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Access to Information April 13th, 2010
Mr. Speaker, it is very important to note that there are more than 40,000 information requests. We have provided information in most cases, but we want to improve the process.
It is also important to note that the commissioner did not find any case of interference by a minister. That is very clear.
Access to Information April 13th, 2010
Mr. Speaker, we appreciate the advice we have received from the Information Commissioner. We are going to keep on improving the process of providing information to agencies and Canadians that request it.
Gender Equity in Indian Registration Act March 26th, 2010
moved that Bill C-3, An Act to promote gender equity in Indian registration by responding to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia decision in McIvor v. Canada (Registrar of Indian and Northern Affairs), be read the second time and referred to a committee.
Plans and Priorities March 25th, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, on behalf of my colleagues, part III of the estimates consisting of 95 reports on plans and priorities.
These documents will be distributed to the members of the standing committee to assist them in assessing the spending powers requested in part II of the main estimates.
Interim Supply March 23rd, 2010
moved that the bill be read a third time and passed.
Interim Supply March 23rd, 2010
moved that the bill be concurred in.
Interim Supply March 23rd, 2010
Mr. Chair, I can assure the House that the bill is in its customary form. It is the voting that is somewhat uncustomary.
Interim Supply March 23rd, 2010
moved that C-7, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2011, be read the second time and referred to a committee of the whole.
Interim Supply March 23rd, 2010
moved that Bill C-7, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2011, be read a first time.
(Motion deemed adopted and bill read the first time)
Interim Supply March 23rd, 2010
moved:
That this House do concur in Interim Supply as follows:
That a sum not exceeding $27,249,740,435.50 being composed of:
(1) three twelfths ($19,721,272,993.00) of the total of the amounts of the items set forth in the Proposed Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, which were laid upon the Table Wednesday, March 3, 2010, except for those items below:
(2) eleven twelfths of the total of the amount of Canadian Grain Commission Vote 40, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Vote 15, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Vote 25 and Treasury Board Vote 5 (Schedule 1.1), of the said Estimates, $1,009,187,981.08;
(3) seven twelfths of the total of the amount of Canada Council for the Arts Vote 10, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Vote 25, Justice Vote 1 and Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Vote 20 (Schedule 1.2) of the said Estimates, $282,925,437.67;
(4) six twelfths of the total of the amount of Human Resources and Skills Development Vote 5 and Indian Affairs and Northern Development Vote 20 (Schedule 1.3) of the said Estimates, $1,071,498,468.50;
(5) five twelfths of the total of the amount of National Arts Centre Corporation Vote 65, National Battlefields Commission Vote 70, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Vote 10, Statistics Canada Vote 105, The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated Vote 70 and VIA Rail Canada Inc. Vote 80 (Schedule 1.4), of the said Estimates, $2,963,624,841.24;
(6) four twelfths of the total of the amount of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Vote 15, Public Service Commission Vote 105, Citizenship and Immigration Vote 5, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Vote 15, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Vote 1, Canadian International Development Agency Vote 20, Health Vote 10, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Vote 1, Industry Vote 1, Canadian Space Agency Vote 35, Library of Parliament Vote 10, Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Vote 15 and Marine Atlantic Inc. Vote 40 (Schedule 1.5), of the said Estimates, $2,201,230,714.01;
be granted to Her Majesty on account of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011.