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In this edition:

! Featured committees House of Commons Decisions made today will impact your organization.! Featured committees Senate Find out as they happen.! In the House Chamber! Items of Interest in the Days Ahead

The Alpheus Group. Monitoring Parliament for you.

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A busy day on the committee front with many committees holding full 2-hour meetings.

! Veterans Affairs will examine Budgetary Questions at the Department of Veterans Affairs

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President & CEO of CBC/Radio Canada, Hubert T. Lacroix, will appear before the Canadian Heritage committee onCBC/Radio-Canada's Five-Year Strategic Plan: 2010-2015

! Information Commissioner, Suzanne Legault is set to appear at the Access to Information, Ethics, and PrivacyCommittee along with two professors in regards to the Access to information dispute and the resulting court actionsconcerning CBC

! Foreign Affairs will receive two briefings; one on the situation in Egypt and the other on the Commonwealth EminentPersons Group

! Justice and Human Rights continues its deliberations on Bill C-10 (omnibus crime bill) with many organizations and lawexperts set to appear

! The Official Languages Committee will hear from the Commissioner of Official Languages, Graham Fraser, on his 2010-2011 Annual Report

! The Care of ill and injured Canadian Forces members will be the topic discussed at the Defence committee

! The BC Treaty Commission will provide the Aboriginal Affairs committee with a briefing

! International Trade will be discussing Trade Relations with Brazil

! Citizenship and Immigration continues its study on Immigration Application Backlogs in Light of the Action Plan forFaster Immigration and is slated to hear from Canadian Centre for Policy Studies, Chinese Canadian Community Alliance,Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI), and S.U.C.C.E.S.S.

! Hearings continue at the Environment committee on the Statutory Review of the Canadian Environmental AssessmentAct

! Agriculture continues the Growing Forward 2 (Science and Innovation) and will meet with the Saskatchewan CanolaDevelopment Commission and the Canada Organic Trade Association

! Two universities, one medical organization, and two immigration organizations will appear at the Human Resourcescommittee regarding A Framework for Success: Practical Recommendations to Further Shorten the Foreign QualificationRecognition Process.

! At Fisheries and Oceans, department officials will meet In Camera with the committee on the topic of Closed ContainmentSalmon Aquaculture

! Status of Women will hear from several seniors organizations as part of the study on Abuse of Older Women

! The Canadian Federation of Independent Business and the National Angel Capital Organization are scheduled to appearat the Government Operations committee as it continues its study into Effectiveness of the Office of Small and MediumEnterprises and the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program

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Note: the Finance committee will be travelling to Whitehorse, Prince Rupert, and Saskatoon this week as part of its pre-budget consultations. The first stop will be in the Yukon today.

More information on committee meetings below:

Committee &Topic of Debate

Location & Time Appearing

Veterans Affairs1. Budgetary Questions at the

Department of Veterans Affairs2. Committee Business

! Planning of future business

8:45 am 10:45 amRoom 112-N, Centre Block

Department officials

Canadian Heritage1. CBC/Radio-Canada's Five-Year

Strategic Plan: 2010-20158:45 am 10:45 amRoom 8-53, 131 Queen Street

CBC/Radio-Canada, Hubert T. Lacroix,President and Chief Executive Officerwith other officials

Access to Information, Ethics and Privacy1. Access to information dispute and theresulting court actions concerningCBC

8:45 am 10:45 amRoom 268, La PromenadeBuilding

Office of the Information Commissioner ofCanadaMarc-Franois Bernier, ProfessorResearch Chair in communication of theCanadian Francophonie, specializing injournalism ethics (CREJ), Universitd'OttawaPierre Trudel, ProfessorPublic Law Research Centre, Universitde Montral

Foreign Affairs1. Briefing on the Situation in Egypt2. Briefing on the Commonwealth

Eminent Persons Group

8:45 am 10:45 amRoom 306, La PromenadeBuilding

DFAIT officialsCoptic Orthodox Community of GreaterMontrealCanadian Coptic Centre

Hon. Senator Hugh Segal, Senator (viateleconference from Perth)

