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Notice PaperNo. 128 Thursday, February 10, 2011 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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| February 9, 2011 — Mr. Bagnell (Yukon) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting the establishment of a nuclear-weapons-free zone in the Canadian Arctic”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-9732 — February 9, 2011 — Mr. Rae (Toronto Centre) — With regard to the Canadian International Development Agency’s (CIDA) decision, dated November 27, 2009, to discontinue funding for the KAIROS organization: (a) did the Minister personally sign the final memorandum regarding KAIROS funding on November 27, 2009; (b) if the Minister signed her name to the final memorandum on November 27, 2009, did the final memorandum, at the time of the Minister’s signing it, contain the handwritten word “not” in the final sentence; (c) did the Minister herself handwrite the word “not” into the final memorandum; (d) if the Minister did not handwrite the word “not” in the final memorandum, who would have had the authority to do so; and (e) did the Minister recommend that CIDA funding to KAIROS should continue? |
| Q-9742 — February 9, 2011 — Mr. Rae (Toronto Centre) — With regard to the rising costs of the F-35 stealth fighter jets and the fact that United States officials have publicly questioned the progress and efficacy of the F-35s: (a) in what meetings with the United States has the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) or the Department of National Defence (DND) participated at which there were discussions of the increasing cost of the jets from the initial $9 billion assessment to approximately $21 billion; (b) in what meetings with the United States has DFAIT or DND participated at which there were discussions about the impact that production delays surrounding the F-35s will have on Canada’s timeline to receive the jets and the amount that the jets will cost; and (c) what is the most recent projected cost for Canada’s purchase of the F-35 jets? |
| Q-9752 — February 9, 2011 — Mr. Rae (Toronto Centre) — With regard to the situation in Haiti following the recent earthquake: (a) at what meetings has the government participated where there were discussions concerning the promotion of effective leadership and good governance in Haiti; (b) what measures has the government undertaken to ensure that the money pledged to Haiti is getting delivered on the ground; (c) has the government looked into any other assistance programs besides direct economic aid to help the people of Haiti; and (d) what measures has the government taken to reopen the embassy in Haiti and restore consular services? |
| Q-9762 — February 9, 2011 — Mr. Russell (Labrador) — With regard to regional Ministerial responsibilities, for each fiscal year since 2005-2006, inclusively: (a) which Ministers have had regional representation responsibilities and for which provinces, territories or other regions; (b) what were the start and end dates of those responsibilities, if applicable; (c) what were the instructions given to each Minister in respect of his or her regional Ministerial responsibilities; (d) what were the operating expenditures for each Minister in respect of his or her regional representation responsibilities, including how much was spent on wages, salaries, contracts for the provision of services, contracts for the provision of goods, office leases and other expenditures, giving particulars of those expenditures; (e) where were these leased offices located; (f) how many employees are or were employed by each Minister’s regional office; (g) where did each employee have his or her principle place of employment; and (h) what were the travel and hospitality expenses of each Minister or Minister’s employee in respect of their regional Ministerial responsibilities? |
| Q-9772 — February 9, 2011 — Mr. Russell (Labrador) — With regard to a verification strategy for Métis identification systems: (a) what are the purposes of the proposed or actual contract or contracts with the Canadian Standards Association to develop a verification strategy for Métis identification systems; (b) what is the monetary value of the contract or contracts; (c) what are the effective dates of the contract or contracts; (d) what is the file number of the contract or contracts; (e) what is the scope of the work to be carried out under any such contract; (f) was any such contract awarded on a sole-source or competitive basis; (g) if any such contract was awarded on a competitive basis, how many bids were received; (h) are there provisions for Métis employment or procurement benefits under this contract; (i) has the government consulted with Métis representative organizations concerning Métis identification generally or as concerns this contract in particular and, if so, (i) with which Métis representative organizations has it consulted, (ii) what was the nature, duration, and extent of such consultation, (iii) what was the outcome of those consultations; (j) what definition or definitions of “Métis” are to be used for this verification strategy; (k) what is the rationale behind the definition or definitions of “Métis” that are to be used; and (l) is the verification strategy consistent with Articles 9 and 33 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and, if not, what is the nature and extent of the inconsistency? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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Government Business |
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| No. 10 — February 9, 2011 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-59, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (accelerated parole review) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, shall be disposed of as follows: |
| 1. not more than one sitting day shall be allotted to the second reading stage of the bill and, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day of the consideration of the said stage of the said bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment; |
| 2. not more than four hours following the adoption of the second reading motion, any proceedings before the Committee to which the bill stands referred shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the committee stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment; a representative of the Committee may report the bill to the House by depositing the said report with the Clerk of the House, whereupon it shall be deemed to have been duly presented to the House, provided that if the bill is not reported from the Committee by 11:00 p.m. on the day of the adoption of the second reading motion, the bill shall immediately be deemed to have been reported from the Committee without amendment; that for the sole purposes of this Order, the deadline for notice of report stage motions shall be 3:00 a.m. the day following the adoption of the second reading motion; |
| 3. the bill may be taken up at report stage at the next sitting of the House following the notice deadline for the presentation of report stage motions, provided that a motion for third reading may be made immediately after the bill has been concurred in at report stage; |
| 4. not more than one sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at report stage and third reading stage of the bill and, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day of the consideration of the said stages of the said bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the said stages of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment; |
| 5. should a recorded division be requested on any motion in relation to any stage of the bill and such a division is eligible to be deferred pursuant to Standing Order 45, the division may be deferred to a time not later than the end of Government Orders on the day that stage is under consideration and the operation of Standing Order 45(6) shall be suspended in relation to this bill. |
Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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Private Members' Business |
| C-530 — November 3, 2010 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Maloway (Elmwood—Transcona), — That Bill C-530, An Act to amend the Northwest Territories Act (borrowing limits), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — July 6, 2010 |
| Statement by Speaker regarding Royal Recommendation — October 7, 2010 (See Debates). |
| Debate — 1 hour remaining, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
| Voting — at the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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