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Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) since January 1, 2020: (a) how many Advance Contract Award Notices (ACANs) relating to PPE have been posted; (b) for the ACANs in (a), (i) how many bidders were there for each notice, (ii) who were the bidders for each notice; and (c) who won each contract?
July 20th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters Mr. Speaker, my province has announced a recovery plan. On what date can we expect a recovery plan from the government, including a comprehensive fiscal update?
July 8th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters Mr. Speaker, will the fiscal snapshot indicate if the wage subsidy program can be extended within the budget allotment?
July 8th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters Mr. Speaker, what percentage of the trillion dollars' worth of debt is termed out over two years?
July 8th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters Mr. Speaker, we are all here today, and the government claims accountability. Why on earth would the finance minister schedule the fiscal snapshot for after question period?
July 8th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Calgary Rocky Ridge. Will the fiscal snapshot include specific funds for the energy and resource sector, yes or no?
July 8th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters Mr. Speaker, will the fiscal snapshot include what funds will be allocated for businesses that use personal chequing accounts and want to apply for the CEBA program?
July 8th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
Proceedings of the House and Committees Mr. Speaker, of course there are all kinds of things we could be debating. A private member's bill is just one of many things. There are numerous bills that are life-changing for people. That is why we come here. That is why members put in private members' bills. They want to debate them and want to see that they at least have a chance of becoming legislation.
May 26th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
Proceedings of the House and Committees Mr. Speaker, I am glad we have a program in place that can allow people to borrow more, but if the member had listened to my speech, she would know the issue is not the borrowing. Businesses do not have the capital to generate the revenue to repay the loans. Granted, they have no interest for two years and then eventually have a market interest rate, but that is not what businesses need.
May 26th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
Proceedings of the House and Committees Mr. Speaker, it is a great pleasure to follow that very impressive intervention. I will be sharing my time today with the member for Thérèse-De Blainville. It is a great honour for me to rise today and debate this motion on the floor with my colleagues, but I want to start by talking a bit about my staff that is serving the great constituents of Edmonton Centre.
May 26th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
Proceedings of the House and Committees Mr. Speaker, the member mentioned quite a bit in her speech the difficulty that businesses in her riding are experiencing, particularly getting workers back to work and the programs the Liberals have put in place that are making it difficult to get those people back to work. I would like her to elaborate on that a bit more.
May 26th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
Government Programs Mr. Speaker, businesses across the country are struggling, and the government has been saying that if the emergency business loan is not enough, entrepreneurs should apply for the business credit availability program that provides loan guarantees through Export Development Canada.
May 26th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
Small Enterprises Mr. Speaker, weeks after they were first announced, the Liberals' small business relief programs still need effective changes. The CEBA loans can only be accessed with a business chequing account. The wage subsidy excludes consultants and contractors, punishes owner-operators and discourages revenue growth.
May 25th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
Rent Assistance Mr. Speaker, today, the Liberals' rent relief program is open for applications, but thousands of commercial landlords across the country still refuse to consider applying for it. There is Tami's landlord, a foreign property owner who does not care about the wellness clinic in my riding and other neighbouring businesses around it.
May 25th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to government advertising expenditures, broken down by department or agency: (a) what was the total amount spent on advertising with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation–Société Radio-Canada during the (i) 2017, (ii) 2018, (iii) 2019 calendar years; and (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by platform (i.e.
April 11th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative