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Notice PaperNo. 137 Friday, April 20, 2007 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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| April 19, 2007 — Mr. St. Amand (Brant) — Bill entitled “An Act to provide cash contributions to provinces that operate programs for the reimbursement of the expenses of living donors”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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| April 19, 2007 — Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina) — That the 13th Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented on Monday, April 16, 2007, be concurred in. |
| Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2). |
| Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate. |
Questions |
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| Q-1932 — April 19, 2007 — Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North) — With regard to services provided to the Prime Minister’s Office: (a) by Ms. Michelle Muntean, (i) how much is Ms. Muntean being paid on an hourly and annual basis, (ii) what are the terms of her employment, (iii) what is her official title, (iv) in terms of her employment supervisor, to whom does she report, (v) from which departmental budget is she paid, (vi) what are the details of the expenses submitted by Ms. Muntean, or on her behalf, from January 26, 2006 to April 19, 2007, including the dates for which the expenses were incurred, the breakdown of the figures according to month, and, if applicable, the service provided, and (b) what other contracts, in which services of a similar nature are provided, have been approved by the Prime Minister, or his staff, since January 26, 2006 and, if contracts were approved, (i) how much were they being paid on an hourly and annual basis, (ii) what are the terms of their employments, (iii) what are their official titles, (iv) in terms of their employment supervisors, to whom do they report, (v) from which departmental budget are they paid, (vi) what are the details of the expenses submitted by them, or on their behalf, from January 26, 2006 to April 19, 2007, including the dates for which the expenses were incurred, the breakdown of the figures according to month, and, if applicable, the service provided? |
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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| M-315 — April 19, 2007 — Mr. Allison (Niagara West—Glanbrook) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should amend Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to extend property rights of Canadians. |
| M-316 — April 19, 2007 — Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should provide the financial resources to hire 2,500 police officers across the country. |
| M-317 — April 19, 2007 — Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should convene an independent review into Canada’s sentencing, correction, and parole systems for the purpose of identifying measures to reinforce public safety and improve the functioning of our judicial system. |
| M-318 — April 19, 2007 — Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) — That, in the opinion of the House, parole and early release should be dispensed on the basis of merit and on the willingness of the convicted to participate in treatment, counseling, and other programs as ordered by the courts. |
| M-319 — April 19, 2007 — Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should introduce legislation to allow RCMP officers the right to form and participate in a labour association where they can collectively bargain and have the right to binding third party arbitration. |
| M-320 — April 19, 2007 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize the national and international humanitarian contribution of the Tzu Chi Foundation, originating from Taiwan, and its humanitarian efforts in Canada and worldwide to provide medicine, education, disaster relief, environmental protection, and community volunteer services to people in need, by proclaiming May 13 as the Tzu Chi Day in Canada. |
| M-321 — April 19, 2007 — Mr. Cannis (Scarborough Centre) — That, in the opinion of the House, in relation to the proposed tax on distributions from publicly traded income trusts or publicly traded partnerships, other than those that only hold passive real estate investments, the government should repeal its planned 31.5 per cent tax regime and replace it with an immediate 10 per cent tax to be paid by such entities with the revenue to be shared equitably with provincial governments provided that the tax would be refundable to investors who are Canadian residents in order to: (a) minimize the loss of savings to Canadians who invested in income trusts; (b) preserve the strengths of the income trust sector; (c) create tax fairness by eliminating any tax leakage caused by the income trust sector; and (d) create neutrality by eliminating any incentive to convert from a corporation to an income trust purely for tax purposes. |
| M-322 — April 19, 2007 — Mr. Dion (Saint-Laurent—Cartierville) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately and fully restore the Court Challenges Program to enhance the access that every person in Canada, regardless of wealth, should have to the protection of their Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. |
| M-323 — April 19, 2007 — Mr. Owen (Vancouver Quadra) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should work towards stabilization of the situation in the Middle East by: (a) condemning Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s comments regarding the state of Israel and the Jewish people; (b) insisting that Iran cease its arming of terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Hezbollah; (c) demanding that Iran honour its commitments under the United Nation’s (UN) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; (d) calling on the UN and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to demand a halt of Iran’s uranium enrichment program under which it is developing the capacity to create nuclear weapons; (e) urging the UN and the IAEA to demand access to its investigators to certify that the program has ceased; and (f) in the event of non-cooperation with all the above imperatives, calling on the UN Security Council to impose wide-ranging sanctions on international travel by senior Iranian officials, freezing of foreign bank accounts, and halting all trade with Iran beyond humanitarian aid. |
Private Members' Business |
| C-327 — January 30, 2007 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Bigras (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie), seconded by Mr. Kotto (Saint-Lambert), — That Bill C-327, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act (reduction of violence in television broadcasts), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. |
| Debate — 1 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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