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Notice PaperNo. 388 Thursday, December 12, 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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Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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| December 11, 2024 — Mr. Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord) — That the 26th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, be concurred in. |
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| December 11, 2024 — Mr. Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) — That the 16th report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented on Thursday, December 5, 2024, be concurred in. |
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| December 11, 2024 — Mr. Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière) — That the 14th report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, be concurred in. |
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| December 11, 2024 — Mr. Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière) — That the 15th report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, be concurred in. |
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| December 11, 2024 — Mr. Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) — That the 16th report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented on Thursday, December 5, 2024, be concurred in. |
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| December 11, 2024 — Mr. Waugh (Saskatoon—Grasswood) — That the 14th report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, be concurred in. |
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| December 11, 2024 — Mr. Waugh (Saskatoon—Grasswood) — That the 15th report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, be concurred in. |
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| December 11, 2024 — Mr. Lobb (Huron—Bruce) — That the 12th report of the Standing Committee on Science and Research, presented on Thursday, December 5, 2024, be concurred in. |
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| December 11, 2024 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the 22nd report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Thursday, December 5, 2024, be concurred in. |
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| December 11, 2024 — Mr. Simard (Jonquière) — That the 15th report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, presented on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, be concurred in. |
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| December 11, 2024 — Ms. Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill) — That the 21st report of the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology, presented on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, be concurred in. |
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| Q-32972 — December 11, 2024 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — With regard to women in sport in Canada: a) how is Sport Canada (SC) defining “gender equality in sport by 2035” and what are the details, including, (i) what are their specific goals, (ii) what, if any, interim goals and targets have been set, (iii) is the sport system on target to meet the 2035 goals, and, if not, what are the barriers to achieving these goals, (iv) what, if any, oversight is SC undertaking to ensure the 2035 goals are achieved, (vi) what specific strategies are being put in place to ensure the 2035 goals are achieved; b) does SC’s definition of “gender equality in sport by 2035” include achieving equality in (i) each national sport organization (NSO), (ii) each multisport service organization (MSO), (iii) each provincial and territorial sport organization (PTSO), (iv) sporting events hosted in Canada, (v) community sport, (vi) any other category, (vii) if yes, what are the stated goals for (b)(i) to (b)(vi); c) does defining “gender equality in sport by 2035” include equal representation for underrepresented groups, and if so, (i) who are the underrepresented groups, (ii) what are the stated goals for each group; d) does achieving “gender equality in sport by 2035” include equality for (i) athletes, (ii) coaches at all levels, (iii) officials at all levels, (iv) safeguarding positions, (v) leadership positions, (vi) any other category, (vii) if yes, to any of (d)(i) to (d)(vi), what are the stated goals for each, (viii) are there specific goals within each of categories (d)(i) to (d)(vi) for each underrepresented group; e) does achieving “gender equality in sport by 2035” include (i) equal pay for those groups in (d)(i) to (d)(vi), f) how many employees are there at SC, and what percentage are (i) women, (ii) First Nations, Inuit or Metis people, (iii) Black people, (iv) racialized people, (v) members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community, (vi) people of all abilities; g) how many leadership positions are there at SC and what percentage are held by (i) women, (ii) First Nations, Metis or Inuit people, (iii) Black people, (iv) racialized