Justice & Human Rights1. Bill C-10, An Act to enact the Justice

for Victims of Terrorism Act and toamend the State Immunity Act, theCriminal Code, the Controlled Drugsand Substances Act, the Correctionsand Conditional Release Act, theYouth Criminal Justice Act, theImmigration and Refugee ProtectionAct and other Acts

2. IN CAMERA Committee Business! Selection of witnesses for C-10

8:45 am 10:45 amRoom 253-D, Centre Block

Association des centres jeunesse duQubecParent Secours du Qubec inc.As individual: Nicholas Bala, Professor ofLawAs individual: Line LacasseCanadian Coalition Against TerrorCanadian Centre for International JusticeKids' Internet Safety Alliance - KINSAAs individual: Victor Comras, Attorney atLaw

Official Languages1. 2010-2011 Annual Report of the

Commissioner of Official Languages8:45 am 10:45 amRoom 237-C, Centre Block

Office of the Commissioner of OfficialLanguages

Defence1. Care of ill and injured Canadian

Forces members2. Election of Vice-Chair

8:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.Room 362, East Block

Department of National Defence officials

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Finance

1. Pre-budget consultations 2011 Whitehorse, Yukon For a list of witnesses, click here.

Aboriginal Affairs1. Briefing from BC Treaty Commission2. Committee Business

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Room 362, East Block

BC Treaty Commission officials

International Trade1. Trade Relations with Brazil2. Committee Business (In Camera)

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Room 306, La PromenadeBuilding

DFAIT officials

Citizenship & Immigration1. Immigration Application Backlogs in

Light of the Action Plan for FasterImmigration

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Room 253-D, Centre Block

Canadian Centre for Policy StudiesChinese Canadian Community AllianceOntario Council of Agencies ServingImmigrants (OCASI)S.U.C.C.E.S.S.

Environment1. Statutory Review of the CanadianEnvironmental Assessment Act

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Room 228, La PromenadeBuilding

As individuals: Stephen Hazell and PaulR. Cassidy

Procedures & House Affairs1. (In Camera) Report of the Chief

Electoral Officer of Canada entitled"Responding to Changing Needs Recommendations from the ChiefElectoral Officer of Canada Followingthe 40th General Election"

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Room 112-N, Centre Block

(In Camera) Elections Canada officials

Agriculture1. Growing Forward 2 (Science and

Innovation)3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Room 268, La PromenadeBuilding

University of GuelphSaskatchewan Canola DevelopmentCommissionUniversity of SaskatchewanCanada Organic Trade Association

Status of Women1. Abuse of Older Women 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Room 306, La PromenadeBuilding

Canadian Centre for Elder LawNewfoundland and Labrador Network forthe Prevention of Elder AbuseNova Scotia Department of SeniorsOntario Network for the Prevention ofElder Abuse

Fisheries & Oceans1. (In Camera) Closed Containment

Salmon Aquaculture3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Room C-120, 1 Wellington Street

DFO officials (In Camera)

Human Resources1. A Framework for Success: Practical

Recommendations to Further Shortenthe Foreign Qualification RecognitionProcess.

3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Room 253-D, Centre Block

Mount Royal UniversityUniversity of ManitobaAlberta International Medical GraduatesAssociationS.U.C.C.E.S.S.

Toronto Region Immigrant EmploymentCouncil

Government Operations & Estimates1. Effectiveness of the Office of Small

and Medium Enterprises and theCanadian InnovationCommercialization Program

2. Committee Business! Notice of motion Mr. McCallum

3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street

Canadian Federation of IndependentBusinessNational Angel Capital Organization

Committee Schedules/Agendas are subject to change without notice. All efforts will be taken to update information as it becomes available.

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! The BC Treaty Commission will appear before the Aboriginal Peoples committee as part of its Examination and report onthe federal governments constitutional, treaty, political and legal responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoplesand on other matters generally relating to the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada.

! Jazz Aviation will be a witness at the Transport & Communications committee on the study on emerging issues relatedto the Canadian airline industry.

! Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, John Duncan, will appear before the Energy, Environment andNatural Resources Committee as part of its ongoing study on the current state and future of Canada's energy sector(including alternative energy).

! More witnesses appear before the National Finance committee as it examines the potential reasons for pricediscrepancies in respect of certain goods between Canada and the United States, given the value of the Canadian dollarand the effect of cross border shopping on the Canadian economy.

! Pulse Canada and the Grain Growers of Canada will testify before the Agriculture and Forestry committees as part of itsexamination and report on research and innovation efforts in the agricultural sector.

! Fisheries and Oceans will hear from DFO officials on the study on the management of the grey seal population offCanadas East Coast.

! IN CAMERA meetings: Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament (RPRD)

More information on committee meetings below:



Aboriginal Peoples1. Examine and report on the federal

governments constitutional, treaty,

political and legal responsibilities toFirst Nations, Inuit and Metis peoplesand on other matters generallyrelating to the Aboriginal Peoples ofCanada.

9:30 am160-S, Centre Block

BC Treaty Commission

Transport and Communications

1. Study on emerging issues related tothe Canadian airline industry.

9:30 am - 11:30 amRoom 2, Victoria Building 140Wellington Street

Jazz Aviation

Rules, Procedures and the Rights ofParliament

1. IN CAMERA Consideration of a draftagenda (future business)

9:30 amRoom 356-S, Centre Block N/A

National Finance

1. Study on the potential reasons forprice discrepancies in respect ofcertain goods between Canada andthe United States, given the value ofthe Canadian dollar and the effect ofcross border shopping on theCanadian economy.

9:30 AMRoom 9, Victoria Building 140Wellington Street

As individuals:Ian Gordon, President of ConvergenceManagement Consultants Ltd.Tom Vassos, University of TorontoMichael Mulvey, University of Ottawa

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Agriculture & Forestry

1. Examine and report on research andinnovation efforts in the agriculturalsector.

5:00 pmRoom 2, Victoria Building 140Wellington Street

Pulse CanadaGrain Growers of Canada

Energy, the Environment and NaturalResources

1. The current state and future ofCanada's energy sector (includingalternative energy).

5:00 pmRoom 257, East Block

The Honourable John Duncan, P.C., M.P.,Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and NorthernDevelopment along with departmentofficials

Fisheries & Oceans

1. Study on the management of the greyseal population off Canadas EastCoast.

5:00 pmRoom 9, Victoria Building 140Wellington Street

DFO officials

Committee Schedules/Agendas are subject to change without notice. All efforts will be taken to update information as it becomes available.

Government Orders

Today is the 3rd allotted day of the Supply period ending December 10, 2011.Members will debate and vote on the NDP motion moved by Nikki Ashton (MP for Churchill) on the Canadian Wheat Board

Text of motion is as follows:That, in the opinion of the House, farmers have a democratic right to determine the future of their own supply management toolsand marketing boards; and recognizing this right, the House calls on the government to set aside its legislation abolishing theCanadian Wheat Board (CWB) single desk and to conduct a full and free vote by all current members of the CWB to determinetheir wishes, and calls on the government to agree to honour the outcome of that democratic process.

Private Members' Business

! 2nd reading debate of Bill C-310, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons)! Sponsor: Mrs. Smith (MP for KildonanSt. Paul) (More information below*)! Introduction and 1st reading: October 3, 2011! Proposed text of bill available here.

! The government has indicated it will introduce a bill entitled, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and theFirearms Act

! Text of the new bill will not be available until introduction

! There will be a take-note debate on October 27, 2011 on the subject of the ongoing violence and vicious attacksagainst Coptic Christians in Egypt

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Private Members' Business

! October 26, 2011; C-305 National Public Transit Strategy Act Second readingsponsor: Ms. Chow (TrinitySpadina)

! October 27, 2011; M-270 Infrastructuresponsor: Ms. LeBlanc (LaSallemard)

! October 28, 2011; C-300 Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention Actsponsor: Mr. Albrecht (KitchenerConestoga)

Additional Information

*Bill C-310, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons)This bill would make two amendments to the current trafficking in persons offence:

1. by providing an evidentiary aid to courts that enhances the definition of exploitation to provide clear examples such asthe use of threats, violence, coercion, and fraudulent means.

2. by amending the Criminal Code to enable Canadian human traffickers to be prosecuted in Canada when the offenceoccurs outside of Canada.

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