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Notice PaperNo. 15 Monday, September 19, 2011 11:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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| September 15, 2011 — The Minister of Justice — Bill entitled “An Act to enact the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act and to amend the State Immunity Act, the Criminal Code, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and other Acts”. |
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| His 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 enact the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act and to amend the State Immunity Act, the Criminal Code, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and other Acts”. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| September 15, 2011 — Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cyberbullying)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (animal cruelty)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Ms. Davies (Vancouver East) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (animal cruelty)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Ms. Davies (Vancouver East) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Regan (Halifax West) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting a day to increase public awareness about epilepsy”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Ms. Boivin (Gatineau) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting the mandate of Status of Women Canada”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Ms. Leslie (Halifax) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Tobacco Act (smokeless tobacco and little cigars)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Bellavance (Richmond—Arthabaska) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Fortin (Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for new graduates working in designated regions)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Bellavance (Richmond—Arthabaska) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Competition Act (inquiry into industry sector)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Fortin (Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (federal spending power)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Bank Act and other Acts (cost of borrowing for credit cards)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Bank Act (automated banking machine charges)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Statistics Act (Chief Statistician and mandatory long-form census)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Hazardous Products Act (recreational snow sport helmets)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (compassionate care benefits)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (Internet neutrality)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (removal of charge)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Cotler (Mount Royal) — Bill entitled “An Act to Protect Canadian Citizens Abroad”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Cotler (Mount Royal) — Bill entitled “An Act to combat incitement to genocide, domestic repression and nuclear armament in Iran”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Cotler (Mount Royal) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the State Immunity Act (genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes or torture)”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake) — Bill entitled “An Act warning Canadians of the cancer risks of using tanning equipment”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Lizon (Mississauga East—Cooksville) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish Pope John Paul II Day”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Tilson (Dufferin—Caledon) — Bill entitled “An Act to designate the month of June as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) Month”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Mr. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting the preservation of Canada’s water resources”. |
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| September 15, 2011 — Ms. Sgro (York West) — Bill entitled “An Act to promote and strengthen the Canadian retirement income system”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-1322 — September 15, 2011 — Ms. Leslie (Halifax) — With regard to Environment Canada and the oil and gas sector in Canada: (a) what does Environment Canada’s economic modelling show about the effect of a carbon price on natural gas consumption in Canada, relative to business as usual; (b) has Environment Canada performed any assessment or updating of its methane emission factors for natural gas extraction, processing, transmission and distribution, (i) what is the source of the emission factors it is currently using; (c) has Environment Canada performed any analysis on whether to include oil and gas wells in the National Pollutant Release Inventory such that the composition and volume of fracking fluids would be publicly reported; (d) what recent analysis has Environment Canada performed concerning the structure and use of groundwater resources in Canada; (e) what analysis, if any, has Environment Canada performed concerning the effect of natural gas prices on potential shale gas expansion; (f) what analysis has Environment Canada done concerning the cumulative impacts of natural gas development on Canada’s natural environment; (g) what analysis has Environment Canada done concerning the cost per tonne of carbon capture and storage for natural gas processing plants; (h) what analysis has Environment Canada done of changes to disclosure rules concerning gas development in other jurisdictions, and what is Environment Canada's position on those proposals; (i) what analysis has Environment Canada done of “pauses” or moratoria on gas development in other jurisdictions, and what is Environment Canada's position on those proposals; and (j) what analysis, if any, has Environment Canada done on the role of switching to natural gas in reaching Canada’s 2020 greenhouse gas emission target? |
