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House of Commons Hansard #21 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was citizenship.
House of Commons Hansard #21 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was citizenship.
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Citizenship Act Second reading of Bill C-3. The bill amends the Citizenship Act to restore citizenship for "lost Canadians" and ensure "equal treatment for adopted children" born abroad. It also expands citizenship by descent beyond the first generation, requiring a "substantial connection" of 1,095 non-consecutive days in Canada. While Liberals, NDP, and Bloc support it as "charter-compliant", Conservatives argue it "devalues" citizenship, lacks security/language checks, and "strains public services". 47300 words, 5 hours in 2 segments: 1 2.
Youth Unemployment Conservative MP Garnett Genuis requests an emergency debate on Canada's deepening youth unemployment crisis, citing 14.5% youth unemployment. He states "Liberal policies" are responsible and criticizes the government's inaction. 400 words.
Members' Access to Federal Penitentiary Conservative MP Frank Caputo raises a question of privilege, alleging obstruction during a visit to Fraser Valley Institution. He claims an assistant warden's constant escort interfered with his ability to speak freely with staff and inmates, hindering his parliamentary duties. Caputo argues this breached his privilege to prepare for proceedings in Parliament, proposing referral to a committee. The Speaker will review the matter. 2800 words, 20 minutes.
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James Bezan Conservative Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, MB
With regard to the Prime Minister's announcement on June 9, 2025, that the government intends to expand "the reach, security mandate, and abilities of the Canadian Coast Guard" and the statement appearing in the National Post from the Prime Minister's Office spokesperson Emily Williams which stated that "the Prime Minister will soon initiate the process of moving the Canadian Coast Guard to the leadership of the Minister of National Defence": (a) when was the decision made to move the Canadian Coast Guard under the auspices of the Minister of National Defence; (b) was the Chief of the Defence Staff consulted on this decision, and, if so, when; (c) what is the total planned budget for the Canadian Coast Guard in the fiscal year 2025-26; (d) how much of the Canadian Coast Guard's total budget in the fiscal year 2025-26 will be considered as defence spending for the purposes of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's 2% of gross domestic product spending target; (e) is the government planning to arm current Canadian Coast Guard vessels; (f) if the answer to (e) is affirmative, what (i) armaments will be installed, (ii) additional training, if any, will be provided to Coast Guard personnel, (iii) is the planned budget for each; (g) aside from current projects to build new Coast Guard vessels as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, does the government intend to procure new vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard; and (h) if the answer to (g) is affirmative, what are the details, including the (i) type of vessel, (ii) planned budget, (iii) date of delivery, (iv) shipyard where they will be built?
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Clifford Small Conservative Central Newfoundland, NL
With regard to Marine Protected Areas, National Marine Conservation Areas and any other form of ocean protected areas that are now fully protected or at some stage of planning and to be considered part of the 30% by 2030 that Canada agreed to protect in compliance with the 15th Conference of the Parties Biodiversity Convention: (a) what are the details of all existing maps which show ocean protected areas and the reason it became a protected area, including which activities are permitted and which are prohibited currently within each area; (b) what are the details of the maps of all ocean protected areas at all stages of the establishing process, identifying for each stage which stakeholders were consulted; (c) what are the details of all memorandums of understandings or similar types of agreements signed at any stage of the establishment process; (d) for each protected area shown on the maps, what feature, aspect or species will be protected and how will the success of the objective be measured for each area identified; (e) what is the budget to fully implement all areas that are currently under consideration for protection and to fully implement the 30X30 initiative; (f) which groups, organizations, stakeholders, municipalities, environmental nongovernmental organizations or First Nations has the government received information about their advocacy for any ocean protected areas that are currently an Area of Interest, an area at any stage of the establishment process, or a fully established protected area, and what changes was each advocating for; (g) what will be the economic cost of stopping or curtailing renewable or nonrenewable resource industries from operating in areas that are identified but not yet fully implemented protected areas; (h) what will be the economic benefits in new gross domestic product for areas adjacent to proposed new protected areas, broken down by individual area and amount benefited by region; (i) which of the protected areas will have full or partial Indigenous governance; (j) what is date by which each new area is to become a fully established protected area; and (k) which of the proposed and established protected areas will be approved for installation of offshore wind turbines?
