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Notice PaperNo. 380 Monday, December 2, 2024 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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Questions |
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| Q-32292 — November 29, 2024 — Mr. Melillo (Kenora) — With regard to fees that are collected by the government under the carbon charge regime as set out under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and that are designated for reimbursement to First Nations: (a) what is the total value of the fees set aside for reimbursement to date, in total and broken down by province or territory; (b) what is the mechanism by which the government intends to reimburse First Nations, broken down by province or territory; (c) how much of the fees in (a) have been delivered to First Nations to date, in total and broken down by province or territory; (d) how are these funds designated in Canada's fiscal framework; and (e) what is the reasoning for the government not putting these funds into a trust or another First Nations held account? |
| Q-32302 — November 29, 2024 — Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola) — With regard to government buildings obtaining Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification and broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity: (a) what was the total expenditure related to obtaining or maintaining LEED certification, broken down by year, for each of the last five years; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by type of expenditure; (c) what are the details of all contracts entered into by the government related to obtaining or maintaining LEED certification since 2019, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) amount, (iv) description of the goods or services, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid); (d) what are the details of any payments made by the government to the Canada Green Building Council since 2019, including, for each, the (i) amount, (ii) type of payment (grant, loan, contract for services), (iii) date, (iv) purpose; (e) what are the details of any payments made to any international organization since 2019, such as the US Green Building Council, related to LEED certification, including, for each, the (i) amount, (ii) type of payment, (iii) date, (iv) purpose, (v) recipient organization; (f) how many government buildings currently have LEED certification; (g) what are the details of the buildings in (f), including, for each, the (i) name, if applicable, (ii) address, (iii) location (city, province), (iv) type of building; and (h) for each building in (g), how much has the government paid to date for LEED certification? |
| Q-32312 — November 29, 2024 — Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets) — With regard to homes constructed under the Housing Accelerator Fund, since the program's introduction in March 2023: what are the details of each finished home completed by the fund, including, for each, the (i) address, (ii) date construction began, (iii) date construction was completed, (iv) description of the home (3-bedroom house, studio apartment, etc.)? |
| Q-32322 — November 29, 2024 — Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets) — With regard to the government's response to the document production order adopted by the House of Commons on June 6, 2024, calling for the production of all documents pertaining to Sustainable Development Technology Canada, broken down by department or agency: (a) what is the total number of (i) redactions made, (ii) pages turned over, (iii) pages that contain at least one redaction, (iv) words contained in the documents, (v) words redacted; and (b) how much has the government spent on toner or black ink related to printing the redacted documents? |
| Q-32332 — November 29, 2024 — Mrs. Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke) — With regard to government usage of Palantir hardware, software or other technology, and broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity, since January 1, 2016: (a) has the government ever owned or used any Palantir technology, directly or indirectly (e.g. Palantir drivers being used in SAP Concur programs), and, if so, what are the details, including (i) what elements are owned or in use, (ii) how each element in (a)(i) used; (b) what are the details of all contracts signed by the government directly with Palantir or with other companies for items that include Palantir technology, including, for each, (i) the date, (ii) the amount, (iii) the vendor, (iv) the description of the goods or services, (v) what the goods or services are used for; (c) what safeguards, if any, does the government have in place to ensure that any Palantir technology used by government entities is not used by Palantir for unauthorized data mining or analytics; (d) which applications or technology, which contained Palantir elements in any way, involved data mining or analytics; and (e) for each application in (d), what measures are in place to ensure that the data is secure and safe from threats both internal and external, as well as from hacking? |
| Q-32342 — November 29, 2024 — Mrs. Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke) — With regard to the CRA and the CBC story from November 14, 2024, titled "CRA launched 'witch hunt' against whistleblowers who exposed millions in bogus refunds": (a) why did the CRA launch a witch hunt or similar type of investigation against whistleblowers; (b) who ordered the investigation; (c) what resources is the CRA using to conduct the investigation, including the number of employees or full-time equivalents who are involved in the investigation; (d) has the CRA taken any action against those employees who authorized the issuing of the bogus refunds, and, if so, what are the details, including the number of employees who were reprimanded or fired; (e) if the CRA has not taken action against those employees in (d), why not; (f) has the CRA contacted the Ontario Provincial Police's Anti-Rackets Branch or requested they conduct an investigation, and, if so, when were they contacted; (g) is the CRA aware of any instances where CRA employees have altered taxpayers' banking information, and, if so, how many taxpayers' banking information was altered; (h) did the CRA contact the RCMP regarding any of the instances in (g), and, if so, on what date; (i) since the story broke, has the CRA implemented any additional security precautions to protect the banking information of taxpayers, and, if so, what measures have been taken and on which dates; (j) what specific security measures related to protecting banking information did the CRA have in place prior to the story; (k) was the system used to monitor those who prepare tax returns' (e.g. H&R Block) access to bank account information also in place to monitor CRA employees, and, if not, why not; (l) following the incidents which led to the story, has the CRA conducted a complete audit of all logins which included CRA employees changing taxpayers banking information; (m) has the CRA checked reports of fraud against the records of CRA employee logins, and, if so, what were the results; and (n) if the answer to (m) is no, why has the CRA not checked this? |
