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Notice PaperNo. 327 Friday, June 7, 2024 10:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| June 6, 2024 — Mr. Moore (Fundy Royal) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (importing, exporting and producing certain substances)”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-27722 — June 6, 2024 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — With regard to expenditures on coaching since January 1, 2017, broken down by year and by department or agency: (a) how many contracts were signed by the government for coaching; (b) what was the total value of coaching contracts signed; (c) what are the details of each contract or similar type of agreement for coaching public servants, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) type of coaching, (iv) purpose of the contract, (v) value, (vi) title or titles of the public servants receiving coaching; (d) what are the details of each contract or similar type of agreement for coaching ministers or exempt staff members, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) type of coaching, (iv) purpose of the contract, (v) value, (vi) names and titles of the individuals who received the coaching; (e) what are the details of each contract or similar type of agreement for coaching any individuals not covered in (c) or (d), including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) type of coaching, (iv) purpose of the contract, (v) value, (vi) names and titles of those who received coaching; and (f) for each contract in (c) through (e), (i) what was the desired outcome, (ii) how was the outcome measured, if it was measured, (iii) what outcome was achieved? |
| Q-27732 — June 6, 2024 — Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove) — With regard to Disaster Mitigation Adaptation Fund applications received from communities in British Columbia since 2021: (a) what are the details of all applications which were denied funding, including, for each, the (i) name of the city, town or municipality, (ii) date of the application, (iii) disaster event related to the application, (iv) reason that the funding was denied; (b) what specific criteria is used, including any scoring or grading system, to determine whether an application is approved or denied; and (c) if a scoring or grading system was used, what score or grade was given to each application in (a)? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Opposition Motions |
| June 6, 2024 — Mr. Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean) — That the House: |
| (a) thank the public services and community organization workers who work every day to welcome asylum seekers with humanity and dignity; |
| (b) take note of the many challenges arising from the ever-increasing number of asylum seekers in Quebec, Ontario and Canada; |
| (c) also take note of the barriers facing many asylum seekers who encounter a lack of services; and |
| (d) call on the government to compensate Quebec and the provinces for all the amounts that these governments invest in public services for the humane welcoming of asylum seekers. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly), Ms. Normandin (Saint-Jean) and Mr. Simard (Jonquière) — June 6, 2024 |
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| June 6, 2024 — Mr. Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île) — That the House: |
| (a) recall that, on June 16, 2021, it acknowledged “the will of Quebec to enshrine in its constitution that Quebeckers form a nation, that French is the only official language of Quebec and that it is also the common language of the Quebec nation”; |
| (b) recognize that, along with the Quebec National Assembly, it unanimously adopted a motion on June 5, 2024, recalling “Quebec’s rich history, punctuated by bold gestures to defend and ensure the vitality of its only official language, French” and unreservedly affirming “that the strength of the Quebec nation certainly does not lie in bilingualism, but in its distinct character, with its unique culture and resolutely francophone specificity”; |
| (c) acknowledge that the Official Languages Act stipulates that the federal government “is committed to protecting and promoting the French language, recognizing that French is in a minority situation in Canada and North America due to the predominant use of English”; and |
| (d) call upon the government to ensure that all funds invested in Quebec through the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023-2028 be dedicated to promoting and protecting the French language. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly), Ms. Normandin (Saint-Jean) and Mr. Simard (Jonquière) — June 6, 2024 |
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| June 6, 2024 — Mr. Villemure (Trois-Rivières) — That the House: |
| (a) acknowledge the initial report of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions; |
| (b) acknowledge the Special Report on Foreign Interference in Canada’s Democratic Processes and Institutions of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians; |
| (c) acknowledge, as did Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, that there is foreign interference in electoral processes, including nominations; |
| (d) acknowledge that the Committee of Parliamentarians warns that sitting members of Parliament and senators may be under foreign influence and that “these activities continue to pose a significant threat to national security, and to the overall integrity of Canada’s democracy” |
