Skip to main content
Start of content

House Publications

The Debates are the report—transcribed, edited, and corrected—of what is said in the House. The Journals are the official record of the decisions and other transactions of the House. The Order Paper and Notice Paper contains the listing of all items that may be brought forward on a particular sitting day, and notices for upcoming items.

For an advanced search, use Publication Search tool.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.

Previous day publication Next day publication

Notice Paper

No. 394

Friday, March 22, 2019

10:00 a.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

Questions

Q-23472 — March 21, 2019 — Mrs. Stubbs (Lakeland) — With regards to the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot program by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: (a) what is the projected cost of administering the program; (b) what were the estimated benefits of this program to rural and northern communities predicted by the Government of Canada; (c) what is the expected financial benefit in quantifiable terms to the Canadian economy from this program; (d) was there an analysis conducted by the department of the negative impact of proposed government policies, including Bill C-68, Bill C-69, Bill C-88, as well as the carbon tax on the economic opportunities of newcomers to these regions?
Q-23482 — March 21, 2019 — Mrs. Stubbs (Lakeland) — With regards to the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Case Processing Centre in Vegreville Alberta: (a)(i) how many employees requested an extension on the time limit to sell their homes under Section 8.2 of the National Joint Council Relocation Directive (NJCRD), (ii) how many employees have received an extension on the time limit to sell their homes under Section 8.2 of the NJCRD, (iii) how many applications for these employees took longer than the 10-day deadline for the department to respond to the request for an extension on the time limit to sell their homes under Section 8.2 of the NJCRD, (iv) what measures is the department taking to accommodate employees because of the depressed housing market conditions in Vegreville, (v) what steps is the department taking to ensure that the National Joint Council Relocation Directive is followed for these members; (b) of the employees that did not move to Edmonton, (i) how many current and former employees are potentially affected by the adjudication decision in August 2018 by the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board (Citation: 2018FPSLREB74) that the department failed to offer voluntary programs to employees who were not relocating, (ii) what is the maximum liability to the federal government for the potential cost of transition support measures and education allowances for these employees; (c) what is the current cost of the closure of the Case Process Centre in Vegreville Alberta, broken down by (i) costs related to relocating staff, (ii) costs related to surplus staff that chose not to relocate, (iii) costs related to closing the physical facility in Vegreville, (iv) fit-up costs for the workspace of employees that relocated to Edmonton, (v) fit-up costs for employees that relocated to other locations, (vi) costs related to any grievances and adjudications related to the closure, (vii) all other costs related to the closure, including salary costs of employees outside of the Vegreville Centre (management and internal services, headquarters staff, etc.) that advised, planned and oversaw the closure of the Centre; (d) what steps were taken to follow the “good neighbors policy” through the closure process; and (e) with the inclusion of the potential liabilities of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board, what was the initial projected total cost of the closure of the Vegreville Case Processing Centre when the decision was taken to close the centre and what is the current projected total cost of the closure of the Vegreville Case Processing Centre?
Q-23492 — March 21, 2019 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — With respect to the government’s answering of access to information requests, broken down by year from January 2011 to date : (a) how many times did the government fail to answer an access to information request within (i) 45 days, (ii) 90 days, (iii) 135 days, (iv) 180 days, (v) 225 days, (vi) 270-plus days; and (b) for each question which took over 180 days to answer as identified in (a)(iv), (a)(v) and (a)(vi), (i) what was the question, (ii) how much time did it take to provide an answer?
