House of Commons Hansard #75 of the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was chair.
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Liberal
Filomena Tassi Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, ON
Madam Chair, as I referenced earlier, economic benefits are a part of the contracts that we sign and will continue to be.
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Conservative
Kerry-Lynne Findlay Conservative South Surrey—White Rock, BC
Madam Chair, the Cormorant search and rescue helicopters are 24 years old and we are down to two or three aircraft. What plans does the government have for a mid-life upgrade of the aircraft, and what are the plans to replace the missing platforms?
Public Works and Government Services—Main Estimates, 2022-23Business of SupplyGovernment Orders
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Liberal
Filomena Tassi Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, ON
Madam Chair, I just need clarification on the helicopter that the member is referencing.
Public Works and Government Services—Main Estimates, 2022-23Business of SupplyGovernment Orders
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Conservative
Kerry-Lynne Findlay Conservative South Surrey—White Rock, BC
Madam Chair, they are the Cormorant search and rescue helicopters.
Public Works and Government Services—Main Estimates, 2022-23Business of SupplyGovernment Orders
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Liberal
Filomena Tassi Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, ON
Madam Chair, I am going to have to get back to the member with respect to that specific question. What DND asks for us to procure, we procure.
Public Works and Government Services—Main Estimates, 2022-23Business of SupplyGovernment Orders
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Conservative
Kerry-Lynne Findlay Conservative South Surrey—White Rock, BC
Madam Chair, what is the government's plan to acquire new submarines, and will they be nuclear, given that conventional submarines have a difficult time staying under the ice pack for more than a few hours or days before they have to retreat?
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Liberal
Filomena Tassi Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, ON
Madam Chair, again, we are procurement, so we ask DND. As the client, DND provides us with the information and the details and the specs it needs, and we follow what it has asked.
Public Works and Government Services—Main Estimates, 2022-23Business of SupplyGovernment Orders
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Conservative
Kerry-Lynne Findlay Conservative South Surrey—White Rock, BC
Madam Chair, to date, the government has not been able to procure a new side arm for the Canadian Army. Our special forces have new side arms. Why could the Canadian Army not just join that purchase or follow up on that buy? Why does it have to wait?
Public Works and Government Services—Main Estimates, 2022-23Business of SupplyGovernment Orders
May 19th, 2022 / 9:10 p.m.
Liberal
Filomena Tassi Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, ON
Madam Chair, again, the Department of Defence asks us to procure, and we procure. The Department of Defence is the client. What it asks us to procure, we get the best possible value for Canadians in our—
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NDP
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Conservative
Kerry-Lynne Findlay Conservative South Surrey—White Rock, BC
Madam Chair, how long do our Canadian Rangers have to wait to get a new rifle? This should not be rocket science. They need them. When will they get them?
Public Works and Government Services—Main Estimates, 2022-23Business of SupplyGovernment Orders
9:10 p.m.
Liberal
Filomena Tassi Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, ON
Madam Chair, I think the member is referring to the C21 sniper rifles. The competitive process resulted in a $2.6-million contract to deliver 229 new C21 sniper rifles. Delivery is expected at the end of 2022.
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9:15 p.m.
Conservative
Luc Berthold Conservative Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
Madam Chair, I would like to ask the minister a few questions about the Lac-Mégantic bypass.
What is the minister's role on the bypass file?
Public Works and Government Services—Main Estimates, 2022-23Business of SupplyGovernment Orders
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Liberal
Filomena Tassi Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, ON
Madam Chair, there was a problem with the interpretation. I just got the introduction of what was going to be asked, but I did not actually get a question.
Public Works and Government Services—Main Estimates, 2022-23Business of SupplyGovernment Orders
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Conservative
Luc Berthold Conservative Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
Madam Chair, what is the minister's role in the bypass in Lac-Mégantic?
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Liberal
Filomena Tassi Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, ON
Madam Chair, I would like to start by saying that the whole government feels for the victims and families of the Lac-Mégantic tragedy—
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NDP
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Conservative
Luc Berthold Conservative Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
Madam Chair, I will let the minister answer.
Can she tell us what role Public Services and Procurement Canada plays in this process?
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Liberal
Filomena Tassi Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, ON
Madam Chair, we are making every effort to come to agreements that are satisfactory to all parties with respect to the properties.
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Conservative
Luc Berthold Conservative Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
Madam Chair, what agreement is the minister referring to? Who is it with?
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Liberal
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Conservative
Luc Berthold Conservative Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
Madam Chair, is the department also involved in the contract with Canadian Pacific?
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Liberal
Filomena Tassi Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, ON
Madam Chair, our responsibility is with the landowners.
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Conservative
Luc Berthold Conservative Mégantic—L'Érable, QC
Madam Chair, how can Public Services and Procurement Canada not be involved if the government is signing a mutually agreeable contract with a private company, a contract that could be worth $395 million?
Public Works and Government Services—Main Estimates, 2022-23Business of SupplyGovernment Orders
9:15 p.m.
Liberal
Filomena Tassi Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, ON
Madam Chair, I am going to have to ask the member to repeat the question.
