Government Calendar – Federal and Ontario – March 6, 2017

Federal Government

Events

• 9:00 a.m. – Ottawa, ON: The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Status of Women, along with Ms. Anita Vandenbeld, Member of Parliament for Ottawa West — Nepean, will be making an important announcement regarding the Government of Canada’s commitment to preventing and addressing gender-based violence.

• Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, will attend CERAWeek 2017 from March 6 to 10 in Houston, Texas. This annual event is one of the largest international energy conferences, bringing together energy industry leaders, experts, government officials, policymakers and innovators from around the world. Minister Carr will meet with his new U.S. counterparts as well as with his counterparts from other countries, including India, the United Kingdom and Israel. The Minister will also participate in a panel discussion focused on Canada’s energy dynamics and engage in a discussion moderated by Carlos Pascual, Senior Vice President of IHS Markit, the conference’s organizer.

House of Commons Business

House of Commons Business starts at 11:00 a.m.

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

• C-211 — Mr. Doherty (Cariboo—Prince George) — Federal Framework on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act — Second reading (resuming debate)

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

• C-23 — The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness  — Preclearance Act, 2016 — Second reading (resuming debate on the amendment of Mr. Dubé (Beloeil—Chambly))

Committees

·       3:30 p.m. – PACP: Report 4, Oversight of Passenger Vehicle Safety, of the Fall 2016 Reports

·       3:30 p.m. – ENVI: Federal Protected Areas and Conservation Objectives

·       3:30 p.m. – ACVA: Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Among Veterans and Committee Business

·       3:30 p.m. – CIMM: Immigration Consultants and Modernization of Client Service Delivery

·       3:30 p.m. – SECU: Committee Business

·       3:30 p.m. – FINA: Supplementary Estimates (C) 2016-17

List of Committees of the House of Commons

• ACVA      Veterans Affairs
• AGRI       Agriculture and Agri-Food
• CHPC      Canadian Heritage
• CIIT         International Trade
• CIMM      Citizenship and Immigration
• ENVI        Environment and Sustainable Development
• ERRE      Electoral Reform
• ESPE       Pay Equity
• ETHI        Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
• FAAE       Foreign Affairs and International Development
• FEWO     Status of Women
• FINA        Finance
• FOPO      Fisheries and Oceans
• HESA      Health
• HUMA      Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
• INAN        Indigenous and Northern Affairs
• INDU       Industry, Science and Technology
• JUST       Justice and Human Rights
• LANG      Official Languages
• LIAI          Liaison
• NDDN      National Defence
• OGGO     Government Operations and Estimates
• PACP      Public Accounts
• PROC      Procedure and House Affairs
• RNNR      Natural Resources
• SECU      Public Safety and National Security
• TRAN      Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Joint Committees

• BILI          Library of Parliament
• PDAM      Physician-Assisted Dying
• REGS      Scrutiny of Regulations

Ontario Government

Events

·       8:45 a.m. – Toronto: Premier Wynne to meet with Jim Watson, Mayor of Ottawa. Queen’s Park.

·       1:30 p.m. – Toronto: Michael Coteau, Minister Responsible for Anti-Racism, will make an announcement.

·       2:00 p.m. – Toronto: Bill Mauro, Minister of Northern Development and Mines, will formally open the Ontario Pavilion at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) 2017 Convention.

·       2:00 p.m. – Hamilton: Eleanor McMahon, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, will make an announcement.

Bills

Chamber Business begins at 10:30 a.m.

·       Second Reading of Bill 92, An Act to amend the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014 and make related amendments to other statutes.

·       Debate resumes on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 89, An Act to enact the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2016, to amend and repeal the Child and Family Services Act and to make related amendments to other Acts.

Committees

• 2:00 p.m. – The Standing Committee on Social Policy will meet for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 59, An Act to enact a new Act with respect to home inspections and to amend various Acts with respect to financial services and consumer protection.