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Notice PaperNo. 390 Monday, December 16, 2024 11:00 a.m. |
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Introduction of Government Bills |
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Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings) |
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Q-33952 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Lake (Edmonton—Wetaskiwin) — With regard to hotels and accommodations paid for by the government for asylum seekers, since January 1, 2022 and broken down by month: (a) what are the names and locations of the hotels and other accommodations which the government has paid to accommodate asylum seekers; (b) what are the details for each hotel or accommodation in (a), including, (i) the owner, (ii) the monthly amount paid by the government for accommodation, (iii) how many asylum seekers were accommodated? |
Q-33962 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Allison (Niagara West) — With regard to COVID-19 mRNA vaccine safety and efficacy: (a) has Health Canada (HC) reviewed the peer-reviewed, published scientific article by Hulscher N., Alexander P. E., Amerling R., Gessling H., Hodkinson R., Makis W., et al., titled “A Systematic Review Of Autopsy Findings In Deaths After COVID-19 Vaccination”, Science, Public Health Policy and the Law, 2024 Nov 17, v5, 2019-2024; (b) if HC has reviewed the study in (a) what is their assessment; (c) which department or agency makes the final determination about causality, when a family member makes a vaccine injury death claim through the Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP); (d) how many death claims relating to the COVID-19 vaccines have been made to date through the VISP; (e) how many death claims relating to the COVID-19 vaccines have been accepted as being causally related; (f) how many death claims relating to the COVID-19 vaccines have been paid out through the VISP and what is that total amount paid out; (g) is an autopsy required in the case of a vaccine injury death claim; (h) if (f) is affirmative, what specialized immunohistochemistry (IHC) is required to prove causation in the event of an mRNA vaccine injury death; and (i) has HC considered mandating autopsies with appropriate IHC staining for sudden deaths? |
Q-33972 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Villemure (Trois-Rivières) — With regard to promoting Canada, including contributions to third parties, between April 1, 1995, and March 31, 1996: how much did the Government of Canada spend, broken down by agency and department, and by month? |
Q-33982 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Leslie (Portage—Lisgar) — With regard to the ecological corridor funding announced in Manitoba on November 29, 2024: (a) what entities did the government consult directly regarding the ecological corridor, prior to the funding announcement and what are the details, including, for each, the (i) date they were consulted, (ii) method by which they were consulted, (iii) identified type of stakeholder; (b) what specific agricultural advocacy groups, organizations, and associations in Manitoba did the government consult prior to the announcement; (c) which consultations did the federal government host on the proposed ecological corridor that were open to the general public prior to November 29, 2024 and what are the details, including, for each meeting, the (i) date of the meeting, (ii) location, (iii) way in which the public was notified, (iv) date the public was notified; (d) what elected officials were informed by the government of the ecological corridor funding and the announcement, prior to November 29, 2024, if any; and (e) were any of the elected officials in (d) a, (i) mayor, (ii) reeve, (iii) councillor, (iv) member of the Legislative Assembly, (v) member of Parliament, and, if so, what was their name and title? |
Q-33992 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Leslie (Portage—Lisgar) — With regard to the Public Safety Minister indicating that the firearms confiscated following the new prohibitions announced on December 5, 2024, are viable "weapons of war" that can be used in the war effort for Ukraine: (a) will the confiscated firearms be sent as-is or would they be modified before being sent to Ukraine; (b) what modifications will be made to these firearms, if any; (c) what is the projected cost to the government to make these modifications; and (d) what are the projected costs to the government to (i) test, (ii) store, (iii) transport to Ukraine, these firearms? |
Q-34002 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) — With regard to the government’s $8 billion Net Zero Accelerator initiative: (a) how many emissions have been directly reduced by the program to date, if any; (b) does the government measure the direct emission reductions from each contribution agreement, and, if not, why not; and (c) how many emissions have been directly reduced by the program to date, broken down by contribution agreement recipient? |
