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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 219 Monday, September 18, 2023 11:00 a.m.

Prayer

Vacancies

The Speaker informed the House that a vacancy had occurred in the representation in the House of Commons, for the electoral district of Durham, in the Province of Ontario, by reason of the resignation of the Hon. Erin O'Toole, and that, pursuant to paragraph 25(1)(b) of the Parliament of Canada Act, he had addressed, on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, a warrant to the Chief Electoral Officer for the issue of a writ for the election of a member to fill the vacancy.

Messages from the Senate

A message was received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following bill to which the concurrence of the House is desired:

Bill S-12, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Sex Offender Information Registration Act and the International Transfer of Offenders Act.

Private Members' Business

At 11:02 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mrs. Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster), seconded by Mrs. Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country), — That Bill C-318, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (adoptive and intended parents), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Interruption

At 11:52 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Government Orders

The order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-48, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail reform).

Mr. Virani (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Debate arose thereon.

Statements By Members

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, members made statements.

Certificates of Election

The Speaker informed the House that the acting clerk had received from the Chief Electoral Officer a certificate of the election of Mr. Carr (Winnipeg South Centre).

Mr. Carr (Winnipeg South Centre), having taken and subscribed the oath required by law, took his seat in the House.

The Speaker informed the House that the acting clerk had received from the Chief Electoral Officer a certificate of the election of Ms. Gainey (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount).

Ms. Gainey (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount), having taken and subscribed the oath required by law, took her seat in the House.

The Speaker informed the House that the acting clerk had received from the Chief Electoral Officer a certificate of the election of Mr. Khanna (Oxford).

Mr. Khanna (Oxford), having taken and subscribed the oath required by law, took his seat in the House.

The Speaker informed the House that the acting clerk had received from the Chief Electoral Officer a certificate of the election of Mr. Leslie (Portage—Lisgar).

Mr. Leslie (Portage—Lisgar), having taken and subscribed the oath required by law, took his seat in the House.

The Speaker informed the House that the acting clerk had received from the Chief Electoral Officer a certificate of the election of Mr. Majumdar (Calgary Heritage).

Mr. Majumdar (Calgary Heritage), having taken and subscribed the oath required by law, took his seat in the House.

Oral Questions

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

The Speaker laid before the House, — Report of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner's activities in relation to the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-1, par. 90(1)(a). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1004-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(a)(vii), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs)

The Speaker laid before the House, — Report of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner on activities in relation to the Conflict of Interest Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-1, par. 90(1)(b). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1002-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h)(v), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics)

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Holland (Minister of Health) laid before the House, — Report on COVID-19 Rapid Test Procurement and Distribution. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-441-38.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid before the House, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— Nos. 441-01448, 441-01458, 441-01459, 441-01474, 441-01477, 441-01480, 441-01481, 441-01482, 441-01483, 441-01484, 441-01485, 441-01486, 441-01487, 441-01493, 441-01495, 441-01504, 441-01519, 441-01542, 441-01545, 441-01561 and 441-01591 concerning justice;

— Nos. 441-01502, 441-01506, 441-01509, 441-01513, 441-01530, 441-01531, 441-01533, 441-01535 and 441-01536 concerning civil and human rights;

— No. 441-01553 concerning the environment;

— Nos. 441-01582 and 441-01589 concerning foreign affairs;

— No. 441-01585 concerning taxation.

Statements by Ministers

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Mr. Trudeau (Prime Minister) made a statement.

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Mrs. St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage) made a statement.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Aldag (Cloverdale—Langley City), from the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, presented the 11th report of the committee, "Federal Assistance to Canada's Natural Resources Sectors". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-313.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 40 to 44, 52, 60 to 63 and 70) was tabled.

Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West), from the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented the 10th report of the committee (Bill C-290, An Act to amend the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-314.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 61, 63, 64, 66, 67, 71, 73 and 74) was tabled.

Ms. Sgro (Humber River—Black Creek), from the Standing Committee on International Trade, presented the 10th report of the committee, "Canadian Mining and Mineral Exploration Firms Operating Abroad: Impacts on the Natural Environment and Human Rights". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-315.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 47 to 49, 55, 67 and 72) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Généreux (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup), seconded by Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles), Bill C-351, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (maximum security offenders), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Singh (Burnaby South), seconded by Ms. Blaney (North Island—Powell River), Bill C-352, An Act to amend the Competition Act and the Competition Tribunal Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to the broadcasting of committee proceedings, the House authorize televising or webcasting of up to seven simultaneous meetings, provided that no more than two of the meetings are televised.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That Standing Order 28(1) be amended by adding the following: “and when those days fall on a Saturday or a Sunday, the House shall not meet the following Monday”.

Presenting Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

— by Mr. Kmiec (Calgary Shepard), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-01600) and one concerning citizenship and immigration (No. 441-01601);

— by Mr. Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands), one concerning the environment (No. 441-01602);

— by Mr. Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton), one concerning justice (No. 441-01603);

— by Mr. Mazier (Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa), one concerning justice (No. 441-01604);

— by Mr. Morrice (Kitchener Centre), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-01605);

— by Mr. Brock (Brantford—Brant), one concerning justice (No. 441-01606);

— by Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon), one concerning the environment (No. 441-01607);

— by Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-01608), two concerning justice (Nos. 441-01609 and 441-01611), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-01610) and one concerning public safety (No. 441-01612).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-1525 to Q-1528, Q-1531, Q-1533, Q-1534, Q-1536, Q-1543, Q-1548 to Q-1550, Q-1562, Q-1565, Q-1568, Q-1570 to Q-1572, Q-1575, Q-1576, Q-1580, Q-1581, Q-1583, Q-1587, Q-1588, Q-1597, Q-1602, Q-1603, Q-1605, Q-1607, Q-1612, Q-1614, Q-1617 to Q-1619, Q-1623 to Q-1625, Q-1630, Q-1634, Q-1638, Q-1640, Q-1646, Q-1653, Q-1659 to Q-1661, Q-1664, Q-1669 to Q-1671, Q-1677, Q-1680, Q-1686 and Q-1691 on the Order Paper.

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the returns to the following questions made into orders for return:

Q-1523 — — With regard to Correctional Services Canada’s (CSC) expenditures to operate federal correctional institutions across Canada for the past 10 fiscal years: (a) what is the total amount spent to operate each correctional facility, broken down by facility, year, and CSC’s publicly reported expenditure categories (care and custody, correctional interventions, community supervision, internal services); (b) what is the total amount spent for each of the expenditures under the care and custody category (such as food, clothing, accommodation, mental health services, physical health care, etc.), broken down by facility and year; (c) what is the total amount spent for facility capital renovations, maintenance, upkeep, and repair to maintain or improve quality of living conditions for inmates, broken down by facility and year; (d) what is the total amount spent under each of the 10 distinct service categories comprising CSC’s publicly reported internal services category; and (e) what is the description of the expenditures accounted for under each of the 10 distinct service categories comprising CSC’s publicly reported internal services category? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1523.

Q-1524 — — With regard to the Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) funding initiatives for preserving existing housing stock and building new housing, as well as CMHC’s connections to both real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other private institutional investors: (a) have REITs or other private institutional investors benefited from CMHC funding in the past 10 fiscal years; (b) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, what is the total amount of (i) loans, (ii) grants, (iii) any other form of financial support provided to each REIT or other private institutional investor, broken down by recipient's name, type (REIT or other private institutional investor), amount received, year, and jurisdiction; (c) does the CMHC have agreements already in place to provide funding to REITs or other private institutional investors in the current fiscal year or future fiscal years; (d) if the answer to (c) is affirmative, what is the total amount of (i) loans, (ii) grants, (iii) any other form of financial support to be provided in the current and future fiscal years to each REIT or other private institutional investor, broken down by recipient's name, type (REIT or other private institutional investor), amount to be received, year, and jurisdiction; (e) does the CMHC have internal policies, directives, standards or guidelines on the (i) role of the CMHC in providing financial support to REITs or other private institutional investors, (ii) conditions under which REITs or other private institutional investors would or would not receive CMHC administered funding; and (f) if the answer to (e) is affirmative, what are the details of such documents? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1524.

Q-1529 — — With regard to the Minister of Veterans Affairs: (a) when did the minister become aware of the government's plan to remove the images of the Vimy Ridge Memorial and Billy Bishop from the Canadian passport; and (b) did the minister do anything to stop the removal of these images, and, if so, what specific action did the minister take? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1529.

Q-1530 — — With regard to projects funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) in the Asia-Pacific region for human rights or humanitarian issues, since 2016: (a) what are the details of all such projects, including the (i) location, (ii) funding recipient, (iii) detailed project description, (iv) organization overseeing the project, (v) amount of funding provided by GAC, (vi) start date, (vii) end date? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1530.

Q-1532 — — With regard to monitoring activities of the spawning biomass of American lobster by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, broken down by year since 2018: (a) what was the estimated size of the biomass in total, broken down by each lobster fishing area; and (b) for each year's data in (a), on what date and by using what scientific methods or sources was the data obtained? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1532.

Q-1535 — — With regard to projects funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) in Africa for human rights or humanitarian issues since 2016: what are the details of all such projects, including the (i) location, (ii) funding recipient, (iii) detailed project description, (iv) organization overseeing the project, (v) amount of funding provided by GAC, (vi) start date, (vii) end date? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1535.

Q-1537 — — With regard to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project: (a) what assessments has CBSA made in relation to delays and disruptions that may be caused while implementing CARM; (b) what specific measures, if any, is CBSA taking to ensure that the implementation of CARM does not cause any delays or disruptions; (c) has the government analyzed the impact of the new requirement for importers to obtain surety bonds as part of CARM, and, if so, what were the findings, including the impact of the requirement on smaller importers versus larger ones; (d) has the government considered whether or not the surety market would supply smaller importers with the newly required bonds, and, if so, what were the findings; (e) if the answer to (d) is negative, was this an error or oversight on the government's part when developing the project; (f) what is the current timeline for when each measure required by CARM will be implemented; and (g) what are the details of all memorandums and briefing notes about CARM that were sent from or received by CBSA or Public Safety Canada, including the Office of the Minister of Public Safety, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) sender, (iii) recipient, (iv) title, (v) summary of contents, (vi) type of document? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1537.

Q-1538 — — With regard to the commitment of the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship in January of 2022 to eliminate backlogs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of the 2022 calendar year: (a) why was this commitment not fulfilled; (b) what are the current backlogs, broken down by immigration stream or program; and (c) when will the backlogs be eliminated? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1538.

Q-1539 — — With regard to the government's administration of section 42.1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act: (a) how many applications have been received under this section, since 2020, broken down by year; and (b) what is the status of each application in (a), including the (i) date the application was received, (ii) date a decision was made, (iii) decision, (iv) number of days between the date the application was received and the date a decision was made? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1539.

Q-1540 — — With regard to deportation letters sent out by the government, broken down by year since January 1, 2016: (a) how many individuals were sent deportation letters by the government; (b) of the individuals in (a), how many (i) self-deported or left the country voluntarily, (ii) were deported by officers or enforcement agents, (iii) currently remain in Canada? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1540.

Q-1541 — — With regard to immigration applications for individuals who have been sponsored by their spouse or partner, since January 1, 2016, broken down by the year the application was received: (a) how many applications were received; (b) how many applications were (i) granted, (ii) denied, (iii) are still awaiting a decision; (c) how many applications were investigated for suspected fake or fraudulent marriages or partnerships; (d) of the applications in (c), how many of the marriages or partnerships were deemed to be (i) legitimate, (ii) fake or fraudulent; and (e) were there any charges or other enforcement actions taken against any of the individuals whose sponsorship application involved a fake or fraudulent marriage, and, if so, how many individuals faced enforcement action, in total, and broken down by type of enforcement action? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1541.

Q-1542 — — With regard to federal Crown land which has been sold or donated for the purpose of building housing since January 1, 2016: (a) what are the details of all such transactions, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) size of the land involved, (iii) sale price, if applicable, (iv) entity the land was sold or transferred to, (v) location, (vi) number of houses or units expected to be built on the land, (vii) number of houses or units built on the land to date, if known; and (b) what was the total square area of land transferred in (a), broken down by year? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1542.

Q-1544 — — With regard to Transport Canada (TC), the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), and air travel: (a) what is the role of (i) TC, (ii) CTA, in ensuring that air traffic delays are correctly reported to air traffic control towers; (b) for each of the last five years, how many and what percentage of total flight delays were reported due to (i) mechanical issues, (ii) air traffic congestion, (iii) weather conditions, (iv) other issues, if known; (c) what actions, if any, have been taken by either TC or the CTA, since January 1, 2022, to (i) reduce flight delays, (ii) increase flight delay transparency, (iii) invest in improved flight reporting technologies; (d) how does TC ensure the (i) safe, (ii) efficient, (iii) transparent, reporting of flight information between air traffic controllers and Nav Canada; (e) what measures has TC implemented to improve coordination and communication between air traffic controllers and airlines when flight delays are caused by (i) adverse weather conditions, (ii) equipment failures, (iii) labour shortages, (iv) labour disputes; (f) how does TC hold Nav Canada accountable when flight delays, runway safety or shortages impact safety and passenger experience; and (g) what steps has the CTA taken to ensure compliance with the Canadian Aviation Regulations and international aviation regulations in reporting of flight delays caused by (i) runway maintenance, (ii) air traffic congestion, (iii) security incidents at airports? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1544.

Q-1545 — — With regard to COVID-19 vaccine safety and the messaging on the government's webpage titled "Vaccination and pregnancy: COVID-19": (a) what is the scientific basis for government officials' statements that COVID-19 vaccines are categorically safe for pregnant and breastfeeding women; (b) did Health Canada (HC), the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), or the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) identify a need for observational studies regarding potential vaccine-related health outcomes in breastfed infants and toddlers as a result of exposure to vaccinated mothers or their breastmilk to detect safety signals of concern, and implement necessary precautions, and, if so, what are the details of all such studies, including those that the government relied on, including, for each (i) who conducted the study, (ii) the methodology, (iii) the findings; (c) if the answer to (b) is none, why were no such studies required; (d) did HC, PHAC, or NACI study or review studies on the impact of the vaccines on menstrual cycles, and, if so, what conclusions or estimates were reached in relation to the number and percentage of recipients whose cycles were impacted; (e) what is HC's response to the peer-reviewed article by Thorp & Associates, titled "COVID-19 Vaccines: The Impact on Pregnancy Outcomes and Menstrual Function", and what changes, if any, were made to public vaccine guidance or advice as a result of the study's findings; and (f) does the government acknowledge that for certain individuals or age ranges, such as newborns, the risks associated with the vaccine outweigh the potential benefits and, if so, for which individuals does the government recognize that this situation may apply? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1545.

Q-1546 — — With regard to the expenditures of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for Quebec Regions, for fiscal years 2020–21 and 2021–22, broken down by administrative region and electoral district in Quebec: (a) what is the total amount for each region for these fiscal years; and (b) what is the detailed breakdown of the amounts by program? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1546.

Q-1547 — — With regard to the automobile and manufacturing industry in Canada: (a) did the government work with global automobile or manufacturing businesses to boost existing investments in the automobile sector or to attract new investments in new factories, new products, including electric vehicles and batteries, or new jobs, in each province since 2022; (b) did the government consider making investments in new chemical plants to process critical and strategic minerals, and, if so, what types of plants and which municipal locations were considered; and (c) did existing battery recycling plants receive funding, and, if so, (i) in which year, (ii) for which plant, (iii) in what amount, (iv) through which program? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1547.

Q-1551 — — With regard to the export of military equipment and technology and the repression of widespread protests following the arrest and replacement of former president Pedro Castillo: (a) since December 2022, have officials from the Export Controls Division of Global Affairs Canada (GAC) undertaken an independent review to determine whether Peruvian authorities used any Canadian military equipment, including light armoured vehicles, crowd-control equipment and “less-lethal” equipment, in the crackdowns, and, if so, what were the findings of this review; (b) have Canadian authorities contacted their Peruvian counterparts to determine whether military equipment made in Canada was used in the violence, and, if so, what were their findings; (c) was authorization granted for the export of Canadian military equipment to end users involved in the violence; (d) have Canadian officials put the authorization of arms exports to Peru on hold; (e) has the government investigated what Canadian-sourced arms were used for in Peru prior to December 2022; (f) what are the details of the types of military equipment that have been authorized for export to Peruvian authorities since 2014, building on the information previously provided by GAC; and (g) what criteria, protocols or other considerations were taken into account in 2020 when the minister at that time decided to suspend arms exports to Belarus? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1551.

Q-1552 — — With regard to the approval rate of francophone foreign students: (a) what is the number of study permit applications (excluding applications for extensions) processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for (i) 2022, (ii) 2023 (most recent data), and broken down by country of residence; and (b) on what figures and according to what calculation did the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship base her claim on May 18, 2023, that the “approval rate for francophone students from Africa went from 27 percent in 2022 to 35 percent this year”? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1552.

Q-1553 — — With regard to expenditures at Health Canada, broken down by fiscal year for 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23: (a) what was the total value of all expenditures under object code 0301 (advertising services); and (b) what was the total value of all expenditures under object code 04 (professional and special services)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1553.

Q-1554 — — With regard to government funding related to drug supply and treatment: (a) what was the total amount spent by the government on providing "safer supply" drugs in the 2022-23 fiscal year; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by province or territory; (c) what was the total amount spent by the government on opioid agonist therapy in the 2022-23 fiscal year; and (d) what is the breakdown of (c) by province or territory? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1554.

Q-1555 — — With regard to documents sent between the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and the Department of Canadian Heritage, including the minister's office, about Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts: what are the details of all such documents, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) sender, (iii) recipients, (iv) type of document, (v) title, (vi) subject matter, (vii) summary of contents? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1555.

