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Notice Paper

No. 82

Monday, June 6, 2022

11:00 a.m.

Introduction of Government Bills
June 3, 2022 — The Minister of Environment and Climate Change — Bill entitled “An Act respecting places, persons and events of national historic significance or national interest, archaeological resources and cultural and natural heritage”.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage that, during its consideration of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed five sitting days.
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage that, during its consideration of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed 10 sitting days.
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Official Languages that, during its consideration of Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed five sitting days.
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Official Languages that, during its consideration of Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed 10 sitting days.
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs that, during its consideration of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (electoral representation), the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed five sitting days.
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs that, during its consideration of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (electoral representation), the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed 10 sitting days.
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage that, during its consideration of Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada, the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed five sitting days.
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage that, during its consideration of Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada, the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed 10 sitting days.
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage that, during its consideration of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed five sitting days.
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage that, during its consideration of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed 10 sitting days.
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Official Languages that, during its consideration of Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed five sitting days.
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Official Languages that, during its consideration of Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed 10 sitting days.
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs that, during its consideration of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (electoral representation), the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed five sitting days.
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs that, during its consideration of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (electoral representation), the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed 10 sitting days.
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage that, during its consideration of Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada, the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed five sitting days.
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage that, during its consideration of Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada, the committee be granted the power to travel throughout Canada to hear testimony from interested parties and that the necessary staff do accompany the committee, provided that the travel does not exceed 10 sitting days.

