Questions and responses 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to Contract 0D160-232949/001/PI for the Canada wide flood hazard model used for the Federally Identified Flood Risk Areas datasets and Canada’s Flood Risk Finder portal: (a) how many bids were received; (b) for each bid, what were the details including the (i) complete evaluation table, (ii) bidder name, (iii) evaluated price, (iv) technical score, (v) socio economic score, (vi) price score, (vii) combined score, (viii) ranking, (ix) outcome; (c) for each non responsive bid, why was it rejected; (d) who served on the evaluation team, including their department, title, and role; (e) what are the details of any communication before the solicitation was issued between the government and SSBN Ltd, Fathom, Impact Forecasting, Aon, or any related entity, and what was the date and participants; (f) did any of the entities in (e) provide input into the statement of requirement, technical criteria, licensing terms, or portal requirements, and, if so, what input was provided, when, and to whom; (g) why was the solicitation listed on proactive disclosure as non competitive, and who entered or approved that designation, when was it identified as an error, and what records support the correction; and (h) were any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest identified in relation to the procurement or management of the contract, and, if so, what was the conflict, who identified it, when, and how was it addressed?

With regard to the Canada Water Agency, since the establishment of the Agency was announced in 2023: (a) what is the total amount of government spending in support of the Agency, broken down by source of funds; and (b) what are the details of all government spending in support of the agency, broken down by fiscal year, program, and type of expense including, salaries, offices, leases, renovations, furniture, information technology, travel, hospitality, communications, advertising, consultations, grants, contributions, contracts and internal services, and other expenses?

With regard to all public funds spent after March 28, 2025, in relation to the functions, responsibilities, activities, files, and duties of the Office of Canada’s Ambassador for Climate Change, following Catherine Stewart’s departure from that position, including any spending incurred while the position was vacant: (a) what is the total amount spent, broken down by fiscal year, on (i) salaries and benefits for any staff, contractors, consultants, or other officials assigned in whole or in part to the office, or carrying out in whole or in part any of its functions, responsibilities, activities, files, or duties, (ii) travel, (iii) airfare, including fare class purchased, (iv) rail travel, (v) ground transportation, including taxis, ride services, car rentals, and chauffeur services, (vi) accommodations, including hotels and other lodging, (vii) meals and incidentals, (viii) hospitality, (ix) conference or event registration fees, (x) per diems, (xi) translation or interpretation services, (xii) security costs, (xiii) contracts for event planning, logistical support, communications support, media support, or stakeholder outreach, (xiv) office or representational expenses, (xv) information technology, mobile devices, telecommunications, software, and subscriptions, (xvi) any other expense related to carrying out the functions, responsibilities, activities, files, or duties of the office; (b) has the position of Canada’s Ambassador for Climate Change remained vacant since March 28, 2025, and, if not, who has occupied, acted in, or otherwise performed the functions of the role since that date, including the dates during which each person served; (c) during any period in which the position was vacant, what staff, contractors, consultants, secondees, departmental officials, or officials of any other federal department, agency, mission, or Crown corporation were assigned in whole or in part, or otherwise used, to carry out any of the functions, responsibilities, activities, files, or duties of the office, including their titles, reporting relationships, and the total compensation and operating costs associated with each; (d) for each trip taken after March 28, 2025, by any acting official, staff member, contractor, consultant, secondee, or other official travelling in whole or in part to carry out or support any of the functions, responsibilities, activities, files, or duties of the office, what (i) was the destination, (ii) was the date range, (iii) was the purpose, (iv) was the total cost, (v) were the airfare cost, (vi) the accommodation cost, (vii) were the meals and incidentals claimed, (viii) was the local transportation cost, (ix) were the registration or participation fees, (x) were the names and titles of any accompanying officials or staff whose costs were paid in whole or in part from public funds, (xi) was the department, branch, mission, or budget from which each cost was paid; (e) for each hospitality expense incurred after March 28, 2025, by or on behalf of the office, or by any department, branch, mission, or official carrying out or supporting any of the functions, responsibilities, activities, files, or duties of the office, what was the (i) date, (ii) location, (iii) purpose, (iv) total amount, (v) number of attendees, (vi) titles or categories of attendees, (vii) department, branch, mission, or budget from which the amount was paid; (f) what total amounts, broken down by fiscal year, have been spent after March 28, 2025, in support of participation by any acting official, staff assigned to the office, or other officials carrying out its functions in any Conference of the Parties, preparatory meeting, bilateral meeting, multilateral meeting, climate finance event, stakeholder outreach event, or other official function; (g) what contracts, standing offers, procurement instruments, acquisition cards, travel cards, reimbursable arrangements, interdepartmental transfers, mission support arrangements, or other payment mechanisms have been used after March 28, 2025, to support the office’s functions, responsibilities, activities, files, or duties, and what is the value of each; (h) what are the total annual operating costs associated with carrying out the functions, responsibilities, activities, files, and duties of the Office of Canada’s Ambassador for Climate Change after March 28, 2025, including support staff costs, travel, hospitality, contracts, mission support, and any other administrative or overhead costs; (i) what proactive disclosure reports, internal tracking documents, spreadsheets, briefing materials, organizational charts, staffing records, vacancy management records, or summaries set out these expenditures, staffing arrangements, or vacancy management measures in whole or in part; (j) during any period in which the position of Canada’s Ambassador for Climate Change was vacant after March 28, 2025, what internal arrangements were put in place to carry out the functions, responsibilities, activities, files, or duties of the position, including, (i) which departments, branches, units, missions, or offices assumed those functions, (ii) which officials, by title, carried them out in whole or in part, (iii) whether any acting, interim, temporary, or informal lead was designated, (iv) what total salary, operating, travel, hospitality, contract, and administrative costs were incurred in relation to those arrangements; (k) were any amounts related to the functions, responsibilities, activities, files, or duties of the Office of Canada’s Ambassador for Climate Change paid, reimbursed, or otherwise supported through any budget, account, card, contract, mission, transfer, or financial mechanism other than the office’s own direct budget, and, if so, what were those amounts, from what source were they paid, and for what purpose; and (l) after March 28, 2025, what officials attended, participated in, spoke at, organized, or supported any Conference of the Parties, preparatory meeting, bilateral meeting, multilateral meeting, climate finance event, or other international climate diplomacy activity in place of, or in substitution for, Canada’s Ambassador for Climate Change, and what total costs were incurred in relation to each such activity?

