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House of Commons Hansard #149 of the 44th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was regard.
House of Commons Hansard #149 of the 44th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was regard.
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Uighurs and Other Turkic Muslims Members debate Motion No. 62 regarding China's treatment of Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims, discussing the recognition of genocide and the need for Canada to resettle 10,000 refugees. Concerns are raised about Chinese intimidation and pressure on third countries. The NDP proposes an amendment for additional immigration levels and a shorter reporting deadline. Speakers urge the government to take stronger action and avoid past abstentions. 6700 words, 1 hour.
Online News Act The Speaker informs Members of an administrative error in Bill C-18, where a negatived subamendment was mistakenly included in the version sent to the Senate, and outlines corrective steps. 700 words.
Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act Second reading of Bill C-35. The bill Bill C-35, An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada aims to enshrine a Canada-wide system, ensuring affordable, high-quality, inclusive, and accessible child care by 2026. Liberals highlight agreements with all provinces and territories, reducing fees towards $10/day, boosting the economy, and supporting women's workforce participation. Conservatives argue it lacks choice for families, ignores private operators, and fails to address staff shortages or wait-lists. The Bloc supports the principle but wants a permanent opt-out for Quebec. The NDP advocates for explicit fair wages for educators and stronger accountability. 37000 words, 4 hours in 2 segments: 1 2.
Procedure and House Affairs Members debate the 20th report on the future of hybrid House of Commons proceedings. Liberals support its continuation, while Conservatives present a dissenting report, citing shortcomings and proposing a temporary extension with in-person modifications. 500 words.
Speaker's Ruling Members debate an amendment to Bill C-21 (firearms) that the NDP argues is out of scope, broadening the bill beyond its original intent. The Speaker declines to rule while it is in committee. 800 words.
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Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB
With regard to proposals in Canada related to liquefied natural gas active since November 4, 2015, which were received or known by the government: (a) what are the details of all the proposals received or known by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), including, for each, (i) the date the proposal was received by NRCan, (ii) the date NRCan was made aware of the proposal, (iii) the summary of the proposal, (iv) who made the proposal, (v) the decisions made by the government related to the proposal, including the date of each, (vi) the current status of the proposal, (vii) the expected date for a decision to be made, if applicable; and (b) what are the details of all proposals received or known by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), including, for each, (i) the date the proposal was received by ECCC, (ii) the date ECCC was made aware of the proposal, (iii) the summary of the proposal, (iv) who made the proposal, (v) the decisions made by the government related to the proposal, including the date of each, (vi) the current status of the proposal, (vii) the date by which a decision is expected to be made, if applicable?
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Randall Garrison NDP Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, BC
With regard to the civilian firefighters working for the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Phoenix pay system issues: (a) what is the current annual cost to manually administer payments for DND firefighters; (b) what is the annual cost to manually administer payments for the DND firefighters since the implementation of the Phoenix Pay System; and (c) what is the average number of (i) overtime hours, (ii) paternity and maternity leave days, (iii) acting pay hours, (iv) long-service pay hours and statutory holiday pay hours, claimed per full-time civilian firefighter every year from 2015 to 2021?
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Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
With regard to the Housing Support Program in British Columbia, formerly known as the New Approach for Housing Support program, broken down by community and fiscal year since 2015-16: (a) how much funding was requested through the program; (b) how much funding was delivered through the program; and (c) what is the total number of new homes built with contributions from the program?
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Jenny Kwan NDP Vancouver East, BC
With regard to Indigenous housing: (a) what is the total amount of the $4.3 billion for the Indigenous Community Infrastructure Fund announced in budget 2022 that has been committed to support housing (i) in First Nations on reserves, (ii) in Self-Governing and Modern Treaty Holder First Nations communities, (iii) in Inuit communities, (iv) in Métis communities, (v) as part of an urban, rural and northern Indigenous housing strategy; (b) what is the total amount of funding in (a) that has been disbursed; and (c) broken down by program and year since 2017, how much funding for housing has been (i) committed, (ii) disbursed, towards supporting the 87 percent of Indigenous households in Canada who live in urban, rural and northern regions outside of their traditional territories, as identified by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation?
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Stephen Ellis Conservative Cumberland—Colchester, NS
With regard to the government and the commitment in the Liberal Party election platform to provide $3.2 billion to the provinces and territories for the hiring of new family doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners: (a) how much of the $3.2 billion has been provided to date for this purpose; (b) how many (i) family doctors, (ii) nurses, (iii) nurse practitioners, have been hired to date, as a result of this funding; and (c) what is the breakdown of each point in (b) by province or territory?