Questions
Q-5982 — June 3, 2022 — Mr. Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona) — With regard to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and the Canada Recovery Benefit: (a) how much does the government estimate is owed in repayments; (b) how many individuals owe repayments; (c) how many individuals in (b) reported an income below the low income cut-off on their 2019 tax return; (d) what is the lowest amount owed; (e) what is the highest amount owed; (f) what is the average amount owed; (g) of the individuals owing money, how many does the government estimate were victims of fraud; (h) of the total estimated amount owed, how much does the government expect to (i) successfully recover, (ii) recover from those whose income is below the low income cut-off; and (i) how much does the government intend to spend on staff time and resources to recover these debts, broken down by (i) department, (ii) agency, (iii) other government entity?
Q-5992 — June 3, 2022 — Mr. Patzer (Cypress Hills—Grasslands) — With regard to the government's claim that its decision to keep various pandemic-related restrictions in place, such as mask mandates and mandatory vaccination requirements, is based on science: (a) is it based on medical science or political science; (b) for each restriction still in place as of June 3, 2022, is there any specific scientific evidence to support the restriction, and, if so, what is the evidence; (c) is the scientific evidence in Canada different than the evidence used by governments in the European Union, the United States, and other parts of the world that have eliminated such restrictions; and (d) if the scientific evidence in (c) is different, how is it different?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply
Opposition Motions
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola) — That, given that,
(i) high inflation rates are driving the cost of living up for all Canadians,
(ii) the price of gasoline and diesel is hitting record-highs across Canada, making it more expensive for Canadians to get to work, transport goods, and to live their everyday lives,
(iii) the price of food is up more than 9.7% since last year, making it more difficult for Canadians to put food on the table,
(iv) contrary to the government's previous statements, heightened inflation is not transitory and is projected to persist,
(v) the decision to continue to impose ideologically-driven COVID-19 restrictions places a barrier on growth and recovery of the Canadian economy, the transportation of goods, and by consequence, the cost of those goods,
(vi) Canada has experienced the steepest decline in housing affordability in a generation,
the House call on the government to provide immediate relief to Canadians by:
(a) temporarily suspending the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collected on gasoline and diesel;
(b) suspending the carbon tax;
(c) eliminating tariffs on fertilizer;
(d) enabling the free flow of goods across the Canadian border, supporting the recovery of the tourism sector and protecting the jobs of federally-regulated employees by immediately removing all federal COVID-19 restrictions; and
(e) curbing speculation in the housing market by immediately launching a national public inquiry into money laundering.
Notice also received from:
Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar), Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) and Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — June 3, 2022
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Moore (Fundy Royal) — That, in the opinion of the House:
(a) the Supreme Court of Canada ruling in R. v. Bissonnette has serious consequences for the victims of mass murderers, who will now be forced to attend parole hearings and relive their trauma to ensure that mass murderers remain behind bars; and
(b) therefore, the government should table in the House, no later than on Monday, December 5, 2022, legislation that ensures that mass murderers remain ineligible for early parole.
Notice also received from:
Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar), Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) and Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — June 3, 2022
June 3, 2022 — Mr. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman) — That, with a view to discharging the House's constitutional duties of holding the government to account over the forthcoming summer adjournment and autumn sitting:
(a) in relation to recently disclosed Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) records concerning its 2018 consideration of charging the Prime Minister with the offence of fraud upon the government, contrary to paragraph 121(1)(c) of the Criminal Code,
(i) the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics be instructed to undertake a study concerning these matters, provided that the committee shall
(A) seek evidence from the RCMP, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP, and the current and former Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioners,
(B) report back to the House within 100 sitting days,
(ii) an order of the House do issue for an unredacted copy of all documents responsive to Access to Information Act request A-2021-02029 made to the RCMP, subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) of this motion,
(iii) the House waive its privileges with respect to the April 26, 2022, admission by the Prime Minister, recorded at page 4381 of the Debates, that he did not have the written consent of the head of his branch of government to accept the vacation in question, for the purposes of any proceedings under the Criminal Code, provided that the Speaker shall communicate this decision to the Commissioner of the RCMP, the Director of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, the Commissioner of the OPP, and the Assistant Deputy Attorney General of Ontario (Criminal Law Division);
(b) in relation to the August 2021 fall of Afghanistan, an order of the House do issue for completed and draft after-action and review reports respecting the evacuation of Kabul prepared by, or on behalf of, the Privy Council Office, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, and the Canadian Armed Forces, subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) of this motion;
(c) in relation to the February 2022 declaration of a public order emergency, an order of the House do issue for all security assessments and legal opinions, together with any other advice tendered to the government on whether to invoke the Emergencies Act, which the government relied upon in determining that
(i) the threshold of "threats to security of Canada", as defined by section 2 of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, required by section 16 of the Emergencies Act, had been met,
(ii) the thresholds required by paragraphs 3(a) or (b) of the Emergencies Act, concerning a "national emergency", had been met,
(iii) the situation could not "be effectively dealt with under any other law of Canada", as required by section 3 of the Emergencies Act,
(iv) the Emergency Measures Regulations were compliant with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, including the analysis relied upon by the Minister of Justice in discharging his responsibilities under section 4.1 of the Department of Justice Act,
(v) the Emergency Economic Measures Order was compliant with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, including the analysis relied upon by the Minister of Justice in discharging his responsibilities under section 4.1 of the Department of Justice Act, subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) of this motion;
(d) in relation to the unredacted documents, respecting the transfer of Ebola and Henipah viruses to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in March 2019, and the subsequent revocation of security clearances for, and termination of the employment of, Dr. Xiangguo Qiu and Dr. Keding Cheng, an order of the House do issue for their production, subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) of this motion;
(e) in relation to the documents ordered by subparagraph (a)(ii) and paragraphs (b) to (d) to be produced,
(i) these documents shall be deposited with the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, in both official languages, no later than Friday, July 15, 2022,
(ii) a copy of the documents referred to in paragraphs (c) and (d) shall also be deposited with the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, in both official languages, no later than Friday, July 15, 2022, with any proposed redaction of information which, in the government's opinion, could reasonably be expected to compromise national security or to reveal details of an ongoing criminal investigation, other than the existence of an investigation,
(iii) the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel shall promptly thereafter notify the Speaker, who shall forthwith inform the House, whether he is satisfied each set of requested documents was produced as ordered, provided that the Speaker shall, if the House stands adjourned, lay the opinions of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel upon the table pursuant to Standing Order 32(1),
(iv) the Speaker shall cause the documents referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) and paragraph (b) and the documents referred to in paragraphs (c) and (d), as redacted pursuant to subparagraph (e)(ii), to be laid upon the table at the next earliest opportunity, and, after being tabled,
(A) the documents referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) shall stand referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics,
(B) the documents referred to in paragraph (b) shall stand referred to the standing committees on Foreign Affairs and International Development and on National Defence, and, if it has not yet presented its final report, to the Special Committee on Afghanistan,
(C) the documents referred to in paragraph (c) shall stand referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security and to the Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency,
(D) the documents referred to in paragraph (d) shall stand referred to the Special Committee on the Canada-People's Republic of China Relationship,
(v) the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel shall discuss with each committee referred to in subparagraphs (iv)(C) and (D), at in camera meetings, to be held within one month of the documents being tabled pursuant to subparagraph (e)(iv), whether he agrees with the redactions proposed by the government pursuant to subparagraph (e)(ii), provided that these meetings or any subsequent meetings where the discussions are continued
(A) shall not be subject to the provisions of paragraph (r) of the order adopted on Thursday, November 25, 2021,
(B) may, if the relevant committee decides, be held outside of the House's precincts, but within the National Capital Region, at a location acknowledged by the government to be appropriate for the discussion and presentation of highly classified information,
(vi) each committee referred to in subparagraphs (iv)(C) and (D) may, after hearing from the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, pursuant to subparagraph (e)(v), accept the proposed redactions, or reject some or all the proposed redactions and request the production of those unredacted documents in the manner to be determined by the committee; and
that a message be sent to the Senate to acquaint Their Honours accordingly with respect to paragraphs (c) and (e) of this motion.
Notice also received from:
Mr. Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound), Mr. Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills), Mr. Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland), Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar) and Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil) — June 3, 2022
Main Estimates
OPPOSED VOTES
No. 1 — June 2, 2022 — The President of the Treasury Board — That Vote 1, in the amount of $274,137,786, under Department of Justice — Operating expenditures, in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, be concurred in.
June 2, 2022 — Mr. Moore (Fundy Royal) — Notice of opposition to Vote 1, in the amount of $50,000, under Department of Justice — Operating expenditures, in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.
UNOPPOSED VOTES
May 30, 2022 — The President of the Treasury Board — That the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, except any vote disposed of earlier today and less the amounts voted in the interim supply, be concurred in.
Supplementary Estimates (A)
UNOPPOSED VOTES
May 30, 2022 — The President of the Treasury Board — That the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, be concurred in.

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

Private Members' Business
C-246 — March 24, 2022 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Champoux (Drummond), seconded by Mr. Therrien (La Prairie), — That Bill C-246, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (representation in the House of Commons), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
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).
2 Response requested within 45 days
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