| Q-23592 — February 22, 2024 — — With regard to the Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers youth programs, in the 2022-23 fiscal year: (a) how many staff, broken down by employment status (i.e. full-time, part-time), were employed at the (i) Regional Headquarters, including the Northwest Region, Pacific Region, Central Region, Eastern Region, Atlantic Region, (ii) National Headquarters, (iii) Corps/Squadron level; (b) of the staff in (a), what were their roles, responsibilities, and job descriptions; (c) what was the salary range of those in (a)(i) and (a)(ii); (d) what professional and special services were used, how often, and for what purpose, and how much did each of these items cost; (e) how much money was spent on advertising by the (i) National Headquarters, (ii) Northwest Region, (iii) Pacific Region, (iv) Central Region, (v) Eastern Region, (vi) Atlantic Region; and (f) what is the breakdown of (e) by type or platform of advertising (e.g. Meta, Google, local television, local newspapers), how much money was spent exclusively on recruitment efforts, and what did those efforts include? |
| Q-23632 — February 22, 2024 — — With regard to government funding for highway or road projects: (a) what are the details of all proposals or requests for funding related to highways or roads which the government has received but for which the funding has not yet been either formally approved or denied, including, for each, the (i) date on which the government received the proposal or request, (ii) amount of federal government funding requested, (iii) entity that submitted the request, (iv) summary of the proposal or request, including geographic location and road or highway numbers, if known, (v) current status of the application, (vi) expected timeline for when the government will provide a response; and (b) what are the details of any highway or road projects which are currently proposed or in progress and which are subject to, and waiting on, a federal environmental review, including, for each, the (i) name and description of the project, (ii) geographic location and highway or road numbers, if known, (iii) date on which the environmental review began, (iv) expected completion date of the environmental review, (v) current status of the project, including details of what has been completed to date, (vi) total amount of federal funding committed to the project, (vii) amount of government funding on hold pending the completion of the review? |
| Q-23662 — February 22, 2024 — — With regard to Health Canada’s (HC) approval of mRNA vaccines for pregnant and lactating women, and children, youth, and adults of reproductive age: (a) what is the cause of the reported menstrual irregularities in vaccinated women; (b) what is the safety data on any single exposure and repeated exposure to lipid nanoparticles (LNP) for (i) pregnant women, (ii) unborn fetuses; (c) do LNPs, spike protein encoding mRNA, or spike protein pass through the placenta; (d) if the answer to (c) is affirmative, does this present a safety concern to the unborn fetus, and how was this determined; (e) where are LNPs, mRNA, or spike protein distributed in the fetus; (f) what are the potential genetic effects of the COVID-19 vaccine with respect to the epigenetic effects on germ cells; (g) what are the specific references confirming that mRNA is not integrated into the genome or genetic material of the oocyte or the sperm; (h) how, and for how long, does HC actively monitor or plan to actively monitor the impact of the dose-dependent effect of the vaccine on future fertility in (i) vaccinated women and men of child-bearing age, (ii) vaccinated children, (iii) children exposed in utero to the COVID-19 vaccines following maternal injection; (i) does HC actively monitor or plan to actively monitor the adverse effects of the mRNA vaccination, and for how long, in the (i) pregnant mother, (ii) fetus; (j) if the answer to (i) is affirmative, does this or will this include miscarriages, uterine deaths, possible illnesses and birth malformations; (k) with respect to studies analyzing various components and products of COVID-19 vaccination, including spike protein, what have been the findings comparing placental tissue and breast milk from vaccinated and non-vaccinated mothers, and what are the specific references; (l) based on available research and real-world data, what updated written guidance has HC provided to provinces and territories regarding information which is given to pregnant women prior to and after vaccination, their doctors (neonatal doctors, paediatricians, fertility doctors, obstetricians), other medical staff (including midwives), and vaccinators with respect to (i) the potential adverse events to monitor post-injection, (ii) their duty to report adverse events and where; and (m) does the guidance in (l) include the updated mRNA vaccine monographs and where to find them? |
| Q-23682 — February 22, 2024 — — With regard to penitentiary farm and agriculture and agri-food operations at the Joyceville Institution and the Collins Bay Institution: (a) what funds have been spent on Public Services and Procurement Canada fees and disbursements and professional project management services, including, but not limited to, concept design, project leaders, tender packages, geo-technology, hydrogeology, engineering, and architectural consultants, broken down by fiscal year since 2018; (b) what funds have been spent on feasibility studies, public consultations, online consultations, and contracts with Goss Gilroy and Monachus Consulting during the feasibility and consultation phase of the penitentiary farm project, between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2018; (c) prior to the reinstatement of the penitentiary farm program, what revenues were earned by Correctional Service Canada from rental agreements for the penitentiary farmland at the Collins Bay Institution and the Joyceville Institution, broken down by year for each year from 2013 to 2018; (d) of the revenues earned from penitentiary agriculture programming since 2018, what is the breakdown by source and year; (e) how many offenders are currently employed in penitentiary agriculture programming, broken down by location; and (f) of the offenders who have been employed in penitentiary agriculture programming since it was reintroduced in 2018, how many have been released, and, of those released, how many obtained jobs in the agriculture sector? |
