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Notice PaperNo. 18 Wednesday, June 18, 2025 2:00 p.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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| June 17, 2025 — Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act and the Income Tax Act”. |
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| June 17, 2025 — Michelle Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill) — Bill entitled “An Act to enact the Protection of Minors in the Digital Age Act and to amend two Acts”. |
Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Questions |
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| Q-2062 — June 17, 2025 — Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni) — With regard to federal funding for ferries, broken down by fiscal year since 2015-16: what are the details of all federal grants, contributions and loans related to capital or operating costs for ferries, including the (i) name of the recipient, (ii) province or territory in which the recipient is located, (iii) date the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency that provided the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose of the funding? |
| Q-2072 — June 17, 2025 — Scott Reid (Lanark—Frontenac) — With regard to Parks Canada land currently under lease to the municipality of Smiths Falls, Ontario: (a) does an archaeological assessment already exist for the leased Parks Canada lands adjacent to the Rideau Canal within the Smiths Falls municipal boundary, and, if so, can the assessment be shared with the municipality, in its capacity as a leaseholder; (b) what triggers the requirement for an archaeological assessment, including for low-impact projects, including, but not limited to, pathway installation and landscaping; (c) who determines the scope of an archaeological assessment; (d) is the municipality, in general or in its capacity as a leaseholder, responsible for conducting and funding this work; (e) what are the review timelines and implications if archaeological resources are identified; (f) what federal policies govern the use, enhancement or activation of Parks Canada lands under lease to municipalities; (g) what types of improvements are permitted on Parks Canada lands under lease to municipalities, including, but not limited to, permanent structures, landscape enhancements and events; and (h) who within Parks Canada holds the final decision-making authority for development proposals on leased lands? |
| Q-2082 — June 17, 2025 — Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni) — With regard to the Canadian Armed Forces: (a) since 1914, how many Regular Force members and Reserve Force members have lost their lives in non-combat roles during peacetime in Canada; and (b) since 2013, how many Regular Force members and Reserve Force members have died by suicide? |
| Q-2092 — June 17, 2025 — Jacob Mantle (York—Durham) — With regard to Canada's imposition of countermeasures (e.g., surtaxes, tariffs, etc.) on certain U.S. origin goods pursuant to the United States Surtax Order (Motor Vehicles 2025), the United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum 2025) and the United States Surtax Order (2025-1), each as amended: (a) what is the total amount of revenue collected since March 1, 2025, reported by calendar week, according to custom's release date of the imported U.S. origin goods subject to countermeasures; (b) of the revenue reported in (a), what amounts are attributable to each Harmonized System eight-digit tariff item; (c) for each Harmonized System tariff item identified in (b), what is the percentage of the total revenue collected; (d) of the revenue reported in (b), what is the breakdown by Canadian province or territory according to the respective importer's address; (e) of the revenue reported in (b), what is the breakdown by Canada Border Services Agency region (i.e., Atlantic, Northern Ontario, Southern Ontario including the Greater Toronto Area, Pacific, Quebec and Prairie); (f) what is the number and value of claims for remission made pursuant to the United States Surtax Remission Order (Motor Vehicles) and United States Remission Order (2025), and what is the total value remitted; (g) of the claims for remission identified in (f), what is the number and value of remission (i) granted, (ii) denied, both reported according to Harmonized System tariff item of the imported goods; (h) what is the number and value of claims for remission made pursuant to the remission process established to consider requests for exceptional relief from Canadian countermeasures on U.S. origin goods; (i) of the claims for remission identified in (h), what is the number and value of remission (i) granted, (ii) denied, both reported according to Harmonized System tariff item of the imported goods; (j) what is the total number of full-time equivalent positions at the Canada Border Services Agency and Department of Finance Canada dedicated to the administration, audit, compliance and remission of countermeasures; (k) what estimates does the government have regarding the aggregate economic impact of these countermeasures, including distributional effects on Canadian producers, consumers, importers, workers and regional economies, and whether any modelling or analysis exists showing net revenue versus cost impacts by industry and region; (l) for the revenue collected since March 1, 2025, how have revenues been allocated or spent by the government, including whether any revenue collected from countermeasures has been granted, in any manner, to Canadian businesses and, if so, what is the business name, the amount granted and when was the grant made; (m) what are the revised deficit or surplus amounts for the 2025 budget year based on the government's classification of revenue from countermeasures; (n) which outside firms were hired by the government to provide position papers or any written advice on countermeasures; (o) what position did each firm listed in (n) provide to the government; and (p) what are the details of all contracts related to (n), including the (i) name of the firm, (ii) initial contract amount, (iii) final contract amount, (iv) goods or services delivered, (v) start and end dates of the contract, (vi) date the position paper was delivered to the government? |
