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Notice PaperNo. 150 Tuesday, January 31, 2023 10:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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| January 30, 2023 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the 22nd report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, be concurred in. |
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| January 30, 2023 — Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — That the 23rd report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, be concurred in. |
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| January 30, 2023 — Mr. Nater (Perth—Wellington) — That the 19th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, be concurred in. |
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| January 30, 2023 — Mr. Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton) — That the 19th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, be concurred in. |
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| January 30, 2023 — Mr. Dowdall (Simcoe—Grey) — That the ninth report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, be concurred in. |
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| January 30, 2023 — Mrs. Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville) — That the ninth report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, be concurred in. |
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| January 30, 2023 — Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London) — That the fifth report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, be concurred in. |
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| January 30, 2023 — Ms. Ferreri (Peterborough—Kawartha) — That the fifth report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, be concurred in. |
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| January 30, 2023 — Mr. Brock (Brantford—Brant) — That the seventh report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, be concurred in. |
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| January 30, 2023 — Mr. Brock (Brantford—Brant) — That the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, be concurred in. |
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| January 30, 2023 — Mr. Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies) — That the sixth report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, presented on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, be concurred in. |
Questions |
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| Q-11612 — January 30, 2023 — Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) — With regard to the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), broken down by industry under the North American Industry Classification System and province or territory: (a) in total, how many businesses applied for CEBA funding; (b) how many businesses were initially approved for CEBA funding but later deemed ineligible; (c) of the businesses in (b), how many were provided reasons for being deemed ineligible; (d) what is the breakdown of (c) by reason given; (e) what is the dollar amount of CEBA funds that were initially provided to businesses that were later deemed ineligible; (f) in total, how many businesses applied for CEWS funding; (g) how many businesses were initially approved for CEWS funding but later deemed ineligible; (h) of the businesses in (g), how many were provided reasons for being deemed ineligible; (i) what is the breakdown of (h) by reason given; and (j) what is the dollar amount of CEWS funds that were initially provided to businesses that were later deemed ineligible? |
| Q-11622 — January 30, 2023 — Mr. Blanchette-Joncas (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) — With regard to funding applications submitted by researchers at Canada’s francophone and bilingual universities, broken down by granting agency (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada), by fiscal year from 1980–81 to 2021–22 and by university: (a) how many applications were submitted in (i) French, (ii) English; (b) what proportion of applications were submitted in (i) French, (ii) English; and (c) what was the success rate of applications submitted in (i) French, (ii) English? |
| Q-11632 — January 30, 2023 — Mr. Blanchette-Joncas (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) — With regard to scientific research and publication in Canada: what strategic plans, measures, programs and mechanisms have been put in place within the three federal granting agencies (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) by the government in order to facilitate, ensure, promote or elevate (i) the submission of French-language funding applications, (ii) fair and equitable assessment of French-language funding applications, (iii) the conduct of research in French, (iv) scientific publication in French, (v) the dissemination of scholarly knowledge in French, (vi) the profile and positioning of Canada within the international francophone scientific community? |
| Q-11642 — January 30, 2023 — Mr. Morantz (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley) — With regard to expenditures on consulting by the government in the 2021 and 2022 calendar years, broken down by year and by department, agency or other government entity: (a) what was the total amount spent on (i) training consultants (code 0446), (ii) information technology and telecommunications consultants (code 0473), (iii) management consulting (code 0491), (iv) other types of consultants or consulting, broken down by type and object code; and (b) for each response in (a), what is the total value of the expenditures that were (i) awarded competitively, (ii) sole-sourced? |
| Q-11652 — January 30, 2023 — Mr. Williams (Bay of Quinte) — With regard to usage of the government's fleet of Challenger aircraft, since September 1, 2022: what are the details of the legs of each flight, including the (i) date, (ii) point of departure, (iii) destination, (iv) number of passengers, (v) names and titles of the passengers, excluding security or Canadian Armed Forces members, (vi) total catering bill related to the flight, (vii) volume of fuel used, or an estimate, (viii) amount spent on fuel? |
| Q-11662 — January 30, 2023 — Mr. Williams (Bay of Quinte) — With regard to usage of the government's Airbus CC-150 Polaris aircraft, since September 1, 2022: what are the details of the legs of each flight, including the (i) date, (ii) point of departure, (iii) destination, (iv) number of passengers, (v) names and titles of the passengers, excluding security or Canadian Armed Forces members, (vi) total catering bill related to the flight, (vii) volume of fuel used, or an estimate, (viii) amount spent on fuel? |
| Q-11672 — January 30, 2023 — Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove) — With regard to the regulatory changes related to amendments to the Insurance Companies Act made in budget 2018: (a) what is the status of the drafting of the regulations; (b) what is the anticipated timeline for publishing the regulations in the Canada Gazette; and (c) what is the anticipated date of bringing these changes into force? |
| Q-11682 — January 30, 2023 — Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles) — With regard to expenditures related to the video released by the government titled "Minister Alghabra clears Santa for take-off in Canadian airspace": (a) what were the total expenditures related to producing the video; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by type of expense (video editing, location rental, etc); (c) how many employees worked on the video; and (d) what are the details of any contracts signed related to the video, including, for each, (i) the vendor, (ii) the amount, (iii) the description of goods or services, (iv) how the contract was awarded (sole source, competitive bid, etc.)? |
