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Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I am not going to purport to know the experience of indigenous people in those communities. I am happy to work with the member to have discussions so that we can determine pathways forward that are going to respond to those needs and issues.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I am always willing to learn, and I think learning is a very important part of our journey on reconciliation.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, yes, I do. I was very pleased to see that in my mandate letter.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I know that banking services have been discussed repeatedly and that there are models out there. Again, this is why the pilot is important. We are running pilots like this in order to gather information to determine pathways forward with respect to ensuring that Canadians are receiving the supports and services they need from Canada Post.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I believe it is in my mandate to work with Canada Post to deliver services that Canadians need and to continue to ensure that those services are delivered in a way that allows Canada Post to be self-sustaining.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, absolutely, 100%.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I am happy to have conversations with the member with respect to the issues she is raising in the area of banking.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, with respect to Canada Post, we are carrying on conversations and discussions. I have met with Canada Post. I have met with the workers union, CUPW, and we will continue to have conversations in order to assist Canada Post to get to a place where it is self-sustaining.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I would be honoured, and I welcome working with the member and listening to the concerns and issues she has. I look forward to that engagement.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, yes. In fact, I have had conversations with the Minister of Rural Economic Development. I recognize that that is in my mandate letter. It is one of the reasons why we have conducted surveys in order to get information from the public to determine what services are important to them and assist Canada Post to deliver those services.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I am really pleased about the pilot we are running in an indigenous community in Canada. This is a hub. It is going to add extra resources and innovative supports. I am looking forward to the results of that pilot.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, again, I have spoken about that this evening and have gone over a number of times the efforts we are making in procurement with respect to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and ensuring that we are minimizing plastic and waste. One of the other things I would like to add is electric vehicles.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I am very happy that we have a buy clean strategy. In addition to that, we have a national clean electricity initiative. We have an energy services acquisition program. We have many initiatives that we are undertaking as a government, because it is important for us to meet our targets and we want to show leadership in this regard.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we are focusing on doing what we can in procurement in order to contribute to meeting the targets that are there. This is an all-of-government approach. PSPC has a role to play. I have gone over the numbers with respect to initiatives that we are taking in order to meet our targets, and this work is significant.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I would put forward the stat that we have accomplished to date as evidence of the initiatives that we are taking and the progress we are making, which is a 57.6% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from our buildings as compared to the baseline laid out in 2005-06. We are going to continue to work on these and other important initiatives in PSPC in order to reach the targets.

May 19th, 2022House debate

Filomena TassiLiberal