Debates of March 13th, 2015

Question No. 993

[Lawrence MacAulay, Liberal, Cardigan, PE]

With regard to Employment and Social Development Canada, for fiscal years 2006-2007 to 2013-2014 inclusive: (a) what is the amount and percentage of all lapsed spending, broken down by (i) program, (ii) sub-program, (iii) sub-sub program; and (b) for each answer to (a)(i), (a)(ii) and (a)(iii), how much of the lapsed funding was (i) operating, (ii) capital, (iii) transfer payments?

[Scott Armstrong, Conservative, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Social Development]

Mr. Speaker, the amounts of lapsed spending by program for each fiscal year from 2006-07 to 2013 14 are available in the Public Accounts of Canada at the following links.

For 2006-07, please see page 14.11, http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/301/public_accounts_can/pdf/2007/P51-1-2007-2E.pdf.

For 2007-08, please see page 14.11, http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/301/public_accounts_can/pdf/2008/50-eng.pdf.

For 2008-09, please see page 14.12, http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/301/public_accounts_can/pdf/2009/50-eng.pdf.

For 2009-10, please see page 14.11, http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/301/public_accounts_can/pdf/2010/50-eng.pdf. 1

For 2010-11, please see page 14.10, http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/301/public_accounts_can/pdf/2011/50-eng.pdf.

For 2011-12, please see page 14.12, http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/301/public_accounts_can/pdf/2012/50a-eng.pdf.

For 2012-13, please see page 14.11, http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/301/public_accounts_can/pdf/2013/2013-vol2-eng.pdf.

For 2013-14, please see page 9.12, http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/301/public_accounts_can/pdf/2014/2014-vol2-eng.pdf.

Given that ESDC does not have a capital vote, no capital funds were lapsed for these fiscal years.

The information by sub-program and sub-sub-program is not available.

Question No. 1005

[Joyce Murray, Liberal, Vancouver Quadra, BC]

With regard to military base CFB Petawawa: since 2007, (i) what are the names and ridings of Members of Parliament who have visited the base, (ii) what are the dates when the Members visited, (iii) what were the purposes of the visits, (iv) what were the costs associated with each Members' visit?

[James Bezan, Conservative, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence]

Mr. Speaker, the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces, DND/CAF, do not create records of visits by members of Parliament to CAF bases and stations, nor have a centralized tracking and reporting mechanism for such visits, the reasons for visits or their costs. As such, DND/CAF is unable to provide the requested details.

Questions Passed as Orders for Return

[Tom Lukiwski, Conservative, Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons]

Mr. Speaker, furthermore, if Questions Nos. 653, 947, 949, 963, 964, 971, 973, 979, 980, 981, 987, 988, and 990 could be made orders for return, these returns would be tabled immediately.

[The Acting Speaker, Conservative, Barry Devolin]

Is that agreed?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

Question No. 653

[John Carmichael, Conservative, Don Valley West, ON]

With regard to questions on the Order Paper numbers Q-264 through Q-644, what is the estimated cost of the government's response for each question?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 947

[Ralph Goodale, Liberal, Wascana, SK]

With regard to the RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSET), by month and by year, since 2003: (a) how many employees were there in (i) each unit, (ii) each city, (iii) total; (b) of those employees in (a), how many were (i) permanent, (ii) transferred or temporary; (c) how much was spent on salaries; (d) of the amount in (c), how much was overtime; (e) how much funding was allocated to each office; (f) how much funding was lapsed; and (g) were any additional funds granted, and if so, how much?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 949

[Ralph Goodale, Liberal, Wascana, SK]

With regard to Finance Canada’s forecasting of corporate tax losses for each federal budget since 2007: (a) how was the forecast prepared; (b) what were the results of that forecast; (c) what was the difference between the forecast and the actual result; (d) what was the total amount of the corporate tax base to which the losses apply; and (e) for the calculation, what were the (i) parameters, (ii) assumptions, (iii) formulas?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 963

[Wayne Easter, Liberal, Malpeque, PE]

With regard to the Government Operations Centre: for each protest or demonstration reported to the Centre by government departments or agencies since June 5, 2014, what was the (i) date, (ii) location, (iii) description or nature, (iv) department or agency making the report?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 964

[Wayne Easter, Liberal, Malpeque, PE]

With regard to the Correctional Service of Canada: (a) what is the current policy on the use of administrative segregation; (b) what changes to this policy are being considered; (c) who has been consulted with regards to any proposed changes, and when did these consultations take place; (d) has the Correctional Service of Canada received any analysis or advice on the constitutionality of the current administrative segregation policy and, if so, (i) when was it received, (ii) who provided the advice, (iii) what were the results or recommendations; (e) what is the proposed timeline for announcing any such proposed policy change; (f) what is the proposed timeline for implementing any such proposed policy change; (g) how many inmates will be affected by any such proposed policy change, broken down by (i) facility type, (ii) location; (h) what additional public costs are projected to be incurred as a result of any such proposed policy change; and (i) what are the titles, dates, and file numbers of any reports, memoranda, briefing notes, dockets, studies, or other records pertaining to any such proposed policy change?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 971

[Rodger Cuzner, Liberal, Cape Breton—Canso, NS]

With regard to contracts under $10 000 granted by Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation since March 31, 2014: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) delivery dates; (f) original contracts' values; and (g) final contracts' values if different from the original contracts' values?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 973

[Judy Sgro, Liberal, York West, ON]

With regard to contracts under $10 000 granted by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario since March 27, 2014: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) delivery dates; (f) original contracts' values; and (g) final contracts' values if different from the original contracts' values?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 979

[Emmanuel Dubourg, Liberal, Bourassa, QC]

With regard to contracts under $10 000 granted by the Canada Revenue Agency since March 27, 2014: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) delivery dates; (f) original contracts' values; and (g) final contracts' values if different from the original contracts' values?

(Return tabled)

Question No. 980

[Sean Casey, Liberal, Charlottetown, PE]

With regard to contracts under $10 000 granted by Justice Canada since April 1, 2014: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) delivery dates; (f) original contracts' values; and (g) final contracts' values, if different from the original contracts' values?

(Return tabled)