Q-23502 — March 21, 2019 — Mr. Falk (Provencher) — With regard to the government's plan to implement a comprehensive Border Enforcement Strategy as outlined in Budget 2019: (a) when will the details of the strategy be finalized; (b) will the government publicly release the details of the strategy; (c) of the proposed $1.8 billion investment (i) what is the breakdown of the funding by department or agency, (ii) what percentage of the funding will be dedicated to managing irregular migration, (iii) what percentage of the funding will be dedicated to discouraging irregular migration, (iv) what percentage of funding will be dedicated to preventing irregular migration; (d) what specific legislative changes is the government considering to "better manage, discourage and prevent irregular migration"; and (e) what is the government's timeline for introducing the changes identified in (d)?
Q-23512 — March 21, 2019 — Mr. Falk (Provencher) — With regard to federal spending to improve connectivity in Manitoba from November 4, 2015 to present: (a) what are the details of all expenditures made to projects through the Connect to lnnovate program including (i) recipient of funding, (ii) name of project, (iii) project start date, (iv) projected project completion date, (v) amount of funding pledged, (vi) amount of funding actually provided to date; (b) what are the details of all other expenditures intended to improve connectivity, including (i) recipient of funding, (ii) name of project, (iii) project start date, (iv) projected project completion date, (v) amount of funding pledged, (vi) amount of funding actually provided to date (vii) department or agency that provided the funding?
Q-23522 — March 21, 2019 — Mr. Falk (Provencher) — With regard to federal spending in Manitoba from November 4, 2015 to present, broken down by year: (a) what expenditures were made in the following electoral districts (i) Brandon—Souris, (ii) Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, (iii) Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, (iv) Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, (v) Elmwood—Transcona, (vi) Kildonan—St. Paul, (vii) Portage—Lisgar, (viii) Provencher, (ix) Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, (x) Selkirk-lnterlake-Eastman, (xi) Winnipeg Centre, (xii) Winnipeg North, (xiii) Winnipeg South, (xiv) Winnipeg South Centre; (b) what are the details of all grants, contributions, and loans given to any business, group, municipality, or organization including (i) name of recipient, (ii) date of funding, (iii) department or agency that provided the funding, (iv) amount received, (v) program under which the funding was granted, (vi) purpose of the expenditure; (c) for infrastructure projects in each of the electoral districts identified in (a), what are the details of each projects including (i) recipient of funding, (ii) name of project, (iii) project start date, (iv) projected project completion date, (v) amount of funding pledged, (vi) amount of funding actually provided to date?
Q-23532 — March 21, 2019 — Mr. Falk (Provencher) — With regard to federal spending in Manitoba from November 4, 2015 to present, broken down by year: (a) what expenditures were made in the following municipalities (i) Rural Municipality of De Salaberry, (ii) Rural Municipality of Emerson, (iii) Rural Municipality of Hanover, (iv) Rural Municipality of La Broquerie, (v) Rural Municipality of Montcalm, (vi) Town of Niverville, (vii) Rural Municipality of Piney, (viii) Rural Municipality of Reynolds, (ix) Rural Municipality of Ritchot, (x) Rural Municipality of Springfield, (xi) Village of St. Pierre-Jolys, (xii) Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne, (xiii) Town of Ste. Anne, (xiv) City of Steinbach, (xv) Rural Municipality of Stuartburn, (xvi) Rural Municipality of Taché, (xvii) Rural Municipality of Whitemouth; (b) what are the details of all grants, contributions, and loans given to any business, group, municipality, or organization including (i) name of recipient, (ii) date of funding, (iii) department or agency that provided the funding, (iv) amount received, (v) program under which the funding was granted, (vi) purpose of the expenditure