With regard to the government’s work related to the Port of Churchill, the Hudson Bay Railway, and the broader “Churchill Plus” project, including statements by the Premier of Manitoba that the federal government wants liquefied natural gas flowing from Churchill by 2030 and that federal support for the project could be affected if that timeline is not met: (a) has the government established, formally or informally, a target, objective, deadline, benchmark, condition, or expectation that liquefied natural gas exports from Churchill begin by 2030, and, if so, (i) on what date was that target, condition, or expectation first adopted, (ii) by whom was it adopted, (iii) in what document, presentation, memorandum, briefing note, mandate letter, decision record, meeting record, email, text message, or other communication is it recorded, (iv) what exactly is the target, condition, or expectation; (b) did the Prime Minister, any minister, any exempt staff, the Major Projects Office, the Privy Council Office, Natural Resources Canada, Transport Canada, Prairies Economic Development Canada, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, or any other federal official communicate to the Government of Manitoba, Arctic Gateway Group, the Manitoba Crown Indigenous Corporation, or any other party that federal support for Churchill Plus, the Port of Churchill, an energy corridor, or related infrastructure could be reduced, delayed, withheld, reconsidered, or taken off the table if liquefied natural gas is not flowing from Churchill by 2030, and, if so, what are the details, including, (i) who made the communication, (ii) to whom was it made, (iii) on what date, (iv) in what form, including verbal discussion, meeting, email, text message, briefing, or correspondence, (v) what are the details of each communication; (c) what federal departments, agencies, Crown corporations, task forces, secretariats, or project offices are currently involved in planning, assessing, funding, coordinating, regulating, or otherwise advancing any liquefied natural gas export ambition through Churchill, and what is the role of each; (d) has the government defined what liquefied natural gas through Churchill would require in practical terms, and, if so, what components has it identified as necessary, including, but not limited to, (i) liquefaction facilities, (ii) liquefied natural gas storage and loading facilities, (iii) port upgrades, (iv) rail upgrades, (v) a pipeline, gathering, transmission, or other energy corridor, (vi) expanded marine and icebreaking capacity, (vii) year round or extended season shipping capability, (viii) any related power, road, airport, logistics, or defence infrastructure; (e) what studies, analyses, market assessments, engineering studies, shipping studies, commercial assessments, demand forecasts, financial models, risk assessments, or feasibility studies has the government commissioned, received, funded, or reviewed since January 1, 2024, related specifically to liquefied natural gas exports through Churchill, and what is the title, author, date, cost, and status of each; (f) what federal assessment, permitting, regulatory, environmental, marine safety, shipping safety, rail safety, and Indigenous consultation requirements would apply specifically to liquefied natural gas handling, storage, liquefaction, loading, transport, or export facilities associated with Churchill, and what steps has the government already taken to identify, coordinate, streamline, substitute, waive, or sequence those requirements; (g) what estimate does the government currently use for the capital cost, operating cost, financing structure, and total public funding requirement associated specifically with enabling liquefied natural gas exports through Churchill, including any related rail, port, pipeline, storage, marine, or icebreaking infrastructure, and how much of each amount is expected to come from federal, provincial, Indigenous, municipal, and private sector sources; (h) what private sector entities has the government identified as potential investors, proponents, operators, shippers, infrastructure partners, or anchor customers for any liquefied natural gas project through Churchill, and what commitments, expressions of interest, non disclosure agreements, memoranda of understanding, or term sheets, if any, have been received; (i) what role, if any, does the government see liquefied natural gas exports through Churchill playing in Arctic sovereignty, national defence, continental security, trade diversification, or northern economic development, and what documents set out that role; and (j) with respect to the federal announcement of $175 million over five years for the Hudson Bay Railway and pre-development activities at the Port of Churchill, including $125 million through Transport Canada’s Remote Passenger Rail Program and $50 million through Prairies Economic Development Canada, (i) what portion of that funding, if any, is intended or expected to support the feasibility, enabling conditions, or future implementation of liquefied natural gas exports through Churchill, (ii) what specific milestones or deliverables related to liquefied natural gas, if any, are attached to those funds, (iii) what internal analyses or briefing materials connect that funding to a 2030 liquefied natural gas objective or expectation?

