Debates of Jan. 30th, 2023

Question No.998—

[Michelle Rempel, Conservative, Calgary Nose Hill, AB]

With regard to government contracts with the Westin Calgary Airport hotel and the Acclaim Calgary airport hotel for the provision of quarantine facilities and accommodations during the COVID-19 pandemic, broken down by location: (a) on what dates were the contracts for each site signed; (b) what was the end date for each contract; (c) how much has the federal government paid to date for all services provided by these sites, broken down by site, type of cost (meals, security, etc.) and total cost per year; (d) what are the details of any other costs associated with the provision of these quarantine facilities and accommodations at these sites, including, for each, the (i) vendor, (ii) amount paid by the government, (iii) description of goods or services; (e) how many people elected to use these facilities as a designated quarantine facility, broken down by total users per month and year; (f) is the government contractually required to continue paying for any services at these sites following the end of pandemic restrictions, and, if so, what are the details, including amounts of any such required payment; and (g) has the government had to pay either site for any other cost related to the contract, such as damages, upkeep, or renovations, and, if so, what are the details, including dates and amounts of all such costs?

(Return tabled)

Question No.999—

[Rick Perkins, Conservative, South Shore—St. Margarets, NS]

With regard to the funding provided to companies for projects through the Strategic Innovation Fund: (a) which companies have received funding; (b) how much funding did each company receive; and (c) what is the location or address of the headquarters of each company in (a)?

(Return tabled)

Question No.1002—

[Doug Shipley, Conservative, Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, ON]

With regard to meetings and other communications between the Prime Minister, the Minister of Public Safety or their exempt staff, and the RCMP commissioner, Brenda Lucki, since January 1, 2020: what are the details of all such meetings or other communications, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) type of communication (text message, group chat, in-person meeting, etc.), (iii) participants, (iv) subject matter, (v) agenda items or summary of discussion, (vi) decisions made, if any?

(Return tabled)

Question No.1003—

[John Williamson, Conservative, New Brunswick Southwest, NB]

With regard to the relocation of the Department of National Defense’s (DND) headquarters from the Major-General George R. Pearkes Building, in downtown Ottawa, to the former Nortel campus site, on Carling Avenue: (a) how many DND employees are still working in the downtown location; (b) what is the date by which all of the DND employees in (a) will be moved to the Carling location; (c) what are the ongoing costs associated with keeping the downtown building operational and functional for the DND employees who remain there; and (d) what are the government’s plans for the downtown location, including the (i) description of any planned renovations, including timelines, (ii) costs associated or projected with the renovations, (iii) details of the number of employees, including from which department, expected to work in the building following the completion of the renovations?

(Return tabled)

Question No.1004—

[Scot Davidson, Conservative, York—Simcoe, ON]

With regard to government expenditures related to the renovation, rehabilitation, or construction of government buildings or properties in the National Capital Region, including within the Parliamentary Precinct, since January 1, 2016: (a) what are the total expenditures to date related to the purchase or rental of scaffolding, broken down by year; and (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by building or location, including the name and address of each?

(Return tabled)

Question No.1005—

[Laurel Collins, NDP, Victoria, BC]

With regard to the Canadian delegation at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference: (a) who were the members of the delegation, including, for each, the name of the organization they represented; (b) what are the total costs incurred to date by the government related to the delegation; (c) what are the total costs incurred by the government to date related to the delegation for (i) air transportation, (ii) land transportation, (iii) hotels or other accommodations, (iv) meals, (v) hospitality, (vi) room rentals, (vii) other costs; and (d) of the costs incurred by the government in (c), what was the total amount attributable to delegation members from the oil and gas industry?

(Return tabled)

Question No.1006—

[Laurel Collins, NDP, Victoria, BC]

With regard to cleantech transactions signed by Export Development Canada (EDC), broken down by fiscal year since 2018-19: (a) what are the details of each transaction, including the (i) date of signing, (ii) country of transaction, (iii) principal counterpart, (iv) EDC product, (v) industry sector, (vi) financial range; and (b) of the transactions in (a), which transactions were intended to support (i) carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies, (ii) blue hydrogen, (iii) grey hydrogen?

(Return tabled)

Question No.1007—

[Stephanie Kusie, Conservative, Calgary Midnapore, AB]

With regard to relocation applications from Afghan nationals who assisted the Canadian government, as of June 20, 2022: (a) how many applications has the government (i) received, (ii) approved, (iii) rejected; (b) what is the reason for any rejections in (a)(iii); (c) of the applicants in (a), how many (i) remain in Afghanistan, (ii) are waiting in a third country, (iii) are in Canada; and (d) how many relocation applicants is the government aware of who were (i) killed, or presumed killed, (ii) incarcerated, or otherwise punished by the Taliban?

(Return tabled)

Question No.1010—

[John Nater, Conservative, Perth—Wellington, ON]

With regard to the government’s promise to plant one billion trees: how many trees were planted to date, broken down by province or territory?

(Return tabled)

Question No.1011—

[Arnold Viersen, Conservative, Peace River—Westlock, AB]

With regard to the claim by the Prime Minister on November 22, 2022, that “there has never been any information given to me on the funding of federal candidates by China”: has anyone in the Office of the Prime Minister or the Privy Council Office received such information, and, if so, (i) who received the information, (ii) on what date was the information received, (iii) why did that person not inform the Prime Minister?

(Return tabled)

Question No.1012—

[Adam Chambers, Conservative, Simcoe North, ON]

With regard to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), broken down by year since 2018: (a) how many commercial (i) trains, (ii) train cars, crossed into Canada, in total, broken down by point of entry for each year since 2018; (b) how many of the (i) trains, (ii) train cars, in (a) were physically inspected by the CBSA; (c) how many of the inspected (i) trains, (ii) train cars, contained illegal items; and (d) what is the breakdown of illegal items seized from train cars, including the description and the volume of each item seized?

(Return tabled)

Question No.1014—

[Scot Davidson, Conservative, York—Simcoe, ON]

With regard to government expenditures related to the cleanup of land or ground contamination at airports and aerodromes, broken down by year since 2015: (a) what is the total amount spent on such expenditures; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by airport; and (c) what are the details of each airport cleanup which has been completed since January 1, 2016, or is still ongoing, including, for each, (i) the name and location of the airport or aerodrome, (ii) the start date of the cleanup, (iii) the projected completion date, (iv) the description of the work conducted, (v) whether or not the removal of polyfluoroalkylated substances is part of the cleanup agreement, (vi) the name of the vendor contracted, (vii) the projected cost of the cleanup?

(Return tabled)

Question No.1016—

[Mike Lake, Conservative, Edmonton—Wetaskiwin, AB]

With regard to government procurement and contracts for the provision of research or speechwriting services to ministers, since January 1, 2020: (a) what are the details of the contracts, including the (i) start and end dates, (ii) contracting parties, (iii) file number, (iv) nature or description of the work, (v) value of contract; and (b) for speechwriting contracts, what are the details, including the (i) date, (ii) location, (iii) audience or event at which the speech was, or was intended to be, delivered, (iv) number of speeches to be written, (v) cost charged per speech?