With regard to cancellation fees or similar types of fees for items and services that were booked but not used, since January 1, 2020, and broken down by department, agency, and government entity: (a) what was the total amount spent in cancellation fees, broken down by year; and (b) what are the details of each such instance, including, for each, the (i) vendor, (ii) cost to the government related to the cancellation, (iii) reason for the cancellation, (iv) description, including quantity, of items cancelled (e.g. hotel room, conference hall, car rental, etc.) (v) location of the vendor, (vi) date the items were originally booked for?
In the House of Commons on January 29th, 2024. See this statement in context.