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Notice Paper

No. 345

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

10:00 a.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

October 29, 2018 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults against health care practitioners)”.

October 29, 2018 — Mr. Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (adequate knowledge of French in Quebec)”.

October 29, 2018 — Ms. Harder (Lethbridge) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Bank Act, the Trust and Loan Companies Act, the Insurance Companies Act and the Cooperative Credit Associations Act (credit cards)”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

Questions

Q-20302 — October 29, 2018 — Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) — With respect to the Trans Mountain pipeline purchased by the government on August 31, 2018: (a) did the Minister of Natural Resources seek a cost-benefit analysis of acquiring the existing pipeline and of building an expansion; (b) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, (i) when was the analysis sought, (ii) when was the finalized analysis received, (iii) in what format was the finalized analysis received, for instance as a briefing note, a memo, a report, etc.; and (c) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, what are the details of the analysis, including (i) name and credentials of the author or authors, (ii) date of publication, (iii) the WTI/WCS differential used in the calculations, (iv) the range in years from which data on Canada’s oil industry was captured and analyzed for the study, (v) the impact of an expanded pipeline on jobs in the Parkland refinery, (vi) the estimated number of construction jobs and of permanent jobs created by the expansion project, (vii) the projected construction costs of the pipeline expansion project, (viii) an assessment of the impacts of a tanker spill or pipeline leak on British Columbia’s tourism and fisheries industries, (ix) the government’s liability in the event of a spill or leak, broken down by recovery costs for marine, alluvial, and land-based ecologies (including but not limited to remediation, rehabilitation and restoration of sites and species, especially endangered species) and financial compensation for loss of livelihood and involuntary resettlement of human populations?
Q-20312 — October 29, 2018 — Mr. Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend) — With regard to infrastructure projects which were approved for funding by Infrastructure Canada since November 4, 2015: what are the details of all such projects, including (i) location, (ii) project title and description, (iii) amount of federal funding commitment, (iv) amount of federal funding delivered to date, (v) amount of provincial funding commitment, (vi) amount of local funding commitment, including name of municipality or local government, (vii) status of project, (viii) start date, (ix) completion date, or expected completion date?
Q-20322 — October 29, 2018 — Mr. Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) — With regard to cyberattacks on government departments and agencies since January 1, 2016, broken down by year: (a) how many attempted cyberattacks on government websites or servers were successfully blocked; (b) how many cyberattacks on government websites or servers were not successfully blocked; and (c) for each cyberattack in (b), what are the details, including (i) date, (ii) departments or agencies targeted, (iii) summary of incident, (iv) whether or not police were informed or charges were laid?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

M-203 — October 29, 2018 — Mrs. Wong (Richmond Centre) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize the disproportionate effect of fraud activities against the seniors community across Canada; (b) coordinate a national response to fraud activities to ensure that seniors and other vulnerable groups have the resources they need to understand the signs of fraud; (c) establish tangible recourses for victims of fraud; and (d) work with local law enforcement agencies and the Canada Revenue Agency to introduce legislation to combat fraudulent attacks targeting vulnerable seniors.
M-204 — October 29, 2018 — Ms. Duncan (Edmonton Strathcona) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should enact legislation to establish a legal regime, mirroring the law enacted in 2008 by the United Kingdom and measures taken by Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, to ensure that binding measures are in place to ensure greater transparency and accountability for sound decision-making in delivering on Canada’s commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including: (a) prescribing legally binding reduction targets for greenhouse gases for 2030 and 2050 consistent with commitments under the United Nation’s Framework Convention on Climate Change, adopted and ratified by Canada, and targets committed to in Paris; (b) prescribing a duty to take measures to reduce or mitigate risks or impacts from climate change; (c) establishing an independent Climate Advisory Committee of experts, appointed by the Governor in Council for a five-year term, mandated to (i) advise the government on measures to meet the targets based on scientifically, technologically and economically sound analysis, including by consulting with other orders of government, experts and the public, (ii) advise the government on measures, including best practices to reduce or mitigate risks or impacts from climate change, (iii) undertake audits, based on progress indicators, of the actions taken by the government to deliver on the prescribed greenhouse gas reduction targets and duties to reduce risks, (iv) submit to Parliament annual progress reports outlining the advice provided, the actions taken, and progress in achieving the prescribed reduction targets and mitigation measures; (d) requiring the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, in consultation with the Climate Advisory Committee, to set binding five-year term carbon budgets which would specify the maximum amount of greenhouse gas emissions permissible in Canada during each budgetary period in order to map the course towards the 2030 and 2050 reduction targets; and (e) imposing a duty on the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to table in both Houses of Parliament annual reports on the government’s climate action and carbon account in relation to the carbon budget for that term, and to publicly respond to the Committee's annual reports within three months of receipt.
M-205 — October 29, 2018 — Mr. Rankin (Victoria) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize that there is only a dozen years of global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5°C, beyond which even half a degree will significantly worsen the risks of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people; (b) recognize that limiting global warming to a maximum of 1.5°C requires rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes across Canada; and (c) ensure that Canada’s laws are in harmony with the recommendations outlined in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) special report titled Global Warming of 1.5°C, an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty.
M-206 — October 29, 2018 — Mr. Peterson (Newmarket—Aurora) — That the Standing Committee on Health be instructed to undertake a study on the level of fitness and physical activity of youth in Canada and provide recommendations and report on: (a) strategies to increase the level of fitness and physical activity for youth; (b) the economic, social, cultural, and physical and mental health benefits associated with increased fitness and physical activity among youth; (c) the impact of increased fitness and physical activity in relation to anti-bullying; and (d) that the Committee report its findings and recommendations to the House no later than June 2019.

Private Members' Business

C-376 — October 24, 2018 — Mr. Dhaliwal (Surrey—Newton) — Consideration at report stage of Bill C-376, An Act to designate the month of April as Sikh Heritage Month, as reported by the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage without amendment.
Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:
Ms. Sidhu (Brampton South) — October 23, 2017
Mr. Sikand (Mississauga—Streetsville) — October 24, 2017
Mr. Sidhu (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) — October 26, 2017
Ms. Khera (Brampton West) — October 27, 2017
Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), Mr. Saroya (Markham—Unionville), Mr. Aldag (Cloverdale—Langley City) and Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North) — October 31, 2017
Mr. Sangha (Brampton Centre) and Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) — November 1, 2017
Mr. Peschisolido (Steveston—Richmond East) — November 2, 2017
Mr. Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre) — November 3, 2017
Ms. Dhillon (Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle) — November 7, 2017
Mr. Vandal (Saint Boniface—Saint Vital) — November 20, 2017
Mr. Doherty (Cariboo—Prince George) — November 21, 2017
Mr. Fillmore (Halifax) — November 22, 2017
Mr. Grewal (Brampton East) and Mr. Baylis (Pierrefonds—Dollard) — November 23, 2017
Mr. Rankin (Victoria) — November 27, 2017
Mr. Whalen (St. John's East) — November 29, 2017
Committee Report — presented on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-462.
Report and third reading stages — limited to 2 sitting days, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2).
Motion for third reading — may be made in the same sitting, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2).

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