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Notice PaperNo. 32 Thursday, October 2, 2025 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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| October 1, 2025 — Costas Menegakis (Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill) — That the first report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, be concurred in. |
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| October 1, 2025 — Colin Reynolds (Elmwood—Transcona) — That the first report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented on Monday, September 22, 2025, be concurred in. |
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| Q-3832 — October 1, 2025 — Eric Lefebvre (Richmond—Arthabaska) — With regard to the government’s announcement on October 7, 2024, that it would provide $12.29 million to advance firefighter health and safety: (a) how much of the $12.29 million has been spent to date; and (b) what is the detailed breakdown of how the funding was spent, including the (i) amount, (ii) date, (iii) entity or vendor it was provided to, if applicable, (iv) program or initiative for which it was used, (v) specific goods or services purchased, (vi) location? |
| Q-3842 — October 1, 2025 — Eric Lefebvre (Richmond—Arthabaska) — With regard to the federal public service, broken down by year since 2018, and excluding politically exempt positions: (a) how many positions in the federal public service became vacant due to (i) retirement, (ii) resignation, (iii) promotion or transfer within the public service, (iv) extended leave with a set or expected return date, such as maternity leave, (v) extended leave without a return date, such as medical leave, (vi) secondment, (vii) layoffs or termination without cause, (viii) termination with cause, (ix) death, (x) any other reason, broken down by reason; and (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by department, agency, or other government entity where the person was working prior to the position becoming vacant? |
| Q-3852 — October 1, 2025 — Eric Lefebvre (Richmond—Arthabaska) — With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency’s Offshore Tax Informant Program, broken down by year since 2018: (a) how many tips were received from informants; (b) of the tips in (a), how many (i) were investigated, (ii) led to the recovery of unpaid tax revenue, (iii) led to criminal prosecution; (c) how many (i) individuals, (ii) corporations, were required to pay unpaid tax revenue as a result of the tips received from informants; (d) how many (i) individuals, (ii) corporations, faced criminal prosecution as a result of the tips received from informants; (e) what was the amount of unpaid tax revenue recovered from (i) individuals, (ii) corporations, as a result of the tips; and (f) what were the amounts of the rewards paid to informants? |
| Q-3862 — October 1, 2025 — Eric Lefebvre (Richmond—Arthabaska) — With regard to funding provided by the government through Canada’s National Housing Strategy, broken down by year, and by province or territory: (a) how much funding was provided, in total and broken down by funding program; and (b) what is the most detailed possible breakdown of the funding in (a) by population size of the rural or metropolitan area (under 5,000, over 1,000,000, etc.)? |
| Q-3872 — October 1, 2025 — Greg McLean (Calgary Centre) — With regard to the government's financial support for the Lion Electric Company, since January 1, 2020: (a) how much total funding has the government provided to Lion Electric, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) type of funding, (iii) program or initiative; (b) which federal departments, agencies, or Crown corporations were responsible for administering this funding; (c) what were the stated objectives or expected outcomes of each investment or funding initiative; (d) what portion of the funding has been (i) repaid, (ii) recovered, (iii) written off; (e) for the funding in (d), what (i) was the amount, (ii) was the date, (iii) are the reasons for the decision; (f) what evaluations or audits of its investments in Lion Electric has the government conducted; (g) for the evaluations or audits in (f), what is the summary or reference to this evaluation or audit report; (h) what financial guarantees were provided by the government to financial institutions; (i) how much has the government paid to any bank, financial institution, investment fund, or affiliated entity, including, but not limited to, lending institutions, brokerage arms, and pension investment bodies, to repay or recover funds that were loaned or invested and were guaranteed under programs administered or overseen by the government; and (j) for each payment in (i), what was the (i) amount paid, (ii) date of the payment, (iii) name of the organization to which the funds were originally loaned or invested, (iv) name of the financial institution or entity that received the payment, (v) federal program under which the guarantee was provided, (vi) department, agency, or Crown corporation responsible for administering the guarantee? |
| Q-3882 — October 1, 2025 — Greg McLean (Calgary Centre) — With regard to the Court Challenges Program, administered by the University of Ottawa and funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, since February 7, 2017: (a) what organizations have received funding under the program; (b) for each organization in (a), what was the (i) amount of funding received, (ii) date the funding was approved, (iii) stated purpose or nature of the case or initiative funded; (c) what criteria and processes are used to determine which cases or organizations receive funding under the program; and (d) what oversight mechanisms exist to ensure transparency and accountability in the administration of program funds? |
| Q-3892 — October 1, 2025 — Costas Menegakis (Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill) — With regard to the Prime Minister's trip to the United Kingdom in late September 2025: (a) which business leaders and other potential infrastructure investors did the Prime Minister meet with on the trip, including, for each individual, the name, title, and company represented; and (b) what was the Prime Minister's meeting schedule on the trip, including the (i) date, (ii) names and titles of the attendees, (iii) agenda items, for each meeting? |
