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Notice PaperNo. 387 Wednesday, December 11, 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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| December 10, 2024 — Mr. Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach) — That the 20th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Monday, February 12, 2024, be concurred in. |
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| Q-32802 — December 10, 2024 — Mr. MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford) — With regard to Canada’s border security, since February 1, 2006, broken down by province and year: how many federal ports of entry or border crossings have been (i) permanently closed down due to funding cuts, (ii) closed down temporarily due to staffing shortages, broken down by the duration and the reason for the shutdown? |
| Q-32812 — December 10, 2024 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — With regard to the government’s Indigenous Business Directory, since January 1, 2016, and broken down by year: (a) how many businesses were removed from the directory; (b) how many of the businesses in (a) were removed due to (i) bankruptcy or otherwise ceasing operations, (ii) non-compliance with the requirement that 51% of the business be owned and controlled by Indigenous peoples, (iii) another reason, broken down by reason; (c) for each business that was removed from the directory, what are the details, including, the (i) name, (ii) location, (iii) date, (iv) reason for its removal; (d) have any of the businesses in (c) since been re-added to the directory, and, if so, what are the details of each instance, including the name of the businesses and the date they were re-added; (e) when a company is removed from the directory, are its ongoing contracts with the government, which were awarded due to its status in the directory, cancelled, and, if so, what are the details of any such contracts, including, for each, the (i) name of the company, (ii) contract value prior to its cancellation, (iii) date of the contract, (iv) date of the cancellation, (v) date on which the company was removed from the directory, (vi) final contract value following its cancellation, (vii) amount recovered by the government following the cancellation; and (f) for each instance where a business was removed due to non-compliance with the 51% requirement, how did the government become aware of the non-compliance (whistleblower, compliance audit, general research, etc.)? |
| Q-32822 — December 10, 2024 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — With regard to government statistics on excess deaths: (a) how does the government measure excess mortality; (b) how many excess deaths have occurred in each year, from 2005 until present; (c) for each year in (b), what are the principal factors that Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada believe caused excess deaths in that year; and (d) what are any projected excess death numbers for the next 10 years? |
| Q-32832 — December 10, 2024 — Mr. Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie) — With regard to the Apartment Construction Loan Program, since January 1, 2022: how many for-profit builders that meet the eligibility requirement of $250 million in minimum net worth value currently have a loan with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, broken down by (i) province and territory, (ii) year, (iii) name of company? |
| Q-32842 — December 10, 2024 — Ms. Ferreri (Peterborough—Kawartha) — With regard to government statistics on violence against women, broken down by year since 2015: (a) how many criminal acts of violence against women were reported, in total and broken down by province or territory, and by major metropolitan area; (b) of the acts of violence in (a), how many were homicides or deadly assaults; (c) how many individuals were charged in relation to the crimes in (a); (d) how many individuals were charged in relation to the crimes in (b); and (e) what is the breakdown of (c) and (d) if the number of individuals charged were (i) already wanted for other crimes, (ii) out on bail, (iii) on parole at the time of being charged? |
| Q-32852 — December 10, 2024 — Mr. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman) — With regard to the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces, broken down by year since 2015: how many personnel employed by either the Department of National Defence or the Canadian Armed Forces were (i) General or Flag Officers, (ii) Regular Force members, (iii) Reserve Force members, (iv) Ranger Patrol Group members, (v) civilians? |
| Q-32862 — December 10, 2024 — Mr. Soroka (Yellowhead) — With regard to government funding for the electric vehicle (EV) battery plants, since November 4, 2015: (a) how much funding has the government provided for the (i) Northvolt EV Battery Manufacturing Plant in Montreal, Québec (ii) Volkswagen EV battery manufacturing plant in St Thomas, Ontario, (iii) Stellantis LG EV battery manufacturing plant in Windsor, Ontario, (iv) Honda EV assembly, battery manufacturing, and cathode processing plant, in Alliston Ontario, (v) General Motors for the CAMI assembly plant and refurbishment of the Oshawa plant, (vi) Asahi Kasei EV battery component plant, (vii) E-One Moli Energy lithium-ion battery cell production plant, in Maple Ridge, British Columbia; and (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by type of subsidy (construction, production, etc.) and the manner in which it was provided (direct payment, tax credit, etc.)? |
