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Notice Paper

No. 88

Friday, March 2, 2012

10:00 a.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

March 1, 2012 — Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (elimination of waiting period)”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

March 1, 2012 — Mr. Patry (Jonquière—Alma) — That the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented Thursday, March 1, 2012, 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

Q-491 — March 1, 2012 — Ms. Boivin (Gatineau) — With respect to Canada’s aid and reconstruction funding allocated to advancing women’s equality in Afghanistan since 2006, for every project funded, what is: (a) the name of the project; (b) the location of the project within the country; (c) the amount of funding received by the project broken down by (i) grant or contribution, (ii) interest-free loan, (iii) repayable loan, (iv) non-repayable loan; (d) description of project; and (e) the department where the funding originated?
Q-4922 — March 1, 2012 — Ms. Leslie (Halifax) — With regard to the government-organized pan-European oil sands advocacy retreat held in London, England, in February 2011: (a) what was the total cost of this event; (b) what was the total spending on (i) hospitality, (ii) accommodations, (iii) travel, including both air and ground transportation, (iv) gifts, (v) meals, (vi) presentation materials; and (c) which officials from departments within the government attended this event, and what was their mandate?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

M-333 — March 1, 2012 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should designate 2014 as the “Year of the Brain” in order to: (a) increase the public profile of the importance of optimizing brain health and reducing the burden of brain disease on individuals and their families; (b) seize the vital opportunity to maintain brain health and decrease the stigma associated with neurological and psychiatric conditions through nationwide education; (c) support those with brain disorders by enhancing the pace of scientific discovery, the availability of compassionate, coordinated, and effective care; (d) draw political attention to the human and economic costs of brain disease, now and in the future; (e) build international collaborations in education and science to enhance brain health across the world; and (f) leave a lasting legacy in Canada of increased awareness and better understanding of brain health and disease, and improved diagnoses and treatments.
M-334 — March 1, 2012 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize that the brain is the most vital organ in our body as it defines the very essence of who we are; (b) recognize that the brain keeps us alive and responsive to our environment; (c) recognize that if the brain does not work properly every aspect of life may be compromised; (d) recognize that one in three, or 10 million, Canadians will be affected by a neurological, psychiatric disorder or injury at some point in their lives; (e) recognize that common threads link many neurological and psychiatric brain conditions, including Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Fronto-temporal dementia, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia, namely, there are no cures and no effective treatments that consistently slow or stop their course; and (f) develop a pan-Canadian brain strategy in Canada.
M-335 — March 1, 2012 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, a pan-Canadian brain strategy should include: (a) a sustained education and awareness campaign to prevent brain disease, disorder and injury, and decrease the stigma associated with neurological and psychiatric conditions; (b) better understanding of what these conditions are and how they impact individuals and society, and a more inclusive society in which people with brain conditions are fully engaged, productive citizens; (c) a pan-Canadian brain injury prevention strategy to reduce the incidence of acquired brain and spinal cord injuries; (d) an integrated treatment and support program to maximize the quality of life experience of those living with brain disorders; (e) a plan to protect people with brain conditions and their families from genetic discrimination, including legislation that prevents employers and insurers from inducing applicants to take genetic tests and from receiving genetic information for the purposes of assessing the liability of the applicant; (f) assurance that people disabled by neurological and/or psychiatric conditions and their families are protected from poverty; (g) support for the valuable role played by family and informal caregivers; (h) an accelerated and targeted investment in neuroscience research; and (i) a standing round table on the development and roll-out of a pan-Canadian brain strategy involving leaders from the federal health portfolio, provincial and territorial policymakers, researchers, representatives from the neurological and mental health charities, and all stakeholders, including, but not limited to, patients, their families and caregivers, health professionals, and service providers.
M-336 — March 1, 2012 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize that the level of support will need to be increased until such time as brain diseases are being successfully overcome therapeutically; (b) provide transformative multi-investigator grants to accelerate research from discovery to the development of new treatments and therapies for neurological and psychiatric diseases; (c) develop a coordinated pan-Canadian program to develop technology platforms in neurogenomics, neuroimaging, neuroproteomics, and disease models; and (d) fund a pan-Canadian training program to nurture the next generation of neuroscientists, with stable funding for a period of four years.
M-337 — March 1, 2012 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize that in a globalised competitive world it is Canadian brain power that will determine Canada's success economically; and (b) strengthen research in critical neurological and psychiatric disorders, promote innovation and knowledge transfer, and ensure innovative ideas are turned into new products and services that create growth, quality jobs and address neurological and psychiatric disease and disorders.

Private Members' Business

C-290 — February 27, 2012 — Mr. Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh) — Consideration at report stage of Bill C-290, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting), as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with an amendment.
Committee Report — presented on Monday, February 27, 2012, Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-43.
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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