| Q-2102 — June 17, 2025 — Steven Bonk (Souris—Moose Mountain) — With regard to government measures to open agricultural markets in Southeast Asia to Canadian products: what is the quantity and dollar value of Canadian agricultural products that the government projects will be exported from Canada for each of the next five years, broken down by product and country? |
| Q-2112 — June 17, 2025 — Grant Jackson (Brandon—Souris) — With regard to Elections Canada and international electors: (a) how does Elections Canada verify the validity of the electors' last listed address before leaving Canada when they file a vote by mail application; (b) with regard to vote by mail applications received from international electors, broken down by year since 2011, what is the total number of (i) applications received, (ii) applications fully processed, (iii) applications fully processed and finalized, (iv) rejected applications, (v) rejected applications due to issues verifying the last listed address; (c) what is the total number of electors in the International Register of Electors; and (d) what is the breakdown of (c) by electoral riding? |
| Q-2122 — June 17, 2025 — Grant Jackson (Brandon—Souris) — With regard to employees of government departments, agencies, Crown corporations and other government entities: (a) how many employees currently work with a job classification or in an occupational group where the salary range minimum is higher than $150,000 per year (such as EX-04, DM-02, etc.); and (b) what is the breakdown of employees in (a) by job classification or occupational group? |
| Q-2132 — June 17, 2025 — Billy Morin (Edmonton Northwest) — With regard to the government's proposed capital gains tax increase which was cancelled in March 2025: (a) prior to the cancellation, how much was spent by the Canada Revenue Agency on implementing the increase, in total and broken down by type of expenditure; (b) prior to the cancellation, how many tax filers paid extra tax as a result of the proposed increase and what was the amount of extra tax paid; (c) of the extra tax paid in (b), how much has been refunded to date and to how many tax filers; (d) why did the Canada Revenue Agency continue to collect this tax after it became clear in 2024 that it would not receive parliamentary approval; (e) is it the position of the Canada Revenue Agency that it can take action, with the full knowledge that Parliament does not approve and, if so, who at the Agency is responsible for this position; and (f) if the position in (e) is not the Agency's position, why did it act that way in this instance? |
| Q-2142 — June 17, 2025 — Billy Morin (Edmonton Northwest) — With regard to Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey statement that "[e]xcluded from the survey's coverage are persons living on reserves and other Indigenous settlements in the provinces": (a) why does the Labour Force Survey exclude such persons; (b) does Statistics Canada track or study the employment statistics on reserves and settlements by another method and, if so, what is the alternative method; and (c) what is Statistics Canada's projection or estimate of what the most recent national labour force data is, including the employment and unemployment rates, without this exclusion? |
| Q-2152 — June 17, 2025 — Jamil Jivani (Bowmanville—Oshawa North) — With regard to grants and contributions provided by Heritage Canada during the 2024-25 fiscal year: (a) what was the total (i) number, (ii) value, of grants and contributions; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by federal riding and by census metropolitan area; (c) what was the total (i) number, (ii) value, of grants and contributions provided to entities outside of Canada; and (d) what is the breakdown of (c) by country? |
| Q-2162 — June 17, 2025 — Dalwinder Gill (Calgary McKnight) — With regard to measures taken by the government and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to implement the Online Streaming Act (formerly Bill C-11): (a) what are the total expenditures to date related to the implementation of any measures contained in the Act, in total and broken down by related measures and by type of expenditure; (b) how many employees or full-time equivalents have been assigned to work on items related to measures contained in the Act; (c) how many new employees had to be hired in order to implement or maintain measures contained in the Act; (d) what are the government's projections as to how much it will cost each year to maintain the systems or items mandated by the Act; (e) how much has been collected in revenue from streaming services to date as a result of the Act; and (f) of the money collected, how much has been distributed to date, broken down by type of recipient? |
| Q-2172 — June 17, 2025 — Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle) — With regard to the Canadian Thalidomide Survivors Support Program: (a) how much has the government paid Epiq Class Action Services Canada Inc. related to the program to date; (b) how much is Epiq scheduled to be paid in each of the next five years; (c) how much has been paid out and to how many survivors through the program, broken down by year; (d) how many survivors receive ongoing payments, and what is the annual value of those payments; (e) for applications received between June 3, 1999 and June 3, 2024, how many applications (i) were received, (ii) were accepted, (iii) were denied, (iv) are still awaiting a decision; (f) of applications denied, what is the breakdown by reason for denial; (g) what audits or oversight has the government done on Epiq's administration of the program to ensure that value for money is being received; and (h) what was the average time between when an application was received and when a decision was made? |
