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Notice PaperNo. 5 Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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| March 8, 2010 — The Minister of International Trade — Bill entitled “An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia”. |
| 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 “An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia”. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| March 8, 2010 — Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting a National Strategy for Autism Spectrum Disorder”. |
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| March 8, 2010 — Ms. Savoie (Victoria) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the National Housing Act (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's retained earnings)”. |
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| March 8, 2010 — Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code and respecting the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (student transport)”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-962 — March 8, 2010 — Ms. Dhalla (Brampton—Springdale) — With regard to lifting seniors out of poverty, what has the government done since being elected in January 2006, specifically: (a) what national and local programs have been created to specifically address poverty among seniors; (b) how much money has been spent on addressing poverty among seniors and from which government departments did this money come; (c) how much money has been given to each federal riding to address poverty among seniors; and (d) what initiatives have been undertaken to identify which ethnic groups have the greatest numbers of seniors living in poverty, and, if identified, what steps have been taken to address the needs of these ethnic groups? |
| Q-972 — March 8, 2010 — Ms. Dhalla (Brampton—Springdale) — With regard to the last ten appointments to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB): (a) how many individuals were considered for these positions; (b) how many were interviewed; (c) what is the process for vetting potential candidates for IRB appointments; and (d) what criteria are used to determine the appropriate candidate for these positions? |
| Q-982 — March 8, 2010 — Ms. Dhalla (Brampton—Springdale) — With regard to addressing youth violence: (a) what programs has the government created since being elected in January 2006 to specifically address youth violence; (b) how much money has been spent on addressing youth violence and from which government departments did this money come; and (c) how much money has been given to each federal riding to address youth violence? |
| Q-992 — March 5, 2010 — Ms. Dhalla (Brampton—Springdale) — With regard to addressing child poverty in Canada: (a) what programs has the government created since being elected in January 2006 to specifically address child poverty; (b) how much money has been spent on addressing child poverty and from which government departments did this money come; and (c) how much money has been given to each federal riding to address child poverty? |
| Q-1002 — March 8, 2010 — Mr. Dryden (York Centre) — With regard to the Southern Ontario Development Agency: (a) what grants or contributions have been awarded by the Agency since its inception; (b) how many applications for those grants or contributions have been received; (c) who were the organizations or individuals who applied for those grants; and (d) in which federal electoral district is each successful grantee located? |
| Q-101 — March 8, 2010 — Mr. Easter (Malpeque) — Has Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada completed or contracted to have completed any economic impact analyses of removing barley from the jurisdiction of the Canadian Wheat Board on western grain farmers and, if so, (i) on what dates were the studies completed, (ii) what are the titles of the analyses, (iii) what are the names and positions held by the authors of the analyses, (iv) what are the names of the individuals or organizations the analyses were distributed to? |
| Q-1022 — March 8, 2010 — Mr. Dosanjh (Vancouver South) — With regard to the Department of National Defence, what is the list of all equipment procurement projects with a value of over $25 million that are either currently in progress or have been announced publicly, including: (a) the piece of equipment being purchased and the quantity; (b) the date the project was announced; (c) the total value (or expected value) of the project and of any related contracts such as maintenance or repair; (d) the date the project received Treasury Board approval; (e) the date the contract was awarded and to whom; (f) the dates of commencement of delivery and end of delivery; and (g) for each project, what is the breakdown of the original and most recent schedule, including all project phases and costing, and a detailed explanation for each case where the original and most recent schedule are not the same? |
| Q-1032 — March 8, 2010 — Mr. Dosanjh (Vancouver South) — With regard to the announced purchase of Close Combat Vehicles (CCV) and Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicles (TAPV): (a) why was the solicitation of interest and qualifications (SOIQ) postponed to 2010; (b) what industry feedback contributed to non-issuance of the SOIQ; (c) what changes to the government requirements contributed to this decision; (d) what impact did the Department of National Defence (DND) internal reviews have on the CCV procurement process, including whether resources that had been allotted to the CCV procurement process were reallocated and, if applicable, what was the value of those resources and to where were they reallocated; (e) what are the key procurement priorities of DND; (f) what impact does the end of the military mission in Afghanistan have on the decision to not issue the SOIQ as scheduled; (g) what is the timeframe for issuing the SOIQ for the TAPV project and is this on schedule; and (h) if applicable, what are the details of the revised schedule for either project? |
| Q-1042 — March 8, 2010 — Mr. Pearson (London North Centre) — With regard to the Canadian International Development Agency: (a) what percentage of Official Development Assistance (ODA) is allocated to maternal and child health; (b) which branches of ODA does the funding come from; (c) what are the programs that receive this funding; and (d) how are these programs’ performance evaluated? |
| Q-1052 — March 8, 2010 — Mr. Pearson (London North Centre) — With regard to the Canadian International Development Agency's requirement, under the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act, to report annually to Parliament on its progress in three key areas: (a) what reporting requirements has the Agency implemented in incorporating the Act; and (b) how are these reporting requirements evaluated? |
| Q-1062 — March 8, 2010 — Mr. Pearson (London North Centre) — With regard to KAIROS, which has lost their funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) as of November 30, 2009 due to KAIROS no longer fitting CIDA priorities: (a) what are the CIDA priorities that did not fit well with the priorities of KAIROS; (b) what sort of criteria does CIDA examine to determine whether or not a non-governmental organization will receive funding; and (c) what specific criteria did KAIROS not meet to have their funding cut by CIDA? |
