Debates of Nov. 19th, 2024

Question No.3004—

[Kelly McCauley, Conservative, Edmonton West, AB]

With regard to the government providing financial aid to the Palestinian Territories (Gaza): (a) what is the total amount of financial aid given to the Palestinian Territories (Gaza) (i) between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2022, (ii) between January 1, 2023, and September 30, 2023, (iii) since October 1, 2023; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by specific federal program through which the aid was administered; (c) what are the details of each grant, including the (i) website where the grant is applicable online, (ii) date of the application, (iii) department or agency administering the aid or grant, (iv) purpose of the federal aid or grant provided to the Palestinian Territories (Gaza), (v) date of the provision of aid, (vi) recipient, (vii) file number; (d) was federal aid given directly to the Palestinian Territories (Gaza) or a third-party organization, and, if so, how much was given to each; and (e) if aid was given to third-party organizations, what (i) are the names of each organization, (ii) are the dates on which the aid or grant was provided, (iii) is the rationale for selecting each organization, (iv) is the total amount given to each organization, (v) reporting obligations were required from each organization on the use of the aid, if any?

(Return tabled)

Question No.3005—

[Niki Ashton, NDP, Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, MB]

With regard to the government's response to Order Paper question Q-2695 concerning individuals who were made to repay or whose COVID-era benefits such as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, the Canada Emergency Student Benefit, the Canada Recovery Benefit, the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit, the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit or the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit were clawed back by the CRA: (a) what is the number of individuals with a COVID-19 benefit "repayment or clawback", broken down by (i) income group, (ii) province or territory of residence; and (b) what is the total number of individuals who were affected and the total amount which was repaid or clawed back by the government?

(Return tabled)

Question No.3006—

[Peter Julian, NDP, New Westminster—Burnaby, BC]

With regard to the government’s refocused spending initiatives in departments and agencies, broken down by item and year: what programs and initiatives from the (i) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, (ii) Department of National Defence, (iii) Department of Veterans Affairs, (iv) Department of Health, (v) Public Health Agency of Canada, are expected to see funding refocused?

(Return tabled)

Question No.3007—

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

With regard to board of directors' meetings at the Canada Infrastructure Bank in which a declaration, conflict, potential perception of conflict, abstention or recusal was noted in the meeting minutes from December 1, 2022, to April 30, 2024: what are the details of each instance noted in the meeting minutes, broken down by director, including (i) the decision in question, (ii) the amount of funding tied to the decision, (iii) the name of the entity receiving funding related to the decision, (iv) the name of the board member for whom a declaration, conflict, potential perception of conflict, abstention or recusal was noted, (v) the reason for which the declaration, conflict, potential perception of conflict, abstention or recusal was divulged by the board member, (vi) whether the board member held a private interest in the decision?

(Return tabled)

Question No.3008—

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

With regard to on-the-water and dockside enforcement patrols carried out by Fisheries and Oceans Canada enforcement officers in lobster fishing areas 34 and 35 from July 1, 2024, to September 20, 2024: what are the details of each patrol, including the (i) date it occurred, (ii) number of enforcement officers present, (iii) duration, (iv) lobster fishing areas covered, (v) number of tickets with fines issued, (vi) number of arrests, (vii) number of individuals detained, (viii) number of lobster traps confiscated?

(Return tabled)

Question No.3009—

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

With regard to firefighter garments held, or purchased, by the government: (a) how many firefighter garments purchased by the government since 2015 contain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or finishes; (b) what are the details of each purchase in (a), including the (i) year of the purchase, (ii) company name of the supplier, (iii) company name of the producer, (iv) location of the producer, (v) total number of garments purchased, (vi) total cost of the purchased garments; (c) how many firefighter garments that contain PFAS or finishes have been disposed of by the government at any point since 2018; and (d) for each disposal in (c), what was the (i) total number of garments disposed of, (ii) method of disposal, (iii) entity or vendor that disposed of the garments, (iv) date of the disposal, (v) location of the entity responsible for the disposal?

(Return tabled)

Question No.3011—

[Bob Zimmer, Conservative, Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC]

With regard to the Giant Mine remediation project: (a) how much of the over $800 million that Public Services and Procurement Canada has received for the project has been spent (i) internally, (ii) on outside contractors, (iii) on consultants; (b) what are the names of the consultants in (a)(iii) and their organizations; and (c) how much has been spent to date on the project, in total and broken down by (i) purpose, (ii) recipient of the funding, (iii) date of the expenditure?