| Q-32352 — November 29, 2024 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — With regard to the Canada Dental Benefit and broken down by benefit period and federal electoral district, since the program’s inception: (a) what is the total number of approved applications; and (b) how many children have been helped by the program? |
| Q-32362 — November 29, 2024 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — With regard to the Canada Housing Benefit and broken down federal electoral district: (a) what is the total number of approved applications; and (b) how many Canadians have been helped by the program? |
| Q-32372 — November 29, 2024 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — With regard to the government’s refocused spending initiative and broken down by department or agency and program and year: how much funding has been refocused away from the Canadian Dental Care Plan? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Opposition Motions |
| November 29, 2024 — Mr. Singh (Burnaby South) — That, given that Canadians are facing an affordability crisis and need more than temporary relief, the House call on the government to: |
| (a) permanently remove the GST from essential goods, including home heating, grocery meals, Internet and mobile phone bills, diapers and kids’ clothes; and |
| (b) pay for that measure by putting in place an excess profit tax targeting the largest and most profitable corporations. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), Ms. McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) and Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — November 29, 2024 |
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| November 29, 2024 — Mr. Singh (Burnaby South) — That, given that, |
| (i) Canadians are facing an affordability crisis and need more than temporary relief, |
| (ii) the government’s $250 Working Canadians Rebate would exclude many workers and other Canadians who need it the most, |
| the House call on the government to: |
| (a) permanently remove the GST from essential goods, including home heating, grocery meals, Internet and mobile phone bills, diapers and kids’ clothes; |
| (b) expand the rebate to include all adults whose income is under the threshold and did not earn employment income in 2023, so that people like recent graduates trying to enter the workforce, retired seniors, people with disabilities, injured workers, workers on parental leave and long-term sick leave, and others in need are included; and |
| (c) pay for that measure by putting in place an excess profit tax targeting the largest and most profitable corporations. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), Ms. McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) and Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — November 29, 2024 |
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| November 29, 2024 — Mr. Poilievre (Carleton) — That, |
| (i) whereas the Leader of the New Democratic Party said he "ripped up" his supply and confidence agreement with the Liberal government, |
| (ii) whereas the NDP Leader said, "the Liberals are too weak, too selfish and too beholden to corporate interests to fight for people", |
| (iii) whereas the NDP Leader said, "the Liberal government will always cave to corporate greed, and always step in to make sure the unions have no power", in response to the Liberal Labour Minister's referrals to the Canadian Industrial Relations Board that ordered the workers of Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and the ILWU 514 to resume their duties, violating their right to strike", |
| therefore, the House agrees with the NDP Leader, and the House proclaims it has lost confidence in the Prime Minister and the government. |
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| Ms. Lantsman (Thornhill), Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Mr. Warkentin (Grande Prairie—Mackenzie), Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles), Mr. Uppal (Edmonton Mill Woods) and Mr. Seeback (Dufferin—Caledon) — November 29, 2024 |
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| November 29, 2024 — Mr. Poilievre (Carleton) — That, given that, |
| (i) the Liberal government refuses to comply with the House of Commons order to provide all documents, unredacted, to the RCMP concerning corruption at Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), the Prime Minister's Green Slush Fund, |
| (ii) the Auditor General found Liberal appointed directors at SDTC funnelled nearly $400 million, to companies they own, over 180 conflicts of interest, |
| (iii) the Ethics Commissioner found the Liberal appointed Chair of SDTC guilty of breaking Canada's ethics laws, |
| the House has no confidence in the Prime Minister or his government. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Ms. Lantsman (Thornhill), Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Mr. Warkentin (Grande Prairie—Mackenzie), Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles), Mr. Uppal (Edmonton Mill Woods), Mr. Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets) and Mr. Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) — November 29, 2024 |
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| November 29, 2024 — Mr. Poilievre (Carleton) — That, given that, |
| (i) over 2 million Canadians used food banks in a single month and 1.4 million children are living in poverty, |
| (ii) the NDP-Liberal government's response is an inflationary two-month tax trick, instead of bringing in real relief for Canadians by axing the carbon tax and sales tax on new homes for everyone, |
| (iii) the House of Commons must let Canadians decide between the NDP-Liberal plan of a two-month tax trick, or the common-sense Conservative plan to axe the carbon tax and sales tax on new homes, |
| the House declare non-confidence in the Prime Minister and the government. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Ms. Lantsman (Thornhill), Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Mr. Warkentin (Grande Prairie—Mackenzie), Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles), Mr. Uppal (Edmonton Mill Woods) and Mr. Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn) — November 29, 2024 |
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| November 29, 2024 — Mr. Poilievre (Carleton) — That this House has lost confidence in the Prime Minister and the government. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Ms. Lantsman (Thornhill), Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), Mr. Warkentin (Grande Prairie—Mackenzie), Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable), Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles) and Mr. Uppal (Edmonton Mill Woods) — November 29, 2024 |
| Supplementary Estimates (B) |
| UNOPPOSED VOTES |
| November 22, 2024 — The President of the Treasury Board — That the Supplementary Estimates (B) 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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