Information & Ethics committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. You said, “Without additional funding, I will no longer be able to carry out my mandate responsibly and ensure full respect of Canadians' rights of access to information.” Those are the words of the Information Commissioner when Harper

Science and Research committee   on the rise of the mid-sized city for the start-up economy. It did a global reach to look at the top 50 start-up cities globally. They said the cities had to have a research-intensive university and excellent post-secondary education for the workforce. There were only two Canadian cities

Transport committee   them into two. The reason for that is that some of the witnesses in the second hour have informed us that they will no longer be able to make it for the second half. Do I have unanimous consent to do that?

Information & Ethics committee  I can’t speak to that specific case. That said, you’re flagging something that is problematic. Now that we know the result and the time it took to disclose the document, people are no longer convinced that documents are revised appropriately. That is why many complainants tell

Transport committee  -reaching consequences. There are no legal frameworks or protections that adequately acknowledge that a person's mobility device is an extension of their body. This critical oversight opens the door to ambiguous interpretations and lack of corporate accountability that leave disabled

Finance committee   of households when the demand is there, but there isn't enough relatively reasonably priced housing available, whether it's a condominium, a house or whatever. So we're talking about people who, for example, are forced to live with roommates or their parents for a little longer than

Transport committee   case, no longer functions. Let's turn now to the recommendations. COPHAN recommends that staff at check-in counters be trained to welcome people with disabilities. If I'm with my wife, why are they asking her questions that should be addressed to me? I can be addressed directly. I

Finance committee   of the provinces had reached its limit. That said, some provinces were in better shape than others, notably Quebec, which was in relatively good shape. We will repeat the exercise this summer and update our data. However, as you mention, it's clear that the determining factor for the provinces

The Budget   is forcing Hydro‑Québec to use it to reduce electricity bills and publicly report “how the tax credit has improved ratepayers' bills.” The budget is a demonstration of the effects of the fiscal imbalance. Jurisdictions no longer exist in the eyes of the federal government

Transport committee   for the passenger experience, from the time they reach the curb until the time they are seated on the aircraft. I'm wondering if you have thoughts on that sort of system or if you might have any thoughts on how to ensure that passengers with disabilities don't fall through the cracks whenever

Science and Research committee  Thank you. We absolutely do that. I gave you a couple of examples where our partnerships are wide-reaching across all spectrums of universities, including in our own province, with numerous smaller universities and a wonderful, robust community college system. We believe

Agriculture committee   the export of a horse for slaughter unless the minister receives a written declaration or other satisfactory document. By eliminating subsections 4(2), 4(3) and 4(4), there is no longer any reference to the pilot or any other person. In my opinion, however, the formal prohibition applies

Agriculture committee   satisfactory to the minister. The pilot is no longer mentioned. Previously, subclause 4(2) made the pilot responsible for receiving a copy of the declaration. Since that subclause has been deleted, the pilot's obligation has disappeared.

The Budget   to a power struggle. The result is that it is taking longer for the money to be paid out. There are also unacceptable delays when it comes to infrastructure and housing programs. It takes years for an agreement to be reached and for the approved money to be paid out because Ottawa is once

Finance committee   an increase in drug purchases of just over 13%. Despite this, you say that the savings we could collectively achieve on drug prices would be on the order of $1.4 billion in 2024-25 and could reach $2.2 billion in 2027-28. How do you reconcile these two phenomena?