The hon. member.
House of Commons Hansard #14 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was strategies.
House of Commons Hansard #14 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was strategies.
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Albanian Heritage Month Act First reading of Bill C-209. The bill designates November every year as Albanian Heritage Month across Canada to celebrate the contributions and heritage of Albanian Canadians. 100 words.
Opposition Motion—GC Strategies Inc. Members debate the Auditor General's report finding GC Strategies was paid over $64 million with insufficient proof of work, particularly for the ArriveCAN app. A Conservative motion calls for the government to recover taxpayers' money within 100 days and impose a lifetime contracting ban on the company and its founders. The Liberal government acknowledges the findings, states it is taking action, including legal proceedings, and notes the AG made no new recommendations. Other parties support accountability and recovery but express skepticism about the timeline and government effectiveness. 57400 words, 7 hours in 2 segments: 1 2.
Main Estimates and Supplementary Estimates (A), 2025-26 Members debate the government's main estimates, questioning the President of the Treasury Board on planned spending. Topics include the national debt, deficit, consultant spending (particularly on ArriveCAN), public service growth, housing initiatives, national defence, indigenous services, and social programs. The Minister highlights priority investments and efforts to manage spending, often referring to the estimates document. 13800 words, 2 hours.
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Conservative
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Conservative
Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Mr. Chair, it is $0.7 billion over last year.
What will the public debt charges be in fiscal year 2029-30 as outlined in the PBO report? What is that amount, please?
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Liberal
Shafqat Ali Liberal Brampton—Chinguacousy Park, ON
Mr. Chair, the main estimates are a detailed document. I would suggest and ask my—
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Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Mr. Chair, it is $69.9 billion.
What is the per capita breakdown for Canada's debt interest currently?
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Liberal
Shafqat Ali Liberal Brampton—Chinguacousy Park, ON
Mr. Chair, again, I would suggest that the member should—
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Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Mr. Chair, it is $1,265.46 per person.
What is the per capita breakdown for Canada's debt currently?
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Liberal
Shafqat Ali Liberal Brampton—Chinguacousy Park, ON
Mr. Chair, I would again refer to the main estimate documents. I would suggest my colleague look into those documents—
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Conservative
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Conservative
Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Mr. Chair, how much will the debt grow in the two hours that we have committee this evening?
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Liberal
Shafqat Ali Liberal Brampton—Chinguacousy Park, ON
Mr. Chair, I took this job about a month ago, and it was an honour to present—
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Conservative
Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Mr. Chair, has the minister reviewed the report on GC Strategies?
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Liberal
Shafqat Ali Liberal Brampton—Chinguacousy Park, ON
Mr. Chair, we have rules in place, and this particular—
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Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Mr. Chair, do you think a seven-year ban is acceptable for a company that defrauded Canadians of $64 million, or do you think that the time should be longer?
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Tom Kmiec
Questions go through the Chair. The Chair does not think anything.
The hon. minister.
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Liberal
Shafqat Ali Liberal Brampton—Chinguacousy Park, ON
Mr. Chair, we have rules in place, and it is up to the investigation team to decide what is appropriate—
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Conservative
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Conservative
Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Mr. Chair, is the minister aware that his predecessor promised Canadians to recoup that money?
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Liberal
Shafqat Ali Liberal Brampton—Chinguacousy Park, ON
Mr. Chair, as I said, this is a new government with new ambition, and there are rules in place—
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Conservative
Stephanie Kusie Conservative Calgary Midnapore, AB
Mr. Chair, will the minister make the promise today to recoup that money for Canadians?
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Liberal
Shafqat Ali Liberal Brampton—Chinguacousy Park, ON
Mr. Chair, the investigation into this case is ongoing, and it would not be appropriate for me to comment on that.