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House of Commons Hansard #21 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was citizenship.
House of Commons Hansard #21 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was citizenship.
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Citizenship Act Second reading of Bill C-3. The bill amends the Citizenship Act to restore citizenship for "lost Canadians" and ensure "equal treatment for adopted children" born abroad. It also expands citizenship by descent beyond the first generation, requiring a "substantial connection" of 1,095 non-consecutive days in Canada. While Liberals, NDP, and Bloc support it as "charter-compliant", Conservatives argue it "devalues" citizenship, lacks security/language checks, and "strains public services". 47300 words, 5 hours in 2 segments: 1 2.
Youth Unemployment Conservative MP Garnett Genuis requests an emergency debate on Canada's deepening youth unemployment crisis, citing 14.5% youth unemployment. He states "Liberal policies" are responsible and criticizes the government's inaction. 400 words.
Members' Access to Federal Penitentiary Conservative MP Frank Caputo raises a question of privilege, alleging obstruction during a visit to Fraser Valley Institution. He claims an assistant warden's constant escort interfered with his ability to speak freely with staff and inmates, hindering his parliamentary duties. Caputo argues this breached his privilege to prepare for proceedings in Parliament, proposing referral to a committee. The Speaker will review the matter. 2800 words, 20 minutes.
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Fred Davies Conservative Niagara South, ON
With regard to government departments' and agencies' use of in service flame-resistant garments produced using meta and para-aramid fibres that include fibres such as Nomex, Conex, Kermel, Kevlar and modacrylic fibres: (a) what type of flame-resistant garments are being used by the respective departments, and what is their fibre content; (b) what is the quantity or volume of flame-resistant garments used for each respective garment type each year; (c) how many flame-resistant garments or non-flame-resistant garments, used by government agencies, have been treated with water repellency coatings, like durable water repellent, that contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; and (d) where are used flame-resistant and non-flame-resistant garments contaminated by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, including fire-fighting turnout gear, broken down by location across Canada, including the (i) location of the entity responsible for storage, (ii) total number of garments stored at the location?
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Shelby Kramp-Neuman Conservative Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga, ON
With regard to government statistics on violence against women, broken down by year since 2015: (a) how many criminal acts of violence against women were reported, in total and broken down by province or territory and by major metropolitan area; (b) of the acts of violence in (a), how many were homicides or deadly assaults; (c) how many individuals were charged in relation to the crimes in (a); (d) how many individuals were charged in relation to the crimes in (b); and (e) what is the breakdown of (c) and (d) by whether the individuals charged were (i) already wanted for other crimes, (ii) out on bail, (iii) on parole at the time of being charged?
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Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC
With regard to the Department of National Defence and North American Aerospace Defense Command modernization: (a) how much of the $38.6 billion announced for the modernization has been spent to date, in total, and broken down by project; (b) of the 20 project timelines announced in June 2022, which ones are (i) on track for the completion of the definition phase or to be finished within the stated time, (ii) delayed; and (c) for each project which is delayed, (i) what is the new projected completion date, (ii) what is the reason for the delay?
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Question No.62—Questions Passed as Orders for ReturnRoutine Proceedings
September 15th, 2025 / 3:30 p.m.
Conservative
Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC
With regard to Public Services and Procurement Canada, acting as the contracting agent for the Giant Mine remediation project: (a) what are the details of all contracts related to the Giant Mine overseen by Public Services and Procurement Canada, in this capacity, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) vendor, (iv) description of the goods or services, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid); (b) how much of the $800 million received by Public Services and Procurement Canada related to this role has been spent on the contracts in (a); and (c) for any of the $800 million that was spent in a manner other than on the contracts in (a), how was the money spent, broken down by expenditure?
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Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC
With regard to the Project Finance for Permanence initiatives and the $800 million announced by the Prime Minister in December 2022 to support up to four Indigenous-led conservation initiatives: (a) how much of the $800 million announced for the projects has been spent to date, in total and broken down by project; and (b) what are the details of all funding provided to date resulting from the $800 million announcement, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) recipient organization, (iii) type of funding (grant, loan, etc.), (iv) location and amount, in square kilometers, of related protected area, broken down by land area versus water area?
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Rhonda Kirkland Conservative Oshawa, ON
With regard to the sponsorship of podcasts, webinars and similar types of productions, since 2019, and broken down by year and by department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity: (a) what was the total amount spent on such sponsorships; and (b) what are the details of all such sponsorships, including the (i) start date, (ii) end date, (iii) amount or cost, (iv) name of the production, (v) topic or description of the show, (vi) reason for the sponsorship?
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Ned Kuruc Conservative Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, ON
With regard to contracts that have been cancelled by the government since January 1, 2023, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity: (a) how many contracts have been cancelled; (b) what is the total amount paid out in cancellation fees or penalties; and (c) what are the details of all such cancellations, including, for each, the (i) date on which the contract was signed, (ii) date on which the contract was cancelled, (iii) vendor, (iv) value, (v) description of the goods or services, (vi) reason for the cancellation, (vii) cancellation fee or other similar type of cost to the government?
