Debates of Sept. 14th, 2009

Question No. 248

[Yasmin Ratansi, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

What is the government's strategy to counter the important increase in illegal cigarette sales?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 249

[Yasmin Ratansi, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

What is the total amount of government funding since fiscal year 2004-2005 up to and including the current fiscal year, allocated within the constituency of Don Valley East, listing each department or agency, initiative, and amount?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 250

[Yasmin Ratansi, Liberal, Don Valley East, ON]

What is the total impact on government revenues due to the 2006 new tax on income trusts?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 251

[Mark Eyking, Liberal, Sydney—Victoria, NS]

What are the names of all government appointments to federal boards, agencies and associations in Nova Scotia for the years 2006 to date?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 252

[Scott Andrews, Liberal, Avalon, NL]

With regard to project applications and approvals in the constituency of Avalon under the Job Creation Partnership, through Human Resources and Skills Development Canada: (a) how many applications were submitted; (b) who were the applicants; (c) what were the projects identified in the application; and (d) of the projects that were approved, how much funding was approved and what was the breakdown of funding to each specific project for wages, overhead and materials for the time period January 1, 2007 to April 30, 2009?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 254

[Rob Oliphant, Liberal, Don Valley West, ON]

What is the total amount of government funding since fiscal year 2006-2007 up to and including the current fiscal year, allocated within the constituency of Don Valley West, listing each department or agency, initiative, and amount?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 256

[Sukh Dhaliwal, Liberal, Newton—North Delta, BC]

With respect to the Community Futures program, what Community Futures projects have received funding, since 2006, within British Columbia, but outside the Greater Vancouver area and, for these projects, which have repaid any loans they received?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 257

[Sukh Dhaliwal, Liberal, Newton—North Delta, BC]

With respect to the Building Canada Fund, which applications have received funding since 2006 within British Columbia, but outside the Greater Vancouver area?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 259

[Maria Minna, Liberal, Beaches—East York, ON]

With regard to the government's public consultations to modernize Part III of the Canada Labour Code: (a) how many groups have made submissions; (b) how many individuals have made submissions; (c) how many face-to-face or telephone meetings has the Minister of Labour had with groups and individuals in relation to these public consultations; (d) what are the names of groups and individuals of (c); (e) what are the names of groups and individuals that have made submissions; (f) what is the budget of this public consultation process; (g) what is the cost so far of these consultations; and (h) is the legislation to modernize Part III of the Canada Labour Code being drafted?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 261

[Maria Minna, Liberal, Beaches—East York, ON]

With regard to the Employment Equity Act: (a) has the progress of the Act been evaluated since the last parliamentary review of the legislation and, if so, what were the findings of this review; (b) did Human Resources and Social Development Canada develop a workplace equity integration strategy for persons with disabilities and Aboriginal peoples; (c) have these two under-represented groups in the public service increased in numbers; and (d) how has employment equity progressed in workplaces covered under the Federal Contractors Program since 2002?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 262

[Francis Scarpaleggia, Liberal, Lac-Saint-Louis, QC]

With regard to government investments in drinking water filtration and sewage treatment infrastructure: (a) how much has the government spent or allocated for these in fiscal years 2005-2006 to 2009-2010 (budgeted amount); (b) what is the provincial-territorial breakdown of this spending in each of the aforementioned years; and (c) how much investment has this spending leveraged, or will leverage, from other levels of government, including provincial, territorial and municipal?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 263

[Francis Scarpaleggia, Liberal, Lac-Saint-Louis, QC]

With regard to the environmental industries sector in Canada: (a) what were the sales of water and waste-water treatment firms for the five most recent years; (b) what proportion of these sales were for equipment and systems as opposed to services; (c) what were the sales for the environmental industries as a whole in the same years; (d) what proportion of the water sector's sales were export sales in each of the years in question; and (e) what proportion of these export sales were for equipment and systems as opposed to services?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 264

[Chris Charlton, NDP, Hamilton Mountain, ON]

What is the total amount of government funding, since fiscal year 2004-2005 up to and including the current fiscal year, allocated within the City of Hamilton, listing each department or agency, initiative, and amount?