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Notice Paper

No. 45

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

2:00 p.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

June 20, 2006 — The Minister of Justice — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (age of protection) and to make consequential amendments to the Criminal Records Act”.

June 20, 2006 — The Minister of Justice — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments)”.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

June 20, 2006 — Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail for persons charged with violent offences), the Extradition Act and the Youth Criminal Justice Act”.

June 20, 2006 — Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (review of parole ineligibility) and to amend other Acts in consequence”.

June 20, 2006 — Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (peace officers)”.

June 20, 2006 — Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (date of general election)”.

June 20, 2006 — Mr. Blais (Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (Employment Insurance Account and premium rate setting) and another Act in consequence”.

June 20, 2006 — Mrs. Grewal (Fleetwood—Port Kells) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the State Immunity Act and the Criminal Code (terrorist activity)”.

June 20, 2006 — Mrs. Grewal (Fleetwood—Port Kells) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (keeping child pornography in a manner that is not reasonably secure from access by others)”.

June 20, 2006 — Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft)”.

June 20, 2006 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Patent Act”.

June 20, 2006 — Mr. Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (no reduction in benefits as a result of seasonal work)”.

June 20, 2006 — Mr. Bains (Mississauga—Brampton South) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (appointment of special counsel)”.

June 20, 2006 — Mr. Allison (Niagara West—Glanbrook) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (duty to report abuse of seniors)”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

Questions

Q-752 — June 20, 2006 — Ms. Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam) — With regard to the use of weapons in Afghanistan: (a) do Canadian Forces (CF) in Afghanistan use depleted uranium (DU) in their weapons or armour; (b) do Taliban or Al-Qaeda forces in Afghaniston use DU weapons or armour; (c) do American or allied forces in Afghanistan use DU weapons or armour; (d) does Canada supply any other country with DU and, if so, what are the quantities; (e) does Canada supply any company, foreign or domestic, with DU and, if so, what are the quantities; (f) if Canada does supply DU to American companies who manufacture DU weapons, what proportion of DU weapons manufactured in the United States of America use Canadian-created DU; (g) does the government believe that DU is a weapon with indiscriminate effect; (h) does the government believe that DU poses any long term health effects in areas where it is used; (i) if DU is being used, does the government think that there is any possibility of future liability against Canada; (j) do CF in Afghanistan use White Phosphorus (WP) as an antipersonnel weapon; (k) do Taliban or Al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan use WP as an antipersonnel weapon; (l) do American or allied forces in Afghanistan use WP as an antipersonnel weapon; (m) have Canadian troops trained to use WP as an antipersonnel weapon in Afghanistan; (n) does the government consider WP to be a chemical weapon under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention; and (o) does the government consider that WP is banned under Protocol II of the 1980 Convention on Conventional Weapons?
Q-762 — June 20, 2006 — Ms. Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam) — With regard to government spending in Afghanistan: (a) what are the total expenditures of Canada's engagement in Afghanistan from 2001 to present; (b) what are the expected expenditures from now until February 2009; (c) what are the top 20 contracts by value; (d) which United States-based companies are receiving contracts?
Q-772 — June 20, 2006 — Ms. Savoie (Victoria) — With respect to the Commercial Heritage Properties Incentive Fund for the whole of Canada and the Capital Regional District of British Columbia: (a) how many applications for projects have been received and are awaiting approval; (b) how many projects have been approved and are awaiting the first instalment of funding; (c) how many projects have been completed and are awaiting the final instalment of funding; (d) how many applications have been submitted and withdrawn, by fiscal year, since the inception of this Fund; (e) what is the shortest, longest, and average period of time between submission and withdrawal of applications in section (d), for each respective fiscal year; (f) does Parks Canada recognize any unusual or undue delays in the approval of projects or the release of funds to approved projects; (g) what explanation can Parks Canada give for any public perception of unusual or undue delays in the approval of projects or the release of funds to approved projects; (h) what is the average period of time between application and approval of projects; (i) what is the average period of time between approval and the first instalment of funding; (j) what is the average period of time between application and the first instalment of funding; (k) what is the average period of time between project completion and the final instalment of funding; (l) when was the last call for proposals or applications; (m) when will the next call for proposals or applications be; (n) what are the minimum, maximum, and average amounts awarded to projects from this Fund?
Q-782 — June 20, 2006 — Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain) — With regard to the changes in the Solvency Funding Relief Regulations of the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985, what is the mechanism that will be used to determine when less than one third of the members object to a move to ten-year solvency funding (6.2(a)) under the new ten-year funding rules?
Q-792 — June 20, 2006 — Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park) — With respect to eligibility for Canada Access Grants and Canada Learning Bonds in 2005 or the most recent year for which information is available: (a) how many households were eligible to receive the National Child Benefit Supplement for a child between the ages of 0 and 15 years of age; (b) how many households, with one or more dependent children between the ages of 17 and 25, which filed federal income tax returns, had net incomes low enough that they would be eligible to receive the National Child Benefit Supplement for that child or those children, if that child or those children were below the age of 18; (c) how many households, with one or more dependent children between the ages of 17 and 25, which filed federal income tax returns, had net incomes below $36,000; and (d) how many total children are included in sections (a), (b), and (c)?
Q-802 — June 20, 2006 — Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park) — With respect to government spending on skills training outside the formal post-secondary education system, in the three most recent years for which information is available: (a) what is the total amount, broken down by federal department, allocated to skills training programs; (b) what is the total amount transferred to the provinces and territories for skills training programs; (c) what is the total amount, broken down by program, allocated to programs to encourage private employers to provide skills training to their employees; (d) what is the total amount, broken down by program, allocated to programs to provide mid-career skills upgrading for currently employed Canadians; (e) what is the total amount, broken down by program, allocated to programs to provide skills training for Canadians to transition to a new career; and (f) what is the total amount, broken down by program, allocated to programs not listed in sections (c), (d) or (e), to provide skills training to Canadians?
Q-812 — June 20, 2006 — Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park) — With respect to the government’s financial support and incentives for post-secondary students and savings, in the most recent three years for which information is available: (a) how many students applied for the Canada Access Grant for Students from Low-Income Families and the Canada Access Grant for Students with Permanent Disabilities, respectively; (b) how many students were awarded the above two Canada Access Grants, respectively; (c) what was the average amount awarded to recipients of the above two Canada Access Grants, respectively; (d) what was the total amount awarded by the government for the above two Canada Access Grants, respectively; (e) how many students applied for (i) Millennium Bursaries, (ii) Millennium Access Bursaries, (iii) Millennium Excellence Entrance Awards, (iv) Millennium Excellence In-Course Awards, (v) World Petroleum Council Millennium Scholarships, respectively; (f) how many students were awarded the above five awards, respectively; (g) what was the average amount awarded to recipients of the above five awards, respectively; (h) what was the total amount awarded by the government for the above five awards, respectively; (i) how many persons received a Canada Education Savings Grant; (j) what was the average amount awarded to recipients of this grant; (k) what was the total amount awarded by the federal government for this grant; (l) how many persons received (i) an initial $500 Canada Learning Bond, and (ii) a $100 Canada Learning Bond; (m) what was the total amount awarded by the government for Canada Learning Bonds; (n) what other federal government programs exist to give direct financial support to students or families for post-secondary education that are not listed above; (o) how many individuals received assistance under these other programs; and (p) what was the total amount received by recipients of these programs?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