| Q-32872 — December 10, 2024 — Mr. Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies) — With regard to Northern Affairs Canada (NAC): (a) how many employees or full-time equivalents (FTE) currently work at NAC; (b) how many employees or FTE are assigned to work in the (i) Business management unit, (ii) Natural Resources and Environment Branch, (iii) Northern Contaminated Sites Program Branch, (iv) Northern Government Branch, (v) Northwest Traitors Region, (vi) Nunavut Region, (vii) Yukon Region; (c) for the 2024-25 fiscal year, what is the budget allocation for operations of the (i) Business management unit, (ii) Natural Resources and Environment Branch, (iii) Northern Contaminated Sites Program Branch, (iv) Northern Government Branch, (v) Northwest Traitors Region, (vi) Nunavut Region, (vii) Yukon Region; and (d) what is the breakdown of (b) by executive (EX or higher) positions versus positions below the executive level? |
| Q-32882 — December 10, 2024 — Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola) — With regard to the $5 billion in funding through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements to British Columbia, committed in the 2021 Fall Economic Statement, in response to extreme weather events: (a) how much of this commitment has been delivered to British Columbia to date, in total, and broken down by specific project funded; (b) when will the outstanding amount be delivered; and (c) what is required before the outstanding amount is provided to British Columbia? |
| Q-32892 — December 10, 2024 — Mr. Muys (Flamborough—Glanbrook) — With regard to high-speed internet access and the Universal Broadband Fund across various geographic areas in Canada: (a) what percentage of Canadians residing within each census metropolitan area have access to at least 50 Mbps download speed as of December 2024, broken down by each census metropolitan area; (b) what percentage of Canadians residing within each census agglomeration have access to at least 50 Mbps download speed as of December 2024, broken down by each census agglomeration; (c) what percentage of Canadians living outside any census metropolitan area or census agglomeration have access to at least 50 Mbps download speed as of December 2024; (d) what is the number of applications submitted to the Universal Broadband Fund that have not been selected for funding, broken down by each census metropolitan area; and (e) of the applications submitted to the Universal Broadband Fund that were denied funding, (i) how many were denied funding, in total and broken down by geographic area targeted, (ii) how many targeted communities with fewer than 1,000 residents, (iii) what is the breakdown of denials by reason for denial, including what criteria weren’t met, if applicable, (iv) what is the breakdown of denied applications by the proposed internet speed upgrade associated with the application? |
| Q-32902 — December 10, 2024 — Mr. Muys (Flamborough—Glanbrook) — With regard to flight delays in Canada, for each calendar year from 2016 to 2024, and broken down by year: what was the number of flight delays in Canada, categorized by type of reason, including (i) delay within carrier control (excluding safety), (ii) delay within carrier control (safety), (iii) delay outside carrier control (Air Traffic Control/National Air System), (iv) delay outside carrier control (weather), (v) delay outside carrier control (other), (vi) delay outside carrier control (security), (vii) total number of delayed flights? |
| Q-32912 — December 10, 2024 — Mr. Muys (Flamborough—Glanbrook) — With regard to complaints reported by air carriers to Transport Canada, broken down by year, from 2016 to 2024: (a) how many complaints were reported by Air Canada, WestJet, Porter Airlines, Sunwing Airlines and Air Transat, broken down by each type of complaint category, including (i) tarmac delays, (ii) denied boarding (bumping), (iii) issues with seating of children, (iv) lost baggage, (v) delayed baggage, (vi) damaged baggage; (b) what was the monthly total number of complaints for each category listed in (a); and (c) of the complaints listed in (a), how many were resolved by the air carriers, broken down by air carrier (i) Air Canada, (ii) WestJet, (iii) Porter Airlines, (iv) Sunwing Airlines, (v) Air Transat? |
| Q-32922 — December 10, 2024 — Mr. Muys (Flamborough—Glanbrook) — With regard to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and government information on stolen motor vehicles being illegally exported from Canada: (a) how many stolen motor vehicles has the CBSA retrieved at (i) the Port of Montreal, (ii) the Port of Halifax, (iii) the Port of Vancouver, (iv) multi-modal hubs in Toronto, before being illegally exported from Canada, broken down by year from 2021 to 2024; (b) how many vehicles does the CBSA estimate have been illegally exported from Canada via (i) the Port of Montreal, (ii) the Port of Halifax, (iii) the Port of Vancouver, (iv) multi-modal hubs in Toronto, broken down by year from 2021 to 2024; and (c) what percentage of outgoing containers from (i) the Port of Montreal, (ii) the Port of Halifax, (iii) the Port of Vancouver, (iv) multi-modal hubs in Toronto, have been scanned for goods being illegally exported from Canada, broken down by year from 2021 to 2024? |
