Notice also received from:

, and — March 19, 2024

March 19, 2024 — — That the House declare non-confidence in the Prime Minister and his costly government for increasing the carbon tax 23 % on April 1, as part of his plan to quadruple the tax while Canadians cannot afford to eat, heat and house themselves, and call for the House to be dissolved so Canadians can vote in a carbon tax election.

Notice also received from:

, , , and — March 19, 2024

Supplementary Estimates (C)

UNOPPOSED VOTES

February 28, 2024 — The — That the Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.

Interim Supply

February 28, 2024 — The — That the House do concur in interim supply as follows:

That a sum not exceeding $74,011,525,281 being composed of the following amounts, each item rounded up to the next dollar:

(1) three twelfths ($24,716,610,903) 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, 2025, except for those items below:

(2) twelve twelfths of the total of the amounts of Correctional Service of Canada Vote 10, Department of Finance Vote 5 and Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Vote 20, of the said estimates, $3;

(3) eleven twelfths of the total of the amounts of Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Vote 1, Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Vote 5, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Vote L30, Leaders' Debates Commission Vote 1, Telefilm Canada Vote 1, Treasury Board Secretariat Vote 5 and VIA HFR - VIA TGF Inc. Vote 1, of the said estimates, $1,018,532,295;

(4) ten twelfths of the amount of Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Vote 10, of the said estimates, $7,423,697,296;

(5) nine twelfths of the total of the amounts of Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Vote 1, Department of Indigenous Services Votes 5 and 10 and Department of Justice Vote 1, of the said estimates, $15,458,217,923;

(6) eight twelfths of the total of the amounts of Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 10, of the said estimates, $249,169,510;

(7) seven twelfths of the total of the amounts of Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Vote 1 and Department of the Environment Vote 10, of the said estimates, $836,989,879;

(8) six twelfths of the total of the amounts of Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada Vote 1, Canadian Space Agency Vote 5, Department for Women and Gender Equality Vote 5, Department of Employment and Social Development Vote 5, Department of Health Vote 10 and Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 1, of the said estimates, $8,733,804,026;

(9) five twelfths of the total of the amounts of Canadian High Arctic Research Station Vote 1, Department of Citizenship and Immigration Votes 1 and 10, Department of lndigenous Services Vote 1, Department of Veterans Affairs Vote 5, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer Vote 1, Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 5, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Vote 1 and Treasury Board Secretariat Vote 1, of the said estimates, $6,172,164,025;

(10) four twelfths of the total of the amounts of Canadian Space Agency Vote 10, Correctional Service of Canada Vote 1, Department of Finance Vote 1, Department of Health Vote 1, Department of Industry Votes 1 and 10, Department of Public Works and Government Services Vote 1, Department of Transport Vote 5, House of Commons Vote 1, Marine Atlantic Inc. Vote 1,National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat Vote 1, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Vote 5, Office of the Governor General's Secretary Vote 1, Parks Canada Agency Vote 1, Privy Council Office Vote 1, Public Service Commission Vote 1, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Votes 5, 10 and 15, Shared Services Canada Votes 1 and 5, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Vote 5, Statistics Canada Vote 1, Treasury Board Secretariat Vote 20 and Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority Vote 1, of the said estimates, $9,402,339,421;

be granted to His Majesty on account of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

Private Members' Business

C-347 — January 31, 2024 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-347, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (oath of office), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:

— January 4, 2024

— January 30, 2024

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).


² Response requested within 45 days

House Publications

Notice Paper

Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

Questions

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

Private Members' Business