Questions and responses All Sessions January 17, 1994, to present

With regard to songs commissioned by government departments or agencies since January 1, 2016: what are the details of each expenditure, including the (i) date, (ii) name of the artist or vendor, (iii) value of the contract, (iv) title of the song, (v) purpose of the song, (vi) event or campaign associated with the song, if applicable?

With regard to poems commissioned by government departments or agencies since January 1, 2016, and excluding those written by the Parliamentary Poet Laureate: what are the details of each expenditure, including the (i) date, (ii) name of the poet or vendor, (iii) value of the contract, (iv) title of the poem, (v) purpose of the poem, (vi) event associated with the poem, if applicable?

With regard to Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and the cost of raising a child in Canada: (a) what is the benchmark used within ESDC regarding the minimum cost of raising a child in Canada, broken down by the (i) age, (ii) province or territory of residence, of the child; (b) where does the benchmark in (a) originate; (c) how often is the benchmark updated; and (d) what formula is used to determine the benchmark?

With regard to the safety of novel therapeutic products approved by Health Canada (HC) through Agile Licensing: (a) does HC determine the specifications required to be completed by the manufacturer to determine a therapeutic product’s safety for use by Canadians based primarily on its (i) therapeutic indication, (ii) pharmacological mechanism of action; (b) how does HC determine that a therapeutic product is safe; (c) what clinical and pre-clinical criteria are used by HC to make a safety assessment in regards to (i) vaccines, (ii) modified mRNA products, (iii) lipid nanotechnology, (iv) medications, (v) other biologics; (d) based on the pharmacological phase of the COVID-19 vaccines (i.e. from administration to spike protein expression), (i) are adverse events following immunizations adequately detected based on the Brighton Collaboration Criteria, (ii) what are the anticipated adverse events; (e) if the answer to (d)(i) is affirmative, how has this been confirmed; (f) what specific criteria were used to confirm the COVID-19 vaccines’ safety profile at their time of (i) approval, (ii) authorization; (g) based on the requirements in (b), (c) and (f), was that information adequate to categorically declare the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines for all cohorts at the time of their (i) approval, (ii) authorization; (h) does approval of a novel therapeutic product based on the Agile Licensing pathway require criteria that are equivalent to that required under C.08.001(2) of the Food and Drug Regulations; (i) if the answer to (g) or (h) is negative, who approved the messaging from government, public health officials, and other authorities that “COVID-19 vaccines do not get approval from HC unless they are safe” or that “all vaccines authorized in Canada are safe”; (j) how has safety of the COVID-19 vaccines been re-evaluated based on detected impurities, including (i) residual DNA, (ii) residual dsRNA, (iii) SV-40 enhancer sequence, (iv) endotoxins, (v) unknown peptides resulting from frameshifting; and (k) how has safety of the COVID-19 vaccine been evaluated based on remaining excessive intracellular N1-methylpseudouridine following degradation of the synthetic modified mRNA?

With regard to training and professional development for Government of Canada employees, broken down by year since 2015: (a) what was the total cost; (b) what was the total cost of onboarding training, broken down by (i) basic training for new employees, (ii) health and safety training, (iii) mental health training, (iv) security training, (v) other; (c) what was total cost of skill-based training, broken down by (i) language training, (ii) technology training, (iii) financial management training, (iv) HR training, (v) other; (d) what was the total cost of professional development, broken down by length of employment (i) less than three months, (ii) three to five months, (iii) six to 12 months, (iv) one to two years, (v) two to five years, (vi) six to 10 years, (vii) 11 to 15 years, (viii) more than 15 years; (e) what the total cost of career transition training; (f) of employees who participation career transition training, how many continued to work for the Government of Canada for (i) less than one year, (ii) two to five years; (g) what was number of employees who spend more that 10% of their paid hours dedicated to organizing and administrating training and professional development for other Government of Canada employees; (h) what was the total cost of compensation for employees who spend more that 10% of their paid hours dedicated to organizing and administrating training and professional development for other Government of Canada employees; (i) what was the total cost of outside contracts broken down by training type; (j) what was the total number of paid work hours spent by Government of Canada employees to complete training and professional development; (k) what was total cost to complete training, broken down by (i) transportation, (ii) accommodations, (iii) per-diem, (iv) other; (l) what was the total amount given to post-secondary institutions; and (m) how many employees enrolled in at-least one course at an post-secondary institution?