(Return tabled)

Question No.3012—

[Bob Zimmer, Conservative, Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC]

With regard to the new General Purpose Sleeping Bag System (GPSBS) contracted by the Department of National Defence: (a) what are the details of the contract, including how much money was allocated for the (i) development, (ii) manufacturing, (iii) distribution, of the GPSBS; (b) which companies were contracted with regard to the GPSBS, broken down by the (i) contracting parties, (ii) value of the contract, (iii) nature or description of the work, (iv) start and end dates; (c) in which country were the GPSBS products manufactured; (d) how many of these GPSBS were manufactured in total; and (e) how many of these GPSBS were distributed to the Canadian Armed Forces?

(Return tabled)

Question No.3013—

[Robert Gordon Kitchen, Conservative, Souris—Moose Mountain, SK]

With regard to employment at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) since January 1, 2019: (a) how many new jobs or full-time equivalent positions have been created at the PHAC, broken down by year; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by (i) type of position, (ii) location, (iii) Treasury Board classification level, or occupational group level, and associated salary range; (c) has the PHAC eliminated any positions, and, if so, what is the breakdown by year of how many jobs or full-time equivalent positions were eliminated; and (d) what is the breakdown of (c) by (i) type of position, (ii) location, (iii) Treasury Board classification level, or occupational group level, and associated salary range?

(Return tabled)

Question No.3014—

[Larry Maguire, Conservative, Brandon—Souris, MB]

With regard to the production and printing of passports in Manitoba since 2015: (a) how many passport printers are active in Manitoba; (b) where are the printers in (a) located; (c) what is the total number of passports printed in Manitoba, broken down by year, at each location; (d) how many printer breakdowns have occurred, broken down by year, at each location; (e) on average, for how long did breakdowns disrupt printing operations; and (f) how many passport applications have been received at the Gatineau-Hull Service Canada Centre and Passport Services from Manitoba?

(Return tabled)

Question No.3015—

[Peter Julian, NDP, New Westminster—Burnaby, BC]

With regard to federal health care investments, since October 1, 2021: (a) how many personal support workers have been trained as a result of federal funding, broken down by province or territory and by year; and (b) broken down by province or territory, what is the total number of personal support workers (i) currently working, (ii) earning at least $25 an hour as a result of federal investments, (iii) earning under $25 an hour?

(Return tabled)

Question No.3016—

[Peter Julian, NDP, New Westminster—Burnaby, BC]

With regard to the Canadian Dental Care Plan, broken down by federal electoral district: what is the total number of oral health care providers who participate in the Canadian Dental Care Plan?

(Return tabled)

Question No.3017—

[Elizabeth May, Green, Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC]

With regard to the Trans Mountain Corporation’s management of the Trans Mountain pipeline and related spill hazards: (a) is the Trans Mountain Corporation prepared to contain diluted bitumen that will both float and sink depending upon conditions; (b) where will beach clean-up workers come from; (c) will the workers in (b) be trained for clean-up of hazardous materials; (d) is there a plan to protect citizens who want to assist in clean-up; (e) when will the fiber optic spill detection system be fully operational; (f) what length of the pipeline will not be equipped with dual leak detection at the time in (e); (g) where are the sections in (f) located along the pipeline; (h) how will the sections of the pipeline without dual-leak detection be monitored; (i) regarding Transport Canada's suggestion that, in the event of a spill in Burrard Inlet or English Bay, some people may require evacuation, what plans are in place to care for them; (j) how many people in the potential evacuation zone (i) have asthma or other chronic lung conditions, (ii) cannot tolerate fumes from a diluted bitumen spill, (iii) will need special care due to other disability during an evacuation; (k) how many evacuees are expected in the case of a marine spill; (l) has there been an assessment of local hospitals’ capacity to handle casualties, including burn victims; (m) has there been an assessment of local emergency fire and rescue services' capacity to respond to such an event; (n) are response exercises being performed regularly, and, if so, how often; (o) do the fire services, who would be called in the event of tanker contents catching fire, have previous experience fighting the kind of wildland fires and structural conflagrations that would follow a large ignition in Burrard Inlet; and (p) have any studies been completed to confirm the feasibility of cleaning up diluted bitumen when spilled in various marine environments, and, if so, what are the details, including the (i) date of publishing, (ii) summary of its contents and conclusion?