Debates of Nov. 1st, 2024

(Return tabled)

Question No.2954—

[Cheryl Gallant, Conservative, Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON]

With regard to privacy breaches that occurred since March 1, 2023, broken down by department, agency, or other government entity: (a) how many breaches have occurred; and (b) what are the details of each breach, including (i) the date, (ii) the number of individuals whose information was involved, (iii) the summary or description of the incident, (iv) the government program or service that was impacted by the breach, (v) whether or not the individuals whose information was involved were contacted, (vi) the date and method of how the individuals were contacted, (vii) whether or not the Privacy Commissioner was notified, (viii) the description of any measures provided to individuals impacted, such as free credit monitoring services, (ix) the estimated cost to fix the problem or vulnerability that led to the breach, (x) the cost to compensate those whose information was impacted, if applicable?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2955—

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

With regard to funding provided through the Housing Accelerator Fund: (a) how much funding has been provided to date, broken down by city or municipality and by province or territory; and (b) what are the key milestones that must be achieved before the federal government provides the next Housing Accelerator Fund payment, broken down by city or municipality?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2957—

[Kelly Block, Conservative, Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek, SK]

With regard to the disposal of federal land for housing: (a) how many properties are currently in the disposal process; (b) how many properties have been declared surplus; (c) how many homes are expected to be built on these surplus properties; and (d) what is the breakdown of (a) through (c) by province or territory and by municipality?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2958—

[Kelly Block, Conservative, Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek, SK]

With regard to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s report titled “Progress on the National Housing Strategy, June 2024” and the figures listed on page 4 related to the Federal Lands Initiative: (a) what is the number of new units under the Federal Lands Initiative, in total, and broken down by current status, including (i) unconditionally committed, but not yet under construction, (ii) conditionally committed, but not yet under construction, (iii) under construction, (iv) built; and (b) what is the number of renewal or renovation units under the Federal Lands Initiative, in total, and broken down by current status, including (i) unconditionally committed, but not yet under construction, (ii) conditionally committed, but not yet under construction, (iii) under construction, (iv) built?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2959—

[Chris d'Entremont, Conservative, West Nova, NS]

With regard to government funding for housing related programs: how much has the government budgeted for the future, broken down by program, year, and department or agency?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2960—

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB]

With regard to the government’s announcement on September 13, 2024 to provide Telesat with a $2.14 billion loan: (a) how many households has Telesat committed to connecting with high-speed internet, service specifically as a result of the $2.14 billion, and by what date will the households be connected; (b) what are the complete details of financial penalties, if any, for not connecting the number of households agreed to in the funding agreement; (c) of the households that will receive high-speed internet in (a), what is the number of households that will receive (i) upgraded broadband services, (ii) new broadband services; (d) of the households in (a), what is the breakdown in each province and territory; (e) what is the government’s current equity stake in Telesat in terms of value, percentage of equity, and number of shares, as well as the details of each equity transaction since 2015, including the (i) date, (ii) total price or amount, (iii) type of transaction (bought or sold), (iv) number of shares or percentage of equity, (v) share price, if applicable; (f) what specific communities will Telesat Lightspeed “expand Internet and 5G networks” to, as stated in the press release released by the prime minister’s office; (g) of the jobs that will be created from the agreement, how many are (i) direct, (ii) indirect; (h) of the jobs in (g), how many are (i) full-time, (ii) part-time, (iii) temporary, (iv) contract; (i) what are the terms and conditions of the loan repayment, including the (i) amount to be repaid, (ii) maturity rate, (iii) interest rate, (iv) amortization rate, (v) repayment schedule; (j) what was the equity valuation of Telesat LEO determined by the government (i) at the time the loan agreement was signed, (ii) on September 13, 2024; (k) what was the equity valuation of Telesat Corporation determined by the government (i) at the time the loan agreement was signed, (ii) on September 13, 2024; and (l) was the Minister of Rural Economic Development present at the announcement, and, if not, why not?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2961—

[Tom Kmiec, Conservative, Calgary Shepard, AB]

With regard to Canada Border Services Agency tracking of travellers exiting Canada, broken down by year and by quarter: (a) what is the total number of people who have exited Canada by commercial air travel since June 25, 2020, broken down by (i) country of citizenship, (ii) country travelling to, (iii) age, broken down as follows (I) 0-18, (II) 18-65, (III) 65+; and (b) what is the total number of people who have exited Canada by land travel since July 11, 2019, broken down by (i) country of citizenship, (ii) age, broken down as follows (I) 0-18, (II) 18-65, (III) 65+?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2962—

[Tom Kmiec, Conservative, Calgary Shepard, AB]

With regard to family reunification measures for Yazidis who have been resettled to Canada, broken down by year: (a) what is the total number of applications that (i) have been received, (ii) have been accepted, (iii) have been rejected, (iv) have been withdrawn, (v) are still in process; (b) how many dependents are associated with these applications in each of the categories in (a); (c) what is the average processing time for applications in each of the categories in (a); (d) what were the primary reasons for rejection; (e) what is the geographical distribution of accepted applicants within Canada; (f) has the government set a cap on the number of applications for Yazidi family reunification, and, if so, what is that cap and how was it determined; and (g) what are the government's plans for future intakes under this program, including any changes to the cap or eligibility criteria?

(Return tabled)

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns

[Sherry Romanado, Liberal, Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne, QC]

Mr. Speaker, I ask that the remaining questions be allowed to stand.

[Michael Barrett, Conservative, Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON]

Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, do we have quorum?

[The Acting Speaker, Bloc, Gabriel Ste-Marie]

We will check for quorum.

And the count having been taken:

We do not have quorum. Call in the members.

And the bells having rung:

[The Acting Speaker, Bloc, Gabriel Ste-Marie]

We have quorum now.

[Alistair MacGregor, NDP, Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, BC]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I just ask that the next time you are doing a quorum count, you also count the Conservative MPs who are hiding behind the curtains.

[The Acting Speaker, Bloc, Gabriel Ste-Marie]

I would ask members on both sides of the House to maintain decorum. I do not want to have to name members because they are talking in the House and preventing us from moving on to orders of the day.

Decorum

[Leah Gazan, NDP, Winnipeg Centre, MB]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. This is the second occasion where I have seen the member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, who is heckling me right now, threaten physical violence against members.

[Michael Barrett, Conservative, Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON]

So wrong.