| Q-11692 — January 30, 2023 — Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) — With regard to reports that in 2020 or 2021, officials at Employment and Social Development Canada (EDSC) were instructed to answer in the affirmative whenever individuals enquired about whether or not they were eligible to receive Employment Insurance benefits: (a) on what date were directives or instructions on eligibility given; (b) what is the summary of each directive or instruction given; (c) who gave the directive or instruction; and (d) how many individuals who contacted ESDC were falsely told by the government that they were eligible for El benefits as a result of such directives? |
| Q-11702 — January 30, 2023 — Mrs. Kramp-Neuman (Hastings—Lennox and Addington) — With regard to the Government of Canada's appeal of the Federal Court decision, dated January 6, 2023, allowing for late claimants in the case of Sherry Heyder, Amy Graham, and Nadin Schultz-Nielsen v. The Attorney General of Canada: (a) did the Minister of National Defence instruct the Department of Justice to commence this appeal; (b) what are the total legal costs incurred to date in this case; and (c) what are the legal costs incurred solely as a result of the appeal of the Federal Court's decision on January 6, 2023? |
| Q-11712 — January 30, 2023 — Ms. Lantsman (Thornhill) — With regard to the statement in the government's technical backgrounder on the Canada Growth Fund (CGF) that the CGF will be established in 2022 as a subsidiary of the Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV): (a) on what date in 2022 was the CGF established as a subsidiary of the CDEV; (b) how many funding applications were received by the CGF in 2022; (c) how much funding was provided by the CGF in 2022; and (d) what are the details of all funding in (c), including the (i) amount, (ii) date funding was provided, (iii) recipient, (iv) project description? |
| Q-11722 — January 30, 2023 — Mr. Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa) — With regard to the connectivity (i.e. internet, cellular, broadband, etc.) funding announced by the government since November 2015, broken down by year: (a) how much money has been announced for connectivity under the (i) CRTC Broadband Fund, (ii) Strategic Innovation Fund, (iii) Universal Broadband Fund, (iv) Connect to Innovate program, (v) First Nation Infrastructure Fund, (vi) Canada Infrastructure Bank, (vii) Investing in Canada Plan; (b) what are the details of all connectivity projects funded by each funding mechanism in (a), including, for each, the (i) project name and description, (ii) date of funding announcement, (iii) amount of funding, (iv) recipient, (v) date funding was actually transferred to recipient, (vi) current status of project, (vii) date construction began on project, (viii) project location, (ix) original projected completion date, (x) actual completion date or current projected completion date, (xi) reason for delay, if applicable, (xii) number of households or businesses connected through the project; and (c) are there any connectivity projects which were announced by the government but later cancelled, and, if so, what are the details of each, including the (i) date of announcement, (ii) project name and description, (iii) project location, (iv) amount of funding announced, (v) amount of funding transferred to recipient, (vi) date of cancellation, (vii) reason for cancellation? |
| Q-11732 — January 30, 2023 — Ms. Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) — With regard to the Sport for Social Development in Indigenous Communities program, broken down by fiscal year since 2015-16 and province or territory: (a) what are the details of all projects funded through provincial or territorial Aboriginal sport bodies for the development of sport community projects; (b) what are the details of all projects funded through Indigenous governments, communities and not-for-profit Indigenous organizations; and (c) what are the details of all projects funded to ensure that Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ people have access to sport activity? |
| Q-11742 — January 30, 2023 — Ms. Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) — With regard to the Community Sport for All Initiative, broken down by fiscal year since 2015-16 and province or territory: (a) what is the total number of projects that applied for fundings and were deemed (i) eligible, (ii) ineligible; (b) what are the details of all projects that received funding, including the (i) name of the project, (ii) amount of funding recieved, (iii) sport or activity, (iv) number of participants in the project; (c) what is the total amount of funding delivered to rural, remote or Northern communities? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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| M-76 — January 30, 2023 — Mr. Morrice (Kitchener Centre) — That: |
| (a) the House recognize that, |
| (i) representative democracy is a fundamental part of Canadian society, |
| (ii) in Canada’s current electoral system, the majority of voters cast ballots for a candidate who does not get elected, and many voters feel that election results do not accurately reflect their views, |
| (iii) many Canadians are concerned with the health of Canada’s democracy, including voter distrust and disengagement, low voter turnout, and the polarization of politics, |
| (iv) all politicians, and all parties, are widely perceived by the public to have a vested interest in the design of the electoral system, |
| (v) citizens' assemblies have considerable legitimacy and public trust because they are independent, non-partisan, representative bodies of citizens, |
| (vi) citizens’ assemblies have been used successfully in Canada, Australia, Belgium, France, Ireland, Scotland, the Netherlands, and the U.K. to tackle difficult issues through nuanced public deliberation, |
| (vii) a citizens' assembly on electoral reform would give citizens a leadership role in building consensus on a specific model for electoral reform for Canada; and |
| (b) in the opinion of the House, the government should create a Canadian citizens’ assembly on electoral reform, which would, |
| (i) consist of citizens selected by sortition, an impartial selection process to ensure the Assembly’s independence and non-partisanship, |
| (ii) reflect the diversity of the Canadian population, including a representation of age groups, genders, ethnicities, languages, socioeconomic backgrounds, and geographic regions, along with meaningful participation from First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples, |
| (iii) determine if electoral reform is recommended for Canada, and if so, recommend specific measures that would foster a healthier democracy. |
Private Members' Business |
| C-291 — December 13, 2022 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Arnold (North Okanagan—Shuswap), seconded by Mr. Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo), — That Bill C-291, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (child sexual abuse and exploitation material), be now read a third time and do pass. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — September 16, 2022 |
| Ms. Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — November 14, 2022 |
| Debate — one hour remaining, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
| Voting — at the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 98(4). |
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| 2 Response requested within 45 days |
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