Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, that is with CBSA, not procurement.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, not with respect to the app. There may be services that have been related, but not with respect to the actual app.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, what I would say to that is that in 2021 there were 35 million doses and in 2022 there were 20 million doses.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I have a couple of things I will say to that. The first is with respect to doses. We do have arrangements with the suppliers that if we need to push doses further back, we are able to do that. The second thing, with respect to the cost, is to say the health and safety of Canadians was our top priority.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we cannot disclose the details of the contract, but we can say that the overall cost is $9 billion.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, with regard to Nuctech, I can confirm that Public Services and Procurement Canada as a department does not have any contracts with Nuctech. That was the point that I was making earlier, that we currently do not have any contracts. As a common service provider in the past, PSPC undertook competitive procurements on behalf of the Canada Border Services Agency, and four contracts were awarded to Nuctech, the most recent being in 2019.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, there is no question that COVID has presented challenges, and the shipyards are no exception to that. These challenges have involved problems with getting labour, as well as supply chain issues, and there is no question that that has resulted in some delays and some costs.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, just to be clear, one price is with taxes and the other is with the exclusion of taxes. On projects of this magnitude, we have to understand and appreciate that. With respect to the procurement of projects, I have said with the national shipbuilding strategy how committed I am to this strategy.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, as I have indicated previously this evening, this is an area that is very important to me. As the government's procurement authority, PSPC is committed to ensuring that human rights and labour standards are protected and that ethical practices are maintained by suppliers and manufacturers from which we procure vital goods, such as personal protective equipment.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, our government is committed to ensuring municipalities pay their fair payments in lieu of taxes. We are working with the Ontario government because it set new legislation that impacted the PILT Act. We are working with it now.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I have to get back to the member with respect to the specific cases. I do not have the exact number of specific cases available to me at this moment.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, with respect to the number the member has referenced, we do not have that number. I would ask the member to provide us with information as to where she received that number, and we will follow up with her with respect to her question.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we have a strong network. It is the applications we are working on, and we are going to continue to make those investments.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, this is actually under the direction of the Communications Services Establishment.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the cost comes from the Department of Defence.