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House Hansard - 75

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 19, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Mark Gerretsen
  • May/19/22 4:34:45 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, one of the challenges always has been about how to nail down a plan on something that is continually evolving, shifting and changing. I share the member's great concern about the tourism industry. The third-biggest economic driver in my riding is tourism. That is why the government was there for tourism operators specifically when the pandemic started. It was there before the last wave and will continue to be there for tourism operators moving into the future. We cannot predict the exact moves of the pandemic, but we can be there to support small businesses and tourism operators specifically through the pandemic. That is exactly what we have been doing and continue to do.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 9:08:17 p.m.
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Madam Chair, what I agree with is the heavy weighting that was given to economic benefits. I think that this was very important, and there are procedures in the process that are set up in order to ensure that those economic benefits are honoured.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 9:12:57 p.m.
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Madam Chair, as I referenced earlier, economic benefits are a part of the contracts that we sign and will continue to be.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 9:40:40 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, if I understand the question, for the F-35s, we weighted the highest economic benefits to that project, and that was part of the selection of the final bidder.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 9:41:21 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, as I have said, the weighting in this procurement project has given the most significant weighting to economic benefits in our history, and it was a 20% weighting. That was considered in the successful selection of the final bidder.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 9:44:06 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I believe the member is referring to the economic benefits, and as I have said, this is something we have prioritized with respect to this procurement. It is a $19-billion procurement. It is an important procurement, and we of course want to ensure that we are going to receive the economic benefits.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 9:45:25 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, this is a rigorous procurement process. It is why we undertook the process. It was competitive. We wanted to ensure we got the best plane for the best price with the greatest economic benefits for Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola
  • May/19/22 9:47:15 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the best way to get good economic benefits is to ensure that the training and aircraft maintenance are done here. Will that be the case?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 10:09:56 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, just to be clear, one price is with taxes and the other is with the exclusion of taxes. On projects of this magnitude, we have to understand and appreciate that. With respect to the procurement of projects, I have said with the national shipbuilding strategy how committed I am to this strategy. The economic benefit that this has provided for Canadians and the 18,000 jobs that it is creating or maintaining annually are extremely important. We are going to continue to support this strategy.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Ben Lobb
  • May/19/22 10:10:31 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I have no question at all about the economic benefits. I have no question about how hard the workers work in all the shipyards. The same work is getting done around the world using the same steel and the same technology, yet Canada still pays four to five times the amount. Will the minister look into this and find out how this can be?
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