Q-1556 — — With regard to expenditures related to the Cabinet retreat which took place in Vancouver from September 6 to 8, 2022: (a) what are the total expenditures related to the retreat; (b) what is the breakdown of the expenditures by type of expense (accommodation, hospitality, audio-visual, etc.); and (c) what are the details of all expenditures in excess of $1,000, including, for each, the (i) amount, (ii) vendor, (iii) description of the goods or services provided? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1556.

Q-1557 — — With regard to expenditures by the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG): (a) what was the total amount spent on dry cleaning and laundry services by the OSGG in each of the last five fiscal years; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by type of item (furniture, curtains, personal clothing, etc.) and type of service (dry cleaning, traditional laundry, etc.); and (c) what are the details of all expenditures over $1,000 that were made under code 0819 (Non-professional personal service contracts not elsewhere specified), since January 2, 2018, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) vendor, (iv) description of the goods or services? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1557.

Q-1558 — — With regard to Canada Post: (a) is Canada Post planning on restricting the use of polybags in any way, and, if so, how and what is the timeline for any future action; (b) since 2016, has Canada Post received any correspondence from any minister, exempt staff, or government official related to polybags, and, if so, what are the details of each, including the (i) date, (ii) sender, (iii) recipient, (iv) title, (v) subject matter, (vi) summary of the contents, (vii) type of communication; (c) since 2016, has Canada Post received any directives from the government that is causing it to prohibit the usage of polybags, and, if so, what was the directive and on what date was it received; and (d) what action, if any, will the government take to ensure that Canadian packers are not put at a competitive disadvantage compared to American packers as a result of Canadian restrictions on polybags? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1558.

Q-1559 — — With regard to the disposal of fish and seafood seized by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) during the 2022 calendar year: (a) what are the DFO's policies related to the disposal of seized fish and seafood; (b) what are the details for each seizure, including, for instance, the (i) manner of disposal, (ii) quantity, (iii) species or type of seafood, (iv) recipient, if applicable; (c) of the items that were disposed of, how much was donated to local food banks or charities and what is the breakdown of the quantity each food bank or charity received; and (d) what are the DFO's policies in relation to DFO staff and agents consuming seized fish or seafood? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1559.

Q-1560 — — With regard to real estate properties leased or owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC): (a) in what cities does the CBC (i) own, (ii) lease, its properties; (b) what is the total estimated or assessed value of properties owned by the CBC; (c) what was the total amount paid for leases by the CBC in the 2022-23 fiscal year; (d) what is the breakdown of (b) by property owned, including, for each, the address; and (e) what is the breakdown of (c) by city where property is leased? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1560.

Q-1561 — — With regard to non-disclosure agreements (NDA) signed by ministerial exempt staff as part of a legal settlement or agreement related to incidents that occurred involving ministers or their exempt staff, since January 1, 2017: (a) how many current and former exempt staff members are currently bound by an NDA; (b) how many such legal settlements or agreements have been signed by the government, broken down by year; and (c) what is the breakdown of the number of current or former exempt staff members who signed such an NDA, broken down by year and by the minister they were working for at the time of the incident? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1561.

Q-1563 — — With regard to the government's executive vehicle fleet as of June 1, 2023: (a) what was the (i) year, make and model, (ii) purchase price, (iii) date of purchase, for each vehicle; and (b) to which minister or government executive was each vehicle in (a) assigned? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1563.

Q-1564 — — With regard to Elections Canada (EC): does EC have a strategy to prevent foreign interference in the next election, and, if so, (i) what is it, (ii) how much money is budgeted towards it, (iii) which diasporas or groups which were targeted in the 2019 and 2021 elections were consulted in the development of the strategy and how were they consulted? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1564.

Q-1566 — — With regard to the electronic voters' list currently being created by Elections Canada (EC): what are the details of all contracts signed by EC related to the list, including, for each, the (i) vendor, (ii) date and duration, (iii) amount, (iv) description of the goods or services provided, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (competitive bid or sole-sourced)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1566.

Q-1567 — — With regard to formal negotiations related to the forthcoming Canada Disability Benefit proposed under Bill C-22, Canada Disability Benefit Act, that have taken place between the federal government and the provincial and territorial governments, or organizations from the disability community: (a) what are the details of the discussions or meetings, including, for each, the (i) date and location, (ii) participants, (iii) subject matter discussed, (iv) outcome; (b) do any supporting documents related to these discussions or meetings exist, including, but not limited to, emails, briefing notes, memos and reports, and, if so, what are the details of such documents; and (c) what is the government’s projected timeline for completing negotiations? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1567.

Q-1569 — — With regard to government protection for whistleblowers: (a) what specific protection is provided for whistleblowers who publicize wrongdoing within the Office of the Prime Minister (PMO); and (b) what mechanisms, if any, are in place to ensure that individuals within the PMO or the Privy Council Office do not punish such whistleblowers? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1569.

Q-1573 — — With regard to expenditures on hotel rooms by the government during or related to the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in Montreal from December 7 to 19, 2022: (a) what was the total amount spent; (b) what are the details of the spending at each hotel, including the (i) total amount spent, (ii) name of the hotel, (iii) number of rooms rented each night, (iv) rate paid, including the number of rooms at each rate? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1573.

Q-1574 — — With regard to the 42nd Parliament's Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, giving the Information Commissioner the power to make binding orders related to access to information requests: (a) how many binding orders has the Information Commissioner made since the bill received royal assent in June 2019, in total and broken down by each government institution subject to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act (ATIP); (b) how many of the orders in (a) were (i) abided by, (ii) ignored, (iii) appealed or challenged in court; (c) for each order in (b) that was ignored, what was the (i) order given by the Information Commissioner, (ii) subject of the original ATIP request, (iii) reason for ignoring the order, (iv) title of the individual responsible for the decision to ignore the request; and (d) for each order in (b) that was appealed or challenged in court, what was the (i) order given by the Information Commissioner, (ii) subject of the original ATIP request, (iii) title of the individual responsible for appealing or challenging the order in court, (iv) total of the legal fees incurred to date by the recipient of the order, (v) outcome or status of the appeal? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1574.

Q-1577 — — With regard to the news that Navigator Ltd. has been hired to support the work of special rapporteur David Johnston: (a) will payment for this firm be made by the government; (b) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, what are the details, including the (i) total value of the relevant contract, (ii) date the contract was signed, (iii) end date of the contract, (iv) stated purpose of the contract, (v) details of the goods and services provided, (vi) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced, competitive bid, etc.); (c) are there any other contracts with any other external service providers to support the work of special rapporteur David Johnston; and (d) if the answer to (c) is affirmative, what are the details, including the (i) total value of the relevant contract, (ii) date the contract was signed, (iii) end date of the contract, (iv) stated purpose of the contract, (v) details of the goods and services provided, (vi) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced, competitive bid, etc.)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1577.

Q-1578 — — With regard to the government's use of the term "rapporteur": (a) what is the government's definition of rapporteur; and (b) what is the difference between an advisor and a rapporteur? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1578.

Q-1579 — — With regard to expenditures associated with David Johnston's role as a "special rapporteur": (a) what is the budget for the special rapporteur; (b) was the special rapporteur required to obtain sign-off from the Office of the Prime Minister or the Privy Council Office (PCO) prior to retaining services from Navigator Ltd. and, if so, who approved the contract; (c) what is the value of the contract with Navigator Ltd.; (d) why was communication support from current government employees not provided to the special rapporteur by the PCO; (e) why did the special rapporteur determine there was a need to hire a crisis communications firm; (f) at what point did the special rapporteur determine that his communications were in crisis; and (g) why did the Prime Minister put David Johnston in a position where he would require crisis communications support? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1579.

Q-1582 — — With regard to expenditures related to the Prime Minister's trip to Montana in April 2023: (a) what were the total costs incurred by the government for (i) accommodations, (ii) per diems, (iii) other expenses, for the flight crew and government officials who travelled to Montana; and (b) are there any costs incurred or expected to be incurred by the government related to the trip that are not included in the response to (a), and, if so, what are those costs or expected costs, broken down by item and type of expense? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1582.

Q-1584 — — With regard to car and driver services provided to employees of departments, agencies, or Crown corporations, as of June 6, 2023, and excluding ministers and other elected officials: (a) how many employees are entitled to a car and driver; and (b) what are the titles of all employees who are entitled to a car and driver? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1584.

Q-1585 — — With regard to the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor), since November 4, 2015: (a) what is the total amount of project funding announced by FedNor, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) program; (b) of the amount announced in (a), how much (i) was transferred to the recipient, (ii) was eventually cancelled, (iii) is still awaiting transfer, broken down by fiscal year and program; and (c) what are the details of all projects funded by FedNor, broken down by fiscal year, including, for each, the (i) recipient, (ii) location, (iii) amount of FedNor contribution, (iv) program under which funding was provided, (v) project description, (vi) start date, (vii) completion date? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1585.