people, (v) members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community, (vi) people of all abilities; h) how many people work in the area of the sport funding framework, and what percentage of those employees are (i) women, (ii) First Nations, Metis or Inuit people, (iii) Black people, (iv) racialized people, (v) members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community, (vi) people of all abilities; i) in what year were carded women athletes awarded funding equal to that of male athletes and what are the details, including,(i) if the practice of equal funding has continued in each year since the first implementation date, (ii) what are the annual funding statistics since implementation; j) broken down by NSO, do carded female and male athletes receive equal funding; k) in 2017, what specific data was SC tracking with respect to women in sport, including any data relating to equity, diversity or inclusion; l) in 2017, what specific data was SC tracking to ensure progress for underrepresented athletes, coaches, officials, and leaders, and what, if any, statistics were collected; m) broken down by NSO, in 2017, (i) what percentage of carded athletes were women, (ii) what percentage of NCCP accredited coaches, by level, were women, (iii) what percentage of officials, by level, were women, (iv) what percentage of safeguarding positions were held by women, (v) was the NSO led by a woman, (vi) for each answer in (m)(i) to (m)(iv), was any category further broken down to track other underrepresented groups, and if so, what were the details of those statistics; n) in 2017, what percentage of (i)NSOs, (ii) MSOs, were led by women; o) in 2017, what review, if any, did SC undertake of each NSO’s policies to ensure gender equality for carded athletes in (i) funding, (ii) access to facilities (iii) training opportunities, (iv) medical treatment and supportive therapies, (v) career development, (vi) post-athletic career development, (vii) what, if any, data is available for (o)(i) to (o)(vi); p) in 2017, what review, if any, did SC undertake of each NSO’s and MSO’s policies to ensure gender equality in (i) hiring practices, (ii) pay equity, (iii) training, (iv) career development, (vi) succession planning; q) when was the Gender Equity, Inclusion and Innovation unit created at SC and what are the details, including, what is the(i) number of staff in the unit, (ii) the title of each position, (iii) annual funding to the unit, for each year since its creation; r) how did the sporting environment change following the 2018 budget and what are the details, including (i) what specific new data was tracked regarding women in sport, (ii) what specific research on women and sport was undertaken, (iii) was any of the research in (r)(ii) published, and if so, what are the names of the published reports, (iv) who conducted the research, for each of the reports in (r)(iii), (vi) what specific funding was provided by SC, for each of the reports in (r)(iii); s) following the 2018 budget what specific new innovative practices were undertaken to promote women and girls’ participation in sport; t) in 2021, what specific data was SC tracking with respect to women in sport, including any data regarding equity, diversity or inclusion; u) in 2021, what specific data was SC tracking to ensure progress for underrepresented athletes, coaches, officials, and leaders, and what, if any, statistics were collected; v) broken down by NSO, in 2021, (i) what percentage of carded athletes were women, (ii) what percentage of NCCP accredited coaches, by level, were women, (iii) what percentage of officials, by level, were women, (iv) what percentage of safeguarding positions were held by women, (v) was the NSO led by a woman,(vi) for each of the groups outlined in (v)(i) to (v)(iv), was any category further broken down by any other underrepresented group, and if so, what were the relevant statistics; w) for each of (v)(i) to (v)(iv), was SC on target to meet the stated goal of reaching “gender equality in sport by 2035”, and if not, (i) what was each specific barrier, (ii) what specific strategies were being put in place to address each barrier in (w)(i); x) in 2021, what percentage of (i) NSOs, (ii) MSOs, were led by women; y) in 2021, what review, if any, did SC undertake of each NSO's policies to ensure gender equality for carded athletes in (i) funding, (ii) access to facilities (iii) training opportunities, (iv) medical treatment and supportive therapies, (v) career development, (vi) post-athletic career development, (vii) what, if any, data is available for (y)(i) to (y)(vi); z ) in 2021, what, if any, review did SC undertake of each NSO’s and MSO’s policies to ensure gender equality in (i) hiring practices, (ii) pay equity, (iii) training, (iv) career development, (vi) succession planning; (aa) between 2019 and 2021, were any (i) goals, (ii) timelines, set to achieve gender equality for all women in sport, and if so, what were they; (bb) what are the details of the sporting environment following the 2022 budget, including, (i) what specific funding was allocated to address increasing the number of women in