| Q-32932 — December 10, 2024 — Mrs. Goodridge (Fort McMurray—Cold Lake) — With regard to government expenditures related to the Taylor Swift concerts in Toronto and Vancouver: (a) did the government pay for concert tickets related to the security detail who accompanied the Prime Minister to the concert in Toronto, and, if so, how much was paid; (b) did the government pay for concert tickets related to any staff, excluding security detail, who accompanied the Prime Minister to the concert in Toronto, and, if so, how wany tickets were purchased and how much was paid; (c) for each ticket paid for in (b), from what entity or individual were the tickets purchased; and (d) did any departments, agencies, Crown corporations, or other government entities pay for, or receive, any tickets to the Taylor Swift concerts, and, if so, what are the details, including the (i) date of the concerts, (ii) number of tickets, (iii) amount paid, (iv) value of the tickets, if the government did not pay for them, (v) name or title of the individual who used the ticket, (vi) reason the government paid for the ticket? |
| Q-32942 — December 10, 2024 — Ms. Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam) — With regard to the government's intention to launch consultations on the development of a national caregiving strategy announced in budget 2024: (a) what are the details of all consultations and meetings on this subject matter, including, for each, the (i) date and location, (ii) participants, (iii) subject matter discussed, (iv) outcome; (b) were any reports or briefs submitted to the federal government by the provincial or territorial governments, unions or industry groups, and, if so, what are the details of such documents; and (c) if no consultations have yet taken place, what is the government’s projected timeline for launching the consultations? |
| Q-32952 — December 10, 2024 — Ms. Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — With regard to the federal government’s investments in the Aspire Food Group’s cricket facility in London: (a) how much in federal funding has the government announced for the Aspire facility to date; (b) how much funding has been disbursed to Aspire to date; (c) what is the government’s analysis of the return on investment for the millions invested in the facility both short-term and long-term; (d) what are the key government priorities and long-term objectives that are achieved with this investment; (e) what economic or business case analyses did the government undertake before investing in the facility, and what are the results of those analyses; (f) what are the government’s analyses of the current market demand for insect protein, including specifically for human consumption; (g) is the government aware that Aspire has cut two-thirds of its workforce and is retooling its facility, and, if so, when did it become aware; (h) what measures, if any, has the government put in place to ensure their investment in the Aspire facility pays off for taxpayers regardless of the company’s wellbeing, and, for example, did the government include access to the value of the property or other assets in the event of insolvency as part of the conditions of the investment; and (i) what plans does the government have to invest in other insect processing facilities? |
| Q-32962 — December 10, 2024 — Ms. Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — With regard to the government’s road infrastructure plans and policies: (a) what is the government’s current policy with regard to funding new road infrastructure; (b) what are the details of all analyses that have been conducted since 2016 by the Department of Environment and Climate Change or the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities with regard to Canada’s road networks and future road network needs, including, for each, the (i) date of the analyses, (ii) sources of data used, (iii) methodology used, (iv) details of any third party reports or public consultations that took place to inform the analyses, (v) summary of those analyses, (vi) policy recommendations made in those analyses; (c) has the government done any analysis on the economic value of current and future road infrastructure, and, if so, what are the results of those analyses; (d) what policy decisions were made based on the analyses in (b) or (c), including any decisions to reduce or change government investments in road infrastructure; (e) since 2016, how much has the government invested in road infrastructure across Canada, broken down by (i) year, (ii) province or territory, (iii) type of investment, (iv) program through which the funding flowed; (f) how much is the government forecasting to spend on road infrastructure in each of the next 10 fiscal years, broken down by (i) year, (ii) province, (iii) type of investment, (iv) program through which the funding would flow; (g) does the government have any analysis indicating that any road infrastructure or highways under its jurisdiction are not in good condition or are not meeting safety standards; and (h) if the answer to (g) is affirmative, what are the details, including, for each, the (i) name and location of the road, (ii) condition, (iii) action the government is taking to make the road safe? |
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-405 — June 14, 2024 — Mr. Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics of Bill C-405, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Parliament of Canada Act. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) — June 18, 2024 |
| Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — June 25, 2024 |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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