House of Commons Hansard #219 of the 44th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was including.
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Employment Insurance Act Second reading of Bill C-318. The bill proposes a 15-week attachment benefit for adoptive and intended parents and extends parental leave, aiming to provide equal support to all families. While broadly supported, the bill faces a hurdle with the need for a royal recommendation. Some also criticize the omission of kinship and customary care and the government's broader EI reform delays. 6700 words, 1 hour.
Criminal Code Second reading of Bill C-48. The bill aims to strengthen Canada's bail laws to address concerns about repeat violent offenders and offenses involving weapons, including firearms and those related to intimate partner violence. It introduces a new reverse onus for repeat violent offending involving weapons, expands the existing intimate partner violence reverse onus, adds certain firearms offenses to trigger a reverse onus, and requires courts to consider an accused's violent history and community safety in bail decisions. The legislation has received widespread support from provincial and territorial governments and law enforcement agencies. 39800 words, 5 hours in 2 segments: 1 2.
Foreign Affairs Prime Minister Justin Trudeau informs the House of credible allegations linking the Government of India to the killing of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil. He calls this an unacceptable violation of sovereignty and urges India to cooperate. Opposition leaders, including Pierre Poilievre, Alain Therrien, and Jagmeet Singh, express shock, condemn the alleged act, and call for justice and calm, emphasizing the protection of Canadian citizens. 1600 words, 20 minutes.
Hon. Monique Bégin Members pay tribute to the late Hon. Monique Bégin, a trailblazing feminist and politician. Speakers highlight her role as one of the first women MPs from Quebec and her significant contributions to social justice, including the Canada Health Act and the child tax credit. They commend her work on women's equality, noting her legacy continues to inspire action, particularly on public health care. 2000 words, 15 minutes.
Corrections and Conditional Release Act First reading of Bill C-351. The bill amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, requiring dangerous offenders or those convicted of multiple first-degree murders to be assigned maximum security, aiming to prevent transfers like Paul Bernardo's. 200 words.
Lowering Prices for Canadians Act First reading of Bill C-352. The bill amends the Competition Act to increase fines for price-gouging and price-fixing, stop corporate mergers, and strengthen the Competition Bureau's ability to protect consumers and lower prices for Canadians. 300 words.
Melissa Lantsman Conservative Thornhill, ON
With regard to polling conducted by or on behalf of the Privy Council Office since January 1, 2021: what are the details of all such polls, including, for each, (i) who conducted the poll, (ii) the format, (iii) the date the poll was conducted, (iv) the topic, (v) the questions asked, (vi) the results, (vii) the value of the polling contract?
(Return tabled)
Melissa Lantsman Conservative Thornhill, ON
With regard to focus groups conducted by or on behalf of the Privy Council Office since January 1, 2021: what are the details of all such focus groups, including, for each, (i) who conducted the focus group, (ii) the date, (iii) the topic, (iv) the questions asked, (v) the results, (vi) the value of the related contract?
(Return tabled)
Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB
With regard to expenditures made by the government under object code 0207 (Employee relocation in Canada) in each of the last three fiscal years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23): (a) what was the total amount spent each year, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity; and (b) what was the total amount spent each year for the relocation of ministerial exempt staff in Canada?
(Return tabled)
Dave Epp Conservative Chatham-Kent—Leamington, ON
With regard to all correspondence and documents received by the Office of the Prime Minister or the Privy Council Office from the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission (GFLC), the Department of Fisheries and Oceans or Global Affairs Canada, since January 1, 2021, concerning the GFLC or the topic of Great Lakes fisheries: what are the details of each, including the (i) date it was received, (ii) recipient, (iii) sender, (iv) type of document, (v) title, (vi) subject matter, (vii) summary of content, (viii) file number?
(Return tabled)
Cheryl Gallant Conservative Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON
With regard to Transport Canada (TC), Transport Canada's Pleasure Craft Electronic Licensing System (PCELS) and the proposed amendments listed in Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 157, Number 19: Regulations Amending the Small Vessel Regulations (SVRs): (a) what are the details of TC's cost benefit analysis which establishes the link between charging the operators of pleasure craft general service fees to remedy the unreliable information in the PCELS that is hampering search and rescue agencies and enforcement partners, including designated enforcement organizations (DEOs) that rely on accurate information when responding to emergencies; (b) what are the details of any complaints TC has received from DEOs in the last three years, about the unreliable information in the PCELS, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) name of the DEO that complained, (iii) summary of the complaint; (c) which current services delivered in the PCEL program are currently being used by DEOs; (d) what are the details of all proposals currently being worked on to modernize services related to SVRs; (e) what is the current cost to monitor and enforce the existing safety requirements of the SVR for pleasure craft; (f) what is the projected cost to monitor and enforce the safety requirement of the SVR for pleasure craft following the adoption of the proposed amendments; and (g) what is the projected cost of the public education and outreach campaign on the new licensing requirements and vessel management responsibilities, broken down by type of expenditure?