With regard to the Buy Canadian Policy and the Policy on Prioritizing Canadian Suppliers as they apply to management and information technology consulting services: (a) do the policies apply to (i) professional, (ii) management, (iii) information technology, consulting services; (b) what specific criteria are used to verify that a consulting firm "does not subcontract work to non-Canadian suppliers in a way that Canadian activity is minimized"; (c) what specific criteria are used to verify that profits from using Canadian resources are not taken out-of-country to non-Canadian parent companies; and (d) what is the total number of attestations of "Canadian Content" received from consulting firms since December 16, 2025, and how many of those have been audited for accuracy?

With regard to properties seized by the government since January 1, 2023, and broken down by department or agency and by year: (a) how many properties were seized; (b) what are the details of each, including the (i) reason for seizure, (ii) date, (iii) address and location; (c) for each property seized, has it been sold to date, and, if so, to whom and for what price; and (d) for each property seized which has not yet been sold, what are the plans, including a timeline, for the property?

With regard to the government's renovation and rehabilitation of the West Memorial Building on Wellington Street in Ottawa: (a) what is the current projected cost of the renovation and rehabilitation project; (b) what are the details of all contracts signed with a value of over $ 1 million in relation to the project, including the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) value, (iv) description of the goods or services, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid); (c) what is the expected completion date and timeline for tenants to move-in; and (d) how much and which parts of the renovated building will be occupied by (i) the Supreme Court, (ii) the Department of Justice, (iii) other government departments, agencies, or entities, broken down by each?

