Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, we made a decision that was in the best interest of our men and women in uniform to get them the equipment they needed to cover off a capability gap. We are in the process now of working with Boeing and the U.S. government to determine the best way forward. We will h

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, we have committed, as we said we would do, to an open and transparent competition. We are looking to get the best plane we can get for the men and women in uniform. That is exactly what we are going to do. We are not going to prejudge the outcome of an open and trans

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, what I am very pleased about is our announcement yesterday for an open and transparent competition that will ensure that our men and women in uniform get the equipment they need to do the jobs expected of them. We are going to make sure that we have a robust, transp

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, there is an obligation of government to make sure that the men and women have the equipment they need to do the job expected of them. That is exactly what we are doing, because of the capability gap the former government did not take care of. We are taking care of

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, we take the issues of public service pay problems very seriously. That is why we have taken so many additional measures to deal with these ongoing problems. In fact, the measures that we have put in place have resulted in our now being able to deal with an additional

Canada Post  Mr. Speaker, the reality is that Canada Post is a crown corporation. It makes decisions about where it buys its products. We are working closely to make sure that Canadians get the services they need and deserve. That is what we are doing with the review of Canada Post, which w

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, let me repeat how unacceptable it is for public service employees to go without pay for work performed. We are now looking at the complex issues that remain. Seventy-five percent of the backlog cases have been addressed. We are putting a dedicated unit on to deal wi

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, there is no one more concerned about the fact that we have employees who are not getting paid for work performed than this minister. That is why we have pulled out all the stops. That is why the Department of Public Services and Procurement has put in extra measures.

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, as I have said repeatedly, for anyone to go without pay for work performed is completely unacceptable, especially when there are hardships involved. We are working very hard to make sure that all of the outstanding issues are resolved. We have resolved 75% of the out

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, my colleague is absolutely right. It is totally unacceptable for employees to go without pay for work performed. I have said that repeatedly. We have put extra measures in place to hire an additional 250 employees to deal with these cases. We are throwing everything

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, it is totally unacceptable for any person not to get paid for work performed. We agree totally with that. That is why we have taken so many measures to fix the Phoenix pay system. We have hired additional people to make sure that those who have been in the backlog g

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, it is totally unacceptable for any public service employee to go without pay for work performed. That is why we have worked so hard putting in place additional measures to deal with the situation we are facing. Right now, additional employees have been hired. We ha

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, this government is committed to a secure, reliable, and modern IT system. We are working really hard to fix the issues around Phoenix. Our priority is to make sure that employees who work get paid for the work performed. That is what we are doing. We are working very

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, with regard to (a), the answer is $545. With regard to (b)(i), it is $545; (ii) zero; (iii) zero; and (iv) zero.

Canadian Coast Guard  Mr. Speaker, I will give the member a bit of an education on the work that is actually being done in Halifax. It is not working on Coast Guard ships; it is working on the combat ships. All of the Coast Guard work is being done by Seaspan in Vancouver, so there is no conflict of i