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Clifford Small Conservative Central Newfoundland, NL
With regard to small craft harbours, since 2022: (a) which small craft harbours have applied for funding across Canada; (b) what are the details of each application, including the name of the harbour, the location, the scope and the budget; (c) what is the landed value of catch for each harbour in (b); (d) which harbours had projects approved and what is the scope and amount of federal funding for each; (e) what is the landed value of catch for each harbour in (d); (f) what percentage of each project is complete; (g) which projects are (i) within budget, (ii) over budget; (h) for each project which is over budget, what is the projected cost overrun and the reason for it being over budget; (i) which harbours have "shelf ready" tender documents for projects and what is the estimated cost of each project; (j) what is the landed value of catch for each of the harbours in (i); and (k) how much funding has been diverted from the regular small craft harbours budget, broken down by year and by province, to rebuild or repair as a result of damage from Hurricane Fiona?
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Kelly Block Conservative Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek, SK
With regard to government expenditures on and sponsorship of the 2025 Formula 1 Grand Prix in Montreal, broken down by department or agency: (a) how much was spent sponsoring the event; (b) how many tickets were provided to the event as part of the sponsorship deal; (c) who was given and who used the tickets provided; (d) how much did the government spend purchasing tickets to the event and how many tickets were purchased; (e) for each ticket purchased in (d), who used the ticket; and (f) were any government members or officials gifted tickets to the event, and, if so, who received the tickets and from which entities?
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Kelly Block Conservative Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek, SK
With regard to the attendance of the Minister of Transport and Internal Trade and the Minister of Finance and National Revenue at the 71st Bilderberg meeting in Stockholm: (a) did any support staff, either ministerial staff or government officials, travel with either of the ministers to Sweden, and, if so, who went; (b) for each minister, what was their itinerary from June 12 to 15, 2025, including who they met with and the topics of each meeting; (c) what was the agenda of the Bilderberg meeting; and (d) what agreements, achievements or advancements resulted from each minister's attendance and the meeting?
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Gord Johns NDP Courtenay—Alberni, BC
With regard to the Canada Dental Care Plan, since the program’s inception: (a) what is the total number of approved applications; (b) how many seniors, persons with disabilities and children have benefited from the program; (c) what information is the government collecting regarding co-payments and denial of claims, preauthorization submissions and post-determination submissions; (d) how many claims, preauthorization submissions and post-determination submissions have been approved and denied; and (e) what information is communicated to clients when a claim, preauthorization submission or post-determination submission is rejected?
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Gord Johns NDP Courtenay—Alberni, BC
With regard to federal funding for ferries, broken down by fiscal year since 2015-16: what are the details of all federal grants, contributions and loans related to capital or operating costs for ferries, including the (i) name of the recipient, (ii) province or territory 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 of the funding?
