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Notice PaperNo. 73 Wednesday, September 29, 2010 2:00 p.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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| September 28, 2010 — The Minister of Finance — Bill entitled “A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures”. |
| Recommendation |
| (Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2)) |
| Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures”. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| September 28, 2010 — Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting the labelling of food products containing sodium”. |
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| September 28, 2010 — Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting corporate practices relating to the purchase of minerals from the Great Lakes Region of Africa”. |
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| September 28, 2010 — Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Budget Officer)”. |
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| September 28, 2010 — Mrs. Mourani (Ahuntsic) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (procuring and trafficking in persons)”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-3842 — September 28, 2010 — Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South) — With regard to security at the G8 and G20 summits: (a) when did the government solicit proposals for security services leading up to the summits; (b) what companies submitted proposals; (c) what companies were awarded contracts; (d) what security contracts were sole-sourced; and (e) what were the total security related expenditures for the G8 and G20 summits? |
| Q-3852 — September 28, 2010 — Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South) — With regard to the G8 and G20 security planning: (a) what was the chain of command for the Integrated Security Unit for these events; (b) what involvement or input did the Minister of Public Safety have in developing the G8 and G20 security plan; (c) what involvement or input did the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the Privy Council Office (PCO) have in developing the G8 and G20 security plan; and (d) what interventions did the PMO, PCO or the Minister of Public Safety make during the execution of the G8 and G20 security plan? |
| Q-3862 — September 28, 2010 — Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South) — With regard to Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC): (a) what programs at VAC are currently under review; (b) what are the current budget projections for VAC in the next three fiscal years; (c) how many staff or contract workers does the department currently employ; and (d) based on the most current projections, how many staff or contract workers does the department project it will employ for each of the next three fiscal years? |
| Q-3872 — September 28, 2010 — Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South) — With regard to veterans: (a) how many veterans currently participate in programs offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (b) what is the projected number of program participants for each of the next three fiscal years? |
| Q-3882 — September 28, 2010 — Mr. Savage (Dartmouth—Cole Harbour) — With regard to transportation costs for ministers and their exempt staff, since February 2006, broken down by month and year, what is the total cost incurred for ground transportation for all domestic and international travel, including, but not limited to, limousines, taxis or car service for the following ministerial portfolios: (a) Minister of State and Chief Government Whip; (b) Finance; (c) Transport, Infrastructure and Communities; (d) Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA); (e) Citizenship and Immigration; (f) President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs; (g) National Revenue (Canada Revenue Agengy); (h) Human Resources and Skills Development; (i) Industry; (j) Canadian Heritage; (k) Environment; (l) Natural Resources; (m) Labour; (n) Fisheries and Oceans; (o) Minister of State (Sport); and (p) International Trade? |
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-579 — September 28, 2010 — Mrs. Grewal (Fleetwood—Port Kells) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should amend the regulations of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to add methylamine, methylamine hydrochloride, and sodium borohydride to the list of controlled precursors. |
| M-580 — September 28, 2010 — Mrs. Grewal (Fleetwood—Port Kells) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should forthwith honour the memory of the Right Honourable Richard B. Bennett, 11th Prime Minister of Canada, by erecting a statue in his likeness on Parliament Hill. |
Private Members' Business |
| M-517 — May 27, 2010 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills), seconded by Ms. Cadman (Surrey North), — 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; |
| And of the amendment of Mr. Lukiwski (Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre), seconded by Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga), — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “recommend changes to” with the word “study” and by replacing all the words after “(iii)” with “allocating half the questions each day for Members, whose names and order of recognition would be randomly selected, (iv) whether the practices of the Westminster Parliament in the United Kingdom, such as dedicating Wednesday exclusively for questions to the Prime Minister, and 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, are appropriate and useful in a Canadian context, (v) whether there are other practices of other parliaments based on the Westminster model that may be adopted and adapted to a Canadian context; and that the Committee report its findings to the House 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 |
| 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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