Q-34012 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) — With regard to the $247,485 announced for Island Telecom Services Inc. to connect 106 households in Prince Edward Island with high-speed internet: (a) on what date is this project expected to be completed; (b) why was the funding recipient unable to complete this project by the original prescribed project completion date; (c) were there any penalties given to the funding recipient for not meeting the original project completion date, and, if so, what are the details of those penalties; (d) has the funding recipient requested additional funding to complete the project; and (e) how much of the $247,485 in funding was from the (i) federal government, (ii) provincial government? |
Q-34022 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) — With regard to the government’s $700 million contribution agreement with Powerco through the Net Zero Accelerator initiative: (a) how many emissions does the government expect will be reduced as a result of this contribution agreement; and (b) how many emissions did Powerco commit to directly reducing in the contribution agreement, if any? |
Q-34032 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) — With regard to the $445,395 announced for Island Telecom Services Inc. to connect 150 households in Prince Edward Island with high-speed internet: (a) on what date is this project expected to be completed; (b) why was the funding recipient unable to complete this project by the original prescribed project completion date; (c) were there any penalties given to the funding recipient for not meeting the original project completion date, and, if so, what are the details of those penalties; (d) has the funding recipient requested additional funding to complete the project; and (e) how much of the $445,395 in funding was from the (i) federal government, (ii) provincial government? |
Q-34042 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Melillo (Kenora) — With regard to the Canadian Firearms Program under the RCMP: (a) how many employees or full-time equivalents does the program employ; (b) how many of the employees in (a) are civilian members of the RCMP; (c) how many of the employees in (a) are sworn law enforcement members; and (d) what is the breakdown of the employees of the program by Treasury Board classification and associated pay-scale range, overall and broken down by civilian versus law enforcement employees? |
Q-34052 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Aboultaif (Edmonton Manning) — With regard to the statement made by Andrew Campbell, Senior Vice-President, Operations for Parks Canada, at the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development’s meeting on the Jasper wildfires, where he stated “we do not take notes at my operations team meeting”: (a) is this a standard practice at all operations team meetings, and, if so, why and when did this become standard practice; (b) when did the Minister of Environment and Climate Change become aware of this practice; (c) did the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, or anyone from his office, encourage this practice in any way; and (d) how does this practice comply with government record-keeping obligations? |
Q-34062 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Allison (Niagara West) — With regard to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the government's future health approach: (a) which agency, entities or Ministries are involved in (i) pandemic prevention, preparedness and response protocols, (ii) the One Health approach; (b) what is the One Health approach and where or how did it originate; (c) which bills are currently tabled or have been passed which would operationalize (i) Canada’s pandemic prevention, preparedness and response protocols, (ii) the One Health approach in Canada, (iii) any other World Health Organization or United Nations International health-pandemic treaties or agreements; (d) have staff already been hired or will staff be hired and trained to integrate the One Health approach into Canadian policy and legislation; (e) if (d) is affirmative, (i) where and under which Canadian government department or agency will these employees work, (ii) where are these positions posted, (iii) what are the hiring criteria for these positions, (iv) who selects the staff, (v) how many positions exist or will be created; (f) what is the budget allocation to integrate the One Health approach; (g) are there training programs for non-governmental professionals in One Health, and, if so, where are they located; (h) if (g) is affirmative, (i) how are the training programs funded, (ii) what are their goals, (iii) who instructs these courses, (iv) what are the requirements to instruct these courses, (v) how did the instructors obtain these requirements? |
Q-34072 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Allison (Niagara West) — With regard to Health Canada’s review of the manufacturing data, quality control and safety of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) in the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, including all versions of Moderna’s SpikeVax, Pfizer-BioNTech’s Comirnaty and the boosters, and Onpattro (patisiran): (a) was the purity of the starting materials for the lipids, such as residual halogenated solvents and elements, including metals, assessed for mutagenic risk in accordance with established norms and guidelines, and, if so, what were the results, and, if not, why not; (b) was the total amount of observed impurities assessed for mutagenic risk, and, if so, what were the results, and, if not, why not; (c) were any individual element impurities considered mutagenic; (d) if the answer to (c) is affirmative, was this assessed with respect to multiple doses and with respect to the nature of transfection of the LNPs; (e) was any assessment of the LNP as a nanoparticle performed; (f) if the answer to (e) is affirmative, did this include an assessment of the PEG moiety; (g) was an assessment of the risk of complement activation-related pseudoallergy (CARPA) due to the PEG moiety performed, and, if so, what were the results, and, if not, why not; and (h) were any complement-related assays requested from the manufacturer, and, if not, why not? |
