Kids on Track  Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the outstanding community service of my friend, Linda Roussel. In 1992, Linda founded Kids on Track, a community organization in Edmonton West that provides hope, direction and ongoing support for children and their parents. Starting with just three families and 17 children at their first meeting, the program has grown to serve over 25,000 children over the years.

Instruction to Committee on Bill C-2  Madam Speaker, I am quite stunned by the hypocrisy of the members opposite. They talk about how important it is to get this bill passed immediately, after playing political games by proroguing Parliament and then calling an early election. If they had not called an early election, we would have been here in mid-September and could have passed this bill then.

Finance  Madam Speaker, it is mid-December and there are still no public accounts. There are disturbing stories that the Liberal government has actually reopened the audited public accounts and changed them for political gain. Earlier this week when we asked about this, the President of the Treasury Board refused to answer, so I will ask about it again.

Finance  Madam Speaker, I wonder if it is normal to reopen the public accounts and doctor them. The public accounts are audited financial statements of the government, yet the Liberals are delaying the tabling of these accounts. We have out-of-control Liberal government spending, yet no accounting of over $600 billion of taxpayers' money.

Supplementary Estimates (B), 2021-2022  Mr. Chair, could the President of the Treasury Board confirm that the bill is in its usual form?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, it is remarkable that the former Treasury Board president fails to answer that because in committee he told us that the tens of billions of dollars for the wage subsidies did not even go through the Treasury Board process before the money went out the door, which is how we saw it go to hedge funds and multinationals.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, significant new spending has to go through the Treasury Board process. In the Treasury Board estimates there is $82 million for a COVID policy for public service. TBS officials told us it was for rapid testing purchases and distribution. The Treasury Board website shows there are 3,400 unvaccinated employees seeking accommodation.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, at $24,000 per employee, who is providing these rapid tests? Is it SNC-Lavalin?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the Information Commissioner has stated that the disastrous ATIP mess long preceded COVID, so it is not an excuse. Will the minister commit to zero tolerance for not delivering on what is in the legislation regarding ATIPs?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the minister's own departmental plan, signed by the previous Treasury Board minister, sets a percentage for public service employees who indicate they have been a victim of harassment. The goal is to have 12%. The goal is one out of every eight people. Why is the goal not zero tolerance for harassment?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, if we wish to avoid harassment, we do not set a goal that 12% of staff can be harassed. We set a goal for zero tolerance. How much is in the estimates to settle class action suits against the government from its employees for harassment issues?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I have read the estimates. There is a quarter of a billion dollars just for DND. Also, the government has not set zero tolerance as a goal. It has set 12% as a goal. Last night in her speech on the estimates, the Treasury Board president read right from the estimates documents that the estimates are seeking Parliament's approval for spending, yet the estimates contained $7.1 million for a book fair in Frankfurt that has already happened.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the estimates process is for Parliament to approve money before spending it, yet there is $7 million for an event that has already happened. Does the President of the Treasury Board approve of the process of bypassing Parliament to spend money before being approved?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the homeless rate in Edmonton is up 60% since the Liberals took over, yet Edmonton received just $15 million for the rapid housing initiative. How does it in any way make sense that Edmonton's homeless would get $15 million, but the government has $7 million for a book fair in Frankfurt?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, my colleague would know that I do know this, and the government is giving only twice as much for 2,800 homeless people in Edmonton as it did for a book fair in Frankfurt. We have seen the government claw back GIS benefits from seniors who received COVID support. How much has been clawed back from the tens of billions given to profitable multinationals and hedge funds for the wage subsidies?