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House of Commons Hansard #218 of the 44th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was housing.
House of Commons Hansard #218 of the 44th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was housing.
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Order and Decorum in the House—Speaker's Ruling The Speaker rules on a point of order regarding a Member being barred from debate for unparliamentary language and a qualified apology, upholding the Chair's authority to enforce decorum and sanctions. 900 words.
Constitution Act, 1867 First reading of Bill C-347. The bill amends the Constitution Act, 1867, to offer Senators and Members of Parliament an option to take an oath of office or the oath of allegiance, or both, before taking their seats. 300 words.
Somali Heritage Month Act First reading of Bill C-348. The bill establishes July as Somali Heritage Month to recognize and celebrate the significant contributions of Canadians of Somali descent to Canada's economic, political, social, and cultural life. 200 words.
National Strategy for the Eradication of Rabies Act First reading of Bill C-349. The bill establishes National Rabies Awareness Day and provides for a national strategy to combat rabies in Canada, addressing risks to animals and humans, particularly in northern communities. 200 words.
Combatting Torture and Terrorism Act First reading of Bill C-350. The bill lists the IRGC as a terrorist entity, allows victims of state-sponsored torture and extrajudicial killing to seek damages, and requires the government to respond to committee requests for listing new terrorist entities or states. 300 words.
Opposition Motion—Balanced Budget Members debate a Conservative motion urging the government to table a plan for balanced budgets, citing concerns over rising inflation, increased mortgage payments, and high household debt due to Liberal spending. Conservatives advocate for eliminating deficits and reducing red tape. Liberals defend their investments in Canadians, citing strong economic recovery and job growth, while attributing inflation to global factors. The Bloc supports a plan for fiscal prudence but criticizes Liberal spending and Conservative austerity. NDP opposes, emphasizing corporate greed and advocating for social programs and higher corporate taxes. 45000 words, 5 hours.
Main Estimates, 2023-24 First reading of Bill C-54. The bill grants sums of money to His Majesty for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. It is confirmed to be in its usual form and passes through all parliamentary stages. 500 words, 10 minutes.
Supplementary Estimates (A), 2023-24 First reading of Bill C-55. The bill grants sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. The House debates and passes the bill through all stages, including committee of the whole. 500 words, 10 minutes.
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Tracy Gray Conservative Kelowna—Lake Country, BC
With regard to leases for office buildings and office space signed by the government: (a) how many leases for (i) entire buildings, (ii) part of a building, or office space within a building, are currently active, broken down by those within the National Capital Region (NCR) and those outside of the NCR; (b) what is the total square footage of the properties in (a); (c) what is the total annual value of the leases; (d) what is the average amount of time remaining on the leases; and (e) how many leases expire, or are up for renewal, in (i) less than two years, (ii) two to five years, (iii) more than five years, from May 4, 2023?
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Michael Chong Conservative Wellington—Halton Hills, ON
With regard to the report titled "PRC Foreign Interference in Canada: a Critical National Security Threat, CSIS IA 2021-22/31", dated July 20, 2021: (a) did Global Affairs Canada receive the report, and, if so, who received it and on what date; (b) did the Privy Council Office receive the report, and, if so, who received it and on what date; and (c) did Public Safety Canada receive the report, and, if so, who received it and on what date?
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Doug Shipley Conservative Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, ON
With regard to government expenditures on sporting event tickets since May 1, 2019: for each expenditure, what was the (i) date, (ii) location, (iii) sport, (iv) league and teams involved, if applicable, (v) total cost, (vi) cost per ticket, (vii) number of tickets, (viii) titles of persons using the tickets, (ix) name or title of the event for which tickets were purchased by, or billed to, any department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity?
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Doug Shipley Conservative Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, ON
With regard to government expenditures on gala or concert tickets, since May 1, 2019: for each expenditure, what was the (i) date, (ii) location, (iii) event title and description, (iv) total cost, (v) cost per ticket, (vi) number of tickets, (vii) titles of the people using the tickets, (viii) name or title of the event for which tickets were purchased by, or billed to, any department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity?
