| Q-13082 — October 31, 2017 — — With regard to information related to the applications submitted to the National Energy Board by TransCanada for its Energy East Pipeline and Eastern Mainline projects and the subsequent withdrawal of their applications, since November 4, 2015: (a) what are the details of any consultations or meetings which have been held with the Minister of Natural Resources, his officials, or the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and stakeholders, including (i) date, (ii) locations, (iii) attendees; (b) have there been any briefing notes or documents for the Minister or the Parliamentary Secretary; (c) if the answer in (b) is affirmative, what were the (i) dates, (ii) titles, (iii) subject matter and content; (d) have there been any meetings between the Minister and (i) the Parliamentary Secretary, (ii) the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, (iii) the Associate Deputy Minister of Natural Resources; and (e) if the answer in (d) is affirmative, what are the details of all meetings, discussions, and other documentation regarding the status of the projects? |
| Q-13092 — October 31, 2017 — — With regard to the Generation Energy forum held in Winnipeg on October 11 and 12, 2017: (a) what are all the expenditures related to the forum, including travel costs; (b) what is the detailed, itemized breakdown of all expenditures in (a), including for each the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) description, (iv) vendor; (c) who were the Members of Parliament and the government staff in attendance, broken down by (i) Members of Parliament, (ii) staff from the Office of the Prime Minister, (iii) staff of Members of Parliament, (iv) other government staff; and (d) what were the total costs for those listed in (c), broken down by (i) airfare, (ii) hotel accommodations, (iii) vehicle rentals, (iv) taxi or Uber rides, (v) limousine services, (vi) per diems, (vii) other meal costs? |
| M-150 — October 31, 2017 — — That a special committee of the House be created to review the situation of endangered whales and that: |
| (a) the Committee be mandated to (i) identify steps that could be taken to better protect and help the recovery of right, beluga, and killer whales, (ii) identify immediate and longer term improvements limiting the impact of human activities on each of these species and, by so doing, add to recovery efforts and to recommendations for new or enhanced actions, (iii) call expert witnesses on each of the species, hearing from those who might be impacted by any possible actions, and working to find a balance among various competing claims; |
| (b) the membership of the special committee consist of ten (10) members of which six (6) shall be government members, three (3) shall be from the Official Opposition, and one (1) shall be from the New Democratic Party; |
| (c) all members to serve on the said committee be appointed by their respective Whip by depositing with the Clerk of the House a list of their members to serve on the special committee no later than ten (10) sitting days following the adoption of this motion; |
| (d) the Parliamentary Secretaries to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Minister of Transport, and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change shall serve as non-voting members of the special committee, in the manner provided for in Standing Order 104(5); |
| (e) changes in the membership of the special committee be effective immediately after notification by the Whip has been filed with the Clerk of the House; |
| (f) substitutions to the membership of the special committee be permitted, if required, in the manner provided for in Standing Order 114(2); |
| (g) the special committee be chaired by a member of the government party and that, in addition to the Chair, there be one (1) Vice-Chair from the Official Opposition and one (1) Vice-Chair from the New Democratic Party; |
| (h) the quorum of the special committee be as provided for in Standing Order 118, provided that at least five (5) members are present and that one (1) member from the government party and one (1) member from an opposition party are present; |
| (i) the special committee be granted all of the powers of a standing committee, as provided for in the Standing Orders, as well as the power to travel, accompanied by the necessary staff, inside and outside of Canada subject to the usual authorization from the House; |
| (j) the special committee have the power to authorize video and audio broadcasting of any or all of its proceedings while traveling; |
| and (k) the special committee present its final report to the House within four (4) months of the adoption of this motion. |
| M-126 — September 20, 2017 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should recognize the important contributions Canadian Portuguese have made to building Canada and to Canadian society in general, the cultural diversity of the Portuguese communities in Canada, and the importance of educating and reflecting upon Portuguese heritage and culture for future generations by declaring June 10 as Portugal Day and the month of June as Portuguese Heritage Month. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| — May 4, 2017 |
| , and — September 19, 2017 |
| , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and — September 20, 2017 |
| Debate — 1 hour remaining, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
| Voting — at the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |