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House Hansard - 75

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 19, 2022 10:00AM
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Mr. Robert Kitchen (Souris—Moose Mountain, CPC)
  • May/19/22 10:05:23 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is my honour to present, in both official languages, the second report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, entitled “Main Estimates 2022-23”.
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Mr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, CPC)
  • May/19/22 6:48:27 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I would like to salute and welcome the minister. Now, on to the first question. The Parliamentary Budget Officer said the following at the February 4 meeting of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates: “The pattern is that whenever we look at major procurement issues, for example, combat ships, supply ships, and now polar icebreakers, there is one constant: the costs are always higher when an independent office estimates them rather than the government.” Why is that?
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Hon. Filomena Tassi (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • May/19/22 6:48:58 p.m.
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Madam Chair, we always provide the estimates, and we do our best to maintain procurement that matches up with those estimates.
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Mr. Pierre Paul-Hus
  • May/19/22 6:54:58 p.m.
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Madam Chair, let us talk about some of projects that are currently being delivered or have been delivered, particularly the Arctic and offshore patrol ships. A witness who appeared before the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates last week, Mr. Kendrick, said he really could not understand why the cost of the seventh and eighth ships to be delivered to the Canadian Coast Guard will exceed $1.5 billion, while Norway is building three larger, more powerful ships for a total of $700 million. Can the minister explain that?
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Mr. Pierre Paul-Hus
  • May/19/22 7:00:27 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the Parliamentary Budget Officer, who we are lucky to have, by the way, estimates that the polar icebreakers announced by the government will cost $7 billion, or $3.5 billion each. However, the Government of Canada only announced the purchase of two polar icebreakers, not how much they will cost. Does the Parliamentary Budget Officer have the right figures? If not, what should we expect?
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Mrs. Julie Vignola
  • May/19/22 7:24:47 p.m.
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Madam Chair, we have talked about Cisco and sole-source procurement several times at the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, and I have asked the minister about it. What concrete action have the department and the minister taken to ensure that the government receives the best available prices for computer equipment?
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Mrs. Julie Vignola
  • May/19/22 9:44:26 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the agreement I mentioned has been around since the 1950s and, although it has been amended, is still in force. I sincerely hope the contracts will include and respect it. That said, the government estimates that the F‑35s will cost $19 billion, as the minister just said. I would like to know where that estimate comes from and if it includes a cost overrun.
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Mr. Mike Morrice
  • May/19/22 10:34:26 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I appreciate those commitments. The UN Secretary-General has made clear that new fossil fuel infrastructure at this point in the climate emergency is moral and economic madness, yet the Government of Canada now estimates that the Trans Mountain pipeline and the expansion will cost $21.4 billion, including the completion of the expansion of the pipeline. Meanwhile, the minister's mandate letter includes “a new Buy Clean Strategy to support and prioritize the use of made-in-Canada low-carbon products in Canadian infrastructure projects.” How does the $21.4 billion spent buying and expanding this pipeline fit into this “buy clean” strategy?
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