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House Hansard - 73

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 17, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 10:23:11 a.m.
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The hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader is rising on a point of order.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 10:23:45 a.m.
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The Speaker is not aware of exactly what is in the petition; however, I do want to remind members that they are to summarize the petition exactly as to what the petition has said. If hon. members are actually adding their position or their political views, then that is different. I would suggest that hon. members take that into consideration. I will allow the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan to finish.
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 10:25:26 a.m.
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Is it the pleasure of the House that the foregoing questions be made orders for returns and that they be tabled immediately? Some hon. members: Agreed.
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
  • May/17/22 10:25:26 a.m.
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Question No. 448—
Questioner: Anna Roberts
With regard to companies that went bankrupt after receiving the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS): (a) how many companies that received CEWS have since gone bankrupt; (b) what is the total amount of CEWS funding received by the companies in (a); (c) how many of the companies in (a) owed back taxes to the Canada Revenue Agency when they were sent the CEWS payments; (d) what was the total amount of back taxes owed by such companies; (e) what are the names of the companies that owed back taxes; and (f) how much did each company in (e) owe when they were sent CEWS funding?
Question No. 451—
Questioner: Frank Caputo
With regard to the backlog of disability benefit claims at Veterans Affairs Canada: (a) what is the number of first applications where veterans are also waiting for a positive decision that will allow them access to delivery of health care treatment, as of March 29, 2022; and (b) where did the 16-week service standard related to the process for receiving disability benefits come from?
Question No. 452—
Questioner: Frank Caputo
With regard to the backlog of applications at Veterans Affairs Canada: what are the average and median wait times of (i) first applications, (ii) second applications, (iii) "red-zoned" applications?
Question No. 454—
Questioner: Gérard Deltell
With regard to historical data sets available or previously available from Statistics Canada: what are the details of all data sets which have been dismantled, removed or have become unavailable for Canadians to access since January 1, 2016, including, for each, (i) the date the data set was dismantled, removed or became unavailable, (ii) what happened to the data set, (iii) the summary of the contents, including the topics contained in the data, (iv) the reason the data set was removed, (v) who authorized changing the availability of the data set, (vi) whether or not there still is a way for the public to access the data, and, if so, how?
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
  • May/17/22 10:25:43 a.m.
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Question No. 447—
Questioner: Frank Caputo
With regard to the used F-18 fighter jets the government purchased from Australia: (a) what have been the total costs related to aircraft maintenance since the jets were acquired, broken down by (i) year, (ii) type of expense; (b) what are the projected costs to maintain the aircraft, broken down by fiscal year from present until 2032-33; (c) how much has been spent on improvements, either directly for or related to the jets, including (i) radar improvements, (ii) communications gear, (iii) equipment, (iv) other expenditures, broken down by fiscal year since the jets were acquired; and (d) what are the projected costs of improvements, either directly for or related to the jets, broken down by fiscal year and type of improvement, from the present fiscal year until 2032-33?
Question No. 449—
Questioner: Anna Roberts
With regard to the $5,000 First-Time Home Buyer's tax credit, broken down by fiscal year since 2018-19: (a) what is the total number of individuals who claimed the credit; and (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by province or territory?
Question No. 450—
Questioner: Marty Morantz
With regard to the government's $173 million agreement with Medicago to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and the decision of the World Health Organization (WHO) not to accept the vaccine for emergency use: (a) was the government aware that Medicago being partially owned by a tobacco company would cause a problem related to WHO authorization prior to the agreement being signed, and, if so, why did the government still proceed with the agreement; (b) on what date did the government first become aware that Philip Morris' ownership stake in Medicago would become an issue with the WHO; (c) has any minister made a formal request or representation to the WHO related to the Covifenz vaccine issue, and, if so, what are the details, including, for each instance, the (i) date, (ii) name of the minister, (iii) summary of how requests or representations were made, (iv) title of the WHO official receiving requests or representations; (d) what is the breakdown by country of how the 20 million Covifenz vaccine doses under contract by the government are to be distributed; (e) how many of the doses in (d) have actually been distributed to date; (f) how many Covifenz doses had the government originally planned to be part of Canada's international COVAX commitment; and (g) has the government replaced the committed doses in (f) with another COVID-19 vaccine, and, if so, which one?
Question No. 453—
Questioner: Gérard Deltell
With regard to Statistics Canada (StatCan) and the note at the bottom of its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released in March 2022 mentioning changes to the way in which the average prices of 52 products sold in Canadian grocery stores are tracked and reported: (a) what specific changes is StatCan making; (b) on what dates are these changes being made; (c) which specific products are being removed from the list and which ones are being added; (d) will the historical reports still be available in a manner where the average prices can be compared to current prices, and, if not, why not; (e) what specific measures, if any, are being taken to ensure that Canadians can still compare the current CPI prices to those from prior years; (f) were these changes authorized or signed off by a minister or anyone in any government department, and, if so, what are the details, including, (i) the dates, (ii) who authorized or signed off on the changes; and (g) what measures will be in place to ensure that Canadians can compare the new CPI average prices with those prior to the current period of high inflation, rather than the current, already inflated prices?