Q-34082 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Allison (Niagara West) — With regard to the Department of National Defence's (DND) involvement during the COVID-19 pandemic: (a) were there communications between the ministry of Health, including the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and Health Canada (HC), and DND; (b) if the answer to (a) is affirmative, what was communicated and outlined about the role of DND during the pandemic; (c) was either the ministry of Health or DND in communication with NATO; (d) if the answer to (c) is affirmative, what were Canada’s obligations to NATO relating to the COVID-19 pandemic response and did Canada fulfill them; e) was either the Minister of Health, HC, PHAC or DND in communication with Canada’s Federal Policing National Security or any other Canadian counter-terrorism group, and, if so, about what; (f) what was the role of Canada’s military and intelligence services with respect to (i) identifying and combatting misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy theories, (ii) examining and responding to social media, (iii) enaging moonshot technology to combat misinformation and disinformation; (g) were DND and NATO in favour of the utilization of quarantine facilities in Canada; (h) were any quarantine facilities set up in Canada between 2019 and 2024, and, if so, (i) where are they located, (ii) how many persons did each facility intern, (iii) who qualified as a candidate for these quarantine camps, (iv) what would be the maximum period of internment; (i) was DND involved in the procurement or distribution of the coronavirus vaccines in Canada; (j) did the government consider the pandemic response to be a military operation; and (k) what are Canada’s commitments to NATO with respect to pandemic preparedness in the future? |
Q-34092 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Baldinelli (Niagara Falls) — With regard to asylum claimants who qualified under the four exception categories to the Safe Third Country Agreement from 2019 to 2024: (a) how many claimants qualified under each of the following exception categories, broken down by year, (i) family member exceptions, (ii) unaccompanied minors, (iii) document holders (valid visa, work permit, study permit, etc.), (iv) public interest exceptions; (b) broken down by each of the exception categories in (a), how many claims (i) were approved, (ii) were denied, (iii) are still under review, (iv) were withdrawn or abandoned; (c) what was the average processing time for claims under each of the exception categories in (a), broken down by year; (d) how many claimants in (a) were from each country of origin, broken down by year; (e) how many claimants in (a) were processed in each province or territory, broken down by exception category and year; and (f) what measures are currently in place to ensure the timely processing of claims under each of the exception categories in (a)? |
Q-34102 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Baldinelli (Niagara Falls) — With regard to asylum claimants who qualified under the over-14-day exemption to the Safe Third Country Agreement from 2019 to 2024: (a) how many claimants qualified under the over-14-day exemption, in each of the past five calendar years, broken down by year; (b) how many claims from (a) were processed in each province or territory, broken down by year; (c) how many claimants from (a) were from each country of origin, broken down by year; (d) how many claims under the over-14-day exemption (i) were approved, (ii) were denied, (iii) are still under review, (iv) were withdrawn or abandoned, broken down by year; (e) what was the average processing time for claims under the over-14-day exemption, broken down by year; and (f) What measures or processes are in place to verify that claimants meet the requirements of the over-14-day exemption? |
Q-34112 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Nater (Perth—Wellington) — With regard to the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) scanning of import containers at ports of entry: (a) what was the total number of import containers received in fiscal year 2023-24, at (i) marine ports of entry, (ii) land ports of entry, (iii) rail ports of entry; (b) what was the total number and percentage of import containers scanned in fiscal year 2023-24, at (i) marine ports of entry, (ii) land ports of entry, (iii) rail ports of entry; (c) if the CBSA does not track the data requested in (a) or (b), (i) what internal targets or policies exist regarding the percentage of containers to be scanned at marine, land or rail ports of entry, (ii) if any targets in (c)(i) exist, what are they, (iii) if no targets exist in (c)(i), what is the rationale for not having established scanning targets; (d) what scanning technologies or methods are currently used for import containers at each type of port of entry listed in (a); and (e) how does the CBSA prioritize the use of the technologies or methods identified in (d) for scanning import containers at each type of port of entry? |