coaching, (ii) what specific funding was allocated to address increasing the number of women in officiating, (iii) what specific funding was allocated to address increasing the number of women in leadership positions, (iv) what funds were allocated to each NSO for the purposes outlined in (bb)(i) to (bb)(iii), (v) what, if any, oversight did SC undertake to ensure progress on each of the stated goals in (bb)(i) to (bb)(iii), (vi) what, if any, increase was there in the number of women coaches, officials, and leaders by sport, (vii) what were the percentage increase, if any, for each of (bb)(i) to (bb)(iii), (viii) for each of (bb)(i) to (bb)(iii), was any category broken down further by other underrepresented group, and if so, what are the relevant statistics; (cc) following budget 2022, what specific new data was being tracked; (dd) in 2024, what specific data is SC tracking with respect to women in sport; (ee) broken down by NSO, in 2024, (i) what percentage of carded athletes are women, (ii) what percentage of NCCP accredited coaches, by level, are women, (iii) what percentage of officials, by level, are women, (iv) what percentage of safeguarding positions are held by women, (v) is the NSO led by a woman, (vi) for each of (ee)(i) to (ee)(iv), was any category further broken down by underrepresented group, and if so, what are the relevant statistics; (ff) for each of (ee)(i) to (ee)iv), is SC on target to meet the stated goal of reaching gender equality in sport by 2035, and if not (i) what is each specific barrier, (ii) what specific strategies are being put in place to address each barrier in (ff)(i); (gg) in 2024, what percentage of (i) NSOs, (ii) MSOs, were led by women; (hh) in 2024, what review, if any, did SC undertake of each NSO’s policies to ensure gender equality for carded athletes in (i) funding, (ii) access to facilities (iii) training opportunities, (iv) medical treatment and supportive therapies, (v) career development, (vi) post-athletic career development, (vii) what, if any, data is available for (hh)(i) to (hh)(vi); (ii) what review, if any, did SC undertake of each NSO’s and MSO’s policies to ensure gender equality in (i) hiring practices, (ii) pay equity, (iii) training, (iv) career development, (vi) succession planning; (jj) for every federal, provincial or territorial sport meeting since 2019, which specific meetings included on their agenda increasing the participation of women in sport; (kk) what, if any, data is being regularly tracked by SC at the federal level and broken down by sport, regarding (i) emotional abuse, (ii) physical abuse, (iii) psychological abuse, (iv) sexual abuse, (v) verbal abuse, (vi) neglect to better protect women and girls, and all members of the sport community; (ll) what, if any, data is being regularly reported by SC, broken down by sport, for each of (kk)(i) to (kk)(vi) and what are the details including, (i) who is collecting the data, (ii) who is doing the analysis, (iii) what is the reporting schedule; (mm) what, if any, discussions and shared goals, broken down by sport, are being undertaken at the provincial and territorial level to track (i) emotional abuse, (ii) physical abuse, (iii) psychological abuse, (iv) sexual abuse, (v) verbal abuse, (vi) neglect to better protect women and girls, and all members of the sport community; (nn) what, if any, data is being tracked by SC at the federal level on whether NSOs (i) report any child abuse, neglect or sexual misconduct to law enforcement and safe sport body, (ii) remove any perpetrators as well as enablers from the sport system when the evidence demands it to better protect women and girls, and all members of the sport community; (oo) what, if any, discussions and shared goals are being undertaken at the provincial and territorial level on whether PTSOs (i) report any child abuse, neglect or sexual misconduct to law enforcement and safe sport body, (ii) remove any perpetrators as well as enablers from the sport system when the evidence demands it to better protect women and girls, and all members of the sport community; (pp) what, if any, data is being tracked by SC at the federal level on (i) discrimination, (ii) harassment, (iii) hazing, (iv) racism, (v) sexual assault involving an authority figure in sport, (vi) athlete-perpetrated sexual assault, (vii) athlete-perpetrated group sexual assault, in sport, to better protect women and girls, and all members of the sport community; (qq) which specific NSOs make public a registry of those whose sport participation is restricted based on violation of the Universal Code of Conduct to Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Sport to better protect women and girls, and all members of the sport community, and what percentage of NSOs do they represent; (rr) do all SC negotiated hosting agreements include mandated equity, diversity, and inclusion requirements for sporting events held in Canada, and if so, what are the specific requirements; (ss) are there mandated requirements to ensure a balanced gender representation for coaches selected to participate at all national and international games, and if so, what are those requirements; (tt) what, if any, tracking does SC do to monitor (i) gender equality in sport programming, (ii) balanced portrayal of women’s sports, (iii) quantity of portrayal of women’s sports; (uu) what, if any, actions does SC take to address any injustices in (tt)(i) to (tt)(iii); (vv) what, if any, tracking does SC take to monitor inequalities between genders in (i) prizes, (ii) prize money, (iii) other forms of athlete payment; and (ww) what, if any, actions does SC take to address any injustices in (vv)(i) to (vv)(iii)? |