Q-1586 — — With regard to the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), as of June 7, 2023: (a) what is the current backlog of air travel complaints, both in terms of the number of complaints and the number of months that new complaints are projected to wait before receiving a decision; (b) how many CTA employees are currently assigned to process air travel complaints; (c) what is the increase in the number of CTA employees assigned to work on air travel complaints between January 1 and June 7, 2023; and (d) what is the expected timeline for when the CTA backlog will be cleared to a point where new complaints receive a decision within (i) six months, (ii) three months, (iii) 30 days? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1586.

Q-1589 — — With regard to the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP): (a) how many project applications were submitted in each province for the last three calls for community project proposals, broken down by constituency; (b) how many of the projects in (a) received a grant or contribution, broken down by constituency; (c) what calculation formulas are used to allocate grants and contributions by province when calls for project proposals are made; (d) according to the memorandum of understanding, what are the details of the collaboration between the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec for the implementation of the NHSP; and (e) who sits on the selection committee established by the memorandum of understanding in (d)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1589.

Q-1590 — — With regard to the Royal Canadian Navy's Victoria-class submarines: what was the number of sea days each submarine has had for each of the last 48 months, broken down by month and by ship? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1590.

Q-1591 — — With regard to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), since January 1, 2016: (a) how many pilots have (i) retired, (ii) received their wings, broken down by year; (b) what is the current pilot shortage level and when does the RCAF anticipate it will no longer have a shortage; (c) what is the average wait time for a waiver decision for former RCAF pilots who wish to reenlist without possessing the new educational requirements which were not in place when they received their wings; (d) did the government change the waiver procedure related to the instances in (c), specifically concerning whether the Chief of Defence Staff can authorize such a waiver or whether the waiver must be authorized by the Minister of National Defence, and, if so, (i) what was the change, (ii) on what date did the change occur, (iii) what was the rationale for the change; and (e) for each waiver application for a former RCAF pilot to reenlist, since 2016, what was the (i) date the application was made, (ii) date a decision was made, (iii) decision? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1591.

Q-1592 — — With regard to the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB): (a) what was the actual cost to the fiscal framework of the CIB, broken down by year since the bank's inception; and (b) what are the projected allocated costs for the CIB's fiscal framework for each of the next 10 years? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1592.

Q-1593 — — With regard to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC): (a) what is the total number of citizenship applications received and granted or approved since January 1, 2015, broken down by calendar year; and (b) of the applications granted in (a), what is the breakdown between discretionary versus non-discretionary? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1593.

Q-1594 — — With regard to Global Affairs Canada and the Global Heads of Mission meeting in Ottawa in June 2023: (a) which heads of mission attended the meeting (i) in person, (ii) virtually from the country in which they are stationed, (iii) virtually from a country other than in which they are stationed; (b) which heads of mission did not attend the meeting; and (c) when planning the event, what was the government's estimate of the costs associated with the event, including travel expenses? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1594.

Q-1595 — — With regard to sports, theatre, or concert tickets for events in the New York City area that were purchased by Global Affairs Canada or gifted to Canadian ambassadors, consul generals, diplomats and diplomatic staff, since January 1, 2022: (a) what are the details of all such tickets purchased, including, for each, the (i) amount paid, (ii) date of the event, (iii) location, (iv) type of event (concert, theatre, NHL hockey game, etc.), (v) title and description of the event, (vi) cost per ticket, (vii) number of tickets purchased, (viii) names or titles of those who used the tickets; and (b) what are the details of all such tickets which were received as gifts, including the (i) value, (ii) date of the event, (iii) location, (iv) type of event, (v) recipient of the gift, (vi) cost per ticket, (vii) number of tickets received? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1595.

Q-1596 — — With regard to the commitment in the mandate letter of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance to introduce amendments to the Income Tax Act to make anti-abortion organizations who provide dishonest counselling to pregnant women about their rights and options ineligible for charitable status: (a) how does the government define dishonest counselling to pregnant women about their rights and options; (b) what consultation processes has the government undertaken; (c) what stakeholders and interested parties have government representatives met with since September 21, 2021; (d) on what dates were the meetings in (c) held; (e) how many organizations have received or maintained charitable status while meeting the definition in (a); and (f) is the government still committed to introducing amendments to the Income Tax Act? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1596.

Q-1598 — — With regard to polling conducted by or on behalf of the Privy Council Office since January 1, 2021: what are the details of all such polls, including, for each, (i) who conducted the poll, (ii) the format, (iii) the date the poll was conducted, (iv) the topic, (v) the questions asked, (vi) the results, (vii) the value of the polling contract? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1598.

Q-1599 — — With regard to focus groups conducted by or on behalf of the Privy Council Office since January 1, 2021: what are the details of all such focus groups, including, for each, (i) who conducted the focus group, (ii) the date, (iii) the topic, (iv) the questions asked, (v) the results, (vi) the value of the related contract? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1599.

Q-1600 — — With regard to expenditures made by the government under object code 0207 (Employee relocation in Canada) in each of the last three fiscal years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23): (a) what was the total amount spent each year, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity; and (b) what was the total amount spent each year for the relocation of ministerial exempt staff in Canada? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1600.

Q-1601 — — With regard to all correspondence and documents received by the Office of the Prime Minister or the Privy Council Office from the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission (GFLC), the Department of Fisheries and Oceans or Global Affairs Canada, since January 1, 2021, concerning the GFLC or the topic of Great Lakes fisheries: what are the details of each, including the (i) date it was received, (ii) recipient, (iii) sender, (iv) type of document, (v) title, (vi) subject matter, (vii) summary of content, (viii) file number? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1601.

Q-1604 — — With regard to Transport Canada (TC), Transport Canada's Pleasure Craft Electronic Licensing System (PCELS) and the proposed amendments listed in Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 157, Number 19: Regulations Amending the Small Vessel Regulations (SVRs): (a) what are the details of TC's cost benefit analysis which establishes the link between charging the operators of pleasure craft general service fees to remedy the unreliable information in the PCELS that is hampering search and rescue agencies and enforcement partners, including designated enforcement organizations (DEOs) that rely on accurate information when responding to emergencies; (b) what are the details of any complaints TC has received from DEOs in the last three years, about the unreliable information in the PCELS, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) name of the DEO that complained, (iii) summary of the complaint; (c) which current services delivered in the PCEL program are currently being used by DEOs; (d) what are the details of all proposals currently being worked on to modernize services related to SVRs; (e) what is the current cost to monitor and enforce the existing safety requirements of the SVR for pleasure craft; (f) what is the projected cost to monitor and enforce the safety requirement of the SVR for pleasure craft following the adoption of the proposed amendments; and (g) what is the projected cost of the public education and outreach campaign on the new licensing requirements and vessel management responsibilities, broken down by type of expenditure? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1604.

Q-1606 — — With regard to David Johnston's appointment as the special rapporteur tasked with assessing the extent and impact of foreign interference in Canada's electoral processes: how much total financial compensation is the government providing to David Johnston in relation to his role as the special rapporteur? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1606.

Q-1608 — — With regard to the Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) announced by the government in 2016: (a) how much money has been allocated to the department of (i) Transport, (ii) Fisheries and Oceans, (iii) the Environment, under the OPP, broken down by year since 2016; (b) how much money has been spent under the OPP by the department of (i) Transport, (ii) Fisheries and Oceans, (iii) the Environment, broken down by year and program since 2016; (c) how much money from the OPP has been allocated to the Whales Initiative, broken down by year since 2016; (d) how much money has been spent under the OPP on the Whales Initiative since 2016; (e) how much money has been spent under the OPP on efforts to mitigate the potential impacts of oil spills, broken down by year and by program since 2016; and (f) what policies does the government have in place to ensure that the funding allocated under the OPP is spent on its stated goals in a timely manner? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1608.

Q-1609 — — With regard to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Program since October 1, 2020, broken down by month: (a) what is the total amount the government has collected in repayments of student loans; (b) what is the total amount of new loans delivered to (i) full-time and part-time students, (ii) students from low-income and middle-income families, (iii) students with dependents, (iv) students with permanent disabilities; (c) how many new applications have been received under the (i) Repayment Assistance Plan, (ii) Repayment Assistance Plan for Borrowers with a Permanent Disability; and (d) how many borrowers have defaulted on their student loans? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1609.

Q-1610 — — With regard to addiction treatment facilities: how many facilities has the government contributed funding toward, since 2015, broken down by (i) the type of proponent of each facility (First Nations, provincial health authority, etc.), (ii) which federal funding programs were utilized, (iii) the amounts awarded by the federal government, (iv) the year in which the funding was awarded, (v) the aspect of the project that federal funding was used for (capital, operations etc.)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1610.

Q-1611 — — With regard to rural post offices: how many rural post offices are there in Canada serving populations under 1,000, since 2015, broken down by: (i) postal code, (ii) the model they employ (postmaster-provided, franchise, etc.), (iii) the size of the population served, (iv) the annual leasing costs paid by Canada Post, (v) the percentage of the population served that is indigenous, (vi) the years the post office operated? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1611.