Q-34122 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot) — With regard to firearm regulations: (a) how many and which makes, models and variants of the firearms classified as prohibited on May 1, 2020, fire pistol cartridges; (b) how many and which makes, models and variants of the firearms classified as prohibited on May 1, 2020, fire pistol cartridges; (c) for those firearms in (b) how many are (i) 9mm, (ii) .45 ACP, (iii) .40 S&W; (d) which makes and models of 7.62x39 were prohibited as on May 1, 2020; (e) for each firearm referred to in (a) how many individual units does the government believe are in the possession of individuals in Canada; and (e) for each firearm in (b) and (d) how many individual units does the government believe are in the possession of individuals in Canada? |
Q-34132 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot) — With regard to firearm regulations: (a) how many and which makes, models and variants of the firearms classified as prohibited on December 5, 2024 fire pistol cartridges; (b) how many and which makes, models and variants of the firearms classified as prohibited on December 5, 2024 fire pistol cartridges; (c) for those firearms in (b) how many are (i) 9mm, (ii) .45 ACP, (iii) .40 S&W; (d) which makes and models of 7.62x39 were prohibited as on May 1, 2020; (e) for each firearm referred to in (a) how many individual units does the government believe are in the possession of individuals in Canada; and (f) for each firearm in (b) and (d) how many individual units does the government believe are in the possession of individuals in Canada? |
Q-34142 — December 13, 2024 — Ms. Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) — With regard to the government’s role in global affairs: (a) what federal laws or regulations outline the conditions related to municipalities entering into international agreements which don’t involve trade issues, such as the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and C40 cities; (b) what is the government’s position related to how binding the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, and C40 cities agreements are; (c) has the Government of Canada entered into the Global Green New Deal and if so, when; (d) if the answer to (c) is affirmative, what is the government’s plan for how Canada fulfills this new obligation; (e) does the government fund any global initiatives that target municipal membership, and if so, through which initiatives is funding provided; (f) for each initiative in (e), how much funding was provided in the last fiscal year; (g) does the government endorse any of the following specific C40 policies to be achieved by the year 2030 found in the C40 Cities report entitled, “The Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5°C World” including, (i) no personal vehicles, (ii) three items of new clothing per person per year, (iii) zero kg consumption of dairy or meat per person per year, (iv) one short haul (therefore zero long haul) flights every three years per person, (v) 20% fewer new home builds; and (h) is the government providing funding related to any initiative in (g), and if so, (i) which initiatives are being funded, (ii) through which organizations is funding being provided, (iii) how much funding is each receiving? |
Q-34152 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach) — With regard to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Program and broken down by month since November 2015: (a) how many borrowers have defaulted on their student loans; (b) of the borrowers in (a) what was the number of borrowers holding debt (i) under $10,000, (ii) between $10,000 and $20,000, (iii) between $20,000 and $30,000, (iv) between $30,000 and $40,000, (v) between $40,000 and $50,000, (vi) between $50,000 and $75,000, (vii) between $75,000 and $100,000, (viii) more than $100,000; and (c) of the borrowers in (a), how many identified as (i) a person living with a disability, (ii) First Nations, Inuit or Métis, (iii) living with dependents, (iv) women? |
Q-34162 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach) — With regard to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Program, since October 1, 2020 and 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) what is the total amount of new grants 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; (d) how many new applications have been received under the (i) Repayment Assistance Plan, (ii) Repayment Assistance Plan for Borrowers with a Permanent Disability; and (e) how many borrowers have defaulted on their student loans? |
Q-34172 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach) — With regard to the government’s response to Call to Action 66 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, since December 2022: (a) what pathways continue to exist following the conclusion of the Indigenous Youth Roots pilot project for Indigenous youth to come together, support each other and engage with federal departments on key policy initiatives that impact Indigenous youth and their communities; (b) what recommendations were made to the government for more funding and a longer-term approach to Call 66 that amplifies the perspectives of Indigenous youth in decision-making; and (c) what actions has the government undertaken to fulfill the recommendations received in (b)? |