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

M-215 — March 21, 2019 — Ms. Quach (Salaberry—Suroît) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) introduce a national mandatory system of evaluating building energy performance in order to establish the performance level of new buildings during their construction and of existing buildings during major renovation or at the time of sale, in a manner similar to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (Directive 2002/91/EC) developed by the European Community and in force since 2006; (b) ensure that the rating assigned in the building energy performance report is determined by an accredited certifier and that this rating allows for the clear and objective comparison of the energy performance of various buildings and the energy costs for the same use; (c) ensure that successive editions of the National Building Code allow for the year-to-year improvement of the energy performance rating for new buildings and establish a minimum level of performance for existing buildings, which must be met or the buildings must be renovated when sold.
M-216 — March 21, 2019 — Ms. Quach (Salaberry—Suroît) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) introduce a national mandatory upgrading and continuous training program, delivered by accredited organizations, for the trades involved in building construction and renovation; (b) ensure that this program includes verifications and inspections to ensure compliance with federal, provincial and municipal codes, as applicable to the construction or renovation project.
M-217 — March 21, 2019 — Ms. Quach (Salaberry—Suroît) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should table a bill authorizing the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to introduce financial incentives, such as loans and preferred rates, for newly constructed and renovated buildings that focus on improved energy performance.
M-218 — March 21, 2019 — Ms. Quach (Salaberry—Suroît) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) develop a system of simple symbols that enables consumers to easily determine a product’s environmental impact; and (b) amend product labelling rules so that information about a product’s environmental impact is indicated on its packaging to help consumers make informed choices.
M-219 — March 21, 2019 — Ms. Quach (Salaberry—Suroît) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) identify additional measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and establish a clear roadmap to achieve the 2030 target; (b) include the reduction targets for 2030 and 2050 in a statute requiring the government to respect the commitments it made in the Paris Agreement to fight climate change; (c) commit to enacting a carbon budget to monitor measures to reduce emissions and to follow a clearly defined roadmap on how to respect this carbon budget; and (d) enact legislation requiring large banks and pension funds in Canada to disclose what percentage of their investments is in fossil fuels.
M-220 — March 21, 2019 — Ms. Quach (Salaberry—Suroît) — That, in the opinion of the House, as regards transportation electrification, the government should: (a) clearly announce the objectives and technologies put in place to respect the commitment in the “Driving Change Together: Katowice Partnership for E-Mobility” declaration; (b) create an independent panel of experts whose mandate is (i) to promote the electrification of transportation, (ii) to ensure that the population is well informed and well educated about the proposed solutions and those put in place, (iii) to be proactive, using traditional media and social networks to address misinformation and propaganda from the oil and gas sector and climate change deniers; (c) set binding targets for reducing GHGs by the electrification of transportation; (d) ensure follow-up on target achievement; and (e) implement transparency and accountability mechanisms for all stakeholders involved.
M-221 — March 21, 2019 — Ms. Quach (Salaberry—Suroît) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) encourage and promote the creation of electric car companies in Canada; (b) meet its commitment to require 30% of all vehicles sold in Canada to be electric by 2030, and 100% by 2040; (c) work with the provinces and territories to provide Canadians with green infrastructure such as fast-charging stations; (d) establish a tax credit on the purchase of an electric vehicle and the installation of charging stations; (e) require manufacturers to make more electric vehicles available to Canadians; (f) encourage research into clean energy technologies; (g) pursue the transition to clean electricity, for example by reducing electricity produced from fossil fuels by 1% per year.
M-222 — March 21, 2019 — Ms. Quach (Salaberry—Suroît) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) agree to protect natural carbon sinks such as wetlands, peat bogs, forests and land farmed according to green agricultural practices; (b) adapt its national system for calculating GHG emissions to include the GHGs stored by wetlands, peat bogs and other land uses that are not calculated under the current system.
M-223 — March 21, 2019 — Ms. Quach (Salaberry—Suroît) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) stop subsidizing the fossil fuel industry; (b) in 2022, lower the threshold above which industries must start paying the carbon tax to 70%; (c) adopt a GHG emissions reduction target of 80% below 1990 levels by 2050; and (d) provide details on the way the announced objectives will be met, including the costs, technologies and methods that will be used and timelines for (i) the phase-out of coal-fired electricity generation, (ii) the Clean Fuel Standard to reduce the carbon footprint of fuels used for transportation, (iii) the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy.

Private Members' Business

C-420 — January 30, 2019 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Marcil (Mirabel), seconded by Mr. Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île), — That Bill C-420, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Official Languages Act and the Canada Business Corporations Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
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).

S-238 — February 19, 2019 — Mr. Donnelly (Port Moody—Coquitlam) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans of Bill S-238, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation and exportation of shark fins).
Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:
Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) — February 19, 2019
Mr. Erskine-Smith (Beaches—East York) — March 12, 2019
To be added to the business of the House on a day fixed by the Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 30(7) — March 20, 2019
Designated day — Friday, March 22, 2019, immediately after the scheduled Private Members' Business for that day.

2 Response requested within 45 days