| (e) acknowledge that funding may be, or at least appear to be, a way of seeking to influence policymakers; and |
| (f) call on the government, in order to ensure the integrity of electoral processes, to restore per-vote public funding for political parties. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly), Ms. Normandin (Saint-Jean) and Mr. Simard (Jonquière) — June 6, 2024 |
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| June 6, 2024 — Mr. Villemure (Trois-Rivières) — That the House: |
| (a) acknowledge the Special Report on Foreign Interference in Canada’s Democratic Processes and Institutions of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians; |
| (b) express concern that certain elected officials may be wittingly or unwittingly working in the interests of foreign powers; and |
| (c) call on the terms of reference of the foreign interference commission (the Hogue Commission) to be expanded to allow it to investigate Canada’s federal democratic institutions, including members of the House of Commons elected in the current Parliament. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly), Ms. Normandin (Saint-Jean) and Mr. Simard (Jonquière) — June 6, 2024 |
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| June 6, 2024 — Ms. Pauzé (Repentigny) — That the House: |
| (a) reaffirm the climate emergency given the impacts of the changes that threaten public health and safety, degrade ecosystems, put the economy, agriculture and infrastructure at risk, and increase the frequency of extreme weather events such as heat waves, wildfires, floods, droughts and weather latitudes; |
| (b) acknowledge that, from 1990 to 2022, Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by 16.5% (+100 Mt CO2 eq.); |
| (c) acknowledge that on November 7, 2023, the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development informed the House that the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan is inadequate to meet the 2030 emissions reduction target; |
| (d) acknowledge that the oil and gas sector is the main contributor to Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, and that fugitive emissions from this sector are greater than what the government previously believed; |
| (e) hear from scientists who are proposing the rapid imposition of a cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector and the closing of loopholes and the ending of preferential treatment in the current regulatory framework; |
| (f) request that the government, by the end of 2024, present an updated version of the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan that will allow Canada to meet its 2030 emissions reduction target; |
| (g) request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change close all loopholes and end all the preferential treatment he introduced in his regulatory framework to cap greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector and impose this cap in 2025; and |
| (h) request that the government cancel the $83 billion in tax giveaways to Canadian oil and gas companies, which have reaped record profits of $38 billion between 2020 and 2022, and invest these amounts in climate change adaptation, infrastructure and disaster resilience. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly), Ms. Normandin (Saint-Jean) and Mr. Simard (Jonquière) — June 6, 2024 |
| Main Estimates |
| UNOPPOSED VOTES |
| June 3, 2024 — The President of the Treasury Board — That the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, less the amounts voted in the interim supply, be concurred in. |
| Supplementary Estimates (A) |
| UNOPPOSED VOTES |
| June 3, 2024 — The President of the Treasury Board — That the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, be concurred in. |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| M-124 — June 6, 2024 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — That: |
| (a) the House recognize that, |
| (i) adequate housing is a right, as recognized by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, to which Canada is a party, |
| (ii) Canada’s lack of affordable housing deprives millions of Canadians of this right, |
| (iii) there is a current shortfall of 4.3 million homes affordable to lower income Canadians, according to the Federal Housing Advocate, |
| (iv) non-market housing currently only makes up approximately 3.5 % of Canada’s housing stock, less than half the OECD average, |
| (v) the Canadian Human Rights Commission has called on the federal government to address this shortfall by introducing a human rights-based approach to housing supply and immediately scaling up the development and acquisition of non-market housing; and |
| (b) in the opinion of the House, the government should prioritize investment through the National Housing Strategy to increase the share of non-market housing to at least 20 % of the total rental stock in Canada. |
Private Members' Business |
| C-323 — May 21, 2024 — Mr. Ellis (Cumberland—Colchester) — Consideration at report stage of Bill C-323, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (mental health services), as deemed reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Maguire (Brandon—Souris) — March 9, 2023 |
| Mrs. Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country) — April 24, 2023 |
| Bill deemed reported, pursuant to Standing Order 97.1(1) — May 21, 2024. |
| 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). |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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