Main Estimates, 2015-16  moved: That the supplementary estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016, be concurred in.

Main Estimates, 2015-16  moved that the bill be concurred in.

Main Estimates, 2015-16  Mr. Chair, the presentation of this bill is identical to that used during the previous supply period.

Main Estimates, 2015-16  moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.

Main Estimates, 2015-16  moved: for leave to introduce Bill C-66, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2016 (Motions deemed adopted and bill read the first time)

Main Estimates, 2015-16  moved that Bill C-66, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2016, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Main Estimates, 2015-16  moved: That the main estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016, except any vote disposed of earlier today and less the amount voted in Interim Supply, be concurred in.

MAIN ESTIMATES 2015-16  moved: That vote 1 in the amount of $57,031,359 under the Senate program expenditures in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 be concurred in.

Public Service of Canada  Mr. Speaker, I would like to assure the hon. member that indeed we are continuing to bargain with the bargaining agent representing the public sector, but I would remind the hon. member, perhaps he is not aware of this, that the current system, which has 14.7 million banked sick days, in fact does not even help employees who have catastrophic illness early on in their careers.

Public Service of Canada  Mr. Speaker, I think there were ten questions in there, but I will try to focus the hon. member a little bit and indicate, of course, that we are still at the bargaining table, as I mentioned. Perhaps I already mentioned that there are 14.7 million banked sick days in place right now, but it is not working for the public servants who need it most.

Public Service of Canada  Mr. Speaker, the Canada Post plan is not the plan we are suggesting and are bargaining in good faith with the unions on this. If the NDP wants to be the advocate for the union bosses, it has the right to do that in the House. We will stand up for the taxpayers.

Public Service of Canada  Mr. Speaker, the 40-year-old sick leave accumulation system is antiquated and does not meet the needs of the majority of our employees. We need a system that is fair and reasonable for employees, of course, but also for taxpayers. That is our plan. We will be fair and reasonable during bargaining.

Science and Technology  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate that the hon. member is shilling for the union bargaining unit with its latest demands from the taxpayers. That is his right to do so, if he so chooses. What we choose to do is bargain fairly and reasonably with the bargaining unit on behalf of the taxpayers to make sure we have fair and reasonable agreements that are affordable to the taxpayer, and we will continue to do so.

Access to Information  Mr. Speaker, what I can say in this place is that there have never been more access to information requests that have been followed through on, that have been responded to. It is a record number. I believe it is 46,000. That is the record of this government. The requests come in, they are processed, and they are responded to.

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, what I can tell the House is that in compliance with the Federal Court's May 2014 order, there was an independent, impartial review that was conducted. Of course we relied on the advice of that independent third party expert in the conclusion that in fact the market was not depressed.