With respect to the purchase and provision of single-use bottled water bottles and water coolers by the government over the last fiscal year: (a) what are the total government expenditures for bottled water; (b) what amount was spent by each department or agency; (c) what were the total government expenditures for bottled water in facilities where access to safe drinking water was readily available, by department or agency; (d) with respect to the above figures, how much was spent, by departmental or agency, in the National Capital Region; (e) what was the breakdown by province for such services; (f) what is the number of government employees by province; and (g) what is the number of drinking water fountains that service these employees, by province?
In the House of Commons on September 20th, 2010. See this statement in context.