Q-34182 — December 13, 2024 — Ms. McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) — With regard to the Office of the Pay Equity Commissioner and broken down by province: (a) what is the total number of federally-regulated workplaces who are subject to the Pay Equity Act; (b) how many of the workplaces in (a) have (i) draft pay equity plans posted, (ii) final pay equity plans posted, (iii) active pay equity committees, (iv) no pay equity committee, (v) a work plan in place to have a pay equity committee before June 2025; and (c) what is the number of (i) staff currently employed by the commission, (ii) number of vacancies at the commission? |
Q-34192 — December 13, 2024 — Ms. McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) — With regard to the implementation of Bill C-41, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts: (a) what funds have been allocated under the new system and what are the details of its allocation, including (i) to which organization, (ii) for work in which countries; (b) how many authorization applications has the government (i) made for its own activities, (ii) received from outside of the government, (iii) approved, and for which countries, (iv) sought for its own work in Afghanistan; (c) what is the wait time for applicants to receive a response from the government and during those wait times, what projects have been halted or delayed; and (d) what is the current list of countries and sub-regions for which an authorization is deemed necessary, and which deputy ministers, including their departments and agencies, are involved in developing this list? |
Q-34202 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Tolmie (Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan) — With regard to the Net Zero Accelerator initiative and the revelation from the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development that applicants applying to the Net Zero Accelerator for projects of over $50 million could get their projects fast-tracked by writing a letter to the Prime Minister: (a) how many letters were sent to the Prime Minister for projects of over $50 million; (b) what were the names of the applicants for the projects in (a); and (c) of the projects that were referred to the Prime Minister through a letter in (a), what projects received funding and what were the details, including, the (i) recipient, (ii) amount of funding? |
Q-34212 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston) — With regard to CORCAN agriculture and agribusiness spending since fiscal year 2015-16: (a) what is the total amount of operational spending per fiscal year related to CORCAN agriculture and agribusiness; (b) what is the total amount of capital spending per fiscal year related to CORCAN agriculture and agribusiness; (c) what is the total amount of revenue per fiscal year related to CORCAN agriculture and agribusiness; (d) what is the total amount of operational spending per fiscal year related to CORCAN penitentiary farms; (e) what is the total amount of capital spending per fiscal year related to CORCAN penitentiary farms; (f) what is the total amount of revenue per fiscal year related to CORCAN penitentiary farms; (g) what is the total amount of operational spending per fiscal year related to CORCAN penitentiary farms, per institution; (h) what is the total amount of capital spending per fiscal year related to CORCAN penitentiary farms, per institution; and (i) what is the total amount of revenue per fiscal year related to CORCAN penitentiary farms, per institution? |
Q-34222 — December 13, 2024 — Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston) — With regard to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada: for both the President and Vice-President, what are the details of all travel claim expenses, in each instance of travel for which airfare expenses were greater than $0, incurred in 2022, 2023, and 2024, including, for each instance of applicable travel, the (i) travel start date, (ii) travel end date, (iii) total travel expense amount, (iv) origin city, (v) destination city, (vi) cities or locations travelled to, other than the origin or destination cities, for which any expenses were claimed, including the dates, times, and transportation method, if any, (vii) purpose of travel to each location, including the name, itinerary and duration dates of any events, conferences, or other official gatherings attended, (viii) dates, times, locations, purposes, and attendees for each meeting attended during travel, (ix) total days of per diems claimed, (x) daily per diem rate, (xi) total amount of per diems claimed, (xii) date, type, purpose, and amount spent on ground transportation, per use, (xiii) location, per-night rate, and amount spent on accommodations, per night, (xiv) daily itinerary for each day of travel for which per diems were claimed? |
Q-34232 — December 13, 2024 — Mrs. Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country) — With regard to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC): what are the details of all contracts signed by the CMHC for management-consulting since January 1, 2016, including, for each, the (i) vendor, (ii) date and length of contract, (iii) value, (iv) description of the services provided, (v) topic consulted on (vi) results or recommendations delivered by consultant, (vii) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced versus competitive bid)? |