Q-1613 — — With regard to the government’s Rapid Housing Initiative: how many housing projects in Skeena—Bulkley Valley have received financial contributions through this initiative to date, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) postal code, (iii) the amount of federal contribution, (iv) the total project budget, (v) proponent organization? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1613.

Q-1615 — — With regard to the Canada Summer Jobs program, broken down by year from 2019 to 2023: (a) in which constituencies did Service Canada include the employer Priests for Life Canada in the list of eligible projects for review by members of Parliament; (b) for each of the constituencies identified, how many jobs and how much funding did Service Canada recommend; (c) on what basis did Service Canada determine that Priests for Life Canada met the eligibility requirements for funding; and (d) in which constituencies was Priests for Life Canada approved for funding by the member of Parliament? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1615.

Q-1616 — — With regard to the handling of cases and claims pursuant to the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement by the Department of Justice Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada: (a) why did 215 survivors of St. Anne's Indian Residential School not get notice and not get proper evidence for their abuse claims; (b) what exactly were the third party obligations to the Catholic Church that were honoured by the government; and (c) in the documents to be sent, or already sent, to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation as a result of a memo of agreement signed by the government in 2022, do any contain details of child abuse? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1616.

Q-1620 — — With regard to government expenditures on membership fees, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity during the 2022-23 fiscal year: (a) what were the total expenditures; and (b) what are the details of each expenditure, including the (i) name of the entity for which the membership fee was paid, (ii) date of the purchase, (iii) amount, (iv) number of memberships purchased, (v) type of organization, if known (professional society, social club, golf club, etc.)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1620.

Q-1621 — — With regard to wrapping or other advertising expenditures for the exteriors of buildings since April 1, 2019, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity: (a) what is the total amount spent on wrapping or advertising, broken down by individual building; and (b) what are the details of all wrapping, tarp, or similar type of advertising on government buildings, broken down by individual building, including the (i) vendor, (ii) description of good or services provided, (iii) date, (iv) amount, (v) file number, (vi) address of the building, (vii) message on the wrapping or the summary of advertising campaign? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1621.

Q-1622 — — With regard to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office: (a) what is the current wait time between when a patent application is received and the patent is issued; (b) what was the wait time between when a patent application was received and the patent was issued as of (i) January 1, 2016, (ii) January 1, 2020; (c) what is the current backlog of patent applications in terms of the number of applications and projected wait time; (d) what is the breakdown of (c) by province or territory and by country the application originated from; and (e) for each of the four options listed under "4 options to expedite patent examination" on the government's websites, what is the current backlog in terms of the number of applications and projected wait time? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1622.

Q-1626 — — With regard to the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability Program, broken down by federal electoral district since the program’s inception: (a) what is the number of applications (i) received, (ii) approved; (b) what is the average payment amount approved for each household; (c) what is the average length of time between the submission of an application and the receipt of funds; and (d) what is the estimated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1626.

Q-1627 — — With regard to the Canada Pension Plan survivor's pension: (a) how many recipients are currently receiving the survivor's pension at the 60 percent level, in total and broken down by gender; (b) what is the total amount paid out in the last year to seniors receiving the survivor's pension at the 60 percent level; (c) what are the government's projections for (i) how many individuals will be eligible for survivor's pensions, both in total and broken down by gender, (ii) the total amount expected to be paid out to recipients, for each of the next five years; and (d) of those currently receiving the survivor's benefit at the 60 percent level, how many are living below the poverty level? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1627.

Q-1628 — — With regard to federal spending in the constituency of Hamilton Centre, in each fiscal year since 2015-16, inclusively: what are the details of all grants and contributions and all loans to any organization, group, business or municipality, broken down by the (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality in which the recipient is located, (iii) date the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency that provided the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1628.

Q-1629 — — With regard to Development Finance Institute Canada (FinDev Canada): (a) broken down by fiscal year, starting with fiscal year 2018-19 to the present, what is the total amount of funds that the government, through all departments and agencies and available funding streams, provided to FinDev Canada; (b) were fund transfers publicly reported; (c) how would a member of the public find such public reporting; (d) which minister is responsible for direct oversight of FinDev Canada; (e) how does FinDev Canada communicate funding availability or calls for proposals to Canadian civil society organizations; (f) how does FinDev Canada publicly report its funded projects, including project summaries and anticipated outcomes; (g) what criteria, framework, or evaluation processes are used to evaluate a potential project’s funding application eligibility; (h) what role does the FinDev Canada’s Board of Directors play regarding the approval or rejection of project funding applications; (i) are there publicly available records of past and present votes by members of the board of directors regarding project funding approvals and rejections; (j) how are the funds’ end use (transferred to private equity funds, private banks, or other non-Government of Canada entities or organizations) reported; (k) how does FinDev Canada evaluate a potential project’s compliance with the Government of Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy, the OECD DAC’s Blended Finance Principles and its Guidance on Implementing those Principles, IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability, ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, OECD Guidance on Responsible business conduct for institutional investors, OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises, and UN Guiding Principles of Business and Human Rights; (l) what policies or guidelines does FinDev Canada have regarding the use of offshore financial centres (“tax havens”); (m) how does FinDev Canada communicate guidance concerning projects and project outcomes and human rights due diligence to companies, entities, or individuals that receive FinDev Canada funds or other support; (n) what redress processes are available to local communities, individuals or institutions negatively impacted by projects funded by FinDev Canada; (o) how many complaints have been received by FinDev Canada, Global Affairs Canada or other government departments about projects funded directly or indirectly by FinDev Canada; (p) how many of these complaints have involved human rights concerns, labour rights concerns, environmental concerns, or social impacts caused or related to projects funded by FinDev Canada; (q) how are received complaints investigated; (r) what actions were taken by FinDev, if any, following complaints received; (s) what access do affected communities have to FinDev’s Independent Accountability Mechanism; and (t) what reports by the Independent Accountability Mechanism are public? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1629.

Q-1631 — — With regard to surplus land owned by the government in census metropolitan areas: what are the details of all surplus land, including, for each piece of land, the (i) size, (ii) address, (iii) metropolitan area, (iv) description or type of land, (v) past use of land, if known, (vi) future planned use of land, if known? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1631.

Q-1632 — — With regard to the processing times for applications submitted to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, as of June 1, 2023: (a) what are the processing times for the temporary programs, broken down by month in 2023 for (i) study permits, (ii) work permits, (iii) temporary residents; and (b) what are the processing times for permanent residency programs, broken down by month in 2023 for (i) privately sponsored refugees, (ii) federal government assisted refugees, (iii) the live-in caregiver program, (iv) spouses and partners, (v) children and other family class applicants, (vi) parents and grandparents? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1632.

Q-1633 — — With regard to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: what is the average age of accepted immigration applicants, broken down by each immigration stream? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1633.

Q-1635 — — With regard to citizenship court judges, and broken down by year for each of the last five years: (a) how many citizenships were reviewed by citizenship court judges; (b) how many citizenship court judges were there; (c) what are the renumeration details of citizenship judges, including salary and bonus ranges; (d) how many cases were heard and decisions rendered by the judges; (e) what were the total administrative costs associated with the citizenship court, broken down by type of cost; and (f) do citizenship judges preside over all citizenship commissions, and, if not, who presides over the commissions? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1635.

Q-1636 — — With regard to government contracts with vendors providing IT services to departments operating under the Treasury Board of Canada, broken down by fiscal year, since 2017-18, and by department: (a) what is the total number of contracts signed; (b) what are the details of all contracts signed, including the (i) vendor contracted, (ii) value of the contract, (iii) number of IT workers provided, (iv) duration of the contract; and (c) what is the total amount of extra costs incurred as a result of relying on IT vendors instead of employing IT workers directly? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1636.

Q-1637 — — With regard to Paul Bernardo's transfer from a maximum-security prison to a medium-security prison: (a) on what date did the Minister of Public Safety's office first become informed of a possible transfer; (b) who was the first person in the minister's office to become informed of a possible transfer and what action, if any, did that person take; (c) did the person in (b) immediately inform the Minister of Public Safety, and if not, why not; (d) on what date did the Office of the Prime Minister first become informed of a possible transfer; (e) who was the first person in the Prime Minister's office to become informed of a possible transfer and what action, if any, did that person take; and (f) did the person in (e) immediately inform the Prime Minister, and if not, why not? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1637.

Q-1639 — — With regard to airport rent collected by the government: (a) since 2016, how much in ground rent did Transport Canada receive from airports, broken down by year; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by airport; (c) what are Transport Canada's projections related to how much revenue it expects to receive in airport rent in (i) 2023, (ii) 2024, in total and broken down by airport; and (d) what was the net cost and revenue loss of the government's decision to waive ground rent from March to December 2020? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1639.