With regard to federally funded research for children’s illnesses: (a) how much federal funding was given out since 2015, broken down (i) year, (ii) province, (iii) illness, (iv) organization type; (b) which organizations received funding; (c) of (b), how much did each organization received, broken down by total amount (i) under $1000, (ii) $1,000 to $4,999, (iii) $5,000 to $9,999, (iv) $10 000 to $24,999, (v) $25,000 to $49,9999, (vi) $50,000 to $99,999, (vii) $100,000 to $249,999, (viii) $250,000 to $499,999, (ix) $500,000 to $999,999, (x) more than $1,000,000; (d) how many funding opportunities were available; (e) how many applications were received; (f) how many applications were accepted; (g) how much did Health Canada spend in-house; and (h) what reports were provided to the Government of Canada?

With regard to carbon pricing on government administration, including the Carbon Tax and the Carbon Rebate, since January 1, 2019: (a) how much did the Government of Canada collect in each riding and province during each calendar year in carbon tax, broken down by (i) federal administration, (ii) provincial administration, (iii) municipal administration; (b) how much did the Government of Canada return in each riding and province during each calendar year through the Carbon Rebate, broken down by (i) federal administration, (ii) provincial administration, (iii) municipal administration; (c) of (a)(i) and (b)(i), what is the breakdown of the movement of funds from (i) central agencies, (ii) ministerial departments, (iii) separate agencies with direct ministerial oversight, (iv) independent agencies and offices, (v) independent review bodies, (vi) branches of the Canadian Armed Forces, (vii) the Senate of Canada, (viii) the House of Commons, (ix) federal courts, (x) special operating agencies, (xi) Crown corporations, (xii) Canadian Coast guard auxiliary, (xiii) federal infrastructure projects; (d) of (a)(ii) and (b)(ii), what is the breakdown of the movement of funds from (i) provincial agencies, (ii) ministerial departments, (iii) separate agencies with direct ministerial oversight, (iv) independent agencies and offices, (v) independent review bodies, (vi) provincial legislatures, (vii) provincial courts, (viii) special operating agencies, (ix) Crown corporations, (x) provincial courts, (xi) school boards and school divisions, (xii) health authorities, (xiii) public post-secondary institutions, (xiv) provincial infrastructure projects; and (e) of (a)(iii) and (b)(iii), what is the breakdown of the movement of funds from (i) municipal administration, (ii) museums and art galleries, (iii) curling rinks, (iv) hockey arenas, (v) pools, (vi) recreational centres, (vii) stadiums, (viii) community centres, (ix) municipal infrastructure projects, (x) visitor centres, (xi) homeless shelters, (xii) parks, (xiii) emergency response, (xiv) enforcement services?

With regard to the Canada Child Benefit: (a) how many recipients currently receive the Canada child benefit; (b) of the recipients in (a), what is the breakdown between (i) spouses or common-law partners who reside in the same home as the child, (ii) individuals in child custody arrangements; (c) of the recipients in (b)(ii), what is the breakdown of (i) individuals who about equally split the time spent with the child with another individual (between 40% and 60%), (ii) individuals who spent most of the time with the child (more than 60%), (iii) individuals who spent less of the time with the child (less than 60%), (iv) individuals who only spent a temporary period (e.g. summer period) with the child?

