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Notice PaperNo. 6 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| November 24, 2008 — Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to ensure accountability in respect of Canada’s obligations under international treaties”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-252 — November 24, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — With respect to the government appointment of chairpersons at the Employment Insurance Board of Referees: (a) how many chairperson positions are there in Canada; (b) how many of those positions are currently vacant, why are they vacant, what is the length of time of each vacancy; (c) what cities are the vacant positions located in; (d) what is the average waiting time for an appeal hearing before a board of referees when there is an appointed chairperson, and what is the waiting time for an appeal hearing when there is no chairperson and someone has to fill the vacant chair position from another district; (e) what is the government's current policy on filling vacancies on the board of referees; (f) when does the government plan on filling vacant board of referee chairperson positions across Canada; (g) what is the renumeration package afforded each chairperson; (h) who pays the travel and expenses for a chairperson to travel from another district; and (i) how much has the government spent in the past year on travel for chairpersons from one district to another, and how much did they pay the year before last? |
| Q-262 — November 24, 2008 — Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre) — With respect to Canada's mission in Afghanistan and the transfer of detainees by the Canadian Forces (CF): (a) what is the total number of detainees transferred by the CF to other entities since the beginning of Canada’s mission in Afghanistan, (i) on an annual basis, (ii) over the total length of the mission; (b) of the number in (a), what is the breakdown by (i) citizenship, (ii) sex, (iii) age; (c) to which entities have the detainees been transferred; (d) to which locations have the detainees been transferred; (e) what is the total number of detainees currently held by the CF; (f) of the number in (e), what is the breakdown by (i) citizenship, (ii) sex, (iii) age; (g) what is the total number of reports and allegations of abuse of prisoners captured by the CF filed by (i) the CF, (ii) Corrections Canada, (iii) RCMP since February 1, 2008; and (h) what are the titles of each report on Afghan detainees produced by Canadian officials and their publication date? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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| P-1 — November 24, 2008 — Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre) — That an Order of the House do issue for a copy of the Department of Foreign Affairs' most recent report on human rights in Afghanistan. |
Business of Supply |
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Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| M-242 — November 24, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) require real estate agents to disclose to potential buyers the presence of asbestos-laden vermiculite insulation in a home or building which they present for sale; and (b) require that any real estate agent who fails to disclose the presence of asbestos-laden vermiculite should be responsible for the homeowners costs of removal and remediation of the property. |
| M-243 — November 24, 2008 — Mr. Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should issue an order, under the Aeronautics Act and through the Greater Toronto Airport Authority, to ensure that night flights over the Greater Toronto Area are suspended, except when such flights are required for emergency purposes. |
| M-244 — November 24, 2008 — Mr. Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should introduce legislation allowing the Auditor General of Canada to conduct special examinations of all Canadian airport authorities as if they were parent Crown corporations as defined in Part X of the Financial Administration Act and that for the purpose of these examinations, the Auditor General of Canada have the power of an examiner as set out in Part X of the financial Administration Act. |
| M-245 — November 24, 2008 — Mr. Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre) — That, in the opinion of the House, the Auditor General for Canada should be appointed auditor or joint auditor of all federal Crown corporations, mixed enterprises, joint enterprises and shared-governance corporations as listed in Section IV of the President of the Treasury Board’s 2005 Annual Report to Parliament on Crown Corporations and Other Corporate Interests of Canada, if an organization listed is entrusted with the management of significant public funds, manages or controls significant assets of Canada or fulfills a significant federal policy role. |
| M-246 — November 24, 2008 — Mr. Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should lift visitor visa requirements on the following new members of the European Union: Bulgaria and Romania, once passport security regimes of those countries have been upgraded to meet Canadian and European Union standards. |
| M-247 — November 24, 2008 — Mr. Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should lift visitor visa requirements for nationals of Croatia wishing to visit Canada as tourists, for business or family visits for up to six months in order to bring Canada's visa regime in line with that of Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom. |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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