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Notice Paper

No. 56

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

10:00 a.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

November 28, 2011 — The Minister of Finance — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act”.
Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))
His 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 amend the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act”.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

November 28, 2011 — Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act (members’ staff)”.

November 28, 2011 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (denial of temporary resident visa application)”.

November 28, 2011 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (appeals)”.

November 28, 2011 — Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish the Department of Peace”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

Questions

Q-2512 — November 28, 2011 — Ms. Michaud (Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier) — With regard to the wharf at Portneuf, Quebec, administered by Transport Canada: (a) does the department wish to maintain ownership of the wharf or does it intend to dispose of it; (b) in the event that Transport Canada wishes to keep the Portneuf wharf, (i) will the headblock be rebuilt, (ii) will environmental liability issues, particularly the water contamination from the structure, be corrected, (iii) is there a maintenance plan in place to maintain the wharf, (iv) what kind of operations does Transport Canada wish to conduct, (v) what is Transport Canada’s policy on working with the Municipality of Portneuf to develop its plans to operate the wharf; and (c) in the event that Transport Canada wishes to dispose of it, (i) does Transport Canada wish to transfer ownership to a private contractor, a provincial government, or a municipal or paramunicipal agency, (ii) what financial incentives will the government offer to the transferee, (iii) will the headblock be rebuilt, (iv) will environmental liability issues be corrected?
Q-2522 — November 28, 2011 — Mr. Benskin (Jeanne-Le Ber) — With regard to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and its current and former employment of Bruce Carson, Dimitri Soudas, Sandra Buckler, Guy Giorno, Nigel Wright, Ian Brodie, Ray Novak, Andrew McDougall, Kory Teneycke, Alykhan Velshi and Angelo Persichilli: (a) what were/are the employment agreements with each of these individuals in terms of (i) salary, (ii) vehicle allowance or provision of car and/or driver, (iii) expense account for food, drink, alcohol and hospitality, (iv) out-of-town accommodations for the individual; (b) in each of the years between 2000 and 2011, how much did each of these individuals expense for (i) food, (ii) travel, (iii) hotels, (iv) hospitality, (v) drink, (vi) vehicle use; (c) what were the itemized amounts and descriptions of each individual’s individual expenses as identified in the answers to (b); and (d) if the PMO provides any of these individuals with a vehicle for his use, as identified in the answers to (a)(ii), broken down by individual, (i) what is the model and make of the car, (ii) how much does this benefit cost the PMO on an annual basis?
Q-2532 — November 28, 2011 — Mr. Benskin (Jeanne-Le Ber) — With regard to contracts and costs associated with the Prime Minister’s office (PMO) and ministerial exempt staff: (a) how much is paid to Nigel Wright or any company of which he was a proprietor or partner; (b) did the PMO hold an open tender for Dimitri Soudas’ job or was the contract untendered; (c) how much did the PMO spend on (i) Canada’s Economic Action Plan, (ii) the G8 and G20 summits, (iii) Canadian television productions; (d) what contracts has the PMO signed with Ezra Levant or any registered lobbyist, government relations or public opinion firm in the last five years, if any, (i) for how much money (individually and in total), (ii) what was provided in return, (iii) which of these contracts were put out for open competition and which were not; and (e) how many untendered contracts have been signed in the last five years, and, if the PMO or Minister’s office has signed any such contract, (i) with whom, (ii) for how much money (individually and in total), (iii) what was obtained for each of these contracts?
Q-2542 — November 28, 2011 — Mr. Benskin (Jeanne-Le Ber) — With respect to the Prime Minister’s Office, ministerial exempt staff and Ministers, what is the itemized list of expenses for hospitality, food, drink, hotels and transportation in (i) Paris, (ii) London, (iii) Washington, (iv) Rome, (v) Boston?
Q-2552 — November 28, 2011 — Mr. Benskin (Jeanne-Le Ber) — With respect to salaries at the Prime Minister’s Office and Ministers’ offices, how many employees earn more than $100,000.00, and what are their names and salaries?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

Private Members' Business

C-316 — October 3, 2011 — Mr. Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities of Bill C-316, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration).

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