Q-1641 — — With regard to the IT sector’s staff vacancy rate in the government as of June 1, 2023, broken down by department: what is the amount of vacant information technology (IT, Treasury Board code 303) positions, for each of the classification (i) IT-01, (ii) IT-02, (iii) IT-03, (iv) IT-04, (v) IT-05? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1641.

Q-1642 — — With regard to Corrections Services Canada: (a) how many dangerous offenders are currently housed in (i) minimum, (ii) medium, security prisons; and (b) how many offenders convicted of multiple murders are currently in medium security prisons? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1642.

Q-1643 — — With regard to retirement benefits for the Canada Border Services Agency law enforcement officers in the FB bargaining group, who are employed by the Department of National Defence in the SV (FR) bargaining group: (a) what has the government done to proceed with its commitment to pursue the necessary legislative amendments to enhance early retirement benefits under the public service pension plan for these employees; (b) what are the details of all consultations that have been undertaken concerning the legislative amendments in (a), including the (i) date of the consultation, (ii) parties consulted, (iii) suggested changes as a result of the consultation; (c) what is the timeframe for the government to introduce legislative amendments to enhance the retirement benefits of these employees; and (d) what efforts has the government made to ease the physical burden on these workers as a result of doing their job? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1643.

Q-1644 — — With regard to the response from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada to Order Paper question Q-1476, for each grant and contribution listed in the response: (a) what is the proposed number of Canadians who would be affected by the funding; (b) what is the actual number of Canadians affected by the funding; and (c) what is the current status of the project? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1644.

Q-1645 — — With regard to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative (VCCI), since its inception in 2017: (a) what is the total amount of funds committed, broken down by fund or funds; and (b) for each fund or funds in (a), what are the details of all investments made, broken down by fiscal year, including the (i) name of the investee, (ii) location, (iii) date of the investment, (iv) amount invested, (v) monetary return on the investment, (vi) current operational status of the investee? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1645.

Q-1647 — — With regard to Global Affairs Canada, since 2015: (a) what is the total amount of funds dispersed through the CanExport SMEs program, broken down by fiscal year; and (b) what are the details of all recipients of funding for each fiscal year of funding in (a), including (i) the name, (ii) the province of operation, (iii) the sector, (iv) the funding requested, (v) the funding granted, (vi) the intended non-travel activity indicated in the application, (vii) whether the recipient successfully exported their product? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1647.

Q-1648 — — With regard to the Canada Greener Homes Grant and applications from homeowners in Nunavut, broken down by fiscal year since the program’s inception: (a) what is the number of approved energy advisors serving in Nunavut; (b) what is the total number of (i) pre-retrofit, (ii) post-retrofit, EnerGuide evaluations completed in Nunavut; (c) what is the total number of requests for EnerGuide evaluations received from homeowners in Nunavut; (d) what was the total contribution from the government toward the costs of EnerGuide evaluations completed in Nunavut; (e) what is the total number of grants approved; and (f) what is the total value of the grants approved in (e)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1648.

Q-1649 — — With regard to the RCMP's response to media reports on June 19, 2023 that it was investigating the SNC-Lavalin affair: did the RCMP receive any communication or pressure from anyone in the government on June 19, 2023, including ministers, ministerial staff, or any government official, regarding the status of such an investigation, and, if so, what are the details of all such communication, including, for each, the (i) sender, (ii) recipient, (iii) time, (iv) type of communication (text, email, phone call, etc.), (v) summary of the contents? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1649.

Q-1650 — — With regard to the Port Renfrew Multipurpose Marine Facility: (a) what progress has the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard made concerning the completion of the facility; (b) what directives did the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard give to the department regarding her commitment to investigate the situation on Monday May 29, 2023; (c) are there other departments that have received requests for funding from Pacheedaht First Nation for the completion of this project; and (d) what assessments have been completed or requested by departments in (c) for this project? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1650.

Q-1651 — — With regard to the Pacheedaht First Nation’s request for funding for a community school, since October 23, 2016: (a) what directives were given by the Minister of Indigenous Services to ensure the community received funding for the school’s completion; (b) what actions were taken by department staff resulting from the minister's directives in (a); (c) what are the details of all studies and reports conducted regarding the school, including the (i) department responsible for study, (ii) date completed, (iii) title, (iv) suggested actions or recommendations; and (d) does the government intend to provide financial assistance or professional assistance to Pacheedaht to help complete the school? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1651.

Q-1652 — — With regard to projects or initiatives that support soil conservation and soil health in Canada, broken down by fiscal year since 2015-16: (a) what are the details of all resources dedicated to (i) developing and maintaining soil organic matter, soil erosion risk and soil cover indicators, (ii) the Canadian Soil Information Service, (iii) the Environmental Farm Plans, (iv) the On-Farm Applied Research and Monitoring program; (b) has the government established measurable goals for soil conservation and soil health, including the (i) transition to farming practices that remove carbon dioxide from the environment, (ii) farming practices that use minimal tillage methods; and (c) does the government believe that there is a link between soil health and accessible, affordable food? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1652.

Q-1654 — — With regard to the government’s commitment to close the infrastructure gap on First Nations reserves by 2030: (a) what metrics does the government use to measure the existing gap; (b) what is the government’s current estimate of the infrastructure gap; and (c) does the government believe it is on track to meet the mandate assigned to the minister? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1654.

Q-1655 — — With regard to forms required by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) for on-reserve housing funding, broken down by funding stream: (a) what is the total number of forms required to complete each stage of the application and funding process; (b) what are the details of each form in (a), including the (i) title of the form, (ii) purpose, (iii) number of pages; and (c) what resources has ISC provided to First Nations to assist with completing these forms, broken down by First Nation? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1655.

Q-1656 — — With regard to the Circuit Rider Training Program operated by Indigenous Services Canada, broken down by province or territory and fiscal year since 2015-16: (a) what is the total number of trained experts available to assist First Nations communities; (b) how many site visits did the experts in (a) make, broken down by First Nation visited; (c) what is the total number of individuals who received training and certification funding through this program; (d) how many requests for assistance through this program have been denied or not yet responded to; and (e) for what reason was each visit in (d) denied? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1656.

Q-1657 — — With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) processing times for interactions with taxpayers: (a) what service standards does the CRA apply in issuing notices of assessment for (i) digital individual income tax returns, (ii) paper individual tax returns; (b) reflected as a number and a percentage, what is the amount of notices of assessment that failed to meet the service standards expected in (a) and what is the (i) average time, (ii) median, time to deliver notices of assessment; (c) what is the total number of employees assigned to take telephone inquiries from taxpayers; (d) on average, how many telephone requests from taxpayers does the CRA receive each business day; and (e) what is the average time taxpayers spend on hold when calling the CRA? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1657.

Q-1658 — — With regard to the $1.2 billion in budget 2022 allocated to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): (a) which tools and resources have been added to expand audits of larger entities and non-residents engaged in aggressive tax planning; (b) what is the total number of new staff added to help with the audits in (a); (c) what is the year-over-year increase in investigations and prosecutions as a result of this investment; (d) what efforts have been made to expand the CRA’s educational outreach; and (e) what is the total amount invested for the purposes of (d)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1658.

Q-1662 — — With regard to funding provided through the National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program by Health Canada or Indigenous Services Canada: what are the details of all First Nations treatment centres which are currently receiving funding through the program, including for each, the (i) First Nation, (ii) location, or address, (iii) name of the facility, (iv) programs funded, (v) amount of annual funding provided by Health Canada, (vi) amount of annual funding provided by Indigenous Services Canada? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1662.

Q-1663 — — With regard to the government’s efforts to improve emergency towing capacity along all coasts, broken down by fiscal year: (a) what are the details of all consultations to develop the National Strategy on Emergency Towing, including the (i) date of the consultation, (ii) government representatives and organizations involved, (iii) recommendations provided to the government; (b) what is the total number of emergency towing vessels currently available to respond to incidents on the (i) Western Coast, (ii) Northern waters, (iii) Atlantic Coast; (c) broken down by coast, what were the total number of incidents that the vessels in (b) responded to; and (d) broken down by coast, what was the total number of incidents that the vessels in (b) did not respond to? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1663.

Q-1665 — — With regard to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC) insured mortgages, broken down by individual and corporate borrowers for each year since 2017, and by province: (a) how many mortgages have defaulted; (b) what was the value of the mortgages in (a); (c) how many times has CMHC had to repay a bank on behalf of the insured due to mortgage defaults; (d) how much have those defaults cost CMHC; and (e) how has the frequency of defaults increased or decreased, relative to the Bank of Canada interest rate adjustments? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1665.

Q-1666 — — With regard to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's insured mortgages for multi-unit residential properties, broken down by year and by province since 2017: (a) how many mortgages have been insured for real estate investment trusts; and (b) how many mortgages have been insured for other corporate borrowers? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1666.

Q-1667 — — With regard to operating or subsidy agreements related to co-operative, social and community housing, broken down by year and province since 1993: (a) how many agreements have expired; and (b) how many units of co-operative, social and community housing have been lost as a result of the agreements expiring, broken down by type of unit, province and municipality? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1667.

