Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we cannot disclose the details of the contract, but we can say that the overall cost is $9 billion.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, with regard to Nuctech, I can confirm that Public Services and Procurement Canada as a department does not have any contracts with Nuctech. That was the point that I was making earlier, that we currently do not have any contracts. As a common service provider in the p

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, there is no question that COVID has presented challenges, and the shipyards are no exception to that. These challenges have involved problems with getting labour, as well as supply chain issues, and there is no question that that has resulted in some delays and some co

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, just to be clear, one price is with taxes and the other is with the exclusion of taxes. On projects of this magnitude, we have to understand and appreciate that. With respect to the procurement of projects, I have said with the national shipbuilding strategy how commi

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, as I have indicated previously this evening, this is an area that is very important to me. As the government's procurement authority, PSPC is committed to ensuring that human rights and labour standards are protected and that ethical practices are maintained by suppl

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, our government is committed to ensuring municipalities pay their fair payments in lieu of taxes. We are working with the Ontario government because it set new legislation that impacted the PILT Act. We are working with it now.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I have to get back to the member with respect to the specific cases. I do not have the exact number of specific cases available to me at this moment.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, with respect to the number the member has referenced, we do not have that number. I would ask the member to provide us with information as to where she received that number, and we will follow up with her with respect to her question.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we have a strong network. It is the applications we are working on, and we are going to continue to make those investments.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, this is actually under the direction of the Communications Services Establishment.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the cost comes from the Department of Defence.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, this is a rigorous procurement process. It is why we undertook the process. It was competitive. We wanted to ensure we got the best plane for the best price with the greatest economic benefits for Canadians.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we are still in negotiations so a final price has not been determined, but that will be determined in the negotiation process. I trust the hon. member understands that we cannot release that information now because negotiations have not concluded. This is the finalizat

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, again, that was the whole reason we had this competitive process. We wanted to ensure we were getting the best price. There were three bidders that came forward. The process was valuable in terms of the competitiveness.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we always look for the procurement contract that has the best value with the best economic benefits for Canadians as we take a look at the various contracts that are submitted.