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Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
With regard to the promotion or advertising expenditures related to the ArriveCAN application: (a) what are the total expenditures paid by the government related to advertising, public relations or other types of promotion for the ArriveCAN application; (b) what are the details of all contracts for such services, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) amount, (iv) description of goods and services provided; (c) for each contract in (b), was it sole-sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding process; (d) what is the breakdown of ArriveCAN advertising expenses by type of media (television, print, social media, etc.); and (e) what is the breakdown of ArriveCAN social media advertising expenditures by site (Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, etc.)?
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Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Edmonton, AB
With regard to advertising on social media by the government since 2016, broken down by year: what was the total amount spent by the government for advertisements on (i) Twitter, (ii) Facebook, (iii) TikTok, (iv) lnstagram, (v) Snapchat, (vi) WhatsApp, (vii) Linkedln, (viii) other social media platforms, broken down by platform?
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Lori Idlout NDP Nunavut, NU
With regard to all federal funding committed to the creation and maintenance of housing stock in Nunavut, broken down by fiscal year since 2015-16: (a) what was the total amount committed; (b) what was the total amount spent; (c) how much new housing stock was created in Nunavut; and (d) what are the government projections on the number of housing units that will be built in Nunavut by 2030?
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Lori Idlout NDP Nunavut, NU
With regard to the Nutrition North program, broken down by fiscal year since 2015-16: (a) what is the total budget for this program; (b) what portion of the budget in (a) was delivered to (i) for-profit retailers and suppliers, (ii) social institutions, such as schools or daycares, (iii) country food processors or distributors, (iv) food banks and charitable organizations, (v) local food growers; and (c) what actions has the government taken to ensure that funding for this program keeps up with inflation?
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Lori Idlout NDP Nunavut, NU
With regard to the Harvesters Support Grant and the Community Food Programs Fund, broken down by program and fiscal year since 2015-16: (a) how much funding has been allocated to each program to support Northerners’ food priorities and improve conditions for food sovereignty in northern communities; (b) of the funding in (a), how much has been spent; and (c) what actions has the government taken to ensure that funding for these programs keeps pace with inflation?
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James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB
With regard to the annual $250 million sole-sourced security contract extended to the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires by Public Services and Procurement Canada: (a) how much of the $250 million contract was sole sourced to the Ottawa Division of the Commissionaires in 2021; (b) does Commissionaires Ottawa remain exempt from paying income taxes under the Income Tax Act; (c) when was the last time the government confirmed that the Ottawa Division of the Commissionaires maintained the 60 percent veteran ratio required to maintain their status as a sole source provider to the government for security services?
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James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB
With regard to funds and military material sent by the government to Ukraine since February 4, 2022: (a) what is the complete list of individually itemized goods already received by Ukraine corresponding to each of the announcements made on (i) February 4, 2022, regarding the donation of protective and load carriage equipment and surveillance and detection equipment, (ii) February 14, 2022, regarding the donation of defensive military equipment, (iii) February 27, 2022, regarding a donation of defensive military aid, (iv) February 28, 2022, regarding the donation of anti-armour weapons systems, (v) March 1, 2022, regarding the donation of meal packs and fragmentation vests, (vi) March 3, 2022, regarding the government's contribution towards the purchase of rocket launchers, hand grenades and high-resolution and modern imagery satellite, (vii) March 9, 2022, regarding the purchase of highly specialized equipment, including cameras for surveillance drones, (viii) April 22, 2022, regarding the delivery of M777 howitzers and associated ammunition, and anti-armour ammunition, (ix) April 26, 2022, regarding a service contract for the maintenance and repair of specialized drone cameras that Canada has already supplied to Ukraine, (x) April 28, 2022, regarding the training of Ukrainian forces on the use of M777 by the Canadian Armed Forces, (xi) May 8, 2022, regarding additional military aid, (xii) May 24, 2022, regarding the donation of artillery rounds and NATO standard ammunition, (xiii) June 15, 2022, regarding replacement barrels, (xiv) June 30, 2022, regarding the donation of additional Wescam drone cameras and armoured combat support vehicles, (xv) November 14, 2022, regarding the $500 million in additional military assistance to Ukraine; (b) what is the date on which each of these items or groups of items were received by Ukraine; (c) what are the quantities of each item received by Ukraine; (d) of the goods received by Ukraine, how many individual pieces of winter kit were sent; and (e) what is the total dollar value of all funds and material received by Ukraine?
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