M-202 — June 20, 2006 — Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington) — That, in the opinion of the House, Canadian diplomatic officials in China should raise with their counterparts in Beijing the issue of the continued imprisonment and forced confinement in China of sixteen Falun Gong practitioners who have close family ties to Canada, and emphasize that Canadians would be more willing to strengthen existing ties between Canada and China if these individuals (namely, Ms. Xin Huang [Mother of Xiaonan Zeng of Toronto]; Mr. Xinhui Yu [Brother of Xinxing Yu of Toronto]; Mr. Yiming Zhang [Son-in-law of Xiulian Chen of Toronto]; Mr. Mingli Lin [Brother of Shenli Lin of Toronto]; Ms. Huizhen Yang [Mother of Raymond Zhang of Vancouver]; Ms. Chungang Zhang [Sister of Raymond Zhang of Vancouver]; Ms. Jiayu Xu [Daughter-in-law of Wei Li of Vancouver]; Ms. Jinyan Yang [Daughter of Huanwen Yang of Vancouver]; Ms. Zihui Liang [Sister of Ms. Liang of Vancouver]; Ms. Caimei Luo [Mother of Jian Huang of Vancouver]; Ms. Yue Yao [Wife of Wenyu Li of Calgary]; Ms. Xiuchao Huang [Mother of Biao Liang of Toronto]; Mr. Chun Li [Brother of Jinyu Li of Toronto]; Ms. Xiaoli Huang [Daughter of Xiulian Chen of Toronto]; Mr. Bai Qiu [Son of Yanying Wang of Toronto]; and Ms. Yunhe Zhang [Sister of Tianxiao Zhang of Vancouver]) were reunited in Canada with their families.
M-203 — June 20, 2006 — Mr. Wilfert (Richmond Hill) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should ban all trade with Burma.
M-204 — June 20, 2006 — Mrs. Redman (Kitchener Centre) — That the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities be instructed to undertake a study of the current level of financial support provided to persons with disabilities through the Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefit and report back to the House no later than November 2006.
M-205 — June 20, 2006 — Mrs. Redman (Kitchener Centre) — That the Standing Committee on International Trade be instructed to undertake a study of the economic impact of the possible free trade agreement with the Republic of Korea and specifically the potential ramifications this free trade deal will have on the auto sector in Canada.

Private Members' Business

C-253 — May 4, 2006 — Mr. McTeague (Pickering—Scarborough East) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill C-253, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deductibility of RESP contributions).

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