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Fraser Tolmie Conservative Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan, SK
With regard to legal costs incurred by the government in relation to litigation against the Information Commissioner since January 1, 2021: what is the total expenditure on outside legal counsel, broken down by legal costs paid out to date and by legal costs scheduled to be paid out, for (i) Attorney General of Canada v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-1623-22), (ii) Export Development Canada v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-1793-22 and Federal Court of Appeal file A-345-23), (iii) Minister of Public Services and Procurement v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-125-23), (iv) Clerk of the Privy Council v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-1090-23), (v) Clerk of the Privy Council v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-1091-23), (vi) Information Commissioner of Canada v. President and Chief Executive Officer of the Trans Mountain Corporation (Federal Court file T-1399-23), (vii) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-1606-23), (viii) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-1607-23), (ix) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-1608-23), (x) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-1653-23), (xi) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-1680-23), (xii) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-1728-23), (xiii) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-1764-23), (xiv) Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-2022-23),
(xv) Information Commissioner of Canada v. Minister of National Defence (Federal Court file T-2683-23), (xvi) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-272-24), (xvii) Minister of Transport v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-280-24), (xviii) Information Commissioner of Canada v. Minister of National Defence (Federal Court file T-333-24), (xix) Information Commissioner of Canada v. Minister of National Defence (Federal Court file T-334-24), (xx) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-342-24), (xxi) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-344-24), (xxii) Minister of Canadian. Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-371-24), (xxiii) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-397-24), (xxiv) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-970-24), (xxv) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-1054-24), (xxvi) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-1060-24), (xxvii) Information Commissioner of Canada v. Minister of National Defence (Federal Court file T-1226-24), (xxviii) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-1433-24), (xxix) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-1434-24), (xxx) Minister of Indigenous Services v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-1556-24),
(xxxi) Information Commissioner of Canada v. Chairperson of the Immigration and Refugee Board (Federal Court file T-1822-24), (xxxii) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-2013-24), (xxxiii) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-2681-24), (xxxiv) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-2709-24), (xxxv) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-2720-24), (xxxvi) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-2779-24), (xxxvii) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-2909-24), (xxxviii) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-3028-24), (xxxix) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-3029- 24), (xl) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-3049-24), (xli) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-3259-24), (xlii) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-111-25),
(xliii) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-112-25), (xliv) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-220-25), (xlv) Minister of Canadian Heritage v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-221-25), (xlvi) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-332-25), (xlvii) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-418-25), (xlviii) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-422-25), (xlix) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-423-25), (I) The Information Commissioner of Canada v. Minister of National Defence (Federal Court file T-496-25), (li) The Information Commissioner of Canada v. Minister of National Defence (Federal Court file T-601-25), (lii) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-636-25), (liii) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-657-25), (liv) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-790-25), (lv) Minister of National Defence v. Information Commissioner of Canada (Federal Court file T-797-25)?
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Colin Reynolds Conservative Elmwood—Transcona, MB
With regard to recommendations made by the Information Commissioner of Canada, pursuant to section 37 of the Access to Information Act: what has been done to address and implement each recommendation made in each of the following reports of the Information Commissioner of Canada, broken down by report and recommendation, (i) Canadian Heritage (Re), 2020 OIC 10, (ii) Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (Re), 2021 OIC 11, (iii) Library and Archives Canada (Re), 2022 OIC 17, (iv) Canadian Security Intelligence Service (Re), 2023 OIC 11, (v) Global Affairs Canada (Re), 2023 OIC 43, (vi) Canada Border Services Agency (Re), 2024 OIC 15, (vii) National Defence (Re), 2024 OIC 31, (viii) National Defence (Re), 2024 OIC 32, (ix) Environment and Climate Change Canada (Re), 2024 OIC 33, (x) National Defence (Re), 2024 OIC 34, (xi) Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (Re), 2024 OIC 39, (xii) Canada Revenue Agency (Re), 2024 OIC 52, (xiii) National Defence (Re), 2024 OIC 54?
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Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Sturgeon River, AB
With regard to special ballots issued for the 45th general election: (a) how many special ballots were sent to electors residing outside Canada, broken down by country of current residence and further broken down by Canadian electoral district; and (b) how many special ballots were returned from electors residing outside Canada, broken down by country of current residence and further broken down by Canadian electoral district?
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Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes, ON
With regard to spending on informatics services, in 2022-23, as listed in table 2 of the Parliamentary Budget Officer's report titled "Fiscal cost of task-based IT contracting": (a) what is the total amount spent on contracts for all departments, agencies and Crown corporations; and (b) what are the details of all such contracts, including, for each, (i) the amount, (ii) the vendor, (iii) the date and duration, (iv) the description of the goods or services provided, (v) the topics related to the goods or services, (vi) the specific goals or objectives related to the contract, (vii) whether the goals or objectives were met, (viii) whether the contract was sole-sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding process?
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Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes, ON
With regard to Sustainable Development Technology Canada: (a) what are the costs incurred by the (i) board of directors, (ii) executive team, since January 1, 2016, broken down by year and month; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by type of expense, including the amount spent on meeting spaces, travel claims, hospitality bills, honorariums, etc.; (c) what are the details of each travel expense incurred by the board or executive, including the (i) travel destination, (ii) date, (iii) total expenditures, (iv) name and title of the traveller; (d) what are the details of all hospitality expenses incurred by the board or executive, including the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) location, (iv) vendor, (v) event description, (vi) names and titles of the attendees; and (e) how much was paid in honorariums to the board, broken down by year?
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