| February 22, 2024 — — That, given that, |
| (i) the Auditor General's ArriveCAN audit determined that the app cost taxpayers at least $60-million, but concluded it is "impossible to determine the actual cost of the application", |
| (ii) the Procurement Ombud found that in 76% of ArriveCAN contracts, some or all of the contractors' proposed resources, such as subcontractors and employees, did not perform any work, |
| (iii) GC Strategies, an IT company that does no actual IT work, was paid nearly $20-million in relation to the ArriveCAN app, |
| the House: |
| (a) call on the Prime Minister to table in the House of Commons, no later than Monday, March 18, 2024, a report which details the complete direct and associated costs concerning the ArriveCAN app incurred to date, including the total amounts paid to contractors and subcontractors, broken down by contractor or subcontractor, and the value of staff time represented by the salary, bonuses and other expenses paid to all public servants who worked on the app, in relation to all expenses respecting, |
| (i) research and development of the app, |
| (ii) management and storage of the data collected by the app, |
| (iii) software development, testing and maintenance, |
| (iv) training for government employees for using and troubleshooting the app, |
| (v) call centres used for the app, |
| (vi) ArriveCAN-related communications with travellers by e-mail or text message, |
| (vii) market and opinion research, |
| (viii) advertising, |
| (ix) public relations, |
| (x) merchandise, gifts and promotional material, |
| (xi) processing of security clearances, |
| (xii) travellers' expenses after being wrongfully directed by the ArriveCAN app to quarantine, |
| (xiii) the services of legal counsel involved in contract negotiation, litigation arising from procurement or the use and implementation of the app, and the numerous investigations conducted related to the app, |
| (xiv) any other costs related to the ArriveCAN app; and |
| (b) call on the government to collect and recoup all funds paid to ArriveCAN contractors and subcontractors which did no work on the ArriveCAN app, within 100 days of this motion being adopted, and for the Prime Minister to table a report in the House demonstrating that taxpayer funds have been repaid. |
| Notice also received from: |
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| February 22, 2024 — — That, given that, |
| (i) according to Statistics Canada, since 2015, extortion offences have risen by 218% across Canada, including by 263% in Ontario, 284% in Alberta, and 386% in British Columbia, |
| (ii) many law-abiding business owners across Canada have been threatened and extorted by members of gangs and other criminal organizations, |
| (iii) Liberal government Bill C-5 has eliminated mandatory prison time for extortion committed with a firearm, |
| the House call on the government to: |
| (a) impose a three-year mandatory prison sentence for anyone who commits extortion; |
| (b) restore the four-year mandatory prison sentence for extortion involving a non-restricted firearm that was repealed by Liberal government Bill C-5; |
| (c) set a mandatory prison sentence of five years for a first offence for all instances of extortion that is committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with, a criminal organization and a mandatory prison sentence of seven years for a second or subsequent offence; |
| (d) maintain the five-year mandatory prison sentence for all instances of extortion committed with a prohibited or restricted firearms that was passed by the previous Conservative government; and |
| (e) require judges to consider as an aggravating factor for the purposes of sentencing for extortion whether arson is also committed as part of the offence. |
| Notice also received from: |
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| February 22, 2024 — — That, given that, |
| (i) the Minister of Housing has said, "I think it's a generational moral failure that there are people sleeping without a roof over their head in a country as wealthy as Canada. I won't be able to say with a straight face that I have properly addressed the housing crisis if we still have to walk past people who are sleeping on the streets in Canada", |
| (ii) the Minister of Housing admits that the Liberals' $4 billion housing plan, "doesn't actually lead to the construction of specific homes", |
| the House call on the Liberal government to build homes, not bureaucracy by implementing a plan to: |
| (a) reward cities that increase their homebuilding by more than 15% each year and withhold federal infrastructure funding from unaffordable cities that block homebuilding; |
| (b) withhold transit funding until high-density housing units are built and substantially occupied on all available land around federally-fonded transit stations; |
| (c) withhold federal infrastructure funding from high-cost cities if the average time to approve or reject a building permit is more than six months; |
| (d) eliminate performance bonuses for all CMHC executives unless the 15% annual housing target is met; and |
| (e) ensure that 15% of federal buildings and all suitable federal land is made available for housing construction. |
| Notice also received from: |
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| February 22, 2024 — — That, given that, |
| (i) Canadians and small business cannot afford another tax increase, |
| (ii) the Liberal government is increasing taxes on beer, wine and liquor by 4.7% on April 1, 2024, |
| the House call on the Liberal government to immediately cancel the April 1 tax increase on beer, wine and liquor. |
| Notice also received from: |
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| February 22, 2024 — — That, given that, |
| (i) according to Statistics Canada, "In Saskatchewan, the collection of the carbon levy ceased in January 2024, contributing to the province's year-over-year price decline of natural gas (-26.6%)," and the inflation rate dropped to 1.9%, a full percentage point below the national inflation rate, |
