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House Hansard - 75

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 19, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Kelly McCauley
  • May/19/22 8:06:55 p.m.
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Madam Chair, what is the expected delivery date if the contract is signed this year?
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Mr. Kelly McCauley
  • May/19/22 8:07:25 p.m.
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Madam Chair, why is it taking seven months or more to negotiate a contract?
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 8:07:30 p.m.
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Madam Chair, this is a complex and complicated contract. It is a significant amount of money. We are going to get it right.
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Mr. Kelly McCauley
  • May/19/22 8:08:53 p.m.
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Madam Chair, when does the government expect to sign a contract with Irving Shipbuilding to begin construction of the surface combatants?
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Mr. Kelly McCauley
  • May/19/22 8:10:27 p.m.
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Madam Chair, has the contract been signed for the two AOPS for the Coast Guard?
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 8:10:32 p.m.
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Madam Chair, no contract has been signed.
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 8:11:01 p.m.
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Madam Chair, my understanding is that bonuses are being paid based on the terms of their contract agreements.
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Mr. Kelly McCauley
  • May/19/22 8:11:10 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the terms of their contract agreements also include making their targets, as noted in the departmental plans, so will the minister be paying out bonuses to executives for the failure from last year?
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 8:17:06 p.m.
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Madam Chair, we have provisions in our contracts now that do not permit forced labour to be used, and if it is used we can terminate the contract.
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 8:17:24 p.m.
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Madam Chair, we will continue to work to enforce the terms of our contracts to ensure that there is no forced labour and that the obligations of the contract are fulfilled.
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 8:17:56 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am pleased to talk about the progress we have made with forced labour. PSPC has now put in a code of conduct that has to be signed. There are provisions in the contracts that say if there is forced labour, we have the opportunity to terminate the contract. We are going to continue to move forward in this regard because we are absolutely against forced labour and—
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Kelly McCauley
  • May/19/22 8:18:18 p.m.
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Madam Chair, if the government was against it, it would listen to me and the companies that I have noted. BYD received a quarter-million dollar contract from the government. Its supplier uses Uighur forced labour transferred forcibly from south Xinjiang, where mandatory unpaid labour follows years of educational transformation in concentration camps. Why?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Garnett Genuis
  • May/19/22 8:36:41 p.m.
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Madam Chair, it sounds like she is saying that this British solicitor's comments were inaccurate and we will want to follow up on that later. The hon. minister says the government found out about this in December 2020. When did the government actually end its contract with Supermax, and when was the last time it received supplies from Supermax?
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 8:37:01 p.m.
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Madam Chair, what I would say is that as soon as we found out about the obligations, we stopped shipments. No more shipments were received. The contract was terminated subsequent to that.
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 8:39:09 p.m.
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Madam Chair, again, I will reiterate: when we hear of allegations, we take those allegations very seriously. We have terms in the contract that allow us to terminate the contracts. We act on allegations that we hear.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Garnett Genuis
  • May/19/22 8:39:23 p.m.
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Madam Chair, it seems that the government should be listening to what our allies are doing and actually paying attention better to what is going on around the world. An independent analysis completed for the government last year by the University of Nottingham Rights Lab found that only five of 48 vendors had appropriate policies in place to mitigate risks around human trafficking and forced labour. Why do so few of our vendors have appropriate policies in place, and yet why have we only discontinued, as far as I am aware, one contract?
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 8:40:46 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the member is being selective in repeating the things that I am saying. I am talking about the commitments and the progress that we have made. We have made progress. We have a code of conduct. We have provisions in our contracts that say if forced labour is used, then the contract is terminated. We have extended CUSMA obligations with respect to forced labour. We are moving.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 8:41:54 p.m.
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Madam Chair, with respect to Nuctech, let me say that the safety and security of embassies is important. No contract has been issued. All issues regarding the security will be—
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 8:42:28 p.m.
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Madam Chair, let me be very clear. There were seven bidders. Three were compliant. Nuctech was one of them, so they are on the standing order but with no call-ups, so there is no contract with Nuctech.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock, CPC)
  • May/19/22 9:06:44 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the government has named the F-35 the successful bidder for the future fighter requirement. The minister, on CTV's Question Period on Sunday, April 3, 2022, said, “At the end of the day, when this contract is signed, there will be guaranteed industrial benefits.” Does the minister still say that this is correct?
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