Q-1668 — — With regard to government funding for the management of aquatic invasive species: (a) what is the total amount of funding provided, broken down by year and by department or agency, between 2016 and 2022; (b) what is the total amount of funding budgeted for 2023, broken down by department or agency; (c) what is the breakdown of (a) by province or territory; (d) what are the details of all such funding provided to provincial or territorial governments since 2016, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) recipient, (iii) amount, (iv) project description and purpose of funding; and (e) what are the details of all such funding provided to organizations since 2016, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) recipient, (iii) amount, (iv) project description and purpose of funding, (v) locations where funding will target invasive species, if applicable? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1668.

Q-1672 — — With regard to the government’s flagging of social media accounts or pages: (a) since 2016, have any specific social media accounts or pages been flagged by either Canadian Heritage or the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission as examples of potential “harmful content” or “misinformation”; (b) how many accounts or pages in (a) were hosted on (i) YouTube, (ii) Facebook, (iii) Twitter, (iv) Instagram, (v) Reddit, (vi) Google search, (vii) other platforms, broken down by platform; (c) of accounts or pages in (b), what are the usernames of the flagged accounts and what is the specific reason why each account was flagged; (d) of the accounts in (a), what is the breakdown of the reasons for having flagged these accounts or pages by the number of times each reason was used; and (e) has the government taken any action in relation to the accounts or pages flagged in (a), and, if so, what specific actions were taken? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1672.

Q-1673 — — With regard to the government’s response to the Hong Kong Pathway lifeboat scheme and intimidation of the Hong Kong Canadian community: (a) will the government consider improving the policies of the Hong Kong Pathway Stream B to (i) expand and extend its scope, (ii) waive the requirement for a police certificate; (b) what is the timeline for the government to make changes related to (a); (c) what measures will the government take to prevent intimidation by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and ensure public safety in the Hong Kong Canadian community; and (d) what steps will the government take to investigate and prevent CCP infiltration and intimidation in Canada and when will each of these measures be implemented? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1673.

Q-1674 — — With regard to the special measures program for Afghanistan announced by the government: (a) what is the number of visible minorities that have been evacuated thus far, in total; (b) how many of the evacuees in (a) were (i) Afghan Hindus, (ii) Sikhs, (iii) Christians; (c) are there currently Afghan allied interpreters still in Afghanistan awaiting evacuation, and, if so, how many; and (d) what is the government doing to accelerate evacuation efforts for Afghan nationals whose safety remains at risk while waiting in limbo across third party countries such as India and Pakistan? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1674.

Q-1675 — — With regard to the Special Economic Measures Regulations and pursuing the forfeiture of assets of sanctioned Russians: (a) what is the total number of individuals sanctioned to date; (b) among the sanctioned individuals, how many (i) have known assets in Canada, (ii) do not have any known assets in Canada; (c) of those with known assets in Canada, how many have had their assets seized; (d) what is the total number of entities that have been sanctioned to date; (e) among the sanctioned entities, how many (i) have known assets in Canada, (ii) do not have any known assets in Canada; (f) of those with known assets in Canada, how many have had their assets seized; and (g) what is the current value of assets seized to date from (i) individuals, (ii) entities? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1675.

Q-1676 — — With regard to the inconsistencies in the reporting of data by certain departments and agencies in the government's response to Order Paper question Q-1385 on security clearance denials: (a) has the government provided direction to all departments to (i) collect and record data on security clearances, (ii) standardize responses, and, if so, what are the details; and (b) why were certain departments and agencies permitted to provide the response (i) "In processing Parliamentary Returns, the Government applies the Privacy Act and the principles set out in the Access to Information Act, and certain information has been withheld on the grounds that the information constitutes personal information," (ii) "In processing Parliamentary Returns, the government applies the principles set out in the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act. Information has been withheld on the grounds that its disclosure could reasonably be expected to be injurious to the conduct of international affairs, the defence of Canada or any state allied or associated with Canada, or the detection, prevention or suppression of subversive or hostile activities," while other departments provided the exact information and numbers requested? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1676.

Q-1678 — — With regard to the Special Immigration Measures for Afghan Nationals who assisted the Government of Canada: (a) broken down by unique email address, how many applications were received via email or webform for this program, to date; (b) how many application names did not appear on Department of National Defence (DND) or Global Affairs Canada (GAC) referral lists; (c) were the applicants in (b) notified that their application was not referred to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; (d) if the answer to (c) is affirmative, what recourse options are available to the applicant to demonstrate their eligibility; and (e) what guidance or internal policy has DND and GAC used to determine eligibility of Afghan Nationals that applied for this program? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1678.

Q-1679 — — With regard to government funding in the constituencies of Windsor West, Essex and Windsor—Tecumseh: what is the total amount spent since the fiscal year 2020-21 up to and including the current fiscal year, broken down by department or agency, initiative, and amount? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1679.

Q-1681 — — With regard to the Accelerated Investment Incentive, broken down by fiscal year since 2018: (a) how many corporations in the oil and gas sector have (i) qualified for the incentive, (ii) received an incentive; (b) how much foregone revenue to the federal government due to the incentive was related to the oil and gas sector; (c) how much foregone revenue to the federal government under the incentive was from eligible Canadian development expenses or Canadian oil and gas property expenses; and (d) what was the average tax deduction received? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1681.

Q-1682 — — With regard to the findings from the 2023 Auditor General Report 2 titled “Connectivity in Rural and Remote Areas” that “59.5% of households had access to Internet coverage at the target speeds” in rural and remote areas: (a) after the completion of the Universal Broadband Fund, what percentage of rural and remote communities will still need connectivity to meet the 50/10 goal; (b) by 2026, what is the estimated percentage of rural and remote households that will be connected to the 50/10 goal based on funded and projected projects; (c) what improvements are planned for the Internet Service Availability map to ensure that it is up to date and accurate; (d) when will each of the improvements in (c) be implemented; (e) does the National Broadband Internet Service Availability Map share a data source with the Ontario New Interactive High-Speed Internet Map; and (f) what is the breakdown of the submissions received by (i) consumers, (ii) providers on the feedback section of the government’s web page titled “High-speed Internet for all Canadians”, broken down by geographic area the submission was from and by the nature of the feedback? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1682.

Q-1683 — — With regard to funding allocated to all Great Lakes programs and organizations: what was the total amount of funding allocated since the 2012 fiscal year up to and including the current fiscal year, broken down by year, organization, amount and purpose of intended funding? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1683.

Q-1684 — — With regard to the budget 2021 allocation of $647.1 million over five years, plus $98.9 million in amortization as part of the Pacific Salmon Strategic Initiative (PSSI): (a) how many hatchery operations have been funded under the PSSI pillar of enhanced hatchery production; (b) what are the names and locations of the hatcheries funded by PSSI for each year since 2021; (c) how many individual commercial salmon licenses have been retired each year since 2021 under the PSSI pillar of "harvest transformation''; (d) how much was paid for each license retirement; and (e) how many more individual commercial salmon licenses does the PSSI deem necessary to retire? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1684.

Q-1685 — — With regard to the budget 2021 allocation of $647.1 million over five years, plus $98.9 million in amortization as part of the Pacific Salmon Strategic Initiative (PSSI): (a) how many employees have been hired to work in the PSSI, for each year since 2021; (b) how many employees have transferred from other government departments or entities to work in the PSSI, for each year since 2021; (c) what is the total amount of salaries and benefits for PSSI employees, for each year since 2021; (d) how many more employees does the Department of Fisheries and Oceans plan to hire to work in the PSSI; (e) what is the breakdown of the locations of PSSI employees by region; (f) how many contractors have been hired to support PSSI activities, for each year since 2021; and (g) what are the details of each contract supporting PSSI activities, including the (i) vendor, (ii) date, (iii) value, (iv) description of goods or services? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1685.

Q-1687 — — With regard to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' management of fisheries from 2016 to 2022: (a) what was the total number of fisheries managed by the department each year; (b) in how many fisheries did the department reduce licenses each year, and, for each reduction, what was the total number of licenses reduced per fishery and per year; (c) in how many fisheries did the department reduce total allowable catch each year and for each reduction, what were the total reductions of total allowable catch per fishery per year; (d) in how many fisheries did the department reduce quotas each year and for each reduction, what were the total reductions of quota per fishery per year; and (e) how much compensation was disbursed for reductions of (i) licenses, (ii) total allowable catch, (iii) quotas? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1687.

Q-1688 — — With regard to the cost of fighting wildfires since 2012: (a) broken down by year from 2012 to 2022, what was the total federal expenditure each year for (i) international assistance provided to provinces and territories, (ii) assistance from the Canadian Armed Forces provided to provinces and territories, (iii) assistance from other federal departments and agencies provided to provinces and territories, broken down by department and agency, (iv) fighting wildfires inside national parks, (v) fighting wildfires on Indian reserves, (vi) fighting wildfires on other federal lands; and (b) what is the total federal expenditure in each category in (a) between January 1, 2023 and June 30, 2023? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1688.