With regard to the government’s zero-emission vehicle sales mandate requiring that all new light-duty vehicle sales be zero-emission by 2035: (a) what specific modelling, data or evidence did the government rely upon to determine the 2035 target was achievable, including the (i) baseline assumptions, (ii) adoption rate projections, (iii) infrastructure readiness, (iv) cost estimates for consumers and manufacturers; (b) what analysis has the government conducted regarding the impact of the zero-emission vehicle mandate on (i) electricity demand and grid capacity by province, (ii) affordability for middle-income Canadians, (iii) supply chain availability of critical minerals, (iv) vehicle manufacturing employment, (v) used vehicle prices; (c) what was the total cost of federal subsidies, grants and tax incentives provided to date to encourage electric vehicle adoption, broken down by program and fiscal year since 2016; (d) what assessment, if any, has been conducted on the potential environmental impact of increased electric vehicle battery production and disposal, including the (i) lifecycle emissions, (ii) mining practices abroad, (iii) recycling capacity in Canada; (e) what consultations were conducted with provinces, territories, automotive manufacturers and consumer groups prior to finalizing the zero-emission vehicle sales mandate, including the dates, the participants and the summaries of stakeholder feedback; (f) has the government estimated how many additional charging stations, grid upgrades or generation facilities will be required to support full compliance with the 2035 target, and, if so, what are those estimates, along with the projected costs and timelines; and (g) has the government conducted or commissioned any analysis comparing the costs and benefits of this policy to alternative emission reduction strategies in the transportation sector, and, if so, what were the results?

With regard to government statistics on medical assistance in dying: (a) what is the projected release date of (i) the sixth annual medical assistance in dying report for the calendar year of 2024, (ii) the report on the key findings of the national conversation on advance requests consultation, which ran from November 2024 to February 14, 2025, (iii) the report of the Engagement on Indigenous Perspectives on Medical Assistance in Dying consultation, which ran from August 17, 2023, to June 30, 2024; and (b) what (i) are the total number of requests and outcomes (withdrawn requests) for Track 1 and Track 2 medical assistance in dying cases in (a)(i), (ii) are the results from the round tables hosted by the government to discuss advanced requests in a(ii), (iii) is the breakdown of views shared by participants in the online questionnaire open to the public in (a)(ii), (iv) are the results from the report in (a)(iii)?

With regard to the Canada Dental Care Plan: (a) how many individuals received a notice from the government indicating they were eligible for the plan, when they were not eligible; (b) what was the (i) number of claims, (ii) value of the claims, made by individuals who were wrongly informed about their eligibility; and (c) how much time elapsed between when the individuals received the wrong information, and when they were notified about the government’s mistake?

With regard to Health Canada’s decision to restrict the sale of nicotine pouches to pharmacies only: (a) what specific scientific or public health evidence did the department rely upon in making this policy change, including (i) risk assessments, (ii) studies comparing nicotine pouch use to cigarette or vaping use, (iii) evidence of youth access or misuse; and (b) what specific measurable objectives or indicators did Health Canada set to evaluate whether restricting nicotine pouch sales to pharmacies improves public health outcomes, and what is the timeline for assessing those results?

With regard to warrants under the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, broken down by year since 2015: (a) how many warrants were approved by the Minister of Public Safety; (b) how many warrants were denied by the Minister of Public Safety; (c) how many warrants were informally canvassed with the Minister of Public Safety and subsequently not approved; (d) for those warrants referred to in (a), broken down by year since 2015, what is the average time between making the minister aware, formally or informally, of the subject matter of the warrant and the approval of the warrant; and (e) for those warrants referred to in (a), broken down by year since 2015, how many warrants were (i) approved in one week or less, (ii) approved in more than one week but less than one month, (iii) approved in more than one month but less than two months, (iv) approved in more than two months?

With regard to the Canada Border Services Agency Asset and Revenue Management system, since December 1, 2016: (a) what are the total expenditures related to the program, broken down by year; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by type of expense; (c) what are the details of all contracts signed by the government related to the system, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) value, (iv) description of the goods or services provided, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid), (vi) title of the government official who approved the contract; (d) for each contract in (c) that was awarded through a competitive bid process, how many bids were received; (e) what is the target accuracy rate for information contained in the Canada Border Services Agency Asset and Revenue Management system; (f) what is the cloud compute consumption in terms of graphics processing units for the Canada Border Services Agency Asset and Revenue Management system; (g) broken down by month, and week if available, since 2016, how many hours was the Canada Border Services Agency Asset and Revenue Management system (i) online, (ii) offline; (h) broken down by year and month, how many complaints were received, and at what rate; and (i) broken down by year, how many times have costs or cost estimates related to the program been revised and what are the details of each instance, including the (i) date, (ii) previous cost, (iii) revised cost, (iv) reason for the revision?