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John Brassard Conservative Barrie—Innisfil, ON
With regard to ongoing or planned government IT projects with a budget of over $1 million: what are the details of each project, including the (i) project description and summary, (ii) total budget, (iii) estimated completion date?
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Gord Johns NDP Courtenay—Alberni, BC
With regard to contracts awarded since the 2015-16 fiscal year, broken down by fiscal year: what is the total value of contracts awarded to (i) McKinsey & Company, (ii) Deloitte, (iii) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (iv) Accenture, (v) KPMG, (vi) Ernst and Young?
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Gord Johns NDP Courtenay—Alberni, BC
With regard to the electoral district of Courtenay—Alberni, since fiscal year 2018-19: what are all the federal infrastructure investments (including direct transfers to municipalities, regional district associations or First Nations, national parks, highways, etc.), broken down by fiscal year?
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Gord Johns NDP Courtenay—Alberni, BC
With regard to federal investments and communities which comprise the federal electoral district of Courtenay-Alberni, between the 2005-06 and current fiscal year: (a) what are the federal investments in Innovation, Science, Economic Development, and Forestry, including direct transfers to the municipalities and First Nations, for the communities of (i) Tofino, (ii) Ucluelet, (iii) Port Alberni, (iv) Parksville, (v) Qualicum Beach, (vi) Cumberland, (vii) Courtenay, (viii) Deep Bay, (ix) Dashwood, (x) Royston, (xi) French Creek, (xii) Errington, (xiii) Coombs, (xiv) Nanoose Bay, (xv) Cherry Creek, (xvi) China Creek, (xvii) Bamfield, (xviii) Beaver Creek, (xix) Beaufort Range, (xx) Millstream, (xxi) Mt. Washington Ski Resort, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) total expenditure, (iii) project; (b) what are the federal investments in Innovation, Science, Economic Development, and Forestry transferred to the regional districts of (i) Comox Valley, (ii) Nanaimo, (iii) Alberni-Clayoquot, (iv) Powell River, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) total expenditure, (iii) project; (c) what are the federal investments in Innovation, Science, Economic Development, and Forestry transferred to the Island Trusts of (i) Hornby Island, (ii) Denman Island, (iii) Lasquetti Island, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) total expenditure; (d) what are the federal investments in Innovation, Science, Economic Development, and Forestry transferred to (i) the Ahousaht First Nation, (ii) Hesquiaht First Nation, (iii) Huu-ay-aht First Nation, (iv) Hupacasath First Nation, (v) Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations, (vi) Toquaht First Nation, (vii) Tseshaht First Nation, (viii) Uchucklesaht First Nation, (ix) Ucluelet First Nation, (x) K'omoks First Nation, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) total expenditure, (iii) projects; (e) what are the federal investment funding of the Strategic Innovation Fund, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) total expenditure (iii) project; (f) what are the funding of the Government of Canada's Sectoral Initiatives Program, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) total expenditure, (iii) project; and (g) what are the federal investment funding of the Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program, broken down by (i) fiscal year (ii) total expenditure, (iii) project?
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Colin Carrie Conservative Oshawa, ON
With regard to government statistics on the causes of death in Canada: (a) what were the top 50 leading causes of death for each year and quarter since 2014, broken down by sex, age interval, geographic location of death, type of location of death (long term care home, hospital, etc.); and (b) for the statistics in (a), from 2021 onwards, what is the breakdown by COVID-19 vaccination status?
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Lianne Rood Conservative Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON
With regard to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Directive 2009-09: (a) which agricultural groups were consulted on making the decisions within the directive; (b) on which dates did consultations take place; (c) in what manner did consultations take place; and (d) what guidance was provided on gene-editing for resilience?
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Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON
Madam Speaker, I would ask that all remaining questions be allowed to stand.
Questions Passed as Orders for ReturnsRoutine Proceedings
Mark Gerretsen LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Senate)
Madam Speaker, I ask that all notices of motions for the production of papers be allowed to stand.