Q-1689 — — With regard to the government’s engagements with the World Economic Forum (WEF): (a) what are the details of all contracts, transfer payments, memoranda of understanding, letters of intent, charters, accords, projects, and associations between the government and the WEF since November 4, 2015, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) type of engagement (e.g., contract, memoranda of understanding, project, association), (iii) name or title, (iv) duration, (v) departments engaged, (vi) purpose, (vii) summary of the terms, (viii) description of deliverables, (ix) cost to the taxpayer, (x) achieved or anticipated outcomes; and (b) what is the total dollar amount transferred to the WEF by the government since November 4, 2015, in total and broken down by year? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1689.

Q-1690 — — With regard to the ArriveCAN application: (a) what risks did the government identify with regard to the ongoing use and potential broadened use of the application; (b) which international health organizations and their institutions did the government identify to submit Canadians’ personal information to, as noted in the original version of the application’s privacy notice; (c) did the government submit Canadians’ personal data that it received through the ArriveCAN application to any international organization, and, if so, what information was shared and with whom; (d) what were the specific reasons for authorizing the sharing Canadians’ information with the organizations in (b); and (e) what are the details of all memoranda or other documents received by either the Minister of Public Safety, his office, his senior officials or by senior executives at the Canada Border Services Agency, related to the ArriveCAN application that contain reference to the “Known Traveller Digital Identity” program, or the “Digital Identity Program”, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) recipient, (iii) sender, (iv) title, (v) type of document, (vi) summary, (vii) subject matter, (viii) file number? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1690.

Q-1692 — — With regard to the legislative review of the Canada Infrastructure Bank Act: (a) what are the details of all written submissions received, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) sender’s name, title, and organization, (iii) type of document, (iv) title, (v) summary of contents, (vi) file number; (b) what are the details of all meetings conducted in the course of the review, including, for each, (i) the names and titles of individuals in attendance, (ii) the date, (iii) the location, (iv) whether the meeting was in person, virtual, or hybrid, (v) the agenda items, (vi) the minutes of meeting or summary of event; (c) of the $8.6 billion in private and institutional capital attracted by the Canada Infrastructure Bank to date, how much of that capital is from (i) pension funds, (ii) labour unions, (iii) provincial or federal Crown corporations; and (d) why was (i) the Lake Erie Connector Project, (ii) other unsuccessful projects, not mentioned in the legislative review? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1692.

Q-1693 — — With regard to the government responses to Order Paper questions (OPQ) and the information contained in the package released by Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) to Access to Information Request A-2022-00489: (a) since January 1, 2016 what instructions, definitions, directives, or other advice has the Privy Council Office (PCO) provided any departments, including those sent through the Parliamentary Returns Control Assistance System with the use or the development of (i) so-called “high-level limitation language”, a term used throughout Access to Information Request A-2022-00489, (ii) other means of not directly responding to each part of a question, and what are the details of each instance, including for each, the (A) date, (B) instruction, directive, or advice, (C) recipient, (D) relevant OPQ numbers; (b) are communications risks considered when departments develop responses to OPQs, and, if so, (i) what is the protocol, (ii) what measures are in place to ensure that Parliamentarians who submit OPQs receive responses that are complete and are not politically manipulated; (c) since January 1, 2016, what government-wide practices, protocols, or procedures have been developed to provide justification for not directly responding to each part of a question; (d) when the term “inherent risk” is used in relation to the use of so-called “high-level limitation language” or other means of not answering a question, what type of risk is being assessed; (e) on which other responses to OPQs in the 44th Parliament did (i) NRCAN, (ii) any other department or agency, strategize on how or if to use “high-level limitation language” or otherwise non-responsive language in a response to an OPQ; (f) for each instance where so-called “high-level limitation language” was used to avoid answering each part of a question, what was the reason for the non-answer, broken down by OPQ number; (g) did the Office for the Coordination of Parliamentary Returns in the PCO authorize NRCAN to use “high-level limitation language” to avoid directly answering any OPQs, and, if so, who authorized such as response, broken down by each question where such a non-answer was given; (h) what did Kyle Harrietha, the then Minister of Natural Resources’ Deputy Chief of Staff, mean when he wrote that the Speaker of the House of Commons is going to “tut tut”; (i) how was the “high-level limitation language” used in the government’s response to Q-974 arrived at, including who came up with the language that was used; (j) who decides when NRCAN uses “high-level limitation language” to avoid directly answering a question; (k) was the Minister of Natural Resources informed that he was signing an incomplete response prior to him signing the response to Q-974, and, if so, why did he sign the response; (l) what is NRCAN’s explanation for how multiple departments come up with identical language when using “high-level limitation language”; (m) who in the PCO, the Office of the Prime Minister or the Office of the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons was involved in the development of the template and language used in the response to Q-974; and (n) what was the rationale for using “high-level limitation language” in the response to Q-974 as opposed to directly answering the question? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-1693.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Virani (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities), — That Bill C-48, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail reform), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment later today, Bill C-48, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail reform) be deemed to have been read a second time and referred to a committee of the whole, deemed considered in committee of the whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at the report stage and deemed read a third time and passed.

Government Orders

The debate continued.

Pursuant to order made earlier today, the bill was deemed read a second time and referred to a committee of the whole, deemed considered in committee of the whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage and deemed read a third time and passed.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Acting Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Acting Clerk of the House were laid before the House as follows:

— by the Speaker — Report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled "Changes to the Alternative Minimum Tax as Proposed in Budget 2023", pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1119-84. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by the Speaker — Report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled "Break-even Analysis of Production Subsidies for Stellantis-LGES and Volkswagen", pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1119-85. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by Mr. Blair (Minister of National Defence) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the third report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, "A Secure and Sovereign Arctic" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-240), presented to the House on Monday, April 24, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-240.

— by Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the ninth report of the Standing Committee on International Trade, "The United States’ Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Trade Impacts on Certain Canadian Sectors" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-257), presented to the House on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-257.

— by Mr. Holland (Minister of Health) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Health, "Addressing Canada’s Health Workforce Crisis" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-204), presented to the House on Monday, March 6, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-204.

— by Ms. Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the second report of the Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship, "Canada and Taiwan: A Strong Relationship in Turbulent Times" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-232), presented to the House on Thursday, March 30, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-232.

— by Ms. Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 14th report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, "The Wake-Up Call: The World After February 24th 2022" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-251), presented to the House on Thursday, April 27, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-251.

— by Ms. Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 15th report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, "The Human Rights Situation in Haiti" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-252), presented to the House on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-252.

— by Ms. Joly (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Copies of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (P.C. 2023-831 and P.C. 2023-845) and of the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (P.C. 2023-897), pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act, S.C. 1992, c. 17, sbs. 7(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-495-50. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)

— by Ms. Khera (Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, "Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-225), presented to the House on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-225.

— by Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the seventh report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, "Up to the Task: Strengthening Canada’s Security Posture in Relation to Russia" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-206), presented to the House on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-206.

— by Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the sixth report of the Standing Committee on International Trade, "The ArriveCAN Digital Tool: Impacts on Certain Canadian Sectors" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-214), presented to the House on Monday, March 20, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-214.

— by Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the third report of the Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship, "A Threat to Canadian Sovereignty: National Security Dimensions of the Canada-People’s Republic of China Relationship" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-266), presented to the House on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-266.

— by Mrs. Lebouthillier (Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, "Protection and Coexistence of the North Atlantic Right Whale in Canada" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-236), presented to the House on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-236.

— by Mr. MacAulay (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, "Feeding the World: Strengthening Canada’s Capacity to Respond to Global Food Insecurity" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-237), presented to the House on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-237.

— by Mr. Miller (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 16th report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, "Asylum-Seekers at Canada's Border" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-262), presented to the House on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-262.

— by Mr. O'Regan (Minister of Labour and Seniors) — Report of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S. 1985, c. C-13, sbs. 26(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-38-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

— by Mr. Rodriguez (Minister of Transport) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the ninth report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, "Addressing Labour Shortages in the Canadian Transportation Sector" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-205), presented to the House on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-205.

— by Mr. Rodriguez (Minister of Transport) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, "Strengthening Air Passenger Rights in Canada" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-235), presented to the House on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-235.

— by Mr. Rodriguez (Minister of Transport) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 11th report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, "Reducing the Impact of Commercial Shipping on Shoreline Erosion in the Great Lakes-St.Lawrence Corridor" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-246), presented to the House on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-246.

— by Ms. Saks (Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the sixth report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, "A Step-by-Step Approach to Supporting the Mental Health of Young Women and Girls in Canada" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-233), presented to the House on Friday, March 31, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-233.

— by Mrs. St-Onge (Minister of Canadian Heritage) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, "Strengthening the Status of the Artist in Canada" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-221), presented to the House on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-441-221.

Adjournment Proceedings

At 7:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

Accordingly, at 7:30 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).