| (ii) in order to reduce inflation and lower the cost of gas, groceries and home heating for all Canadians, |
| the House call on the Liberal government to cancel the 23% increase on the carbon tax coming April 1. |
| Notice also received from: |
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| No. 35 — February 22, 2024 — The — That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House, for the duration of the session, |
| (a) |
| (i) a minister of the Crown may, with the agreement of the House leader of another recognized party, at any time during a sitting, but no later than 6:30 p.m., request that the ordinary hour of daily adjournment for a subsequent sitting be 12:00 a.m., provided that it be 10:00 p.m. on a day when a debate pursuant to Standing Order 52 or 53.1 is to take place, and that such a request shall be deemed adopted, |
| (ii) a minister of the Crown may request, at any time during a sitting, that a decision to extend a subsequent sitting, made pursuant to subparagraph (a)(i), be rescinded and such request shall be deemed adopted; |
| (b) on a sitting day extended pursuant to subparagraph (a)(i), |
| (i) proceedings on any opposition motion pursuant to Standing Order 81(16) shall conclude no later than 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, 6:30 p.m. on a Monday or 1:30 p.m. on a Friday, on an allotted day for the business of supply, except pursuant to Standing Order 81(18)(c), |
| (ii) after 6:30 p.m., the Speaker shall not receive any quorum calls or dilatory motions, and shall only accept a request for unanimous consent after receiving a notice from the House leaders or whips of all recognized parties stating that they are in agreement with such a request, |
| (iii) motions to proceed to the orders of the day, and to adjourn the debate or the House may be moved after 6:30 p.m. by a minister of the Crown, including on a point of order, and such motions be deemed adopted, |
| (iv) the time provided for Government Orders shall not be extended pursuant to Standing Orders 33(2), 45(9) or 67.1(2); |
| (c) during consideration of the estimates on the last allotted day of each supply period, pursuant to Standing Orders 81(17) and 81(18), |
| (i) when the Speaker interrupts the proceedings for the purpose of putting forthwith all questions necessary to dispose of the estimates, all remaining motions to concur in the votes for which a notice of opposition was filed shall be deemed to have been moved and seconded, the questions deemed put and recorded divisions deemed requested, |
| (ii) when a supply bill is considered in a committee of the whole, if a recorded division is requested to any bill elements or motions required to dispose of that stage of the said bill, the results of the vote shall apply to the remaining bill elements and motions required to dispose of that stage and report the bill to the House; |
| (d) a motion for third reading of a government bill may be made in the same sitting during which the said bill has been concurred in at report stage; |
| (e) on the last three sitting days set forth in the House of Commons Calendar for the periods ending in June, as well as the last two sitting days of the periods ending in December, a minister of the Crown may move, without notice, a motion to adjourn the House, provided that, |
| (i) the said motion shall be decided immediately without debate or amendment, and that the House shall be deemed adjourned pursuant to Standing Order 28, |
| (ii) notwithstanding Standing Order 45, no recorded division requested between 2 p.m. on the third to last scheduled sitting day and the adjournment on the last scheduled sitting day of the periods ending in June, respectively, and between 2 p.m. on the second to last scheduled sitting day and the adjournment on the last scheduled sitting day of the periods ending in December shall be deferred, except for any recorded division requested in regard to a Private Member's Business item, for which the provisions of Standing Orders 93 and 98 shall continue to apply; and |
| (f) on any day, at midnight or thereafter, if the House has not completed a series of recorded divisions related to the business of supply or on any bill, a minister of the Crown may move, at any time, the suspension of the sitting of the House, which shall be deemed adopted, and the sitting of the House shall be suspended until 9:00 a.m., later that calendar day. |
| M-114 — February 22, 2024 — — That: |
| (a) the House recognize that, |
| (i) taxes on beer, wine and liquor will automatically increase on April 1, 2024, |
| (ii) the 2024 tax increase will be 4.7%—the amount equivalent to average inflation over the past year, |
| (iii) breweries, wineries and distilleries are an important source of wealth and employment in the Canadian economy, |
| (iv) industry sales have not returned to pre-pandemic levels, |
| (v) Canadians are struggling with increased costs due to corporate greed in the housing, oil and gas, grocery, and banking sectors, |
| (vi) the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, on February 15, 2024, unanimously called for the government to limit the April 1, 2024, increase of the excise tax on beer, wine and liquor to the Bank of Canada’s target inflation rate of 2%; and |
| (b) in the opinion of the House, the government should consider the advisability of limiting the April 1, 2024, increase of the excise tax on beer, wine and liquor to the Bank of Canada’s target inflation rate of 2%. |
| — February 8, 2024 — — Consideration at report stage of Bill , as reported by the with amendments. |
| Committee report — presented on Thursday, February 8, 2024, Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-383. |
| Report and third reading stages — limited to two sitting days, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
| Report stage motions — see “Report Stage of Bills” in today's Notice Paper. |
| Report stage concurrence motion — question to be put immediately after the report stage motions are disposed of, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(9). |
| Motion for third reading — may be made in the same sitting, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |