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Notice Paper

No. 315

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

2:00 p.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

May 21, 2024 — The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024)”.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

May 21, 2024 — Mr. Masse (Windsor West) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology that, during its consideration of Bill C-27, An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts, the committee be granted the power to divide the bill into two pieces of legislation:
(a) Bill C-27A, An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and An Act to enact the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act, containing Part 1, Part 2 and the schedule to section 2; and
(b) Bill C-27B, An Act to enact the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, containing Part 3.

May 21, 2024 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology that, during its consideration of Bill C-27, An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts, the committee be granted the power to divide the bill into two pieces of legislation:
(a) Bill C-27A, An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and An Act to enact the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act, containing Part 1, Part 2 and the schedule to section 2; and
(b) Bill C-27B, An Act to enact the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, containing Part 3.

May 21, 2024 — Mrs. Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) — That the 19th report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, be concurred in.

May 21, 2024 — Mrs. Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) — That the 20th report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, be concurred in.

May 21, 2024 — Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove) — That the 20th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Monday, February 12, 2024, be concurred in.

May 21, 2024 — Mr. Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove) — That the 21st report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Monday, February 12, 2024, be concurred in.

May 21, 2024 — Mr. Schmale (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock) — That the 13th report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, presented on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, be concurred in.

May 21, 2024 — Mr. Schmale (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock) — That the 14th report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, presented on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, be concurred in.

Questions

Q-27101-2 — May 21, 2024 — Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — With regard to the Security Infrastructure Program (SIP) and the Expanded Security Infrastructure Program (ESIP), broken down by program, fiscal year and province or territory, since 2015-16: (a) how many applications were (i) received, (ii) funded, (iii) denied funding; (b) which projects were denied funding broken down by the reason they were denied; and (c) for each of the 600 approved projects under SIP, and the 173 approved projects under ESIP, (i) under what stream was the project approved (regular SIP, ESIP or the Severe Hate-Motivated, Incident stream), (ii) what was the total cost approved for the project, (iii) what was the total amount of federal funding delivered, (iv) what protection measures were funded by the project, (v) which eligible recipient classes did the project qualify under, (vi) if the recipient was a place of worship, what was the listed spiritual or religious belief that the organization identified in the application, (vii) what were the demographic groups identified as primarily benefiting from the project?
Q-27112 — May 21, 2024 — Mr. Soroka (Yellowhead) — With regard to government procurement from entities currently banned from receiving investment in the United States by executive order due to posing security threats: (a) has any department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity, purchased any materials, goods, software or services from the following entities, (i) China Head Aerospace Technology Co., (ii) China Telecommunications Corporation, (iii) Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd., (iv) Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., (v) ZTE Co. Ltd., since 2016; (b) if the answer for any of the entities listed in (a) is yes, what are the details of all such purchases on contract, including, for each, the (i) name of the department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity that made the purchase, (ii) date, (iii) vendor, (iv) value or amount, (v) description of the goods or services, including the quantity of each, if applicable, (vi) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced, competitive bid), (vii) start and end dates, if applicable; and (c) what measures or policies are in place to ensure that purchases from these entities do not compromise Canada's national security and align with international commitments and sanctions?
Q-27122 — May 21, 2024 — Mr. Liepert (Calgary Signal Hill) — With regard to the statement from the Minister of Health on March 20, 2024, indicating that Health Canada is pursuing legislative and regulatory mechanisms to place restrictions on the flavors of nicotine replacement therapies: (a) what specific studies have been conducted by Health Canada related to the impact of such a restriction; and (b) what are the details of all studies in (a), including, for each, the (i) date the study was completed, (ii) names and titles of who conducted the study, (iii) methodology, (iv) findings, (v) website location where the study can be found online?
Q-27132 — May 21, 2024 — Mr. Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) — With regard to government support for Eastern Canada Ferry Services and the Wood Islands-Caribou route: (a) what is the total cost to date for the design and construction of the new ferry; (b) what are the details of all contracts over $1,000 entered into by the government related to the new ferry since November 4, 2015, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) amount, (iv) description of the goods or services provided; (c) what is the launch date for the new vessel; (d) how far behind schedule is the design and production of the new vessel; (e) since November 4, 2015, what has been the total cost for maintenance and repair of the MV Holiday Island and MV Confederation vessels; (f) of the vessels in (e), how many hours of downtime did each vessel have during the season; (g) how many crossings were lost due to vessel downtime; (h) what is the total loss of revenue due to vessel downtime; and (i) what is the total cost to secure interim ferries for the route, including the (i) purchase, (ii) lease, (iii) rental, (iv) maintenance, (v) repairs, (vi) retrofit?
Q-27142 — May 21, 2024 — Mr. Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) — With regard to federal Crown land which has been sold or donated for the purpose of building housing since January 1, 2016: (a) what are the details of all such transactions, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) size of the land involved, (iii) sale price, if applicable, (iv) entity the land was sold or transferred to, (v) location, (vi) number of houses or units expected to be built on the land, (vii) number of houses or units built on the land to date, if known; and (b) what was the total square area of land transferred in (a), broken down by year?
Q-27152 — May 21, 2024 — Mr. Moore (Fundy Royal) — With regard to Temporary Resident Permits (TRP), broken down by year for each of the last five years: (a) how many TRPs have been issued in total and broken down by those who applied (i) abroad prior to arriving in Canada, (ii) at a point of entry, (iii) while already in Canada; (b) for each part of (a), how many and what percentage of the applications required a police certificate or a criminal records check; (c) of the applications in (b), how many (i) did not include a police certificate or criminal records check, (ii) included documents which showed crimes that were severe enough to deny the TRP application; (d) how many individuals were given a TRP despite not submitting a police certificate or passing a criminal records check; and (e) what is the breakdown of (a) through (d) by country of origin?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Opposition Motions
May 21, 2024 — Mr. Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île) — That the House:
(a) reiterate that the French language is under threat in Canada and Quebec;
(b) acknowledge that the English language is not under threat in Canada and Quebec; and
(c) consequently ask the government to revise the 2023-2028 Official Languages Plan so that the amounts allocated to the promotion of English are redistributed to support the only one of the two official languages to be under threat, French, both in the French-Canadian and Acadian communities and in Quebec.
Notice also received from:
Mr. Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly) and Mr. Therrien (La Prairie) — May 21, 2024

May 21, 2024 — Mr. Champoux (Drummond) — That the House call on the government not to directly or indirectly fund the Supreme Court challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21 on state secularism and not to participate in any way in that challenge.
Notice also received from:
Mr. Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly) and Mr. Therrien (La Prairie) — May 21, 2024

May 21, 2024 — Mr. Simard (Jonquière) — That the House:
(a) condemn the federal government’s repeated intrusion into the exclusive jurisdictions of Quebec, the provinces and the territories;
(b) remind the Prime Minister that, despite his claims, it is not true that “people do not care which level of government is responsible for what”; and
(c) demand that the government systematically offer Quebec, the provinces and territories the right to opt out unconditionally with full compensation whenever the federal government interferes in their jurisdictions.
Notice also received from:
Mr. Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly) and Mr. Therrien (La Prairie) — May 21, 2024

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

Private Members' Business

C-368 — April 29, 2024 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe), seconded by Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon), — That Bill C-368, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.
Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:
Mr. Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa) — December 11, 2023
Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — December 16, 2023
Mr. Barlow (Foothills) — January 30, 2024
Mr. Leslie (Portage—Lisgar) — February 5, 2024
Mr. MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford) — April 5, 2024
Ms. Rood (Lambton—Kent—Middlesex) — April 11, 2024
Debate — one hour remaining, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1).
Voting — at the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1).

1 Requires Oral Answer
2 Response requested within 45 days