| Q-32982 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa) — With regard to the government's participation in the United Nations' 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan: (a) what are the total expenditures incurred by the government to date related to the conference, broken down by type of expense; (b) what are the details of all delegates sent to COP29, including the (i) total number of delegates that the government paid for, (ii) official title and department or organization of each individual, (iii) total expenditures incurred by each individual, broken down by type of expense; (c) what are the details of the delegates' accommodations in Azerbaijan, including (i) which hotels were used, (ii) how much was spent at each hotel, (iii) how many rooms were rented at each hotel and for how many nights, (iv) what were the room rates paid at each hotel and the number of rooms rented at each rate, (v) who stayed in each room in (c)(iv), broken down by room rate; (d) what were the details of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change’s accommodation expenditures, including the (i) daily rate, (ii) accommodation venue; (e) what are the details of the total hospitality expenditures, broken down by (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) location, (iv) name of any commercial establishment or vendor involved in the hospitality activity, (v) number of attendees, (vi) description of the event, (vii) description of the goods and services; (f) what are the details of all ground transportation expenditures, including, for each, (i) the date, (ii) the amount, (iii) the vendor, (iv) the origin, (v) the destination, (vi) the make and model of each vehicle used, (vii) the type of vehicle (gas, electric, hybrid), (viii) whether a chauffeur or driver was included, (ix) the names and titles of passengers or individuals who incurred the expense; and (g) what are the details of all expenditures on gifts related to the conference, including, for each, the (i) value, (ii) description, (iii) vendor from whom it was purchased, (iv) recipient? |
| Q-32992 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — With regard to the decision not to designate the Vista Coal Mine Phase II Expansion pursuant to the Impact Assessment Act: how does this decision align with the commitments in the mandate letter of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to (i) continue Canada’s leadership on the global effort to phase out coal-powered electricity and the mining of thermal coal, (ii) ban thermal coal exports from and through Canada as swiftly as possible, and no later than 2030? |
| Q-33002 — December 11, 2024 — Ms. Collins (Victoria) — With regard to the government's intention to launch consultations on the development of a youth climate corps 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 government by interested 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-33012 — December 11, 2024 — Ms. Collins (Victoria) — With regard to Parks Canada's fire management program: (a) how many Indigenous fire specialists or advisors does the agency currently engage as part of its Indigenous fire stewardship program; and (b) how many members of the Indigenous Fire Circle are (i) Indigenous Parks Canada employees, (ii) external advisors, including which First Nation or Indigenous community they represent? |
| Q-33022 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — With regard to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Société Radio-Canada (CBC/Radio-Canada): (a) how many settlement agreements has CBC/Radio-Canada signed with CBC/Radio-Canada employees, either directly or through employee unions, for each of the last 10 years; (b) of those settlement agreements, how many contained (i) non-disclosure provisions, (ii) non-disparagement provisions, (iii) confidentiality provisions or clauses; (c) how much has CBC/Radio-Canada paid out in settlements for each of the last 10 years, broken down by settlements and the amounts paid; (d) how many workers or contractors of CBC/Radio-Canada filed harassment complaints for each of the last 10 years; (e) of those complaints, how many were investigated; and (f) of those complaints, how many were resolved by settlement agreements with non-disclosure, non-disparagement or confidentiality provisions? |
| Q-33032 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — With regard to government funding for each fiscal year from 2015-16 to 2024-25 allocated within the constituency of Vancouver Kingsway: what is the total amount, broken down by (i) department or agency, (ii) initiative, (iii) amount? |
