Q-1120 , 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to the announcement on March 16, 2026 by the Minister of National Defence to lease land from Maritime Launch Services through a 10-year, $200-million agreement: (a) what are the details of all emails, memorandums, notes, or other documents related to the topic since October 1, 2016, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) sender, (iii) recipient, (iv) title, (v) form (email, memorandum, etc.); (b) what was the criteria used to determine that Maritime Launch Services met the defence and security priorities of the government; (c) did any other applicants apply and what are the details around each application; (d) on what date did the minister learn that Maritime Launch Services was leasing the same land from the province of Nova Scotia for $13,500 per year; (e) what was the rationale for Maritime Launch Services being exempt from a federal impact assessment of the dedicated space-launch pad; (f) what was the rational for backdating the $200 million lease to April 1, 2025 and providing Maritime Launch Services with $20 million for the existing undeveloped concrete pad for the first year of the term ending March 31, 2026; (g) what are the details of all documents outlining the government’s plans to ensure Maritime Launch Services provides a dedicated launch pad and associated services at an initial operational capability state by the end of 2026, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) sender, (iii) recipient, (iv) title, (v) form (email, memorandum, etc.), (vi) file number; and (h) on what date did the minister receive the report from Canada’s Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization and what was the response to the finding that Maritime Launch Services' current Chair of the Board had his membership suspended and later revoked for misconduct?