| Q-3902 — October 1, 2025 — Sandra Cobena (Newmarket—Aurora) — With regard to leftover food at facilities owned, run or operated by government departments, agencies, Crown corporations or other government entities: (a) what are the details of all venues or operations that produce or serve food, including the (i) location, (ii) name, (iii) type of establishment (restaurant, canteen, etc.); (b) what is the total volume of leftover food each year, in total and broken down by each venue or operation; (c) how much and what percentage of leftover food is repurposed or donated, in total and broken down by each venue or operation; (d) what is the estimated volume of food waste generated by federal facilities each year, in total and broken down by venue or operation; and (e) what is (i) the whole of the government's, (ii) each venue's, policy related to food usage, repurposing, donations, and waste? |
| Q-3912 — October 1, 2025 — Laila Goodridge (Fort McMurray—Cold Lake) — With regard to temporary resident visas, since 2022 and broken down by year: (a) how many individuals in Canada on temporary resident visas fled Canada after allegedly committing a crime; (b) of those who fled, how many fled (i) while a charge was pending, (ii) after being charged, but prior to a verdict, (iii) after being convicted, but before completing their sentence; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) and (b) by type of visa and by type of criminal offense; (c) how many visas has the government revoked after the visa holder fled the country; and (d) how many visas has the government revoked following a criminal charge or conviction, broken down by type of visa and type of criminal (i) charge, (ii) conviction? |
| Q-3922 — October 1, 2025 — Rachael Thomas (Lethbridge) — With regard to the funding announcement made by the Secretary of State (Sport) at the Toronto Blue Jays game on June 28, 2025: (a) what was the cost of producing the oversized cheque that was presented; (b) did the (i) Secretary or State (Sport), (ii) Minister of International Trade, (iii) Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, (iv) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, (v) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, (vi) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, receive their tickets to the game as a gift or did they pay for them; (c) if the tickets were paid for, when did the ministers and parliamentary secretaries pay for them and how much was paid; (d) if the tickets were received as a gift, what was the value of the gift; and (e) did each minister and parliamentary secretary consult the Ethics Commissioner prior to receiving the gift and, if so, when did the consultation occur? |
| Q-3932 — October 1, 2025 — Kurt Holman (London—Fanshawe) — With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency's use of artificial intelligence: (a) which sections (auditors, call centres, etc.) of the Agency currently use artificial intelligence; (b) how does each section of the agency currently use artificial intelligence, and for what tasks; (c) what are the details, including the timeline, of the Agency's plan to expand their use of artificial intelligence over each of the next five years; (d) has the Agency conducted an analysis on how artificial intelligence could be used to improve call centre wait times, and, if so, what were the results of the analysis; and (e) has the Agency conducted a full benefit versus drawback analysis on the new or expanded use of artificial intelligence in the future, and, if so, what were the detailed findings of the analysis, including the potential cost savings associated with each new or expanded use? |
| Q-3942 — October 1, 2025 — Tamara Jansen (Cloverdale—Langley City) — With regard to federal health funding and medical assistance in dying: (a) how much federal funding has been allocated annually since 2016 to expand palliative care services, in total, and broken down by province or territory; (b) how much federal funding has been allocated annually since 2016 to administer or support medical assistance in dying; (c) what measures has the government taken to track the number of medical assistance in dying requests where the applicant cited lack of access to mental health care, palliative care, or disability supports as a motivating factor; (d) how has the government evaluated whether insufficient access to care is driving vulnerable Canadians toward medical assistance in dying rather than recovery-oriented supports; (e) what tangible steps, with dollar figures, has the government taken to ensure that access to adequate mental health treatment, including timely psychiatric care, counselling, and community supports, is guaranteed for Canadians before medical assistance in dying is considered as an option; and (f) what measures has the government taken to track the number of medical assistance in dying requests where the applicant cited lack of access to mental health care, palliative care, or disability supports as a motivating factor? |
| Q-3952 — October 1, 2025 — Tamara Jansen (Cloverdale—Langley City) — With regard to the government's decision to make persons with sole mental illness eligible for medical assistance in dying : (a) what evidence has the government reviewed to demonstrate that irremediability in mental illness can be reliably predicted; (b) what studies, data, or expert consultations has the government undertaken or reviewed regarding the long-term outcomes of patients with mental illness who may have wished to seek medical assistance in dying in the past, but later recovered or found effective treatment, and how was this evidence weighed in the decision to expand eligibility; (c) what consultations were undertaken with psychiatric associations, disability advocates, and Indigenous leaders prior to confirming the expansion; (d) how did the government respond to warnings from psychiatric and medical experts that suicidality is a symptom of mental illness and cannot be distinguished from eligibility for medical assistance in dying; (e) what safeguards does the government plan to implement to ensure persons with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other treatable conditions are not prematurely deemed eligible for medical assistance in dying; (f) what analysis has the government conducted to assess whether such an expansion could undermine national suicide prevention strategies; and (g) how does the government plan to reconcile the expansion of medical assistance in dying with its obligations under the Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention? |
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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