(Return tabled)
Scot Davidson Conservative York—Simcoe, ON
With regard to David Johnston's appointment as the special rapporteur tasked with assessing the extent and impact of foreign interference in Canada's electoral processes: how much total financial compensation is the government providing to David Johnston in relation to his role as the special rapporteur?
(Return tabled)
Lisa Marie Barron NDP Nanaimo—Ladysmith, BC
With regard to the Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) announced by the government in 2016: (a) how much money has been allocated to the department of (i) Transport, (ii) Fisheries and Oceans, (iii) the Environment, under the OPP, broken down by year since 2016; (b) how much money has been spent under the OPP by the department of (i) Transport, (ii) Fisheries and Oceans, (iii) the Environment, broken down by year and program since 2016; (c) how much money from the OPP has been allocated to the Whales Initiative, broken down by year since 2016; (d) how much money has been spent under the OPP on the Whales Initiative since 2016; (e) how much money has been spent under the OPP on efforts to mitigate the potential impacts of oil spills, broken down by year and by program since 2016; and (f) what policies does the government have in place to ensure that the funding allocated under the OPP is spent on its stated goals in a timely manner?
(Return tabled)
Blake Desjarlais NDP Edmonton Griesbach, AB
With regard to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Program since October 1, 2020, broken down by month: (a) what is the total amount the government has collected in repayments of student loans; (b) what is the total amount of new loans delivered to (i) full-time and part-time students, (ii) students from low-income and middle-income families, (iii) students with dependents, (iv) students with permanent disabilities; (c) how many new applications have been received under the (i) Repayment Assistance Plan, (ii) Repayment Assistance Plan for Borrowers with a Permanent Disability; and (d) how many borrowers have defaulted on their student loans?
(Return tabled)
Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
With regard to addiction treatment facilities: how many facilities has the government contributed funding toward, since 2015, broken down by (i) the type of proponent of each facility (First Nations, provincial health authority, etc.), (ii) which federal funding programs were utilized, (iii) the amounts awarded by the federal government, (iv) the year in which the funding was awarded, (v) the aspect of the project that federal funding was used for (capital, operations etc.)?
(Return tabled)
Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
With regard to rural post offices: how many rural post offices are there in Canada serving populations under 1,000, since 2015, broken down by: (i) postal code, (ii) the model they employ (postmaster-provided, franchise, etc.), (iii) the size of the population served, (iv) the annual leasing costs paid by Canada Post, (v) the percentage of the population served that is indigenous, (vi) the years the post office operated?
(Return tabled)
Taylor Bachrach NDP Skeena—Bulkley Valley, BC
With regard to the government’s Rapid Housing Initiative: how many housing projects in Skeena—Bulkley Valley have received financial contributions through this initiative to date, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) postal code, (iii) the amount of federal contribution, (iv) the total project budget, (v) proponent organization?
(Return tabled)
Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON
With regard to the Canada Summer Jobs program, broken down by year from 2019 to 2023: (a) in which constituencies did Service Canada include the employer Priests for Life Canada in the list of eligible projects for review by members of Parliament; (b) for each of the constituencies identified, how many jobs and how much funding did Service Canada recommend; (c) on what basis did Service Canada determine that Priests for Life Canada met the eligibility requirements for funding; and (d) in which constituencies was Priests for Life Canada approved for funding by the member of Parliament?
(Return tabled)
Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON
With regard to the handling of cases and claims pursuant to the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement by the Department of Justice Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada: (a) why did 215 survivors of St. Anne's Indian Residential School not get notice and not get proper evidence for their abuse claims; (b) what exactly were the third party obligations to the Catholic Church that were honoured by the government; and (c) in the documents to be sent, or already sent, to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation as a result of a memo of agreement signed by the government in 2022, do any contain details of child abuse?