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Notice PaperNo. 60 Monday, May 25, 2009 11:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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| May 21, 2009 — The Minister of Health — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Tobacco Act”. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| May 21, 2009 — Mr. André (Berthier—Maskinongé) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (labour dispute)”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-2512 — May 21, 2009 — Mr. Eyking (Sydney—Victoria) — What are the names of all government appointments to federal boards, agencies and associations in Nova Scotia for the years 2006 to date? |
| Q-2522 — May 21, 2009 — Mr. Andrews (Avalon) — With regard to project applications and approvals in the constituency of Avalon under the Job Creation Partnership, through Human Resources and Skills Development Canada: (a) how many applications were submitted; (b) who were the applicants; (c) what were the projects identified in the application; and (d) of the projects that were approved, how much funding was approved and what was the breakdown of funding to each specific project for wages, overhead and materials for the time period January 1, 2007 to April 30, 2009? |
| Q-2532 — May 21, 2009 — Mr. Andrews (Avalon) — With regard to the Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board (CEIFB) announced in Budget 2008, and the subsequent Nominating Committee announced July 21, 2008: (a) have the Nominating Committee identified candidates for appointment to the CEIFB and, if so, (i) has a list of potential members been presented to the Governor in Council for appointment, (ii) has the Governor in Council appointed members for the CEIFB, (iii) who were the individuals listed or appointed, (iv) what is the home province or territory for each individual; (b) what has the CEIFB done since being founded to fulfill their responsibilities including, (i) implementing Employment Insurance (EI) premium rate-setting mechanism to ensure EI revenues and expenditures break even over time, (ii) using any excess EI revenues in a given year to reduce premium rates in subsequent years, (iii) maintaining a $2 billion cash reserve fund to support rate stability measures; and (c) has a contingency fund been established, if so, (i) has the transfer of $2 billion from the Consolidated Revenue Fund into a contingency fund occurred, (ii) what is the current balance in the established contingency fund? |
| Q-2542 — May 21, 2009 — Mr. Oliphant (Don Valley West) — What is the total amount of government funding since fiscal year 2006-2007 up to and including the current fiscal year, allocated within the constituency of Don Valley West, listing each department or agency, initiative, and amount? |
| Q-2552 — May 21, 2009 — Mr. Dhaliwal (Newton—North Delta) — With respect to the Police Officers Recruitment Fund: (a) how does the government track how many new police officer positions are created and filled from the fund; and (b) how many positions has the fund created and how many of those positions have been filled? |
| Q-2562 — May 21, 2009 — Mr. Dhaliwal (Newton—North Delta) — With respect to the Community Futures program, what Community Futures projects have received funding, since 2006, within British Columbia, but outside the Greater Vancouver Area and, for these projects, which have repaid any loans they received? |
| Q-2572 — May 21, 2009 — Mr. Dhaliwal (Newton—North Delta) — With respect to the Building Canada Fund, which applications have received funding since 2006 within British Columbia, but outside the Greater Vancouver area? |
| Q-2582 — May 21, 2009 — Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York) — With regard to the Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP): (a) how much money was spent on this program in 2008-2009; (b) how many individuals received payments of any kind eligible under the program; (c) were payments in (b) more or less than budgeted; (d) what was the average payment per individual; (e) how many claims were made last fiscal year; (f) how many claims are expected this year; (g) has the government planned for an increase in bankruptcies and insolvencies this year; (h) what are the administrative costs of this program; (i) how many staff are employed to administer this program; and (j) does the Department plan to hire additional staff in the face of the current economic crisis to administer the WEPP? |
| Q-2592 — May 21, 2009 — Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York) — With regard to the Department of Labour's public consultations to modernize Part III of the Canada Labour Code: (a) how many groups have made submissions; (b) how many individuals have made submissions; (c) how many face-to-face and or telephone meetings has the Minister of Labour had with groups and individuals in relation to these public consultations; (d) what are the names of groups and individuals of (c); (e) what are the names of groups and individuals that have made submissions; (f) what is the budget of this public consultation process; (g) what is the cost so far of these consultations; and (h) is the legislation to modernize Part III of the Canada Labour Code being drafted? |
| Q-2602 — May 21, 2009 — Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York) — With regard to replacement workers: (a) has the government reviewed subsection 94(2.1) of the Canada Labour Code which prohibits the use of replacement workers if these workers are used to undermine a trade union’s capacity to engage in bargaining and represent its member; (b) has the use of replacement workers ever been prohibited under subsection 94(2.1); (c) has the government compared federal legislation to provincial legislation as it relates to replacement workers and, if so, what were the findings and conclusions; (d) has the department held consultations or provided information to the Minister of Labour to define what services would be deemed essential under federal jurisdiction in the event of a labour dispute should a ban on replacement workers be implemented; (e) does the government intend to take any action on replacement workers in 2009-2010; and (f) has the department provided the Minister of Labour with any documentation indicating that the number of work stoppages would increase and last longer if a replacement worker ban were implemented? |
| Q-2612 — May 21, 2009 — Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York) — With regard to the Employment Equity Act: (a) has the progress of the Act been evaluated since the last parliamentary review of the legislation and, if so, what were the findings of this review; (b) did Human Resources and Social Development Canada develop a workplace equity integration strategy for persons with disabilities and Aboriginal peoples; (c) have these two under-represented groups in the public service increased in numbers; and (d) how has employment equity progressed in workplaces covered under the Federal Contractors Program since 2002? |
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-378 — May 21, 2009 — Mr. Fast (Abbotsford) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should direct the Canada Border Services Agency to change the name of the Huntingdon Border Crossing to “Abbotsford—Huntingdon Border Crossing”. |
| M-379 — May 21, 2009 — Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should explore ways of reducing energy consumption in Canada by encouraging the turning off of lights and using retrofits. |
| M-380 — May 21, 2009 — Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should extend Veterans Independence Program benefits to all Allied war veterans living in Canada who require care and are 80 years of age or older. |
| M-381 — May 21, 2009 — Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should work with provincial and territorial organizations to create a new skilled trade worker immigration program that will enable foreign certified trades people who meet Canadian standards the certification they need to work in the province of their choice at the same time as they are issued their work visa. |
| M-382 — May 21, 2009 — Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) introduce mandatory labelling requirements for consumer goods that contain ingredients that pose a hazard to short or long-term health, such as carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity or mutagenicity; and (b) require that easily recognizable, standardized symbols be clearly displayed on the packaging of consumer products containing potentially hazardous ingredients. |
| M-383 — May 21, 2009 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should work with the international community to put pressure on the Government of the People’s Republic of China to authorize the safe passage of North Korean refugees to South Korea. |
| M-384 — May 21, 2009 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately rescind the provisions included in the Budget Implementation Act, 2009, namely those which have allowed wages negotiated under collective agreements to be rolled back, and have changed the provisions of the Act governing pay equity which were consistent with the right to equal pay for equal work. |
Private Members' Business |
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