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Notice PaperNo. 50 Thursday, May 27, 2010 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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| May 26, 2010 — Mr. Carrier (Alfred-Pellan) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (maximum -- special benefits)”. |
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| May 26, 2010 — Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Hazardous Products Act (noise limit for children's products)”. |
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| May 26, 2010 — Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Bank Act (automated banking machine charges)”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-2772 — May 26, 2010 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — With respect to chronic cerebrospinal insufficiency (CCSVI), does the government plan to have: (a) Health Canada establish that no Canadian ought to be deprived of the imaging necessary for diagnosis, or deprived of the angioplasty indicated by a diagnosis of venous insufficiency in the drainage of the brain, only by reason that that person would also have been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS); (b) the Minister of Health convene her provincial and territorial counterparts to a meeting for the purpose of ensuring that no impediment will be placed in the way of diagnosis of venous insufficiency or of treatment by angioplasty on the mere ground that the patient has been diagnosed with MS; (c) Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funds made available to assist in the creation of a registry by which it would be possible to collate data regarding the progress of MS patients who undergo venous angioplasty; (d) the funds released, as per the MS Society's research proposal, to allow for that research, with the help of the data collated in the registry referred to above, keeping in mind that such research should not be an impediment to patients obtaining diagnosis or the angioplasty to correct diagnosed venous insufficiency, but should proceed in parallel to any such treatment; (e) Health Canada or the CIHR investigate technology to study the vascular system in utero and, if so, (i) whether vascular or venous problems develop during this time period, (ii) what and where vascular or venous problems potentially occur, (iii) how identified problems might be treated; (f) Health Canada or the CIHR study whether pregnant women should be given vitamin D to understand the risk of children being born with, or developing, vascular problems and other conditions and, if so, determine what dosage is appropriate; (g) Health Canada or the CIHR study whether children and adolescents should be given vitamin D to reduce the risk of developing vein inflammation and venous hypertension and, if so, (i) what dosage is appropriate, (ii) what quantity is recommended for a child with a family history of CCSVI, vascular problems or MS, etc.; (h) Health Canada or the CIHR investigate whether vascular issues develop during childhood and, if so, identify methods to discover circulation problems at the earliest time possible; (i) Health Canada or CIHR study whether antioxidants, vitamin D and omega 3 reduce vein inflammation; (j) Health Canada or the CIHR determine the normal range of flow through veins, in particular the jugulars, and whether or not occluded jugulars can be treated to achieve normal flow; (k) Health Canada or the CIHR study how CCSVI potentially affects flow through the veins and possible permeability of the blood-brain barrier, and methods to reduce permeability, including mesenchymal stem cells and pharmacological agents; (l) Health Canada or the CIHR study the effects of chelators on iron uptake and release from the brain, and the potential use of iron chelators as therapeutic agents for the treatment of MS and perhaps other neurodegenerative disorders; (m) Health Canada or the CIHR investigate how the vascular system of someone with benign MS compares to that of someone with relapsing-remitting, primary progressive or secondary progressive MS; (n) Health Canada or the CIHR study whether a relationship exists between CCSVI and other neurological diseases, as well as between CCSVI and autoimmune disease; (o) funds made available to CIHR across the Institutes to bring together a conference of leading researchers in fields including CCSVI and the liberation procedure, vascular surgeons and neurologists; (p) research funds made available to design safe apparatuses to keep liberated veins open; and (q) a National Research Chair awarded in the diagnosis and treatment of venous abnormalities? |
| Q-2782 — May 26, 2010 — Mr. D'Amours (Madawaska—Restigouche) — With respect to the funding available for Canada's Atlantic Gateway: (a) what was the total amount of money announced; (b) what is the total amount that has been used and the available balance; and (c) what projects have been approved, with the project name, date and amount approved in each case? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Opposition Motion |
| May 26, 2010 — Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) — That this House notes the horror with which Canadians observe the ecological disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico and their call for action to prevent such an event in Canada, and therefore calls on the government immediately to conduct a thorough review and revision of all relevant federal laws, regulations and policies regarding the development of unconventional sources of oil and gas, including oil sands, deepwater oil and gas recovery, and shale gas, through a transparent process and the broadest possible consultation with all interested stakeholders to ensure Canada has the strongest environmental and safety rules in the world, and to report to the House for appropriate action. |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| M-536 — May 26, 2010 — Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should table legislation modelled after the United States’ Conflict Minerals Trade Act of 2009 in order to create a system of audits and import declarations that would increase transparency and help break the link between the trade in minerals from the eastern Congo and the armed groups that are involved in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the surrounding region. |
| M-537 — May 26, 2010 — Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should work with the provinces to promote a weekly “Turn off Your Television and Video Game Day” to encourage children and adults to get up, get out and get active. |
| M-538 — May 26, 2010 — Mrs. Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should amend the Excise Tax Act to exempt the sale of funeral services for individuals from the application of the Goods and Services Tax and the harmoninized sales tax, where funeral services means property and services that relate directly to funeral arrangements in Canada in consequence of the death of an individual. |
Private Members' Business |
| M-517 — April 14, 2010 — Mr. Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills) — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to recommend changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions governing Oral Questions, and to consider, among other things, (i) elevating decorum and fortifying the use of discipline by the Speaker, to strengthen the dignity and authority of the House, (ii) lengthening the amount of time given for each question and each answer, (iii) examining the convention that the Minister questioned need not respond, (iv) allocating half the questions each day for Members, whose names and order of recognition would be randomly selected, (v) dedicating Wednesday exclusively for questions to the Prime Minister, (vi) dedicating Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for questions to Ministers other than the Prime Minister in a way that would require Ministers be present two of the four days to answer questions concerning their portfolio, based on a published schedule that would rotate and that would ensure an equitable distribution of Ministers across the four days; and that the Committee report its findings to the House, with proposed changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions, within six months of the adoption of this order. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac), Ms. Cadman (Surrey North), Mr. Bernier (Beauce), Mr. Miller (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound), Mr. Valeriote (Guelph) and Mr. Brown (Leeds—Grenville) — April 16, 2010 |
| Ms. Savoie (Victoria), Ms. Hall Findlay (Willowdale), Mrs. Grewal (Fleetwood—Port Kells), Mr. Rajotte (Edmonton—Leduc), Mr. Cummins (Delta—Richmond East), Mr. Braid (Kitchener—Waterloo), Mr. Casson (Lethbridge), Mr. Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest), Mr. Pearson (London North Centre), Mr. Tweed (Brandon—Souris) and Mr. Storseth (Westlock—St. Paul) — April 22, 2010 |
| Mr. Stanton (Simcoe North), Mr. Masse (Windsor West) and Ms. Coady (St. John's South—Mount Pearl) — April 29, 2010 |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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