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Notice Paper

No. 91

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

2:00 p.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

March 6, 2012 — Mr. Lapointe (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Species at Risk Act (funding of atlassing)”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

Questions

Q-5012 — March 6, 2012 — Ms. Liu (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles) — With regard to the $291.5 million provided by the government to the International Financial Corporation (IFC) as part of its 2010-2011 commitment under the Copenhagen Accord: (a) for each disbursement of those funds to private sector entities, (i) when was the money disbursed, (ii) how much money was given, (iii) what is the name of the recipient of the funds and the purpose of the funding; (b) what are the conditions that were placed on the IFC by the government with regard to the 2010-2011 funding; (c) has IFC complied with each of the government’s conditions; (d) what is the total value of funding provided for adaptation activities and the total value of funding provided for mitigation activities; (e) what is the total value of funding that was provided in the form of grants; and (f) what is the total value of funding provided as loans?
Q-5022 — March 6, 2012 — Ms. Liu (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles) — With respect to Environment Canada’s vehicle fleet: (a) how much was spent on vehicle purchases from fiscal year 2006-2007 to 2011-2012; (b) what is the policy on purchasing new vehicles; (c) what vehicle models were purchased and what was the cost per vehicle purchased from fiscal year 2006-2007 to 2011-2012; (d) what is the current state of the vehicle fleet (number of vehicles, model, model year, purchase price); and (e) how much was spent on fuel for the vehicle fleet from fiscal year 2006-2007 to 2011-2012?
Q-5032 — March 6, 2012 — Ms. Bennett (St. Paul's) — With regard to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), breaking down each response by individual First Nation: (a) how many First Nations communities were under third-party management in each of the years from 2006 to 2012 inclusive; (b) how long has each of these First Nations been under third-party management; (c) what is the total amount of contribution funding to First Nations by AANDC that has been spent on third-party managers in each of the years from 2006 to 2012 inclusive; (d) what is the total level of debt for each First Nation under third-party management in each of the years from 2006 to 2012 inclusive; and (e) what specific measures has the government taken to support capacity development and re-establish sustainable program and service delivery in First Nations that are under third-party management?
Q-5042 — March 6, 2012 — Ms. Bennett (St. Paul's) — With regard to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada and Health Canada, breaking down each response by First Nations or Inuit community: (a) what was the number of registered First Nations or Inuit clients with a prescription for OxyContin under the Non-Insured Health Benefit (NIHB) Program in each of the years from 2006 to 2012 inclusive; (b) how many requests for Suboxone treatment were received by NIHB after it was listed on December 7, 2011, and, of these (i) how many were granted, (ii) what was the reason given for requests that were refused, (iii) was an alternative treatment offered to those clients whose requests were refused, (iv) what measures were taken to measure the health outcomes of clients whose requests were refused; (c) is there a doctor, nurse or other health professional trained in drug treatment in the community; (d) is there a healing centre in the community, and, if not, what is the location of the closest or most-readily accessible healing centre; (e) what sort of culturally-appropriate psychosocial aftercare services are available in the community for clients who have completed a detoxification program; (f) did the government conduct evaluations of the level of substance abuse during the period 2006 to 2012, and, if so, (i) how has the rate changed over time, (ii) what is the extent of abuse of legally-obtained prescription drugs, (iii) what is the extent of abuse of illegally-obtained prescription drugs; (g) what was the amount of funding for drug prevention and drug treatment in each of the years from 2006 to 2012 inclusive, and what was the amount of funding dedicatedly specifically to prescription drug abuse, obtained both legally and illegally; and (h) what was the amount of funding for the National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program in each of the years from 2006 to 2012 inclusive, and what was the amount spent on (i) prevention activities, (ii) intervention activities, (iii) aftercare activities?
Q-5052 — March 6, 2012 — Ms. Bennett (St. Paul's) — With regard to the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada’s Additions to Reserve (ATR) Policy, breaking down each response by individual First Nation: (a) during the period from 2006 to 2012, did the community have an active ATR proposal, and, if so, for each proposal (i) when was the proposal first made, (ii) when was the proposal approved?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Opposition Motion
March 6, 2012 — Mr. Christopherson (Hamilton Centre) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should, within six months, table amendments to the Elections Canada Act and other legislation as required that would ensure that in all future election campaigns: (a) Elections Canada investigation capabilities be strengthened, to include giving the Chief Electoral Officer the power to request all necessary documents from political parties to ensure compliance with the Elections Act; (b) all telecommunication companies that provide voter contact services during a general election must register with Elections Canada; and (c) all clients of telecommunication companies during a general election have their identity registered and verified.

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

M-338 — March 6, 2012 — Ms. Freeman (Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel) — That, in the opinion of the House, (a) Inuit, First Nations, Métis and urban aboriginal women and women's organizations should lead development of sectoral national housing strategies for the populations they represent; (b) the government should (i) institute a national housing strategy that is inclusive of women and lives up to the government's human rights obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which guarantees the right to an adequate standard of living and adequate housing; (ii) establish, within that strategy, national standards for the design, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of laws and policies for housing support programs that meet the specific needs of women; and (iii) ensure, by means of the strategy, that women's housing needs across their lifespan are met through an adequate supply of housing available to women according to the principles of equality and non-discrimination.

Private Members' Business

S-201 — December 8, 2011 — Mr. Regan (Halifax West) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage of Bill S-201, An Act respecting a National Philanthropy Day.

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