| Q-33042 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Aboultaif (Edmonton Manning) — With regard to the additional $165,634,000 provided to the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) through the 2024-25 Supplementary Estimates (A): (a) what is the itemized breakdown of how the CIB will spend the $165,634,000; and (b) what specific costs or expenses increased since the tabling of the 2024-25 Main Estimates that caused the CIB to require this additional funding? |
| Q-33052 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Chambers (Simcoe North) — With regard to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), since 2016 and broken down by year: (a) how many awards were provided by NSERC to individuals and organizations located outside of Canada and what was their total value; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by country; and (c) what are the details of each such award, including the (i) recipient, (ii) amount, (iii) location, (iv) project description? |
| Q-33062 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Chambers (Simcoe North) — With regard to the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) funding, since January 1, 2016: (a) how many firms in the program's database have left Canada; (b) how many different firms received financial support, broken down by year; (c) of the recipients in (b), how many have since either left Canada or been acquired by foreign owners; and (d) for each NRC IRAP recipient firm that has left Canada or been acquired by foreign owners, what are the details, including (i) the recipient, (ii) the amount of original funding, (iii) the project description or purpose of the funding, (iv) how much of their contribution agreement funding has been paid back to date (total dollars and percentage of total obligations)? |
| Q-33072 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Chambers (Simcoe North) — With regard to the Canada Student Loans Program: (a) what is the total amount of outstanding student loans; and (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by academic discipline and level (undergraduate, doctoral, etc.)? |
| Q-33082 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton) — With regard to "clause-by-clause guides" prepared by the Democratic Institutions Secretariat of the Privy Council Office to support committee consideration of government bills amending the Canada Elections Act: (a) was a guide prepared in relation to Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act; (b) if the answer to (a) is no, (i) why not, (ii) who made that decision and when; and (c) if the answer to (a) is yes, (i) to whom was the guide provided and when, (ii) who approved the distribution list referred to in (i) and, broken down by recipient, why were they provided the guide, (iii) if the guide was not provided to all members of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, why not? |
| Q-33092 — December 11, 2024 — Mrs. Stubbs (Lakeland) — With regard to firearms regulations: (a) how many and which makes, models and variants of the firearms families classified as prohibited on December 5, 2024, (i) were previously non-restricted, (ii) were previously restricted, (iii) were previously prohibited, (iv) had no classification decision previously rendered; b) for each firearm family referred to in (a) that was previously classified as non-restricted, how many individual units does the government believe are in the possession of individuals in Canada; (c) for each firearm family referred to in (a) that was previously classified as restricted, how many individual units does the government believe are in the possession of individuals in Canada; and (d) for the individual units referred to in (b) and (c), what is the source of that information? |
| Q-33102 — December 11, 2024 — Mrs. Stubbs (Lakeland) — With regard to firearms regulations: (a) how many and which makes, models and variants of the firearms families classified as prohibited on May 1, 2020, (i) were previously non-restricted, (ii) were previously restricted, (iii) were previously prohibited, (iv) had no classification decision previously rendered; (b) for each firearm family referred to in (a) that was previously classified as non-restricted, how many individual units does the government believe are in the possession of individuals in Canada; (c) for each firearm family referred to in (a) that was previously classified as restricted, how many individual units does the government believe are in the possession of individuals in Canada; and (d) for the individual units referred to in (b) and (c), what is the source of that information? |
| Q-33112 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe) — With regard to the Substance Use and Addictions Program, and safe and safer supply projects, commissioned by or which have received funding from Health Canada, since January 1, 2024: (a) what were the costs incurred by the government related to the program, in total and broken down by type of expenditure; and (b) what are the details of all projects, including the (i) project name, (ii) location, (iii) amount of government funding, (iv) description of the project? |
