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House Hansard - 75

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 19, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Pierre Paul-Hus
  • May/19/22 6:55:41 p.m.
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Madam Chair, obviously it depends on the ships. In the case of these ships, however, we understand that the contract for the first five ships was for $400 million each, but the sixth ship is going to cost $800 million, bringing the total to $2.8 billion. We have learned that the total bill for all the ships would be $4.3 billion. The cost per ship normally goes down, but instead it is going up. The seventh and eighth ships ordered are going to cost $1.5 billion. After gaining experience from building the first two ships, we should be improving, not regressing. Can the minister explain why this is costing more, not less?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Kelly McCauley
  • May/19/22 8:09:05 p.m.
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Madam Chair, when is the first ship expected to be delivered?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Kelly McCauley
  • May/19/22 8:09:14 p.m.
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Madam Chair, that is funny, because in a previous OGGO meeting, years ago, we were actually given a date, and now it is being decided. An Order Paper delivered by the government stated that the costs for the Coast Guard AOPS would be $750 million per ship. Irving Shipbuilding testified just last week it would be considerably less. Who is telling the truth?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • May/19/22 9:11:06 p.m.
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Madam Chair, does the minister know that those ship designs have gone from 5,000 tonnes to 10,000 tonnes?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Gord Johns
  • May/19/22 10:52:36 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I have been fortunate to sit on the OGGO committee, and we have heard that, right now, the federal government does not have a program for airplane recycling or for shipbreaking here in Canada. There are regulations that the EU has when it comes to shipbreaking, for example, and also standards in the Basel Convention. Would the member work with me on getting the government to commit to the EU ship recycling regulation program on all procurement for all federal military vessels?
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