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Notice Paper

No. 6

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

2:00 p.m.

Introduction of Government Bills
March 9, 2010 — The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians — Bill entitled “An Act to promote gender equity in Indian registration by responding to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia decision in McIvor v. Canada (Registrar of Indian and Northern Affairs)”.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills
March 9, 2010 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Copyright Act (audio recording devices)”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

Questions
Q-1142 — March 9, 2010 — Mr. Oliphant (Don Valley West) — With regard to the Learning Centre of Library and Archives Canada: (a) what are the costs associated with the Lest We Forget Program; (b) what are the costs associated with the operation of the Learning Centre; (c) in the last year, what changes have been made to the mandate of the Learning Centre; (d) what changes will be made to responsibilities of employees of the Learning Centre who have been working with the Lest We Forget Program when it is eliminated in June 2010; (e) how will staff and resources of the Lest We Forget Program be redirected after the program is eliminated in June 2010; and (f) what changes, if any, have been made to the overall funding provided to Library and Archives Canada for the 2010-2011 fiscal year?
Q-1152 — March 9, 2010 — Mr. Garneau (Westmount—Ville-Marie) — With regard to chrysotile asbestos: (a) what measures does the government take to ensure that countries to which Canada exports chrysotile asbestos understand the dangers associated with working with this carcinogenic product; (b) what measures, if any, does the government take to verify that countries to which chrysotile asbestos is exported are working in a safe manner with it; and (c) what are the procedures approved or recognized by the government for safely working with chrysotile asbestos?
Q-1162 — March 9, 2010 — Mr. Garneau (Westmount—Ville-Marie) — With regard to the protection of intellectual property rights: (a) what measures is the government planning to implement in order to comply with the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; and (b) when will these measures be presented?
Q-1172 — March 9, 2010 — Mr. Garneau (Westmount—Ville-Marie) — With regard to research and development (R&D): (a) what specific obligations, if any, did the government establish for General Motors and Chrysler to perform R&D activity in Canada when it agreed to provide each company with a financial rescue package in the spring of 2009; (b) what undertaking did each company provide to perform R&D in Canada; and (c) what percentage does their Canadian R&D activity represent with respect to their total R&D activity?
Q-1182 — March 9, 2010 — Mr. Garneau (Westmount—Ville-Marie) — With respect to the Strategic Aerospace and Defense Initiative (SADI): (a) what funds have been provided by Industry Canada annually from SADI since the inception of the program; and (b) what funds have been announced but not yet allocated at this time?
Q-1192 — March 9, 2010 — Mr. Murphy (Charlottetown) — With regard to individuals working at the Canadian International Development Agency earning an excess of $80,000 per annum, for the fiscal years 2006-2007 to 2008-2009: (a) what percentage of these individuals received At-Risk Pay and what was the average annual amount of this at risk pay; and (b) what percentage of the same class of individuals received annual bonuses, and what was the average amount of these bonuses?
Q-1202 — March 9, 2010 — Mr. Murphy (Charlottetown) — With regard to contributions for the Atlantic Innovation Fund in the fiscal year 2008-2009: (a) what is the fiscal breakdown of the program objectives; (b) what is the explanation of the program objectives; (c) what are the results of the program objectives; and (d) what are the performance indicators and targets used to audit the performance of the program objectives?
Q-1212 — March 9, 2010 — Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) — With regard to Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's operations in British Columbia: (a) what is the total value of grants and contracts awarded to Dayton and Knight Ltd.; and (b) what is the value of contracts and grants awarded to Dayton and Knight Ltd. as a percentage of all engineering awarded in the province?
Q-1222 — March 9, 2010 — Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) — What is the total government investment in Atomic Energy of Canada Limited since its creation in 1952 for each year of operation, expressed in both as-spent and in constant 2009 dollars?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions
M-490 — March 9, 2010 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) appoint an independent committee to undertake an investigation into the cancellation of the Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative (CHVI); (b) explore the possible overlap between the International Centre for Infectious Diseases, who was bidding for CHVI, and the Level 5 Laboratory; and (c) have the authorities necessary to hear from all those impacted by the decision as well as outside experts members of the evaluating committee and government representatives.
M-491 — March 9, 2010 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) confirm its commitment to improving the quality of life for all persons with brain disease, disorder or injury, and their caregivers; (b) develop an annual education and awareness month (March), ensuring research, prevention, treatment and support are universally accessible and fully funded, and enhancing education and awareness among the general public; and (c) recognize all Canadians living with chronic brain disease, express gratitude to their family members and friends, and salute the health care, community service and voluntary sector professionals who provide assistance to those afflicted, and the researchers who continue to work to find cures and improve treatments.
M-492 — March 9, 2010 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should develop a National Brain Strategy with an evidence-based, multidisciplinary, holistic approach to understanding and addressing brain conditions, and with integrated strategies designed to help those with brain conditions live to their full potential.