| Q-33122 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe) — With regard to firearms regulation: (a) how many and which makes, models and variants of the firearms classified as prohibited on December 5, 2024, fire rimfire cartridges; (b) how many and which makes, models and variants of the firearms classified as prohibited on December 5, 2024, fire centrefire cartridges; (c) for those firearms referred to in (b), how many are chambered in (i) .223, (ii) 5.56 NATO, (iii) .308, (iv) 6.5 Creedmor, (v) 30-06; (d) for each firearm referred to in (a), how many individual units does the government believe are in the possession of individuals in Canada; and (e) for each firearm referred to in (b), how many individual units does the government believe are in the possession of individuals in Canada? |
| Q-33132 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe) — With regard to firearms regulation: (a) how many and which makes, models and variants of the firearms classified as prohibited on May 1, 2020, fire rimfire cartridges; (b) how many and which makes, models and variants of the firearms classified as prohibited on May 1, 2020, fire centrefire cartridges; (c) for those firearms referred to in (b), how many are chambered in (i) .223, (ii) 5.56 NATO, (iii) .308, (iv) 6.5 Creedmor, (v) 30-06; (d) for each firearm referred to in (a), how many individual units does the government believe are in the possession of individuals in Canada; and (e) for each firearm referred to in (b), how many individual units does the government believe are in the possession of individuals in Canada? |
| Q-33142 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — With regard to federal funding for the Paper Excellence Group and its subsidiaries since 2006: (a) what have been the federal investments, loans and subsidies, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) project, (iii) total contribution, (iv) funding program, (v) type of funding; and (b) what transparency and accountability measures are in place to ensure that funds meant to create jobs and revitalize communities are used for these purposes? |
| Q-33152 — December 11, 2024 — Ms. Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) — With regard to the implementation and processing of claims under Jordan’s Principle, for each fiscal year since its implementation: (a) broken down by regional focal point, what is the (i) number of urgent requests received, (ii) total number of requests received, (iii) number of urgent requests approved, (iv) total number of requests approved, (v) number of urgent requests denied, (vi) total number of requests denied, (vii) total amount of funding requested, (viii) total amount of funding approved; (b) broken down by regional focal point, what is the total number of staff available to process requests who are (i) full-time equivalent, (ii) part-time equivalent, (iii) on temporary contracts; (c) what was the total number of requests made which were (i) approved, (ii) denied; and (d) how many requests were reimbursed within (i) 15 days, (ii) 30 days, (iii) 60 days, (iv) 90 days, (iv) more than 90 days? |
| Q-33162 — December 11, 2024 — Ms. Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) — With regard to the funding program "Youth facing barriers: Expand their options and potential" falling under Employment and Social Development Canada’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program, broken down by fiscal year from 2018 to the present: (a) what was the total quantity of applications approved versus denied, broken down by (i) province, (ii) federal riding; (b) which organizations had funding approved, broken down by (i) province, (ii) federal riding; (c) which organizations that were previously awarded funding were denied for renewed funding, broken down by (i) province, (ii) federal riding; and (d) what evaluation criteria were used to determine whether or not a successful program applicant was awarded renewed funding in subsequent years? |
| Q-33172 — December 11, 2024 — Ms. Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) — With regard to the Sectoral Table on the Care Economy announced in Budget 2024: (a) what is the date by which the Sectoral Table is projected to be operational; (b) what is the purpose or mandate of the Sectoral Table; (c) what occupations besides early childhood education will fall under the purview of the Sectoral Table; (d) will membership of the Sectoral Table include (i) executives of private, for-profit companies, (ii) not-for-profit organizations, (iii) unions, (iv) Indigenous caregivers; and (e) what are the details of all consultations and meetings with provinces and territories, unions on this subject matter, including the (i) date of the consultation, (ii) government officials present, (iii) officials or union representatives consulted, (iv) outcomes of the consultation? |
| Q-33182 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. d'Entremont (West Nova) — With regard to Transport Canada’s decision to reclassify the Joe Casey, Margaret's Justice, Petite Princess and Scotian ferries travelling to Digby Neck & Islands: (a) when did the department make the decision to reclassify the vessels; and (b) what was the rationale behind the decision? |
