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Notice Paper

No. 103

Friday, March 30, 2012

10:00 a.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

March 29, 2012 — Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore) — Bill entitled “An Act to proclaim Edison Arantes do Nascimento an honorary citizen of Canada”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

Questions

Q-5632 — March 29, 2012 — Mr. Cuzner (Cape Breton—Canso) — With respect to the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA): (a) how many new employees were hired in the last five years, broken down by year; (b) how many ACOA employees over the last five years received full-time French language training, broken down by (i) province of employment, (ii) location where they received the French language training; (c) what is ACOA's policy regarding the length of time for which a job posting should be advertised; and (d) in the last five years, what was the length of time of each job posting for all management positions posted by ACOA?
Q-5642 — March 29, 2012 — Mr. Jacob (Brome—Missisquoi) — With respect to the Portland-Montreal Pipe Line (PMPL) pipeline between Montréal and Portland: (a) what environmental assessments have been carried out on this project since 2002; (b) what plans are in place to modify or upgrade the pipeline; and (c) as concerns the emergency plan of the company that operates the pipeline, (i) does it comply with existing regulations to minimize the environmental risks resulting from accidents, (ii) has it been reviewed by the National Energy Board?
Q-5652 — March 29, 2012 — Ms. Sgro (York West) — With regard to possible tax evasion in Liechtenstein as of March 23, 2012: (a) since receiving the names of 106 Canadians with accounts in Liechtenstein, have any other Canadians been identified as having undeclared bank accounts in Liechtenstein, and, in total, how many Canadians have now been identified as having undeclared bank accounts in Liechtenstein; (b) what actions have been taken by Canadian officials to recover unpaid taxes associated with Canadians' undeclared bank accounts in Liechtenstein; (c) how many identified Canadians have availed themselves of the Voluntary Disclosure Program with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA); (d) how many identified Canadian accounts have settled with the CRA; (e) how much money has the CRA assessed as a result of investigating these secret bank accounts in Liechtenstein in (i) unpaid taxes, (ii) interest, (iii) fines, (iv) penalties; (f) how much of the money in (e) has been collected; (g) how many of the cases are under appeal; (h) how many cases remain open; (i) how many more cases does the CRA anticipate will be opened; (j) how many cases have been closed (i.e., the full amount of taxes, interest, fines and penalties have been collected); (k) how much money in (j) has been collected in (i) unpaid taxes, (ii) interest, (iii) fines, (iv) penalties; (l) how many account holders in the cases have made a partial payment; (m) of the partial payments made, what was the (i) largest amount, (ii) smallest amount, (iii) average amount; (n) how much does the CRA has yet to collect in (i) taxes, (ii) interest, (iii) fines, (iv) penalties; (o) of the amounts of money contained in the Liechtenstein accounts declared to or discovered by CRA, what was the (i) largest amount, (ii) smallest amount, (iii) average amount; (p) how many of the identified Canadians with bank accounts in Liechtenstein (i) have had their accounts audited, (ii) have had their accounts reassessed, (iii) have been the subject of a compliance action; (q) how many of the identified Canadians with bank accounts in Liechtenstein (i) have not had their accounts audited, (ii) have not had their accounts reassessed, (iii) have not been the subject of a compliance action; and (r) how many tax evasion charges have been laid?
Q-5662 — March 29, 2012 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — With respect to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the oil sands: (a) what studies, if any, have been undertaken to estimate GHG emissions intensity for the oil sands, and, for each identified study, (i) who are its authors, (ii) what are its dates, (iii) what are its findings, (iv) what are its recommendations; (b) what briefing notes, memos, or any other documentation, if any, have been provided to the Prime Minister, Minister of Natural Resources, Minister of the Environment, their respective Parliamentary Secretaries, their respective Deputy Ministers, and their respective staff members, regarding GHG emissions intensity for the oil sands, and, for each, what were the findings and recommendations; (c) does the government have any information or evidence indicating that a shift towards the use of steam in oil sands extraction is accelerating GHG emissions, and, if so, what is this information or evidence; (d) how does the emissions intensity of mining compare to in situ production; (e) what are the details of the government's projections or of projections it possesses for (i) how GHG emissions will increase over the next decade, the next two decades, and the next three decades, (ii) how GHG emissions from the oil sands will compare to emissions from every other Canadian economic sector over the next decade, the next two decades, and the next three decades, (iii) how GHG emissions from the oil sands will compare to all Canadian economic sectors combined over the next decade, the next two decades, and the next three decades, (iv) how increasing GHG emissions will impact climate change over the next decade, the next two decades, and the next three decades; and (f) what are the findings and any recommendations of the discussion paper, "Estimating GHG Emissions Intensity for the Oil Sands Sector over Time", document DM/146926?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

Private Members' Business

C-310 — March 26, 2012 — Mrs. Smith (Kildonan—St. Paul) — Consideration at report stage of Bill C-310, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons), as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with amendments.
Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:
Mr. Warawa (Langley) — October 19, 2011
Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore), Ms. Sgro (York West), Mr. Holder (London West), Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga) and Ms. Young (Vancouver South) — October 20, 2011
Mrs. Ambler (Mississauga South), Mr. Chisu (Pickering—Scarborough East), Mr. Goodyear (Cambridge), Mr. Woodworth (Kitchener Centre), Mr. Shipley (Lambton—Kent—Middlesex), Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville), Mr. Hiebert (South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale), Mr. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake) and Mr. Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills) — October 21, 2011
Mr. Payne (Medicine Hat), Mr. Sweet (Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale), Mr. Seeback (Brampton West), Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) and Mr. Dreeshen (Red Deer) — October 24, 2011
Committee Report — presented on Monday, March 26, 2012, Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-67.
Report and third reading stages — limited to 2 sitting days, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2).
Motion for third reading — may be made in the same sitting, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2).

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