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Notice PaperNo. 8 Wednesday, February 4, 2009 2:00 p.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| February 3, 2009 — Ms. Davies (Vancouver East) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act (rights of bill holders)”. |
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| February 3, 2009 — Mr. Allen (Welland) — Bill entitled “An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Welland”. |
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| February 3, 2009 — Mr. St-Cyr (Jeanne-Le Ber) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (coming into force of sections 110, 111 and 171)”. |
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| February 3, 2009 — Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting Corporate Social Responsibility for the Activities of Canadian Mining Corporations in Developing Countries”. |
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| February 3, 2009 — Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to prohibit the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in specified products and to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999”. |
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| February 3, 2009 — Mr. Rota (Nipissing—Timiskaming) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Region of Northern Ontario”. |
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| February 3, 2009 — Mr. Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking and transplanting human organs and other body parts)”. |
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| February 3, 2009 — Mr. Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting education benefits for spouses and children of certain deceased federal enforcement officers”. |
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| February 3, 2009 — Mr. Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda)”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-482 — February 3, 2009 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — With regards to spending and allocation by all government departments and agencies for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games an all activities relating to it: (a) what is the exact amount of money that has and will be spent or allocated for the purposes of security for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, including specifically, but not limited to, money allocated for the RCMP, local police forces, the Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit, private security firms and block transfers to the Province of British Columbia for similar purposes; (b) what was the exact amount of money spent by the RCMP on its contract with Cruise Connections Charter Management of North Carolina, dated June 20, 2008; (c) what is the full and exact amount of travel expenses claimed, including specifically, but not limited to, airfare and accommodation, broken down by individual and each specific claim, of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, to date; (d) how many total RCMP and private security personnel will be detached to provide security services for the Games; (e) how many total Canadian Forces (CF) personnel will be employed to provide security services for the Games; (f) how many of these CF personnel are reservists; (g) how many of these CF personnel are regular forces personnel; and (h) what are the total anticipated salary costs of all CF personnel who are currently or will be tasked with providing security or logistical services for the 2010 Games? |
| Q-492 — February 3, 2009 — Ms. Gagnon (Québec) — With regard to the issue of water contaminated by trichlorethylene in the Municipality of Shannon: (a) how widespread, according to a National Defence report, is the contamination of the water in the Quebec City region; (b) how much is the government planning to invest to complete the work on the aqueduct; and (c) what other measures does the government plan to take to come to the aid of the people of Shannon? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Opposition Motions |
| February 3, 2009 — Mr. Brison (Kings—Hants) — That in view of the growing protectionism in the United States, which is reminiscent of the counterproductive behaviour that led to the great depression of the 1930s, this House calls upon the Government to intervene forthwith and persistently, with the United States Administration, and the Congress, in order to protect Canadian jobs, and urge the United States to respect its international agreements including the Canada-United States Trade Agreement (CUSTA), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). |
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| February 3, 2009 — Mr. Rae (Toronto Centre) — That, in the opinion of this House, the Government should take all necessary steps to repatriate forthwith to Canada, Mr. Omar Khadr, a Canadian who was originally a child soldier, and is presently incarcerated at the United States military base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to be dealt with in Canada under Canadian law. |
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| February 3, 2009 — Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South) — That in the matter of the December 2008 radioactive emission leak and the subsequent alleged contamination of the Ottawa River from the Atomic Energy Canada Ltd. (AECL) site at Chalk River Ontario, the Minister of Natural Resources and the Prime Minister table before the House, any and all correspondence, including electronic messages, or otherwise, detailing when the government was first informed of the incident, when the public was informed, and when Parliament was notified, as well as tabling a detailed list of all remedial and mitigation measures undertaken by the government and/or by AECL concerning the incident. |
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| February 3, 2009 — Mr. Regan (Halifax West) — That the Standing Committee on Natural Resources be instructed to undertake a study of the spill and leak of radioactive material that took place at Chalk River nuclear facility on or about December 5, 2008, including an examination of how the accident was reported to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, the Department of Natural Resources, the Minister of Natural Resources and the public and that, in the opinion of the House, the government should cooperate fully with this study including: (a) ensuring that the Minister of Natural Resources appear before the committee during the study; (b) providing the committee with a precise timeline of the events in question; and (c) providing the committee with all papers, documents, records and other information it needs to conduct its study. |
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| February 3, 2009 — Mr. Garneau (Westmount—Ville-Marie) — That, in the opinion of the House, science, research and innovation are the foundations of a strong economy and job creation and require consistent funding and commitment to make Canada a leader in discovery and innovation, and that the government should re-establish the position of National Science Advisor to the Prime Minister and ensure there is consistent and globally competitive federal funding for science, research and innovation in Canada. |
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| February 3, 2009 — Mr. McCallum (Markham—Unionville) — That the accountability reports to Parliament on the implementation and impacts of the January 27th Budget, as required by the amendment proposed by the Official Opposition and adopted by this House on February 2nd, be automatically and immediately referred to the Parliamentary Budget Officer for his urgent examination and analysis; and that the Parliamentary Budget Officer provide his opinion to Parliament on each of the these accountability reports as quickly as possible. |
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| February 3, 2009 — Mr. McCallum (Markham—Unionville) — That in the opinion of the House: (a) the Parliamentary Budget Officer is an independent officer of the Library of Parliament who reports to the Speakers of both chambers and is, subject to direction from the Speakers and the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament, entitled to decide how to fulfill his mandate and obligations as set out in section 79.2 of the Parliament of Canada Act; (b) the Parliamentary Librarian must ensure that the overall control and management of the Library of Parliament facilitates the ability of the Parliamentary Budget Officer to fulfill that mandate and obligations; and (c) the government should co-operate fully with the Parliamentary Budget Officer on all matters with respect to which he is called upon to report. |
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| February 3, 2009 — Mr. Goodale (Wascana) — That the Speaker immediately communicate to Her Excellency the Governor General that, for the duration of the present Parliament, this House regards only the following motions as legitimate tests of whether the House has confidence in the Government: |
| 1. a motion that explicitly states that the House has or does not have confidence in the Government; |
| 2. a Ways and Means motion emanating from a Budget presentation, or a motion for Second Reading, concurrence at Report Stage, or Third Reading of any bill or bills based thereon; |
| 3. a motion to concur in Interim Supply or in the Main Estimates, or a motion for Second Reading, concurrence at Report Stage, or Third Reading of any bill or bills based thereon. |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| M-283 — February 3, 2009 — Mr. Patry (Pierrefonds—Dollard) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should act immediately to implement the measures of the Advisory Group report "National Roundtables on Corporate Social Responsibility and the Canadian Extractive Industry in Developing Countries" by creating, in an appropriate legal framework and with the funds needed, an independent ombudsman office with the power to receive and investigate complaints. |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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