| Q-1072 — March 8, 2010 — Mr. Dhaliwal (Newton—North Delta) — With regard to the Enhanced Language Training Initiatives since 2006, by year: (a) how much money has been transferred to the provinces or awarded via grants; (b) who were the recipients of each grant, and how much money did they get; and (c) how many applications did the government receive requesting funds under the program, and by whom? |
| Q-1082 — March 8, 2010 — Mr. Dosanjh (Vancouver South) — With regard to the Department of National Defence and the purchase of CH-148 Cyclone helicopters: (a) when was the government notified that Sikorsky could not deliver the helicopters according to the agreed-upon schedule in November of 2007; (b) what were the “additional capabilities” that were added in the contract amendments and, if these capabilities were necessary for the Canadian operating environment, why were they not included in the original contract; (c) why did the government not impose late penalties in 2007 as agreed to in the original contract; (d) will the government impose late penalties now that Sikorsky has indicated that it will not be able to meet even the amended schedule; (e) what is the revised schedule for the commencement of delivery, and the end of delivery of both the interim and enhanced helicopters; and (f) how will this delay affect the cost of this procurement project? |
| Q-1092 — March 8, 2010 — Mr. Bains (Mississauga—Brampton South) — With regard to the grant and business assistance programs that report to the Minister of Industry: (a) what are the names and amounts granted or released to companies for each fiscal year since 2005-2006; (b) what are the reporting requirements for those programs; and (c) what was the amount budgeted and what was the amount spent for each program for each fiscal year since 2005-2006? |
| Q-1102 — March 8, 2010 — Mr. Bains (Mississauga—Brampton South) — With regard to Pearson International Airport: (a) what are the government’s plans, including timelines to address congestion in the next 25 years; (b) how much government and Greater Toronto Airport Authority funding is budgeted for this expansion; (c) how much has the Department of Transport collected in rent from the Greater Toronto Airport Authority for each year since fiscal year 2005-2006; and (d) how much have the government and its agencies spent on land acquisitions since fiscal year 2005-2006, where is this land located and what are the budget and locations proposed for future acquisitions? |
| Q-1112 — March 8, 2010 — Mr. Bains (Mississauga—Brampton South) — With regard to infrastructure spending in the Region of Peel by the government: (a) what is the total amounts spent in each municipality for each fiscal year since 2005-2006; (b) how much has been spent in each federal electoral district in the Region of Peel for each fiscal year since 2005-2006; (c) how much has been committed under the Infrastructure Stimulus Program for each of the cities in the Region of Peel; and (d) how much has already been spent in the Infrastructure Stimulus Program for each of the cities in the Region of Peel? |
| Q-1122 — March 8, 2010 — Mr. Bains (Mississauga—Brampton South) — With regard to fees paid by the government: (a) how much does the government pay in merchant fees for accepting credit cards for government services, broken down by fee type and program area; (b) how much does the government pay in transaction fees for processing debit cards for government services, broken down by fee type and program area; (c) what are the details of agreements signed between the government and credit and debit card processing companies, including all terms, contracts and commitments; (d) what is the total cost of agreements signed between the government and credit and debit card processing companies; and (e) what does the government pay to banks in service fees, broken down by fee type and program area? |
| Q-1132 — March 8, 2010 — Mr. Harris (St. John's East) — With regard to search and rescue (SAR) operations: (a) how many SAR operation reports have been produced since 1980 by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax in accordance with chapter nine of the National Search and Rescue Manual; (b) since 1980, what incidents warranted a SAR operation report; (c) what have been the lessons learned, conclusions and recommendations from each report and what recommendations were adopted from each report; (d) what have been the details of the SAR operation from each report, including a summary of significant decisions and timelines; (e) what is the criteria for warranting a SAR operation report; (f) what are the other methods of documenting SAR operations in the Atlantic region that have been used since 1980; and (g) what are the names of the comprehensive studies conducted by the Canadian Forces in 2003 and 2005 on the location of search and rescue assets, as referred to by the Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Defence on October 21, 2009, during Adjournment Proceedings in the House of Commons? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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| P-26 — March 8, 2010 — Mr. Harris (St. John's East) — That an Order of the House do issue for a copy of the following correspondence and reports related to the affidavit of Richard Colvin filed with the Military Police Complaints Commission, and sworn on October 5, 2009: KANDH-0029; KANDH-0032; IDR-0512; correspondence between Richard Colvin and CEFCOM-J9 and CEFCOM-J3 from August 21 to September 19, 2006; KBGR-0118; KBGR-0121; KBGR-0160; KBGR-0258; “Detainee Diplomatic Contingency Plan”, approved by Margaret Bloodworth, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, April 2007; KBGR-0261; KBGR-0263; KBGR-0265; KBGR-0267; KBGR-0269; KBGR-0271; May 3, 2007 unnumbered detainee report; May 4, 2007 additional unnumbered detainee report; KBGR-0274; KBGR-0275; KBGR-0291; KBGR-0292; June 21, 2007, KBGR on detainees; KBGR-0302; and KBGR-0321. |
Business of Supply |
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Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| M-489 — March 8, 2010 — Mr. Malhi (Bramalea—Gore—Malton) — That, in the opinion of the House, in relation to sponsorship, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration should: (a) strengthen the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to protect Canadians from its misuse by foreign nationals; (b) extend the sponsorship from three years to five years; and (c) make it applicable to both the sponsor and the sponsored in the category of relationships. |
Private Members' Business |
| C-475 — March 3, 2010 — Mr. Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-475, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (methamphetamine and ecstasy). |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior) — November 20, 2009 |
| Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore) — November 25, 2009 |
| Mr. Clarke (Desnethé--Missinippi--Churchill River) — November 26, 2009 |
| Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville) — March 3, 2010 |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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