| Q-2182 — June 17, 2025 — Cathay Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville) — With regard to the recommendations in Health Canada’s publication through the National Advisory Committee on Immunization titled, “Vaccination and pregnancy: COVID-19”: (a) how do these recommendations differ from the May 27, 2025, announcement by the United States of America’s Health and Human Services, stating the COVID-19 vaccine would no longer be included in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended immunization schedule for healthy pregnant women and healthy children (herein referred to as “cohort”) citing “mixed data” on booster safety and efficacy for pregnant women while seeking stricter clinical trials for vaccine approvals in healthy individuals under 65; (b) did communications occur, related to the Health and Human Services announcement, between Health Canada, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization or the Public Health Agency of Canada and (i) Health and Human Services, (ii) the USA’s Food and Drug Administration, (iii) the USA’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (iv) the United Kingdom’s Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, (v) the European Medical Agency; (c) if the answer to (b) is affirmative, what (i) were the dates of the communications, (ii) were the modes of communications, (iii) were the names and titles of people included in the communications, (iv) was the outcome; (d) did the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency or the European Medical Agency agree with Health Canada’s recommendations for the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine to this cohort; (e) does Health Canada, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization or the Public Health Agency of Canada have mixed data regarding booster safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine in this cohort, and, if so, how does this impact the risk-benefit analysis; (f) is Health Canada , the Public Health Agency of Canada or the National Advisory Committee on Immunization including the same or different data than the USA’s Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the decision to continue recommending the COVID-19 vaccines for this cohort; (g) what clinical trials or data is Health Canada, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization and the Public Health Agency of Canada including in their decision that gives them confidence to continue recommending these vaccines that differs from the USA’s Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (h) is Health Canada planning to request stricter clinical trials for vaccine approvals in healthy individuals under 65 in the future, and, if not, why not; (i) if the answer to (h) is affirmative, what additional vaccine clinical trial requirements will be needed for approval; (j) are there plans to change the recommendations with respect to the COVID-19 vaccine in this cohort; and (k) if the answer to (j) is affirmative, when will these recommendations be announced, and what will they include? |
| Q-2192 — June 17, 2025 — Connie Cody (Cambridge) — With regard to the government's Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program: (a) is a site related to the program operational on Shoemaker Street in Kitchener, Ontario, and, if so, on what date did it become operational and what is being done at the site; (b) which department or agency authorized the site's operation; (c) what organizations are in contract to oversee the site; (d) did the government enter into a contract with Colt Canada to receive goods and services regarding the program, and, if so, what is the summary of the terms of this contract; (e) what is the total volume and type of the firearms and magazines received at that site as of June 17, 2025; (f) is the destruction of firearms occurring on site; (g) what is the total dollar value of the items (i) surrendered, (ii) destroyed, at the Shoemaker Street site; (h) how many dealers have disposed of weapons; (i) has the government paused intake at this site since it became operational, and, if so, what are the details of each instance, including the dates it was paused and the reason for the pause; (j) what compensation rates are being offered for each type of surrendered firearms, firearm parts and accessories, including any per-unit incentives beyond previously published rates; (k) how many participating dealers received compensation to date; (l) for dealers who have not yet been paid, when is compensation expected; (m) does Colt Canada have a relationship with the program through contracted goods or services, technical support, compensation, memorandums of understanding, bids on requests for proposals or equivalents; (n) has the government conducted any audits, oversight or verification of items being surrendered, to prevent fraud or abuse of the program (e.g. large-volume shipments of magazines), and, if so, what are the details; (o) what communications strategy has the government undertaken to inform the public of the buyback site in Kitchener, including its operational status; and (p) is Colt Canada currently under contract to assist with the federal firearms buyback program in any capacity, and, if so, what are the details of each contract, including (i) the date, (ii) the vendor, (iii) the amount, (iv) the description of the goods or services provided, (v) whether the contract was awarded through a sole-sourced or competitive bidding process? |