| Q-1332 — September 15, 2011 — Ms. Leslie (Halifax) — With regard to Table 2-16 in the 2008 Greenhouse Gas Inventory produced by Environment Canada and submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: (a) what are the corresponding sector by sector greenhouse gas emission figures for 2009; (b) has the government revised any of the greenhouse gas emissions estimates from the years included in the above-mentioned Table 2-16, and if so why; and (c) do the oil sands sector figures reported for each year included in the above-mentioned Table 2-16 include the indirect emissions resulting from the electricity used in oil sands facilities, transportation of the oil, refining, and from any associated land use changes or deforestation, and if they are not included (i) why are they not included, (ii) what is the government’s estimate for what they would be? |
| Q-1342 — September 15, 2011 — Ms. Leslie (Halifax) — With regard to the exterior light fixtures controlled or owned by the departments and agencies of the government: (a) what is the total wattage of these fixtures; and (b) what is the government's position on the use of light-emitting diode (LED) technology for the exterior light fixtures controlled or owned by the departments and agencies of the government, as a means of achieving energy and maintenance savings, as well a reduction in CO2 emissions? |
| Q-1352 — September 15, 2011 — Ms. Leslie (Halifax) — With respect to the business-as-usual Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission projections for Canada, last published in 2008: (a) what are the government's 2011 GHG emission projections for the years 2015 and 2020, disaggregated by source of emission and by sector, including, with respect to the oilsands sector, the GHG emissions related to in-situ bitumen mining, bitumen mining and upgrading; and (b) what are macroeconomics assumptions, data on demand by industry for electricity and energy, petroleum supply and distribution, natural gas supply and disposition, conversion and emission factors and other assumptions that these business-as-usual GHG emissions projections are based upon? |
| Q-1362 — September 15, 2011 — Mr. Saganash (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou) — With regard to Natural Resources Canada and the oil and gas sector in Canada: (a) what does Natural Resources Canada’s economic modelling show about the effect of a carbon price on natural gas consumption in Canada, relative to business as usual; (b) what recent analysis has Natural Resources Canada performed concerning the structure and use of groundwater resources in Canada; (c) what analysis, if any, has Natural Resources Canada performed concerning the effect of natural gas prices on potential shale gas expansion; (d) what analysis has Natural Resources Canada done concerning the cost per tonne of carbon capture and storage for natural gas processing plants; (e) what analysis has Natural Resources Canada done of changes to disclosure rules concerning gas development in other jurisdictions, and what is Natural Resources Canada's position on those proposals; (f) what analysis has Natural Resources Canada done of “pauses” or moratoria on gas development in other jurisdictions, and what is Natural Resources Canada's position on those proposals; and (g) what analysis, if any, has Natural Resources Canada done on the role of switching to natural gas in reaching Canada’s 2020 greenhouse gas emission target? |
| Q-1372 — September 15, 2011 — Ms. Davies (Vancouver East) — With regard to recommendation number seven of the Report of the Standing Committee on Health, tabled on June 17, 2010, titled “Promoting Innovative Solutions to Health Human Resources Challenges”: (a) what is the government’s position with respect to physiotherapy as a method to reduce health care spending while increasing the capacity of Canadian physicians; (b) what is the government’s position with respect to a pan-Canadian increase in direct access to physiotherapy services without gate-keeper consultation from physicians; (c) what is the Treasury Board’s position with respect to allowing employees of the federal public service and members of the federal client groups, including, First Nations and Inuit, RCMP, veterans, immigrants and refugees, federal inmates, and members of the Canadian Forces, to have direct access to physiotherapists, without gate-keeper consultation from physicians? |
| Q-1382 — September 15, 2011 — Mr. Pacetti (Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel) — With regard to the constitutional provision that each of the 24 Senators appointed to represent the province of Quebec “shall be appointed for One of the Twenty-four Electoral Divisions of Lower Canada specified in Schedule A to Chapter One of the Consolidated Statutes of Canada”, what is: (a) the total population of each of these 24 electoral divisions; (b) the geographic size in square kilometres of each of these 24 divisions; (c) the name and population of the largest urban centre in each of these divisions; and (d) the population, geographic size in square kilometres, and name and population of the largest urban centre of the area in the province of Quebec that is not covered by any division? |