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Jacob Mantle Conservative York—Durham, ON
With regard to Canada's imposition of countermeasures (e.g., surtaxes, tariffs, etc.) on certain U.S. origin goods pursuant to the United States Surtax Order (Motor Vehicles 2025), the United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum 2025) and the United States Surtax Order (2025-1), each as amended: (a) what is the total amount of revenue collected since March 1, 2025, reported by calendar week, according to custom's release date of the imported U.S. origin goods subject to countermeasures; (b) of the revenue reported in (a), what amounts are attributable to each Harmonized System eight-digit tariff item; (c) for each Harmonized System tariff item identified in (b), what is the percentage of the total revenue collected; (d) of the revenue reported in (b), what is the breakdown by Canadian province or territory according to the respective importer's address; (e) of the revenue reported in (b), what is the breakdown by Canada Border Services Agency region (i.e., Atlantic, Northern Ontario, Southern Ontario including the Greater Toronto Area, Pacific, Quebec and Prairie); (f) what is the number and value of claims for remission made pursuant to the United States Surtax Remission Order (Motor Vehicles) and United States Remission Order (2025), and what is the total value remitted; (g) of the claims for remission identified in (f), what is the number and value of remission (i) granted, (ii) denied, both reported according to Harmonized System tariff item of the imported goods; (h) what is the number and value of claims for remission made pursuant to the remission process established to consider requests for exceptional relief from Canadian countermeasures on U.S. origin goods; (i) of the claims for remission identified in (h), what is the number and value of remission (i) granted, (ii) denied, both reported according to Harmonized System tariff item of the imported goods; (j) what is the total number of full-time equivalent positions at the Canada Border Services Agency and Department of Finance Canada dedicated to the administration, audit, compliance and remission of countermeasures; (k) what estimates does the government have regarding the aggregate economic impact of these countermeasures, including distributional effects on Canadian producers, consumers, importers, workers and regional economies, and whether any modelling or analysis exists showing net revenue versus cost impacts by industry and region; (l) for the revenue collected since March 1, 2025, how have revenues been allocated or spent by the government, including whether any revenue collected from countermeasures has been granted, in any manner, to Canadian businesses and, if so, what is the business name, the amount granted and when was the grant made; (m) what are the revised deficit or surplus amounts for the 2025 budget year based on the government's classification of revenue from countermeasures; (n) which outside firms were hired by the government to provide position papers or any written advice on countermeasures; (o) what position did each firm listed in (n) provide to the government; and (p) what are the details of all contracts related to (n), including the (i) name of the firm, (ii) initial contract amount, (iii) final contract amount, (iv) goods or services delivered, (v) start and end dates of the contract, (vi) date the position paper was delivered to the government?
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Grant Jackson Conservative Brandon—Souris, MB
With regard to Elections Canada and international electors: (a) how does Elections Canada verify the validity of the electors' last listed address before leaving Canada when they file a vote by mail application; (b) with regard to vote by mail applications received from international electors, broken down by year since 2011, what is the total number of (i) applications received, (ii) applications fully processed, (iii) applications fully processed and finalized, (iv) rejected applications, (v) rejected applications due to issues verifying the last listed address; (c) what is the total number of electors in the International Register of Electors; and (d) what is the breakdown of (c) by electoral riding?
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Question No.212—Questions Passed as Orders for ReturnRoutine Proceedings
September 15th, 2025 / 3:30 p.m.
Conservative
Grant Jackson Conservative Brandon—Souris, MB
With regard to employees of government departments, agencies, Crown corporations and other government entities: (a) how many employees currently work with a job classification or in an occupational group where the salary range minimum is higher than $150,000 per year (such as EX-04, DM-02, etc.); and (b) what is the breakdown of employees in (a) by job classification or occupational group?
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Billy Morin Conservative Edmonton Northwest, AB
With regard to Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey statement that "[e]xcluded from the survey's coverage are persons living on reserves and other Indigenous settlements in the provinces": (a) why does the Labour Force Survey exclude such persons; (b) does Statistics Canada track or study the employment statistics on reserves and settlements by another method and, if so, what is the alternative method; and (c) what is Statistics Canada's projection or estimate of what the most recent national labour force data is, including the employment and unemployment rates, without this exclusion?
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Andrew Scheer Conservative Regina—Qu'Appelle, SK
With regard to the Canadian Thalidomide Survivors Support Program: (a) how much has the government paid Epiq Class Action Services Canada Inc. related to the program to date; (b) how much is Epiq scheduled to be paid in each of the next five years; (c) how much has been paid out and to how many survivors through the program, broken down by year; (d) how many survivors receive ongoing payments, and what is the annual value of those payments; (e) for applications received between June 3, 1999 and June 3, 2024, how many applications (i) were received, (ii) were accepted, (iii) were denied, (iv) are still awaiting a decision; (f) of applications denied, what is the breakdown by reason for denial; (g) what audits or oversight has the government done on Epiq's administration of the program to ensure that value for money is being received; and (h) what was the average time between when an application was received and when a decision was made?
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