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Notice PaperNo. 372 Wednesday, November 20, 2024 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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Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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| November 19, 2024 — Mr. Arnold (North Okanagan—Shuswap) — That the 17th report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Thursday, October 24, 2024, be concurred in. |
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| November 19, 2024 — Mr. Aboultaif (Edmonton Manning) — That the 28th report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Thursday, November 7, 2024, be concurred in. |
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| November 19, 2024 — Mr. Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot) — That the 13th report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, be concurred in. |
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| Q-31852 — November 19, 2024 — Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — With regard to spending by the government related to the production of cricket protein, since January 1, 2016: (a) how much funding has been provided for projects supporting the production of cricket protein, broken down by year; (b) what are the details of each project in (a), including the (i) location, (ii) project description, (iii) amount of funding originally announced, (iv) amount of funding distributed to date, (v) date on which the funding was transferred to the recipient, (vi) recipient, (vii) current status, (viii) original projected completion date for the project, (ix) actual completion date for the project, if applicable, (x) current projected completion date for the project, (xi) reason for the project delay, if applicable, (xii) type of funding (grant, repayable loan, etc.), (xiii) amount repaid to date, if applicable; (c) for the announcement on June 27, 2022, to invest up to $8.5 million for Aspire to support the building of a commercial facility to produce cricket protein, (i) what was the reason for exceeding the AgriInnovate Program’s maximum contribution amount of $5 million, (ii) how many jobs were expected to be generated, (iii) how many jobs initially were generated, (iv) how many jobs are currently supported by the grant; (d) has Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) or Health Canada conducted studies or analyses on the production of cricket protein or the human consumption of cricket protein, and, if so, what are the details, including findings of any studies or analyses; (e) did AAFC consider any negative impact on agriculture that the production of cricket protein would have, and, if not, why not; (f) did Health Canada seek any feedback on the human consumption of cricket protein, and, if so, what are the details, including what feedback was given; (g) what is the government’s official position on the human consumption of cricket protein; and (h) for each year since 2016, what was the annual amount of cricket protein produced in Canada, in total and broken down by (i) domestic versus exported usage, (ii) human consumption versus animal consumption? |
| Q-31862 — November 19, 2024 — Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — With regard to the new capstone research funding organization announced in budget 2024: (a) how will the government decide who sits on the board of this organization; (b) when does the government plan to have the organization launched and active; (c) how many employees or full-time equivalents will be hired; (d) what are the estimated salaries, divided by position; (e) what will be the estimated annual cost of employees; (f) which, if any, international entities will be involved; and (g) what will be the breakdown of the funding allocated for Canadian research versus international research? |
| Q-31872 — November 19, 2024 — Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — With regard to the government’s announcement on November 4, 2024, to cap emissions on the Canadian oil and gas sector by about one-third over the next eight years: (a) has the government undertaken an assessment on how this will impact Canadian families, and, if so, what were the results of the assessment; (b) what will be the estimated increased cost to average Canadians as a result of increased prices for groceries, gas and home heating, broken down by year over the next eight years; (c) what increases does the government expect in Canadian energy imports from countries with lower environmental and ethical standards as a results of the cap; (d) did the government consider the impact that an increased reliance on oil and gas from countries with lower environmental standards will have as a result of imposing this cap, and, if not, why was it not considered; (e) what assessments, if any, has the government undertaken to examine the impact of the emissions cap across the (i) construction, (ii) manufacturing, (iii) finance, (iv) hospitality, sectors; (f) how many jobs have been cut by oil and gas companies as a result of emissions caps in the last nine years; and (g) how does the government plan to ensure that Canada’s oil and gas competitors (United States, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, United Arab Emirates) have comparable emissions caps, and, if they do not, how does the government plan to allow Canadian oil and gas companies to compete with them? |
| Q-31882 — November 19, 2024 — Mr. Tolmie (Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan) — With regard to the government's national target to achieve a net-zero emissions grid by 2035: what do internal government estimates show it will cost to convert to net-zero? |
| Q-31892 — November 19, 2024 — Mr. Lawrence (Northumberland—Peterborough South) — With regard to residential properties owned outside Canada by the Government of Canada: what are the details of each of those properties, including, for each, the (i) country, (ii) city, (iii) description of the property, (iv) amenities included, (v) type of residence (urban house, apartment, condominium, townhouse, acreage), (vi) number of rooms, in total and broken down by type of room, (vii) purchase date, (viii) purchase price, (ix) estimated current value, (x) title of the official, diplomat or other individual assigned to the residence? |
| Q-31902 — November 19, 2024 — Mr. Khanna (Oxford) — With regard to the government's initiative to implement Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) government-wide since January 1, 2016, broken down by department or agency and by year: how much was spent on implementing EDI, in total, and broken down by line item or type of expenditure? |
| Q-31912 — November 19, 2024 — Ms. Ferreri (Peterborough—Kawartha) — With regard to kits provided to inmates under the Prison Needle Exchange Program: (a) what are the current contents in each kit; (b) what is the estimated cost of each kit; (c) how many kits have been distributed each year since 2019; (d) what is the breakdown of (c) by correctional institution; and (e) what were the total expenditures on the kits, broken down by year since 2019? |
| Q-31922 — November 19, 2024 — Ms. Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) — With regard to the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) tax credit: (a) over the past five fiscal years, how many trusts or corporations have claimed the REIT tax credit, and what is the total value of REIT tax credits claimed during the same period; (b) what was the total tax revenue collected from trusts or corporations that utilized the REIT tax credit in each of the last five fiscal years; (c) what is the effective tax rate from real estate companies and trusts that claimed the REIT tax credit in each of the last five fiscal years; (d) are there any corporations or trusts that are not primarily in the business of real estate that have received the REIT tax credit; (e) what mechanisms or audits are in place to (i) prevent misuse or inappropriate claims of the REIT tax credit, (ii) ensure that larger real estate entities are not creating smaller subsidiaries to exploit the small business tax rate; and (f) how many audits or investigations related to these issues in the real estate sector have been initiated over the past five fiscal years? |
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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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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Private Members' Business |
| C-380 — April 18, 2024 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Tochor (Saskatoon—University), seconded by Ms. Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton), — That Bill C-380, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (plastic manufactured items), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Leslie (Portage—Lisgar) — February 16, 2024 |
| Ms. Rood (Lambton—Kent—Middlesex) and Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — March 21, 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). |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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