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Notice PaperNo. 132 Wednesday, February 16, 2011 2:00 p.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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| February 15, 2011 — The Minister of Justice — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (citizen's arrest and the defences of property and persons)”. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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| February 15, 2011 — Mr. Oliphant (Don Valley West) — That the Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Monday, February 14, 2011, be concurred in. |
| Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2). |
| Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate. |
Questions |
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| Q-9882 — February 15, 2011 — Mr. McCallum (Markham—Unionville) — With respect to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the government’s commitment of $2.85 billion over 5 years for the Muskoka Initiative: (a) for each project or program that qualifies for the renewed $1.75 billion in existing funding, (i) what is its name and objective, (ii) what is the total federal funding commitment, (iii) what is the timeframe for the project or program; (b) for each program or project that qualifies for the new $1.1 billion in funding announced on February 1, 2011, (i) what is its name and objective, (ii) what is the total federal funding commitment, (iii) what is the timeframe for the project or program; (c) for each of the bilateral, multilateral and partnership branches, (i) which partner and country is receiving funding, (ii) in what amount is the funding being received; and (d) what plans does the government have to inform Parliament and the public regarding this spending? |
| Q-9892 — February 15, 2011 — Mr. McCallum (Markham—Unionville) — With regard to departmental spending from 2006 to present: (a) what were the total costs of rental and purchases of individual staging, lighting, audio, production and assorted technical costs for all government announcements and public events? |
| Q-9902 — February 15, 2011 — Mr. Bélanger (Ottawa—Vanier) — With respect to proficiency in the second official language: (a) what is the language proficiency level of each of the chief executives of the federal institutions; (b) when did each chief executive obtain this level? |
| Q-9912 — February 15, 2011 — Mr. Malo (Verchères—Les Patriotes) — With respect to the transfer by the federal government of its ownership of the retaining walls built along the shores of the Saint Lawrence River at Boucherville, Varennes, Verchères and Contrecoeur: (a) when did this transfer occur; (b) to whom was the ownership of these structures transferred; (c) in which ways was this transfer implemented; and (d) where have these transactions been registered? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Opposition Motion |
| February 15, 2011 — Mr. Goodale (Wascana) — That, given the undisputed privileges of Parliament under Canada's constitution, including the absolute power to require the government to produce uncensored documents when requested, the government's continuing refusal to comply with reasonable requests for documents, particularly related to the cost of the government's tax cut for the largest corporations and the cost of the government's justice and public safety agenda, represents a violation of the rights of Parliament, and this House hereby orders the government to provide every document requested by the Standing Committee on Finance on November 17, 2010 by March 7, 2011. |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| M-641 — February 15, 2011 — Mrs. Smith (Kildonan—St. Paul) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize that (i) umbilical cord blood is a rich source of stem cells, containing ten times as many blood producing cells as bone marrow, (ii) the collection of umbilical cord blood can be achieved through ethical and noninvasive methods, (iii) umbilical cord blood stem cells offer a less stringent HLA (human leukocyte antigen) match than bone marrow stem cells, thereby increasing successful matches, (iv) a national cord blood bank would benefit the health of Canadians as it offers increased availability of cord blood stem cells for treatment of blood and immune system related genetic diseases, cancers, and blood disorders, (v) a national cord blood bank would provide an affordable alternative to the current practice of importing cord blood stem cells, (vi) a national cord blood bank would compliment Canada’s ethnically diverse population by increasing the success of locating a match within small-population ethnic groups; and (b) explore the development of a national cord blood bank in collaboration with provincial and territorial governments, Canadian Blood Services and stakeholder groups. |
Private Members' Business |
| C-309 — February 9, 2011 — Mr. Rota (Nipissing—Timiskaming) — Third reading of Bill C-309, An Act establishing the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Region of Northern Ontario. |
| Statements by Speaker regarding Royal Recommendation — February 25, June 16, 2009 and March 5, 2010 (See Debates). |
| Debate — 1 hour remaining, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
| Voting — not later than 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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