| Q-33192 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford) — With regard to federal investments in Canada’s grocery sector since January 1, 2023: how much federal funding has been provided to (i) Loblaws, (ii) Metro, (iii) Empire, (iv) Walmart, (v) Sobeys, (vi) Costco, broken down by company, year and type of funding? |
| Q-33202 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford) — With regard to the Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate Program's training fund, since October 1, 2021: (a) how many community-based firefighters have been successfully trained by the federal government, broken down by (i) province or territory, (ii) year; and (b) in what jurisdictions have the trained community-based firefighters in (a) been used to fight and manage wildfires, broken down by (i) province or territory, (ii) year? |
| Q-33212 — December 11, 2024 — Mrs. Roberts (King—Vaughan) — With regard to Canada Pension Plan (CPP) payments: (a) has the government conducted any analysis into (i) how much it would cost to allow individuals who continue to pay into and don’t start collecting CPP payments until an age later than 65, such as 70, to defer those payments and receive larger payment when they do start collecting CPP payments, (ii) any proposal similar to that outlined in (a)(i); and (b) if the answer to (a)(i) or (a)(ii) is affirmative, what are the details, including the findings and projections associated with the analysis? |
| Q-33222 — December 11, 2024 — Mrs. Roberts (King—Vaughan) — With regard to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), and broken down by year for each of the last five years: what was the number and percentage of new CPP recipients, broken down by their age at the time that they received their first CPP payment, starting at age 60? |
| Q-33232 — December 11, 2024 — Mrs. Roberts (King—Vaughan) — With regard to government action taken following the concerns raised by the Auditor General in Report 11—Programs to Assist Seniors: (a) what specific changes is the government making to the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) in response to the concerns; (b) how will the government measure the number of seniors benefitting from each of the grants provided under the NHSP and what benefits seniors are receiving; (c) what follow-up checks has the government done to ensure that NHSP grant money was spent appropriately and in accordance with the terms of the funding agreement; and (d) since January 1, 2024, how many instances have there been where the government found that NHSP grant money was not spent appropriately, and what are the details of each such instance, including the (i) recipient, (ii) location, (iii) amount of funding provided, (iv) purpose of the funding, (v) summary of how the funding was inappropriately spent, (vi) action taken by the government in response, (vii) amount of funding recovered, if applicable? |
| Q-33242 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — With regard to the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP): in Essex County, Ontario, broken down by the federal constituencies of Windsor West, Windsor—Tecumseh, and Essex, what is the (i) total number of approved applicants, with age and income amount, (ii) total number of approved applicants who received care, with age and income amount, (iii) total number of oral health providers participating in the CDCP, (iv) total number of applications denied, (v) list of reasons provided for denials? |
| Q-33252 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — With regard to the plans to establish urban parks across Canada: (a) does the government have plans to increase the amount of funding for Ojibway National Urban Park beyond the announced $36.1 million over five years, starting in 2024-25, of which $8.2 million is remaining amortization, and $4.6 million per year ongoing is to create Ojibway National Urban Park in Windsor, Ontario, as announced in budget 2024; (b) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, how much funding beyond the announced amounts will be made available; (c) does the government have plans to announce another urban park location; and (d) if the answer to (c) is affirmative, has additional funding been set aside for the creation of the next park or parks, and in what amounts? |
| Q-33262 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — With regard to the need for more CBSA officers in Canada: (a) does the government have plans to increase the number of border officers across Canada, and, if so, by how many officers in this next fiscal year and any further years after that; (b) does the government have plans to build a second training facility to train more border officers, and, if so, where does it plan to build the facility; and (c) does the government have plans to expand the role of border officers by reviewing the 1932 Order-in-Council to allow CBSA officers to perform the full extent of their functions between ports of entry? |
