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House Hansard - 50

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 31, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 50 - Mar/31/22
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*Question No. 332—
Questioner: Dave Epp
With regard to the government’s broadband internet strategy: (a) what is the timeline for providing complete broadband internet availability to Pelee Island; (b) will the deadline be adjusted for lost time due to slow rollout after the announcement; (c) what is the total amount of funding to date to complete broadband internet availability on Pelee Island; and (d) what are the details of how the funding in (c) will be provided?
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Question No. 324—
Questioner: Tom Kmiec
With regard to the government's promise to plant two billion trees by 2030: (a) what is the breakdown of the number of trees planted to date, by riding and by province or territory; (b) what is the total number of trees planted to date; and (c) what is the breakdown of where the two billion trees will be planted by 2030, by riding and by province or territory?
Question No. 326—
Questioner: Arnold Viersen
With regard to Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and Canadians detained or incarcerated abroad: (a) how many Canadians were arrested or detained in 2021, on charges GAC considered to be politically motivated, frivolous, or otherwise illegitimate; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by country of arrest or detainment; (c) how many Canadians are currently detained or incarcerated on charges GAC considers to be politically motivated, frivolous, or otherwise illegitimate, broken down by country of detainment or incarceration; and (d) what is GAC doing to free the Canadians in (c), including the specific actions that have been taken since January 1, 2021, broken down by the action taken related to each country listed in (c)?
Question No. 327—
Questioner: Michelle Ferreri
With regard to the government's requirement for vaccinated Canadians who travel to the United States to have a negative PCR or molecular COVID-19 test before returning to Canada: did the government do any analysis related to how the policy discriminates against low-income Canadians who have family members living in the United States, and, if so, what are the details, including results of the analysis?
Question No. 328—
Questioner: Fraser Tolmie
With regard to the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the 44th General Election of September 20, 2021, and voting by special ballots: (a) of the 90,274 ballots returned late and not counted, as mentioned in Table 3 - Categories of special ballot voters for the 44th general election, (i) what is the breakdown by electoral district, (ii) how many of the ballots were requested before the first day of advance polling; (b) of the 114,583 ballots not returned or cancelled, as mentioned in Table 3 - Categories of special ballot voters for the 44th general election, (i) what is the breakdown by electoral district, (ii) how many of the ballots were requested before the first day of advance polling, (iii) how many of these electors voted instead at their election day polling station; (c) in respect of the 1,589 special ballots in Mississauga—Streetsville which had accumulated in a commercial mail room and were not delivered to the returning officer until the day after the election, as mentioned on page 23 of the report, (i) who owned, occupied or controlled the commercial mail room, (ii) did the returning officer or the Chief Electoral Officer enter into a contract for the commercial mail room services, (iii) if the answer to (ii) is affirmative, how much was paid for these services and was a refund received, and, if so, what are the details of the refund, (iv) how long had the ballots been accumulating in the commercial mail room, (v) what arrangements were in place for the retrieval or delivery of the ballots from the commercial mail room, (vi) why were the ballots not retrieved or provided to the returning officer by election day; and (d) were there any instances, similar to the situation described in (c), in other electoral districts and, if so, how many ballots were involved and what are the answers in respect of the matters asked about in (c)(i) through (c)(vi)?
Question No. 330—
Questioner: Fraser Tolmie
With regard to the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the 44th General Election of September 20, 2021, and the reference on page 27 to incorrectly printed ballots in Vaughan—Woodbridge and Beausejour: (a) what was the nature of the errors on the "incorrect list of candidates"; (b) what are the details surrounding any contracts related to the incorrectly printed ballots including (i) which printing company or companies produced the incorrectly printed ballots, (ii) the value of the contract, (iii) whether a refund was requested, (iv) whether a refund was received, (v) the amount of the refund, if applicable; and (c) in respect of the incorrectly printed ballots which were used for voting and subsequently rejected during the count, were election officials at polling stations instructed to verify the correct list of candidates on each ballot before handing it to an elector?
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Question No. 323—
Questioner: Tom Kmiec
With regard to losses of public money and property as listed in Volume Ill of the 2021 Public Account of Canada: what are the details of each instance where the loss involved an item with a value in excess of $1,000, including for each (i) the item description, (ii) the item value, (iii) whether the item is considered lost, damaged, or stolen, (iv) the government department or agency which owned the item, (v) the incident description or summary?
Question No. 325—
Questioner: Laila Goodridge
With regard to the mandate letter of the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and the commitment in the letter to create 3,300 new child care spaces for Indigenous children: (a) how many new child care spaces have been created for Indigenous children since the letter was received by the minister on December 16, 2021, broken down by province or territory; and (b) how many new spaces for Indigenous children will be created by the end of (i) 2022, (ii) 2023?
Question No. 329—
Questioner: Fraser Tolmie
With regard to the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the 44th General Election of September 20, 2021, and the National Register of Electors: (a) in respect of the 92.3% accuracy of registered electors' addresses, as mentioned on page 41 of the report, (i) how many electors are represented by the remaining 7.7%, in total and broken down by electoral district, (ii) how many of the electors referred to in (i) were sent a voter information card; and (b) in respect of Elections Canada's registration letter campaign targeted to "select regions with lower youth coverage", which electoral districts were selected?
Question No. 331—
Questioner: Leslyn Lewis
With regard to all federal COVID-19 related mandates and restrictions, and broken down by each measure: (a) what was the scientific justification or study for each mandate or restriction; (b) what is the specific website address where the study's details, including the findings, can be found; (c) on what date will each restriction end; and (d) for each mandate or restriction that does not have a set end-date, what criteria or metric has to be achieved in order for it to be rescinded?
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Context: House Hansard - 50 - Mar/31/22
The Deputy Speaker
  • Mar/31/22 11:10:20 a.m.
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We have time for a quick question and answer. The hon. member for King—Vaughan.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Mar/31/22 12:02:20 p.m.
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I will interrupt the proceedings, and we will come back to questions and comments after. The Chair has received notice of a question of privilege by the hon. member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Mar/31/22 12:10:54 p.m.
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I thank the hon. member for the question of privilege. We will review the information and get back to the House as soon as is practical.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Mar/31/22 2:00:12 p.m.
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I hate to interrupt such an impassioned speech, but the member will have one minute remaining in his speech before we go to questions and answers.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Mar/31/22 2:06:55 p.m.
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I will remind people about the use of props. The hon. member for Kanata—Carleton.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Mar/31/22 2:50:50 p.m.
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The hon. member for South Shore—St. Margarets.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Mar/31/22 2:52:10 p.m.
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Maybe the member could back up and take away that “trash” comment.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Mar/31/22 3:05:27 p.m.
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Order. As much as I like the fisheries questions, I like the fisheries answers and I want to be able to hear them.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Mar/31/22 3:11:32 p.m.
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I wish to draw the attention of members to the presence in the gallery of an all-woman delegation of the members of the Ukrainian Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada. Will they please rise? Some hon. members: Hear, hear! The Deputy Speaker: We are honoured that they are here with us today.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Mar/31/22 3:14:28 p.m.
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I thank the member for his intervention. Of course, we will look at that with great interest.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Mar/31/22 3:15:41 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
It being 3:14 p.m., pursuant to order made on Thursday, November 25, 2021, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-5. Call in the members.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Mar/31/22 3:31:31 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-5 
I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Mar/31/22 3:33:27 p.m.
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I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 15 minutes.
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