Q-34242 — December 13, 2024 — Mrs. Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country) — With regard to Employment and Social Development Canada: what are the details of all information technology consulting contracts since January 1, 2019, including, for each, the (i) vendor (ii) date and length of the contract, (iii) value, (iv) description of the services provided, (v) topic consulted on, (vi) results or recommendations delivered by the consultant, (vii) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid)? |
Q-34252 — December 13, 2024 — Mrs. Stubbs (Lakeland) — With regard to Indigenous capacity funding outlined in the Impact Assessment Act (formerly Bill C-69): (a) how much funding has been spent to date; (b) which entities have received funding to date, and how much has each received, and what was the purpose of the funding or project description; and (c) how many applications for funding have been (i) received, (ii) approved, (iii) denied? |
Q-34262 — December 13, 2024 — Ms. Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) — With regard to consultations that took place to release Part II of the Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals led by the Honourable Jules Deschênes, commissioner, by Library and Archives Canada: (a) what are the names of the organizations or experts the government consulted; (b) what are the names of the organizations or experts the government turned down requests to consult; and (c) what has been the total cost since 2011 of those consultations? |
Q-34272 — December 13, 2024 — Ms. Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) — With regard to Canadian companies operating in low-tax jurisdictions and broken down by fiscal year since 2018-19: (a) how many companies is the CRA aware of, broken down by sector, that report operations in low-tax jurisdictions; (b) which are the primary jurisdictions that companies in (a) are reporting operations in; (c) what mechanisms does the government have in place to ensure Canadian multinational companies are not artificially shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions to minimize tax liabilities; and (d) how many audits or investigations have been done into companies suspected of shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions? |
Q-34282 — December 13, 2024 — Ms. Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill) — With regard to the gathering of Canadian musicians and comedians at the Consul General of Canada's official residence on March 29th, 2024: (a) how much money was spent on catering for the event, broken down by (i) company, (ii) date, (iii) total amount of money spent; (b) how much money was spent on the sound system, broken down by (i) company, (ii) date, (iii) total amount spent; (c) how much money was spent on cleaning services, broken down by (i) company, (ii) date, (iii) total amount spent; (d) how much money was spent on entertainment for the night, broken down by (i) artist, (ii) date, (iii) amount per entertainer, (iv) total amount spent; and (e) how much money was spent on the event in total? |
Q-34292 — December 13, 2024 — Ms. Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill) — With regard to merchandise purchased by the government to give away as promotional material at conferences hosted by departments or booths for departments at trade shows from 2020 to 2024: what specific merchandise was purchased, broken down by individual item and what are the details, including the (i) item description, (ii) price per item, (iii) manufacturing company, (iv) country of origin of the manufacturer, (v) quantity purchased, (vi) total amount of the expenditure? |
Q-34302 — December 13, 2024 — Ms. Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill) — With regard to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA): (a) what surveillance technology is currently being employed at the Canada-US border, including the (i) use of facial recognition, (ii) use of artificial intelligence; (b) what is the cost of each tool of surveillance technology, broken down by year since 2018, including (i) thermal imaging, (ii) fixed surveillance towers, (iii) seismic or unattended sensors, (iv) hypersensitive microphones, (v) license plate readers, (vi) automated ground surveillance vehicles; (c) what are the details of the CBSA's use of drone technology at the Canada-US border, including the (i) number of drones currently in use, (ii) number of drones projected to be in use by 2025, (iii) cost of the use of drones, broken down by year, starting on the year of their acquisition, (iv) use of facial recognition technology, (v) use of artificial intelligence; (d) what policies are in place relating to the exchange of intelligence collected with US Customs and Border Protection or the US Department of Homeland Security, including (i) drone surveillance, (ii) other surveillance images, (iii) activation of sensor alarms; and (e) what enhancements are currently being planned to make border enforcement more effective and what are the details, including the (i) timeline for implementation of each enhancement, (ii) costs associated with each planned enhancement? |
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