M-493 — March 9, 2010 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should start an independent investigation into the 2009 spring wave of H1N1 in Aboriginal communities to: (a) map the spread of the H1N1 influenza virus among Aboriginal communities in spring 2009; (b) identify levels of pandemic preparedness in affected communities before the arrival of the H1N1 virus, and whether or not communities had tested pandemic influenza plans, and sufficient human health resources and supplies; (c) determine social-environmental conditions, particularly adequate sanitation, potable water, and numbers of people and rooms per household in affected communities; (d) investigate the health impacts of the wave, specifically, the hospitalizations, intensive care units (ICU) stays and deaths; (e) identify the average time from symptoms to treatment in affected communities, especially for those who required hospitalizations and ICU stays, or those who died; (f) determine how underlying health conditions impacted health outcomes; (g) develop a detailed timeline of federal, provincial and territorial response; and (h) identify necessary investments so that communities have the required human health resources and supplies, potable water and sanitation, and the ability to put social-distancing measures in place.
M-494 — March 9, 2010 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should establish an independent pandemic-influenza-response working group, including members from the full range of health responders across Canada, that would: (a) review the H1N1 response, including collaboration with the provinces and territories, manufacture of the vaccine and distribution to Canadians; (b) develop a strategy and plan investment in areas, including disease surveillance, hospital surge capacity, laboratory testing capacity, public health workforce and vaccine production capacity; (c) foster accountability in the use of public funds for pandemic preparedness; and (d) inform the government of necessary action during a possible third wave of pandemic influenza.
M-495 — March 9, 2010 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) establish a Canadian climatic impacts and adaptation centre; (b) provide comprehensive climatic and climatic impacts databases to stakeholders; (c) develop a climate change, impacts, adaptation and mitigation clearinghouse; (d) provide relevant, technical information to decision-makers; (e) provide stakeholders with climate change and projected impacts information; (f) design support tools that allow the use of climate information in stakeholders' short-term and long-term planning; (g) facilitate access to climate experts for technical assistance in the use of climate data; and (h) recommend and evaluate adaptation and mitigation strategies.
M-496 — March 9, 2010 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) establish a Canadian Arctic, Beaufort Sea and Northwest Passage climate change adaptation planning and response program; (b) provide assistance to vulnerable areas to develop climate change adaptation plans; (c) safeguard communities from melting permafrost and concomitant damage to infrastructure; and (d) provide financial and technical assistance and training to enable vulnerable areas to implement plans.
M-497 — March 9, 2010 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) establish a science advisory board to provide advice and recommendations on the domestic and international impacts of climate change on public health; (b) publish a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change on public health in Canada and other nations; (c) update the plan regularly to reflect new information; and (d) ensure the development of regional strategic plans by local public health units.
M-498 — March 9, 2010 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) tackle the health inequities between Aboriginal citizens in Canada and the general Canadian population through political commitment and investment, based on the principle of “closing the gap in a generation”; (b) develop and invest in strategies with achievable goals that are focussed on well-studied health inequities; (c) periodically review strategies to ensure that they meet their identified goals; and (d) immediately invest in adequate, safe housing, sufficient water supply, and other basic, necessary infrastructure.
M-499 — March 9, 2010 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) immediately take action on the disparity in health and well-being between Aboriginal children and other Canadian children by ensuring policies, funding and service delivery models promote equal access to all children; (b) improve coordination between federal, provincial/territorial, and Aboriginal governance systems for health care funding and delivery; (c) ensure culturally appropriate, community-based healthcare; (d) improve child immunization rates in order to reduce rates of vaccine-preventable diseases; and (e) take action to reduce teenage fertility rates and suicide rates.
M-500 — March 9, 2010 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) confirm its commitment to improving the current and future health of all children; and (b) develop an annual education and awareness month (September), (i) recognizing and decreasing childhood and adolescent obesity prevalence in Canada, (ii) raising public awareness and mobilizing governments, business, communities, health care, non-governmental organizations, schools and Canadians to observe the month with appropriate activities and programs promoting healthy eating and physical activity.
M-501 — March 9, 2010 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) develop a national strategy to reduce childhood and adolescent obesity by 10% by 2015; (b) evaluate existing programs designed to prevent obesity in children and adolescents to determine their effectiveness, and the feasibility of replicating the programs in other locations; (c) identify how the federal government can partner and invest in local initiatives to reduce obesity rates; and (d) periodically assess the programs to ensure that they meet their identified goals.
M-502 — March 9, 2010 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize the last year of the United Nations’ Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence and commit to the global movement for a culture of peace; and (b) encourage artists, educational institutions, non-governmental organizations and religious bodies to support the Decade (2001-2010) for the benefit of every child of the world.
M-503 — March 9, 2010 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) give priority to poverty eradication in assistance programs and budgets; (b) take action on the second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008 to 2017); and (c) take action on internationally agreed development goals on poverty reduction, including the Millennium Development Goals.

Private Members' Business
C-429 — March 3, 2010 — Mr. Asselin (Manicouagan) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates of Bill C-429, An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood).
2 Response requested within 45 days
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