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Notice PaperNo. 86 Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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| September 28, 2009 — The Minister of Finance — Bill entitled “An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on January 27, 2009 and to implement other measures”. |
| Recommendation |
| (Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2)) |
| Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on January 27, 2009 and to implement other measures”. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| September 28, 2009 — Mr. Miller (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act (rural mail delivery)”. |
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| September 28, 2009 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting Williams Syndrome Awareness Week”. |
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| September 28, 2009 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief)”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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| September 28, 2009 — Mr. Holland (Ajax—Pickering) — That the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented on Thursday, June 18, 2009, be concurred in. |
| Concurrence motion — may not be moved before either a comprehensive response has been tabled or Friday, October 16, 2009, whichever shall come first, pursuant to Standing Order 109. |
Questions |
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| Q-4322 — September 28, 2009 — Mr. McTeague (Pickering—Scarborough East) — With regard to the government's Economic Action Plan, for each of the project announcements in the electoral district of Pickering—Scarborough East: (a) what was (i) the date of the announcement, (ii) the amount of stimulus spending announced, (iii) the department which announced it; and (b) was there a public event associated with the annoucement and, if so, what was the cost of that event? |
| Q-4332 — September 28, 2009 — Mr. McTeague (Pickering—Scarborough East) — With regard to the government's handling of the Omar Khadr and Abousfian Abdelrazik cases, for each case: (a) what is the total cost of all legal fees to date; and (b) what is the breakdown of all outside consultants hired for any purpose, including public relations, and the value of the associated contracts? |
| Q-4342 — September 28, 2009 — Mr. Andrews (Avalon) — With regard to government revenue from offshore oil production under the jurisdiction of the government of Newfoundland and Labrador, specifically the existing projects of Hibernia, Terra Nova, and White Rose: (a) what have been the amounts and sources of revenue received by the government of Canada from each of these projects for each fiscal year since 2005; and (b) what are the projected amounts and sources of revenue from these projects to the government of Canada for each fiscal year from 2009-2011? |
| Q-4352 — September 28, 2009 — Mr. Andrews (Avalon) — With regard to ongoing discussions between the government of Canada and the North Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) regarding amendments to the existing NAFO Convention: (a) what are the specific proposed amendments that will change any aspect of (i) the current ability for NAFO to impose management decisions inside the Canadian 200-mile Exclusive Canadian Zone, (ii) the current decision resolution mechanism; (b) what member(s) brought forward these specific amendments; and (c) has the government of Canada objected to any of the proposed amendments to the Convention, and if so, (i) to which amendments, (ii) what were the bases of the objection(s)? |
| Q-4362 — September 28, 2009 — Mr. Andrews (Avalon) — What is the total amount of government funding, allocated within the constituency of Avalon in fiscal year 2007-2008 up to and including the current fiscal year, listing each department or agency, initiative and amount? |
| Q-4372 — September 28, 2009 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — With regards to Mirabel International Airport: (a) what studies have been conducted since 1997 regarding reopening the airport to regular commercial passenger flights; and (b) based on these studies, what are the detailed estimated costs for reopening the airport to regular commercial passenger flights? |
| Q-4382 — September 28, 2009 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — With regards to each of the 13 airports in Canada that are designated as international airports, what are the required noise abatement procedures and noise control requirements specified by the Minister of Transport in the Canada Air Pilot and the Canada Flight Supplement, including the procedures and requirements relating to, but not limited to, (i) preferential runways, (ii) minimum noise routes, (iii) hours when aircraft operations are prohibited or restricted, (iv) arrival procedures, (v) departure procedures, (vi) duration of flights, (vii) the prohibition or restriction of training flights, (viii) visual flight rules or visual approaches, (ix) simulated approach procedures, (x) the minimum altitude for the operation of aircraft in the vicinity of the aerodrome? |
| Q-4392 — September 28, 2009 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — With regards to Bill C-50, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and to increase benefits: (a) what methodology is being used to estimate the number of Canadians to which this legislation will extend Employment Insurance benefits; (b) what timeframe is involved in the government’s claim that this legislation will assist 190,000 Canadians; (c) how many Canadians are currently receiving Employment Insurance benefits; and (d) for each of the last ten fiscal years, including the current one, what percentage of Employment Insurance recipients exhaust their benefits before securing new employment? |
