Debates of Sept. 16th, 2024

Question No.2873—

[Terry Dowdall, Conservative, Simcoe—Grey, ON]

With regard to transcriptions or transcripts prepared by the government since January 1, 2022, and broken down by department or agency: (a) for each occurrence, what is the (i) date of the proceeding or event, (ii) location of the proceeding or event, (iii) description or summary of the proceeding or event, (iv) main participants speaking at the proceeding or event, (v) subject matter of the proceeding or event; (b) what was the cost of each transcription in (a); (c) who requested each transcription in (a) be prepared; and (d) what was the total amount spent on transcriptions or transcripts, broken down by year?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2874—

[Michael Cooper, Conservative, St. Albert—Edmonton, AB]

With regard to the Special Report on Foreign Interference in Canada’s Democratic Processes and Institutions of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (hereinafter the committee): (a) on what date was it transmitted to (i) the Privy Council Office, (ii) the Office of the Prime Minister, (iii) the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, (iv) the Office of the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs; (b) was it read by, and, if so, on what date was it read by, (i) the Prime Minister, (ii) the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, (iii) the Minister of National Defence, (iv) the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (on maternity leave), (v) Cindy Termorshuizen, (vi) David Morrison, (vii) Michael Duheme, (viii) Mark Flynn, (ix) Dan Rogers, (x) David Vigneault, (xi) Michelle Tessier, (xii) Cherie Henderson, (xiii) Bo Basler, (xiv) Allen Sutherland, (xv) Lyall King, (xvi) Gallit Dobner, (xvii) Tara Denham, (xviii) Eric Gordon, (xix) Lisa Ducharme, (xx) Nathalie Drouin, (xxi) Marta Morgan, (xxii) Gina Wilson, (xxiii) Greta Bossenmaier, (xxiv) Monik Beauregard, (xxv) Janice Charette, (xxvi) Rob Stewart, (xxvii) François Daigle, (xxviii) Vince Rigby, (xxix) Dominic Rochon, (xxx) Katie Telford, (xxxi) Jeremy Broadhurst, (xxxii) Brian Clow, and (xxxiii) Patrick Travers; (c) if specific reading dates are not available with respect to any of the individuals named in (b), for each such individual, did he or she read the report before publicly giving sworn or solemnly affirmed evidence to the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions (the Hogue Commission); (d) which ministers and ministers’ exempt staff, not listed in (b), have read the report; (e) with respect to each person named in response to (d), on what date did he or she read it; (f) on what date did the Prime Minister provide the committee with his direction under subsection 21(5) of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act to submit a revised report to him; and (g) on what date did the committee provide its revised report in response to the Prime Minister’s direction?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2875—

[James Bezan, Conservative, Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB]

With regard to the Department of National Defence, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, and the deployment of HMCS Margaret Brooke to Havana, Cuba: (a) who authorized the HMCS Margaret Brooke’s deployment; (b) what was the purpose of the deployment in (a); (c) when did the Minister of National Defence become aware that Russian naval vessels would also be in Havana during the deployment; (d) when did the Minister of Foreign Affairs first become aware of this deployment; (e) what is the Government of Canada position on whether Cuba is considered an ally of Canada; (f) what is the Government of Canada’s policy with respect to Royal Canadian Navy ports of call to Havana, Cuba, and was this policy amended prior to the visit by HMCS Fredericton in November, 2016; and (g) what support is the Government of Canada aware of that the Government of Cuba provided to the Russian Federation for its ongoing war in Ukraine?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2877—

[Scott Reid, Conservative, Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, ON]

With regard to the Canada Summer Jobs program: (a) what is the formula used to calculate the youth unemployment rate for each riding in Canada; (b) from what sources is the data used to calculate the youth unemployment rate obtained; (c) what method is used to apply census data on youth unemployment from the municipal level to arrive at useful youth unemployment data by federal electoral district; (d) what method is used to generate per federal electoral district funding using the applicable youth unemployment data by federal electoral district; (e) what were the youth unemployment rates, applied for the purposes of the Canada Summer Jobs program, for each of the federal electoral districts of Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, and Mississauga—Erin Mills, for each of the 2019 through 2024 program years; (f) how many applications were received for the federal electoral district of Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston in each of the program years 2019 through 2024, broken down by year; (g) how many of the applications in (f) were rejected and not placed into consideration for funding in each of the program years 2019 through 2024, broken down by year; (h) were organizations whose applications were rejected contacted to provide additional information and, if so, when and by what means, in each case; (i) how many individuals, occupying which levels and positions, must concur with a rejection decision; (j) are the individuals, levels, or positions in (i) different for rejection decisions and approval decisions; (k) are there additional approval or concurrence requirements for rejection decisions and approval decisions; (l) what is the appeal process for organizations whose applications are rejected and how many individuals, occupying which levels and positions, are involved in the appeal process; and (m) are the individuals, levels, or positions in (l) different for appeals than for rejection decisions and approval decisions?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2878—

