Q-1066 , 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to the reestablishment of Correctional Service Canada’s farms at Collins Bay and Joyceville Institutions, for the period covering fiscal years 2018-19 through to 2025-26: (a) what is the total aggregate amount spent on all aspects of the program’s implementation and operation, including consultants, farm staff salaries and benefits, travel, farm supplies (seed, feed, fertilizer, fuel, etc.), subcontracted services (pesticide application, combining and trucking, etc.), vehicles, equipment, repairs and maintenance, animal purchases, deadstock or rendering and veterinary services, demolitions, renovations, new construction, insurance, and all expenses attributable to the reopened CORCAN Agribusiness business line; (b) of this, what is the total aggregate amount spent to date on the dairy cattle barn at Joyceville Institution, including construction, modifications, procurement fees, consultancy fees, travel and meals, contingencies, project management, contract administration, site security, dairy equipment and technology, taxes paid by Correction Service Canada’s, taxes charged by suppliers to Public Services and Procurement Canada that have been settled through Public Services and Procurement Canada, and legal fees, litigation, and claims; (c) how many claims have been brought by contractors against the cattle barn project, what is the amount claimed and the subject matter of each claim, and how much has been paid out to date in response to the claims; (d) on what date was final completion of the cattle barn achieved and on what date was the barn handed over to Correctional Service Canada’s by Public Services and Procurement Canada and the contractor; (e) if not yet achieved, what is the current anticipated date of final completion and project close-out; (f) since 2024, broken down by month, what have been the total revenues from the sale of milk; and (g) is the future goat barn still under consideration, and is it still Correctional Service Canada’s position that the goat program will resume as indicated in the March 5, 2021 news release?