| Q-4402 — September 28, 2009 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — With regards to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade: (a) how much money has the department spent for each of the last ten fiscal years, including the current one, in pursuing free trade agreements between Canada and foreign entities organized as (i) a dollar figure by the country or multilateral organization with which the free trade agreement was being negotiated, (ii) a percentage of the department’s total operating budget organized by the country or multilateral organization with which the free trade agreement was being negotiated; and (b) how much money has the department spent for each of the last ten fiscal years, including the current one, on consular affairs organized as (i) a dollar figure by diplomatic or consular mission, (ii) a percentage of the department’s total budget organized by diplomatic or consular mission? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Opposition Motion |
| September 28, 2009 — Mr. Ignatieff (Etobicoke—Lakeshore) — That this House has lost confidence in the government. |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| M-440 — September 28, 2009 — Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should prioritize the retrofitting of its buildings to invest in creating green-collar jobs, lowering Canada's carbon footprint and realizing savings on energy costs. |
| M-441 — September 28, 2009 — Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) immediately end the requirement for government and privately sponsored refugees to pay the costs of their travel to Canada for resettlement; (b) institute a program to pay these costs for government and privately sponsored refugees; and (c) immediately forgive all outstanding refugee travel loans. |
| M-442 — September 28, 2009 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should award citizenship retroactively to the remaining “Lost Canadians”, as well as to each and any of their offspring, including to: (a) Peter Brammah, Jackie Scott, and Marion Vermeersch (born respectively in the United Kingdom; combined file Nos. 2742137 and 3430359); (b) Brian Clark (born in the United Kingdom; file No. 3279141); (c) May Lin DeHaan (born in the United States in 1961); (d) Paul Dieklemann (born in the United States on October 6, 1932; file No. 52837664); (e) Lisa Evans (born in the United States); (f) Arch Ford (born in the United States in 1945); (g) Marcel Gélinas (born in Montreal in 1922); (h) Kyle Lopez (born on April 12, 1983); (i) Jan Makins (file No. 2613315); (j) Ian Monroe (Born in Scotland); (k) Kasey Elisabeth Neal (file No. 87669792); (l) Holly Marie Rabagliati and Lucy Isabelle Rabagliati (born respectively in the United Kingdom on May 24, 1973 and October 9, 2008; combined file No. 2331328); (m) Elizabeth Elaine Raichle (née McCready; born on July 4, 1994; file No. 1707304CRS); (n) Bob Russell (born in the United States in 1960); and (o) posthumously, Guy Vallière, who died in February 2009 and to whom the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration had publically promised to grant citizenship retroactively. |
Private Members' Business |
| C-268 — September 15, 2009 — Mrs. Smith (Kildonan—St. Paul) — Resuming consideration at report stage of Bill C-268, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (minimum sentence for offences involving trafficking of persons under the age of eighteen years), as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with an amendment. |
| Resuming debate on Motion No. 1. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Shipley (Lambton—Kent—Middlesex), Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) and Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore) — February 23, 2009 |
| Mr. Warkentin (Peace River), Mr. Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre), Mr. Mayes (Okanagan—Shuswap), Mr. Uppal (Edmonton—Sherwood Park), Ms. Cadman (Surrey North) and Mrs. Grewal (Fleetwood—Port Kells) — February 24, 2009 |
| Mr. Lunney (Nanaimo—Alberni), Mr. Anderson (Cypress Hills—Grasslands), Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga), Mr. Lemieux (Glengarry—Prescott—Russell), Mr. Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country), Mr. Richards (Wild Rose) and Mr. Hiebert (South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale) — February 25, 2009 |
| Mr. Goldring (Edmonton East), Mr. Wallace (Burlington), Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville) and Ms. Hoeppner (Portage—Lisgar) — February 26, 2009 |
| Committee Report — presented on Tuesday, June 9, 2009, Sessional Paper No. 8510-402-94. |
| Report and third reading stages — limited to 2 sitting days, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
| Report stage motion — see “Report Stage of Bills” in today's Notice Paper. |
| Report stage concurrence motion — question to be put immediately after the report stage motion is disposed of, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(9). |
| Motion for third reading — may be made in the same sitting, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
| Voting for report stage and third reading — at the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 98(4). |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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