| Q-33272 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — With regard to government funding to the constituencies of Windsor West, Essex, and Windsor—Tecumseh: what is the total amount of government funding, since the fiscal year 2022, up to and including the current fiscal year, allocated within the constituencies of Windsor West, Essex, and Windsor—Tecumseh, listing each department or agency, initiative, and amount? |
| Q-33282 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Johns (Courtenay—Alberni) — With regard to federal funding and the communities which comprise the federal electoral district of Courtenay— Alberni, between the 2005-06 and current year fiscal year: (a) what are the federal funding and capital investments related to infrastructure, including direct transfers to municipalities and First Nations, for the communities of (i) Tofino, (ii) Ucluelet, (iii) Port Alberni, (iv) Parksville, (v) Qualicum Beach, (vi) Cumberland, (vii) Courtenay, (viii) Deep Bay, (ix) Dashwood, (x) Royston, (xi) French Creek, (xii) Errington, (xiii) Coombs, (xiv) Nanoose Bay, (xv) Cherry Creek, (xvi) China Creek, (xvii) Bamfield, (xviii) Beaver Creek, (xix) Beaufort Range, (xx) Millstream, (xxi) Mt. Washington Ski Resort, broken down by fiscal year, total expenditure, type of funding, funding opportunity or program, and project; (b) what are the federal funding and capital investments related to infrastructure transferred to the regional districts of (i) Comox Valley Regional District, (ii) Nanaimo Regional District, (iii) Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, (iv) Powell River Regional District, broken down by fiscal year, total expenditure, type of funding, funding opportunity or program and project; (c) what are the federal funding and capital investments related to infrastructure transferred to the Island Trusts of (i) Hornby Island, (ii) Denman Island, (iii) Lasquetti Island, broken down by fiscal year, total expenditure, type of funding, funding opportunity or program and project; and (d) what are the federal funding and capital investments related to infrastructure transferred to the (i) Ahousaht First Nation, (ii) Hesquiaht First Nation, (iii) Huu-ay-aht First Nation, (iv) Hupacasath First Nation, (v) Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations, (vi) Toquaht First Nation, (vii) Tseshaht First Nation, (viii) Uchucklesaht First Nation, (ix) Ucluelet First Nation, broken down by fiscal year, total expenditure, type of funding, funding opportunity or program and project? |
| Q-33292 — December 11, 2024 — Ms. Blaney (North Island—Powell River) — With regard to the Jordan’s Principle External Expert Review Committee: (a) what is the total number of proposals to review appeals and issue recommendations received in July, August, or September 2024; and (b) what are the details of all approved proposals in (a), including the (i) name of the organization, company, or institution, (ii) value of any contracts or grants tendered in relation to the proposal, (iii) services offered, (iv) date for which the services will be rendered? |
| Q-33302 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — With regard to the CRA and its cooperation with the government of Ontario: (a) on what date did the CRA first begin corresponding with the government of Ontario concerning the delivery of $200 rebate cheques to approximately 16 million Ontarians; (b) what are the total resources allocated by the CRA for the delivery of the cheques in (a), including the (i) projected financial cost, (ii) number of full-time, part-time, and contract workers working on the delivery of the cheques, (iii) estimated material costs, (iv) estimated postal charges; and (c) which costs in (b) will be reimbursed to the CRA by the government of Ontario? |
| Q-33312 — December 11, 2024 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — With regard to financial penalties levied on Canada Life for unresolved medical claims and service delays concerning the Public Service Health Care Plan: (a) what is the total value of financial penalties levied against Canada Life; (b) will the money collected be used for the benefit of plan members, either as plan improvements or compensation for adverse impacts resulting from the transition; and (c) what will the money collected be put toward? |
| Q-33322 — December 11, 2024 — Mrs. Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville) — With regard to the Pain and Suffering Compensation (PSC) administered by Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), broken down by year since January 1, 2016, and by branch of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), for each part of the question: (a) how many CAF members who became eligible for PSC requested (i) monthly payment for life, (ii) to accept a lump sum cash out; (b) of the CAF members who requested a lump sum, how many were (i) retiring, (ii) medically discharged; and (c) what was the total paid out by VAC in PSC lump sum cash outs? |
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| 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. |
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