Debates of Sept. 16th, 2024

Question No.2790—

[Stephen Ellis, Conservative, Cumberland—Colchester, NS]

With regard to surveys commissioned by the Privy Council Office since January 1, 2019: (a) were there any surveys commissioned aiming to obtain polling or opinion data on (i) proposed government policies or legislation, (ii) government policies or legislation already in place, (iii) the performance of government departments or agencies themselves, (iv) the performance of the government itself, (v) the Canada Carbon Rebate, (vi) the Safer Supply Program, (vii) the exemption granted to British Columbia under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to decriminalize certain substances; and (b) for each survey in (a), (i) what was the purpose, (ii) what were all questions asked, (iii) what were the answers received, (iv) what costs were associated with the survey, in total and broken down by type of expense, (v) what external suppliers and consultants were used to commission the survey, (vi) what external suppliers and consultants were used to analyze and collect the results of the survey, (vii) how many responses were received, (viii) who did the survey target, (ix) was the survey available to all Canadians, and, if not, who was able to respond to the survey, (x) what year was the survey commissioned in, (xi) what department or agency issued the survey?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2793—

[Gord Johns, NDP, Courtenay—Alberni, BC]

With regard to Parks Canada, for each fiscal year between 2010 and 2024: (a) in which national parks did the agency operate life guard and surf guard programs; (b) how much funding did each park receive to administer these programs; (c) how many staff worked in each park in support of these programs; (d) how many visitors accessed each park, broken down by year; and (e) how many rescues or contacts were made under these programs, broken down by park?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2796—

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

With regard to federal funding to non-governmental organizations that advocate pro-life or anti-abortion views, broken down by department and agency and by fiscal year since January 1, 2006: (a) what organizations received federal funding; and (b) how much federal funding was received?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2797—

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

With regard to federal investments in Canada’s oil and gas sector, since January 1, 2006: how much federal funding has been provided to (i) Cenovus Energy Inc., (ii) Suncor Energy Inc., (iii) Imperial Oil Ltd., (iv) Enbridge Inc., (v) Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., broken down by company, year, and type of funding?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2798—

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

With regard to federal court cases, since January 1, 2006: how many court cases have been initiated by the federal government against Indigenous organizations and governments, broken down by year and by affiliation (i) Inuit, (ii) Métis, (iii) First Nation?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2801—

[Greg McLean, Conservative, Calgary Centre, AB]

With regard to government funding of non-governmental organizations or groups, from November 4, 2015, to the present: (a) how much money has the government allocated to Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors and what are the details, including, the (i) department, agency or other government entity, (ii) date of the funding, (iii) amount and deliverables expected; (b) of the allocations in (a), which ones were (i) sole-sourced, (ii) awarded through a competitive bidding process; (c) of the allocations in (b)(ii), what was the (i) duration of the competition, (ii) number of organizations that submitted bids for the required deliverables; and (d) what programs from the organization in (a) received government funding, broken down by year and deliverables expected?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2802—

[Tako Van Popta, Conservative, Langley—Aldergrove, BC]

With regard to funding provided through the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund, since January 1, 2021: (a) what is the amount provided through the fund to date, in total and broken down by province or territory; and (b) what are the details of all funding recipients, including, for each, the (i) date of the funding, (ii) amount, (iii) recipient, (iv) location, (v) description of the related disaster event, (vi) purpose of the funding?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2804—

[Kelly McCauley, Conservative, Edmonton West, AB]

With regard to Global Affairs Canada's Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), broken down by year since January 1, 2016: (a) how much funding was provided through the CFLI, in total and broken down by country; and (b) how many projects were funded in each country?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2806—

[Tracy Gray, Conservative, Kelowna—Lake Country, BC]

With regard to the information provided in the government's response to Order Paper question Q-2542 as it relates to the project budget of the Canada Digital Adoption Program: (a) what is the itemized breakdown of all expenditures included under the Indirect Costs category; (b) what is the itemized breakdown of all equipment expenses included under the Direct Equipment category; (c) what is the itemized breakdown of all expenditures included under the Subcontracting costs category; (d) what is the itemized breakdown of expenditures included under the Other Direct Costs category; and (e) what is the breakdown of (a) through (d) by month and fiscal year?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2807—

[Randall Garrison, NDP, Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, BC]

With regard to federal funding to non-governmental organizations, broken down by department and agency and fiscal year since January 1, 2006: (a) has (i) Campaign Life Coalition, (ii) LifeCanada, (iii) Alliance for Life Ontario, (iv) Alberta Pro-Choice Coalition, (v) Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, (vi) Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, (vii) National Abortion Federation, (viii) Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinics, received federal funding; and (b) how much federal funding, if any, was received by each organization listed in (a)?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2809—

[Colin Carrie, Conservative, Oshawa, ON]

With regard to Health Canada’s (HC) assessment of risks versus benefits for the COVID-19 vaccines: (a) did HC perform a formal analysis showing that the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccines outweigh the risks (i) at the time of interim order approval, (ii) at the time of authorization, under the amended Food and Drugs Regulation for September 2021, (iii) before the approval of each subsequent booster; (b) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, who performed the analysis and what were the results of the analysis, specifying the benefits and risks (i) at the time of interim order approval, (ii) at the time of authorization, under the amended Food and Drugs Regulation for September 2021, (iii) before the approval of each subsequent booster; (c) what specific scientific studies, real world data, and Canadian morbidity and mortality data were reviewed by HC to conclude the risks of the COVID-19 vaccines outweighed the risk of COVID-19 illness (i) at the time of interim order approval, (ii) at the time of authorization, under the amended Food and Drugs Regulation for September 2021, (iii) before the approval of each subsequent booster; (d) what were the risks that HC determined for the COVID-19 vaccines compared to the risks of the COVID-19 illness (i) stratified across age groups, (ii) for the immunocompromised, (iii) for seniors with two or more comorbidities, (iv) for pregnant and lactating women, and what were these results; (e) did HC use the Cleveland study entitled “Effectiveness of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Bivalent Vaccine” by N. Shrestha et al to update their risk-benefit analysis of the current COVID-19 vaccine; (f) if the answer to (e) is negative, why not; (g) how were those individuals who received a COVID-19 vaccine classified as being “vaccinated” versus “unvaccinated” for the purposes of statistical analysis of clinical outcomes and vaccine efficacy by the following categories (i) less than two weeks after first dose of the primary series, (ii) between two weeks and three months after first dose of the primary series, (iii) less than two weeks after second dose of the primary series, (iv) more than two weeks after second dose of the primary series, (v) less than two weeks after any booster dose, (vi) more than six months after any booster dose; (h) would the response in (g) be influenced by brand of COVID-19 vaccine, and, if so, how; (i) for Canadian morbidity and mortality data presented to the Canadian public to illustrate the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines, how were the definitions from (g) and (h) used; and (j) what data supported the definitions of the vaccination status as defined in (g)?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2810—

[Lianne Rood, Conservative, Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON]

With regard to the Canadian Plastics Innovation Challenges: (a) how much funding has the program received in total; (b) how much of the total program funding has been allocated; (c) how much of the allocated funding has been distributed; (d) what projects have been funded by this program; (e) what are the details for each project; (f) what are the targets for each project; (g) what is the timeline for each project’s completion; and (h) how much funding did each project receive?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2813—

[Tracy Gray, Conservative, Kelowna—Lake Country, BC]

With regard to the latest round of Canada Child Benefit payments: (a) how many applicants have received Canada Child Benefit payments; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by province or territory; (c) what is the breakdown of (a) by income level and tax rate bracket; and (d) how many payments were made to recipients with mailing addresses outside of Canada?