Question No. 455—
Questioner: Kelly McCauley
With regard to the public service pension plan: (a) what is the total value of the payments made to deceased pensioners, broken down by year since 2016; (b) of the payments in (a), what is the value of the amounts recovered to date from the estates of the deceased; (c) what is the percentage and value of the amounts not yet recovered in (a) which are expected to be (i) recovered, (ii) written-off; and (d) what are the details of the government's process for recovering pension plan payments made to deceased individuals?
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 10:25:47 a.m.
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Is that agreed? Some hon. members: Agreed.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 10:37:21 a.m.
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The hon. member's time is up. I tried to give her a signal, but I am not sure if she saw me. Questions and comments, the hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 10:57:33 a.m.
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Order. Before we continue, we are starting to have other members wanting to participate when they should not be participating. I would ask parliamentarians to wait until I recognize them during questions and comments. That is the best way for the House function properly. Resuming debate, the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change has the floor.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 11:25:51 a.m.
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Before I go to resuming debate, I did not want to interrupt during questions and comments because it takes time away, but I want to remind members they should not be thinking out loud. I would ask them to hold on to their thoughts until they are recognized during questions and comments. Resuming debate, the hon. member for Grande Prairie—Mackenzie.
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 11:35:08 a.m.
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Order, order. I would like to remind members that it is not time for questions and comments. The hon. member has one minute and— An hon. member: Do not ever call me Kathleen Wynne. The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes): The hon. member for Timmins—James Bay will come to order. There is one minute and six seconds left. The NDP has the first question on this, and I am sure he will be able to get up to ask questions and make comments. An hon. member: Madam Speaker, I am just hurt. The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes): The hon. member for Grande Prairie—Mackenzie has the floor.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 11:38:06 a.m.
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I do want to remind members that the questions on the debate should be focused on the motion before the House. I will allow the hon. member to answer, but I do want to remind members that they are to make sure there is relevancy.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 11:42:48 a.m.
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We have run out of time. I have allowed for more time than was permitted. I would like to remind members again that heckling and sharing their thoughts out loud is disrespectful when someone else has the floor. I would again ask members, because it has happened a lot this morning, to please hold onto their thoughts or write them down so they do not forget them. They will be able to ask a question or share their comments during questions and comments. We will resume debate with the hon. member for Calgary Centre.
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 11:47:06 a.m.
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I believe when the hon. member is asking for clarification it is actually more of a point of debate. I want to remind members to be judicious with the words they are selecting. The hon. member for Calgary Rocky Ridge.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 11:48:02 a.m.
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I actually ruled that this was not a point of order. Now it is becoming more a point of debate. The hon. member mentioned that he thought he might get his wrist slapped, which I did not do because of the way it was said, so I want to indicate that what is going on right now is more a point of debate. The hon. member for Calgary Centre.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 11:50:00 a.m.
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The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby is rising on a point of order.
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Context: House Hansard - 73 - May/17/22
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 11:50:16 a.m.
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Unfortunately, my focus was somewhere else at the time. I will have to review what the hon. member said and come back to decide whether or not this is an actual point of order. I want to remind members to make sure when they are debating that what they say is relevant and that they hopefully provide factual information. The hon. member for Calgary Centre.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 11:56:45 a.m.
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I'm sorry, I think there is probably a problem with interpretation. The hon. member for Shefford.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 11:57:05 a.m.
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It seems that the interpretation did not get a copy of the amendment ahead of time, so I would just maybe ask the hon. member to slow down. I invite the hon. member to repeat point number four.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 11:58:45 a.m.
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The hon. member can table his amendment, but to elaborate on it is a point of debate. I want to remind the member and all members in the House that if they have something in writing, whether it is their speech or whether it is amendments or motions, it is always best to ensure that interpretation has access to that and that it is provided to interpretation in order to ensure that every member in the House is fully aware of what is being said. I just wanted to remind members again. It is my duty to inform hon. members that an amendment to an opposition motion may be moved only with the consent of the sponsor of the motion or, in the case that he/she is not present, consent may be given or denied by the House leader, the deputy House leader, the whip or the deputy whip of the sponsor's party. Since the sponsor is not present in the chamber, I ask the NDP House leader if he consents to this amendment being moved. The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/17/22 12:00:13 p.m.
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Questions and comments, the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby.
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