With regard to the eligibility review process of the Canada Child Benefit for shared custody arrangements: (a) what measures are being taken by the Government of Canada to verify the appropriate payment amount based on the percentage of time the child spends with each individual; (b) what guidelines are in place to prevent inequality between recipients; and (c) if completed, what were the findings of the Gender-based Analysis Plus?

With regard to the revocation of government security clearances for ministerial exempt staff, including those from the Office of the Prime Minister, between January 1, 2016, and April 11, 2024: (a) how many individuals have had their security clearances revoked for cause (and not as a result of retirement or resignation); and (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by (i) year, (ii) minister whom they were working for at the time of revocation, (iii) reason for revocation?

With regard to the revocation of government security clearances between January 1, 2023, and April 11, 2024: (a) how many individuals have had their security clearances revoked for cause (and not as a result of retirement or resignation); (b) of the revocations in (a), how many were due to the individual spying or otherwise acting on behalf of a foreign government; and (c) what is the breakdown of (a) and (b) by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity?

With regard to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the immediate and extended family or de facto dependant of a resettled Yazidi or survivor of Daesh temporary policy announced in November 2023: (a) how many applications (i) have been received, (ii) have been accepted, (iii) have been denied, (iv) are pending or under review; (b) what is the breakdown by sex (male or female) of the main applicants; (c) what is the breakdown by age of the main applicants; and (d) how many webform submissions with the keyword IRQ2023 were received?

With regard to the government and Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+): what were the results of the GBA+ analysis and the subsequent actions taken for (i) Bill C-75, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, (ii) Bill C-48, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail reform), (iii) Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Judges Act, (iv) Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act?

With regard to the Auditor General’s report entitled “Modernizing Information Technology Systems”: why does the government not retain historical data as cited in section 7.40 of the report?

With regard to the workplace assessment conducted by BDO for the Canadian Museum of History and completed in April of 2021: (a) how much was BDO paid to complete the assessment; (b) what was the start date and end date of the related contract; and (c) what was the specific assignment and scope of work provided to BDO?

With regard to VIA Rail's High Frequency Rail project: (a) what are the details of all studies or assessments funded in relation to the project since January 1, 2016, including, for each, the (i) start and end dates, (ii) value of the contract, (iii) vendor, (iv) type of study or assessment, (v) topic examined, (vi) findings; (b) what is the procurement status for each major item required for the project; and (c) what are the details of all goods or services procured to date, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) amount paid, (iii) vendor, (iv) description of the goods or services, including the quantity?

With regard to Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and the Mission Cultural Fund: (a) (i) why, (ii) on what day, did the program cease operations; (b) did the government conduct any study on the effectiveness of the program, and, if so, what are the details, including, (i) who conducted it, (ii) when it was completed, (iii) what the findings were; (c) is there any other program or proposed program at GAC that will provide funding for celebrity chefs' airfares or the telling of seniors' sex stories abroad, and, if so, what are the details of the replacement program?

With regard to non-disclosure agreements (NDA) signed by ministerial exempt staff as part of a legal settlement or agreement related to incidents that occurred involving ministers or their exempt staff, since January 1, 2017: (a) how many current and former exempt staff members are currently bound by an NDA; (b) how many such legal settlements or agreements have been signed by the government, broken down by year; and (c) what is the breakdown of the number of current or former exempt staff members who signed such an NDA, broken down by year and by the minister they were working for at the time of the incident?

With regard to the federal government’s funding of Gymnastics Canada being frozen in July 2022: (a) what was the original reason the government froze this funding; and (b) despite allegations of abuse and maltreatment within the sport still being unsettled, has this funding been reinstated and, if so, (i) on what date, (ii) for what reason?

With regard to personal protective equipment (PPE) purchased by the government since March 1, 2020, broken down by year: (a) what is the total value of PPE purchased by the government that was (i) sole-sourced, (ii) awarded through a competitive bidding process; and (b) what is the total value of PPE contracts that were made under a national security exemption?