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Notice Paper

No. 23

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

10:00 a.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

February 22, 2016 — Mr. Waugh (Saskatoon—Grasswood) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (school authorities)”.

February 22, 2016 — Mr. Miller (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (firearm — definition of variant)”.

February 22, 2016 — Mr. Lobb (Huron—Bruce) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Excise Act, 2001 (spirits)”.

February 22, 2016 — Mr. May (Cambridge) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit — first aid)”.

February 22, 2016 — Ms. Brosseau (Berthier—Maskinongé) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish National Food Waste Awareness Day and to provide for the development of a national strategy to reduce food waste in Canada”.

February 22, 2016 — Mr. Liepert (Calgary Signal Hill) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts (life sentences)”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

Questions

Q-652 — February 22, 2016 — Mrs. McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) — With regard to the government’s commitment to implement each one of the 94 recommendations prepared by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: what are the government's projected costs to implement each recommendation, broken down by recommendation?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

P-7 — February 22, 2016 — Mrs. McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) — That an Order of the House do issue for a copy of all correspondence, briefing binders and documents provided to the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs on or after June 4, 2015 with respect to the pledged implementation of the 94 recommendations by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

M-39 — February 22, 2016 — Mrs. Lockhart (Fundy Royal) — That the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration be instructed to undertake a study on immigration to Atlantic Canada, to consider, among other things, (i) the challenges associated with an aging population and shrinking population base, (ii) possible recommendations on how to increase immigration to the region; and that the Committee report its findings to the House within one year of the adoption of this motion.
M-40 — February 22, 2016 — Mrs. Jordan (South Shore—St. Margarets) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) take meaningful steps to address the issue of abandoned and derelict vessels within six months of this motion being adopted by the House; (b) recognize the requirement for the prohibition against the abandonment of a vessel through potential amendments to any relevant legislation; (c) incorporate an educational component within the government’s strategy to address the issue of abandoned vessels in order to inform vessel owners on the risks and consequences of vessel abandonment; (d) improve vessel owner identification by considering ratifying the International Maritime Organization’s International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007, and by considering widening the scope of the Canadian Register of Vessels; and (e) create a mechanism for government to assist in the removal of an abandoned vessel where its presence creates an economic burden for a community.
M-41 — February 22, 2016 — Ms. Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should work in consultation with provinces and territories, Indigenous Peoples, stakeholders, and the public to put forward, within six months of adoption of this motion, a national strategy to advance Canada’s forestry sector, with the objectives of creating value-added jobs, developing our forests in a sustainable way, diversifying and promoting wood-based products and developing building systems, and by expanding international markets for Canadian wood products.

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