SummarySpren for "Government contracts"
- • Senior public servants who testified about the ArriveCAN scandal were put on leave without pay shortly after their testimony.
• The NDP-Liberal government is accused of retaliating against these public servants for their testimony, raising questions about what they are trying to hide.
- • Senior officials of the Canada Border Services Agency have appeared before the committee to ensure that all appropriate contracting practices are followed.
• The agency is taking steps to ensure that everyone is responsible for following the rules, including calling in the police and conducting internal audits.
- • The Conservative Federal Party is focused on creating a strong, stable economy and protecting the security of Canadians.
• The party is committed to balancing the budget and reducing the national debt, while also investing in important social programs and infrastructure projects.
- • The Canadian government is spending $40 billion on subsidies for electric car batteries, which works out to roughly $3,000 per Canadian family.
• The contracts negotiated by the government allow for the use of foreign replacement workers, rather than protecting Canadian jobs.
- • The government's contracts with NextStar Energy will expand Canada's EV battery production capacity, creating local jobs and reducing emissions to fight climate change.
• The use of foreign specialists in the installation of specialized equipment is standard practice and will not displace Canadian jobs, and the project will create 2,300 jobs during construction and 2,500 permanent jobs once the facility is operational.
- • The government is not being transparent about the contracts they have signed, and they are trying to hide the details from the public.
• The opposition parties, including the NDP leader, have joined together to try to bury the contracts and keep them hidden from the public.
- • The Canadian government, led by the Liberal Party and supported by the NDP, has introduced a "replacement worker ban" that will make it impossible to replace striking workers with scabs.
• The government is investing in NextStar, which will have positive economic impacts and ensure high-value manufacturing activities, such as battery production, continue to occur in Canada.