| Q-1392 — September 15, 2011 — Mr. Toone (Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — What is the total amount of government funding since fiscal year 2008-2009, up to and including the current fiscal year, allocated within the constituency of Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, identifying each department or agency, initiative and amount? |
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-250 — September 15, 2011 — Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should change the name of Vancouver International Airport to Vancouver-Terry Fox International Airport. |
| M-251 — September 15, 2011 — Ms. Sims (Newton—North Delta) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize its constitutional duty to protect Canadian citizens abroad; (b) enact legislation to ensure the consistent and non-discriminatory provision of consular services to all Canadians in distress; and (c) create an independent ombudsperson’s office responsible for monitoring the government’s performance and ordering the Minister of Foreign Affairs to give protection to a Canadian in distress if the Minister otherwise refuses protection. |
| M-252 — September 15, 2011 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize and give thanks for the great sacrifices made by Canadian veterans in protecting our society and make free Canadian passports available to all veterans of the Canadian forces. |
| M-253 — September 15, 2011 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) create a petroleum monitoring agency with a three-year mandate to collect and disseminate, on a timely basis, price data on crude oil, refined petroleum products, and retail gasoline for all relevant North American markets; (b) in consultation with stakeholders from the petroleum sector (the majors, the independents, and consumer groups), appoint a director who would lead this agency; (c) require the agency to report to Parliament on an annual basis on the competitive aspects of the petroleum sector in Canada; and (d) request that the Standing Committee on Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology review the agency's performance and the need for an extension of its mandate following the tabling of the agency's third report. |
| M-254 — September 15, 2011 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize the contribution made to Canadian society by all of its seniors and make Canadian passports available at not more than half-price, to all Canadian citizens over the age of 65. |
| M-255 — September 15, 2011 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — That a special committee of the House be created to study and develop recommendations needed for Canada's manufacturing industry and report back to the House: (a) identifying the manufacturing industry as a strategic sector for economic development; (b) reviewing the causes and consequences of manufacturing job loss; (c) reviewing ways to strengthen Canada's manufacturing sector; (d) detailing a comprehensive set of economic, fiscal, monetary, and trade policies that will both strengthen domestic manufacturing industry and protect manufacturing jobs; and (e) enumerating the improvements needed in the bankruptcy laws, wage protection, transition programs, training programs, relocation programs, employment insurance benefits and pension laws to ensure that workers are protected during job loss. |
| M-256 — September 15, 2011 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should conduct public hearings of the views of Canadians and stakeholders on privacy concerns relating to the outsourcing of work in the public and private sectors to companies in foreign countries or their subsidiaries located in Canada. |
| M-257 — September 15, 2011 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should create the Windsor-Essex Border Development and Protection Authority to be a public body for the purpose of managing border traffic consistent with the needs of residents for current and future infrastructure built connecting Canada and the United States in the Windsor-Essex area. |
| M-258 — September 15, 2011 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should ensure that any future bridge or tunnel between Canada and the United States, funded in part or wholly by the government, be owned by the government. |
| M-259 — September 15, 2011 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — That the House call upon the government to conduct an audit of the Passport Office to ensure that Canadians can acquire passports at the lowest possible cost and that passport processing fees do not generate surplus revenues. |
| M-260 — September 15, 2011 — Mr. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should create a multi-stakeholder, multi-governmental Council of the St. Lawrence River, modelled on the Fraser Basin Council, whose mission would be to promote the integrated and scientifically-based management of the St. Lawrence River by establishing a permanent forum for cooperation among the federal government, the Quebec government, river communities, First Nations, industry and the public for the purpose of developing and coordinating common strategies, programs and actions to protect the St. Lawrence River as a vital Canadian environmental and economic resource. |
| M-261 — September 15, 2011 — Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should designate September 16 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Day and raise awareness of the magnitude of this disease. |
| M-262 — September 15, 2011 — Mrs. Turmel (Hull—Aylmer) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately take the necessary steps to provide Gatineau Park with the essential protections to safeguard its natural assets and to preserve it for future generations. |
Private Members' Business |
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