[Matthew Green, NDP, Hamilton Centre, ON]

With regard to the Canada Dental Benefit, broken down by benefit period and federal electoral district since the program’s inception: (a) what is the total number of approved applications; and (b) how many children have been helped by the program?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2879—

[Matthew Green, NDP, Hamilton Centre, ON]

With regard to the Canada Dental Care Plan, broken down by federal electoral district since the program’s inception: (a) what is the total number of applications (i) received, (ii) approved; and (b) how many people have benefitted from the Canada Dental Care Plan, broken down by age group and by Disability Tax Credit Certificate status?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2880—

[Matthew Green, NDP, Hamilton Centre, ON]

With regard to federal spending in the constituency of Hamilton Centre, in each fiscal year between 2019-20 and 2023-24, inclusively: what are the details of all grants and contributions and all loans to any organization, group, business or municipality, broken down by the (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality in which the recipient is located, (iii) date the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency that provided the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2881—

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

With regard to funding for disability management, accommodating people with disabilities in the workplace, and related training and education programs, broken down by fiscal year and department or agency since 2005-06: (a) what funding streams have been made available to help accommodate people with disabilities and for disability management, including related training and education programs; (b) what is the total amount of funding for each stream in (a); and (c) for each funding stream in (a), what is the total amount of (i) spent or committed funding, (ii) lapsed funding?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2882—

[Lisa Marie Barron, NDP, Nanaimo—Ladysmith, BC]

With regard to the national inventory of wrecked, abandoned or hazardous vessels, broken down by fiscal year since 2011-12: (a) what is the total number of vessels added to the inventory located (i) on the Pacific coast, (ii) on the Arctic coast, (iii) on the Atlantic coast, (iv) in the Great Lakes, (v) in the St. Lawrence Seaway; (b) what is the total number of vessels removed from the inventory located (i) on the Pacific coast, (ii) on the Arctic coast, (iii) on the Atlantic coast, (iv) in the Great Lakes, (v) in the St. Lawrence Seaway; (c) what risk categories does the government use to prioritize the removal of vessels; and (d) what is the current number of vessels in the inventory, broken down by risk category?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2883—

[Lindsay Mathyssen, NDP, London—Fanshawe, ON]

With regard to the budget 2024 decision to reduce funding by $625 million for the Labour Market Development Agreement, broken down by province or territory, city, and organization: how much funding will no longer be provided to support community organizations?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2884—

[Lindsay Mathyssen, NDP, London—Fanshawe, ON]

With regard to federal housing investments for London and Windsor, since January 1, 2014: (a) how much federal funding was provided to the electoral districts of (i) London Centre, (ii) London—Fanshawe, (iii) London West, (iv) Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore, (v) Windsor West, (vi) Essex, to support the construction of cooperative housing, and how many units were developed in each electoral district; and (b) how much federal funding was provided to the electoral districts of (i) London Centre, (ii) London—Fanshawe, (iii) London West, (iv) Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore, (v) Windsor West, (vi) Essex, to support the construction of purpose-built rental housing, and how many units were developed in each electoral district?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2885—

[Lindsay Mathyssen, NDP, London—Fanshawe, ON]

With regard to the electoral district of London—Fanshawe, between the fiscal year 2015-16 and the current year: (a) what are all the federal infrastructure investments, including direct transfers to municipalities, regional district associations or First Nations, national parks, highways, etc., broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) total expenditure, (iii) project; and (b) what funding is allocated to highways, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) total expenditure, (iii) project?

(Return tabled)

Question No.2886—

[Lindsay Mathyssen, NDP, London—Fanshawe, ON]

With regard to the federal government’s refocused spending initiative, broken down by department or agency, program and year: how much funding has been refocused away from funding emergency management-based initiatives, broken down by the phase of (i) mitigation, (ii) preparedness, (iii) response, (iv) recovery?