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

With regard to Farm Credit Canada: (a) what is the current value of the corporation’s foreign investments, in total and broken down by country where the investment is located; and (b) what are the details of all current investments worth over $1 million, including, for each, the (i) name of the project or entity, (ii) location, (iii) value, (iv) type of investment?

With regard to the federal excise duty on beer and the annual indexation of excise duty rates to the Consumer Price Index: (a) what has been the cumulative percentage increase in federal excise duty rates on beer for annual production volumes exceeding 15,000 hectolitres since April 1, 2016, and what was the annual percentage increase applied in each year over that period; (b) what were the total excise duty revenues collected from beer, in nominal dollars, in each calendar year from 2016 to 2025, inclusive; (c) what analysis, if any, has the Department of Finance conducted on the impacts of automatic indexed excise duty increases on beer sales volumes, employment in the brewing sector and related supply-chain industries, consumer prices, the operating environment for brewers (including the impact of tariffs), or the international competitiveness of Canadian brewers; and (d) what analysis, if any, has been conducted comparing Canadian federal excise duty rates on beer with those of the United States and other major trading partners at comparable production volumes?

With regard to Farm Credit Canada's financing of Aspire Food Group: (a) how much money has Farm Credit Canada provided to Aspire since 2016, in total and broken down by year; (b) of the amounts in (a), how much has been repaid to date; (c) has Aspire broken or violated any of the repayment terms or conditions associated with the loans, and, if so, what occurred; (d) has Farm Credit Canada written off or forgiven any amounts related to the outstanding loans with Aspire, and, if so, how much has been written off or forgiven and when was the amount written off or forgiven; and (e) what impact did the acquisition of Aspire by Halali Group Holdings have on the loans?

With regard to Farm Credit Canada and the quarterly “Ask Me Anything” meetings held by the President and Chief Executive Officer Justine Hendricks: what are the details of each such meeting held since January 1, 2024, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) questions asked, (iii) answers provided to each question?

With regard to Farm Credit Canada: (a) what was the total amount spent on consultants, broken down by year since 2019; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by type of consultant (management, technology, etc.); (c) what are the details of each consulting contract signed since January 1, 2022, including the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) contract value, (iv) description of the goods or services provided, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid), (vi) deliverables or specific outcomes achieved, if known; and (d) what ethical screens are in place to ensure that consulting contracts are not delivered to friends, family, or close acquaintances (such as former roommates) of executives?

With regard to reports or allegations of illegal activity in government workplaces or by government employees in connection to their work, broken down by department or agency, and by year since 2022: (a) how many reports or allegations is the government aware of, in total, and broken down by type or allegation (i.e. theft, assault, violation of the Privacy Act, etc.); (b) of the incidents in (a), which were reported to the police; and (c) what is the breakdown of (a) by status (i.e. founded, unfounded, etc.) and by type of disciplinary action, if applicable?