| Q-2202 — June 17, 2025 — Leslyn Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — With regard to the government’s road infrastructure plans and policies: (a) what is the government’s current policy with regard to funding new road infrastructure; (b) what are the details of all analyses that have been conducted since 2016 by the Department of the Environment and the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities with regard to Canada’s road networks and future road network needs, including, for each, the (i) date of the analysis, (ii) sources of data used, (iii) methodology used, (iv) details of any third party reports or public consultations that took place to inform the analysis, (v) summary of the analysis, (vi) policy recommendations made in the analysis; (c) has the government done any analysis on the economic value of current and future road infrastructure, and, if so, what are the results of those analyses; (d) what policy decisions were made based on these analyses, including any decisions to reduce or change government investments in road infrastructure; (e) since 2016, how much has the government invested in road infrastructure across Canada, broken down by (i) year, (ii) province, (iii) type of investment, (iv) program through which the funding flowed; (f) how much is the government forecasting to spend on road infrastructure going forward, broken down by (i) year, (ii) province, (iii) type of investment, (iv) program through which the funding would flow; (g) does the government have any analysis indicating that any road infrastructure or highways under its jurisdiction are not in good condition or are not meeting safety standards; and (h) if the answer to (g) is affirmative, what is the government doing to ensure the safety and quality of federal road infrastructure? |
| Q-2212 — June 17, 2025 — Leslyn Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — With regard to the government’s investments in the Aspire Food Group’s cricket facility in London: (a) how much in federal funding has the government announced for the Aspire facility to date; (b) how much funding has been disbursed to Aspire to date; (c) what is the government’s analysis of the return on investment for the millions invested in the facility, both short-term and long-term; (d) what are the key government priorities and long-term objectives that are achieved with this investment; (e) what economic or business case analyses did the government undertake before investing in the facility, and what are the results of those analyses; (f) what are the government’s analyses of the current market demand for insect protein, including specifically for human consumption; (g) is the government aware that Aspire has cut two-thirds of its workforce and is retooling its facility, and, if so, when did it become aware; (h) what measures, if any, has the government put in place to ensure their investment in the Aspire facility pays off for taxpayers regardless of the company’s wellbeing, for example, did the government include access to the value of the property or other assets in the event of insolvency as part of the conditions of the investment; and (i) what plans does the government have to invest in other insect processing facilities? |
| Q-2222 — June 17, 2025 — Leslyn Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — With regard to Canada’s obligations under the World Health Organization’s International Health Regulations: (a) since 2016, what work has the government undertaken to create National International Health Regulations Focal Points in order to implement the International Health Regulations within Canada; (b) what are the details of all National Focal Points within Canada, including, for each, the (i) location, (ii) mandate, (iii) number of employees or full-time equivalents, (iv) operational budget, (v) date of establishment; (c) for National Focal Points within Canada, what is the breakdown of employees by nationality; (d) what plans does the government have to establish additional National Focal Points and what are the details, including (i) their location, (ii) their mandate, (iii) the resources (personnel, funding, assets) allocated to them; (e) what is the frequency of communications between the National Focal Points and the (i) World Health Organization, (ii) Pan American Health Organization; (f) what act, including clause and section, enabled the (i) designation of National Focal Points, (ii) relationship between the National Focal Points and the Pan American Health Organization, (iii) relationship between the National Focal Points and the World Health Organization; (g) does Canada have a regional office or National Focal Point located at the Pan American Health Organization headquarters in Washington, D.C., and, if so, what is the work of that office or focal point; (h) as per article 4 of the International Health Regulations, what measures is Canada taking, or what measures will Canada take, to implement the International Health Regulations' National Focal Points regulations, including any adjustments to domestic legislative and administrative arrangements; (i) what is the role of the Pan American Health Organization in Canada and what are the programs and initiatives that Canada and the Pan American Health Organization are working on; (j) what are the roles of other government agencies and departments in working with the World Health Organization or the Pan American Health Organization; and (k) what is the reporting hierarchy in relation to the World Health Organization, National Focal Points, the Pan American Health Organization, the Minister of Health, the Privy Council Office, the Office of the Prime Minister and the Chief Medical Officers of Health in the provinces and territories? |
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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Business of Supply |
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Private Members' Notices of Motions |
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