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Notice PaperNo. 170 Tuesday, March 21, 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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| March 20, 2023 — Mr. Muys (Flamborough—Glanbrook) — That the ninth report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, be concurred in. |
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| March 20, 2023 — Ms. Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul) — That the seventh report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, be concurred in. |
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| March 20, 2023 — Mr. Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland) — That the seventh report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, be concurred in. |
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| March 20, 2023 — Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest) — That the 25th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, be concurred in. |
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| March 20, 2023 — Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest) — That the 26th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, be concurred in. |
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| March 20, 2023 — Mr. Arnold (North Okanagan—Shuswap) — That the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Thursday, March 9, 2023, be concurred in. |
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| March 20, 2023 — Mr. Chambers (Simcoe North) — That the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Friday, March 10, 2023, be concurred in. |
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| March 20, 2023 — Mr. Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn) — That the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Friday, March 10, 2023, be concurred in. |
Questions |
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| Q-13282 — March 20, 2023 — Ms. Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) — With regard to the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Plan, broken down by province and territory since their respective agreements were announced: (a) how many new childcare spaces have been created, broken down by non-profit, public and for-profit child care spaces; (b) of the non-profit spaces created, how many are in family-based care; (c) how many early childhood educator (ECE) jobs have been created; (d) how much have average wages increased for ECEs and other child care workers and assistants; (e) how much of the federal investment has been delivered; (f) to date, what is the average fee reduction; and (g) which jurisdictions have submitted annual progress reports and have made these reports available to the public? |
| Q-13292 — March 20, 2023 — Mr. Lewis (Essex) — With regard to the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, broken down by year for each of the last five years: (a) what was the total amount spent on airport screening; and (b) what was the total amount collected by the government from air travellers security charges? |
| Q-13302 — March 20, 2023 — Mr. Lewis (Essex) — With regard to asylum claims received by the government since 2013, broken down by year: (a) how many asylum claims were received; (b) how many of the claimants arrived via (i) air, (ii) land, (iii) sea, (iv) other or unknown; and (c) of the claimants who arrived via land, how many entered Canada at an official port of entry versus an irregular border crossing? |
| Q-13312 — March 20, 2023 — Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe) — With regard to the Department of National Defense (DND): (a) what specific activities were conducted on the former DND site near Burnt Lands Road in Almonte, Ontario; (b) what chemicals were used on the site; (c) what tests were conducted on the site; and (d) what is DND's explanation for the high number of cases of (i) glioblastoma, (ii) other cancers, diagnosed in people who used to live in close proximity to the site? |
| Q-13322 — March 20, 2023 — Mr. Ellis (Cumberland—Colchester) — With regard to the Statistics Canada Biobank at the National Microbiology Laboratory: (a) how many Canadians' (i) blood, (ii) urine, (iii) DNA samples are currently stored there; (b) of the samples in (a), how many have been there for (i) less than a year, (ii) one to three years, (iii) over three years; (c) what are the guidelines and methods used by the Biobank related to how the samples are (i) used, (ii) stored, (iii) disposed of, (iv) anonymized; and (d) what are the timelines for sample disposal? |
| Q-13332 — March 20, 2023 — Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West) — With regard to non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) signed by government officials related to COVID vaccine contracts: (a) how many officials were required to sign such agreements; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by job title; and (c) how many of these NDAs are time-limited versus how many are indefinite? |
| Q-13342 — March 20, 2023 — Mr. Aitchison (Parry Sound—Muskoka) — With regard to the Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat, broken down by year for each of the last three years: (a) what was the number of employees or full time equivalents working at the secretariat, broken down by employee category; (b) what was the total amount spent on (i) salary and benefits, (ii) travel and hospitality; (c) how many meetings were booked; and (d) what are the details of all meetings including for each the (i) date, (ii) location, (iii) description, (iv) purpose? |
| Q-13352 — March 20, 2023 — Mr. Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) — With regard to bonuses paid out to Crown corporations in the 2020-21 and the 2021-22 fiscal years, broken down by year and by Crown corporation: (a) what was the total amount paid out in bonuses; and (b) how many and what percentage of officials (i) at or above the executive (EX) level (or equivalent), (ii) below the EX level (or equivalent), received bonuses? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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| Opposition Motions |
