Q-966 , 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to Weatheradio Canada and Hello Weather, operated by Environment and Climate Change Canada, and the federal decision to discontinue both services effective March 16, 2026: (a) what were the total federal costs to operate Weatheradio Canada for each of the last five fiscal years, broken down by operations, maintenance and capital expenditures; (b) what was the annual cost to operate the Hello Weather telephone service for each of the same five fiscal years; (c) what is the total approved federal budget to decommission Weatheradio Canada and Hello Weather, broken down by fiscal year; (d) what are the details of all contracts issued for decommissioning work, including, for each vendor, the (i) dollar amount, (ii) procurement method, (iii) description of the goods or services provided; (e) what are the projected annual savings the federal government expects following the discontinuation of these services; (f) what analyses, briefings or cost comparison documents did Environment and Climate Change Canada rely on to justify the discontinuation, and on what dates were these documents completed; (g) what federal expenditures have been allocated in each of the last five fiscal years to the WeatherCAN app, Canada.ca weather systems, and Alert Ready as alternatives to Weatheradio; (h) what were the annual system uptime and outage statistics for Weatheradio and for each alternative service; (i) which internal federal stakeholders, including, but not limited to, Environment and Climate Change Canada branches, Public Safety Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and the Meteorological Service of Canada, were consulted prior to the decision to discontinue Weatheradio Canada and Hello Weather; (j) which external stakeholders were consulted, including emergency management agencies, provincial or territorial governments, municipalities, first responders, Indigenous communities, broadcasters and disability advocacy organizations; (k) on what dates did these consultations occur and what formats were used (meetings, written communications, technical briefings); (l) what concerns, recommendations or objections were raised by consulted stakeholders and how were they incorporated into the final decision; (m) which stakeholder groups requested that the services not be discontinued and what rationale did they provide; (n) were any stakeholders identified by Environment and Climate Change Canada or the Meteorological Service of Canada as relevant to the decision not consulted, and, if so, which stakeholders were not consulted and what was the reason they were not consulted; (o) were any members of Parliament or their offices consulted regarding the discontinuation, and, if so, what are the details of the consultations, including the (i) dates, (ii) formats, (iii) names of the members or offices consulted; and (p) for any information in (a) through (o) that is not tracked or not available, what are the details, including (i) the specific information that wasn't tracked, (ii) the reason it wasn't tracked, (iii) whether Environment and Climate Change Canada intends to begin tracking it, and, if so, in which fiscal year?