| March 20, 2023 — Mr. Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn) — That, given that, |
| (i) the Liberal government is increasing taxes on beer, wine and spirits by 6.3% on April 1, 2023, |
| (ii) this is the largest tax increase on alcohol in the last 40 years, |
| (iii) the heads of eight different unions representing brewery workers across the country, who are nervous about their jobs, have written the Minister of Finance calling for a freeze to the April 1, 2023 tax increase on beer, citing "a freeze on federal beer taxes is the single most important thing you can do for our workers and their families", |
| (iv) this tax increase will unfairly punish Canadians already struggling with increased costs due to 40-year inflation highs, and make it harder for Canadians to enjoy a drink after a long day's work, or while relaxing with friends or celebrating with their families, |
| the House call on the Liberal government to cancel its April 1, 2023 tax increase on beer, wine and spirits. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Chambers (Simcoe North), Mr. Poilievre (Carleton), Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle) and Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) — March 20, 2023 |
| Supplementary Estimates (C) |
| UNOPPOSED VOTES |
| March 9, 2023 — The President of the Treasury Board — That the Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, be concurred in. |
| Interim Supply |
| March 9, 2023 — The President of the Treasury Board — That the House do concur in interim supply as follows: |
| That a sum not exceeding $89,678,492,027 being composed of the following amounts, each item rounded up to the next dollar: |
| (1) three twelfths ($23,752,533,318) of the total of the amounts of the items set forth in the Proposed Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, except for those items below: |
| (2) twelve twelfths of the total of the amounts of Department of Finance Vote 5, and Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Vote 20, of the said estimates, $2; |
| (3) eleven twelfths of the total of the amounts of Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Votes 1 and 5, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Vote L30, Department of lndigenous Services Vote 1, Department of National Defence Vote 10, Leaders' Debates Commission Vote 1, Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 5, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Vote 10, and Treasury Board Secretariat Vote 5, of the said estimates, $26,789,930,964; |
| (4) ten twelfths of the amount of Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Vote 10, of the said estimates, $4,042,639,040; |
| (5) nine twelfths of the total of the amounts of Department of Indigenous Services Votes 5 and 10, Department of Justice Vote 1, and Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 1, of the said estimates, $14,949,847,633; |
| (6) seven twelfths of the total of the amounts of Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Vote 1, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Vote 1, Department for Women and Gender Equality Vote 5, Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 10, and Statistics Canada Vote 1, of the said estimates, $701,016,431; |
| (7) six twelfths of the total of the amounts of Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada Vote 1, Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization Vote 5, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Vote 1, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Vote 1, Department of Employment and Social Development Vote 5, Department of Health Vote 10, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Vote 5, and The Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc. Vote 1, of the said estimates, $7,193,709,994; |
| (8) five twelfths of the total of the amounts of Canada Council for the Arts Vote 1, Canadian High Arctic Research Station Vote 1, Department of Citizenship and Immigration Vote 10, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Vote 1, Department of Veterans Affairs Vote 5, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer Vote 1, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Vote 1, Treasury Board Secretariat Vote 1, and Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority Vote 1, of the said estimates, $4,961,276,773; |
| (9) four twelfths of the total of the amounts of Canadian Space Agency Vote 10, Canadian Transportation Agency Vote 1, Department of Citizenship and Immigration Vote 1, Department of Health Vote 1, Department of lndustry Votes 1 and 10, Department of Public Works and Government Services Vote 1, Library of Parliament Vote 1, National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Secretariat Vote 1, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Vote 5, Office of the Auditor General Vote 1, Parks Canada Agency Vote 1, Privy Council Office Vote 1, Public Service Commission Vote 1, Shared Services Canada Votes 1 and 5, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Vote 5, Treasury Board Secretariat Vote 20, and VIA Rail Canada Inc. Vote 1, of the said estimates, $7,287,537,872; |
| be granted to His Majesty on account of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. |
Government Business |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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Private Members' Business |
| C-241 — February 13, 2023 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Lewis (Essex), seconded by Ms. Rood (Lambton—Kent—Middlesex), — That Bill C-241, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction of travel expenses for tradespersons), be now read a third time and do pass. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) — February 8, 2022 |
| Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock) — February 16, 2022 |
| Mrs. Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville) and Mrs. Roberts (King—Vaughan) — March 23, 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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