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

With regard to federal transfers from the federal government to the Province of Alberta for health care, both public health and long-term care, and broken down by year since 2020: (a) what were the amounts of funding publicly committed by the federal government for (i) total health transfers, (ii) public health, (iii) long-term care; (b) how much of the funding committed was actually transferred to Alberta (i) overall, (ii) for public health, (iii) for long-term care; (c) how much funding has been (i) delayed, (ii) revoked, (iii) reallocated, and what were the reasons; and (d) what is the government's explanation for why the amounts actually transferred in (b) are lower than the amounts committed in (a)?

With regard to the Canada–Alberta Memorandum of Understanding of November 27, 2025, in which the government committed to, if an Alberta bitumen pipeline is ultimately approved, permit the export of bitumen from a deepwater port to Asian markets and, if necessary, amend the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act: (a) how would the approval of the export of bitumen from a deepwater port to Asian markets affect marine biodiversity; (b) how would the additional vessel traffic resulting from this commitment and permission affect marine ecosystems, including on the north coast of British Columbia; (c) how would the additional vessel traffic resulting from an amendment to the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act to enable the fulfillment of this commitment affect marine ecosystems, including on the north coast of British Columbia; (d) how would the additional vessel traffic resulting from this commitment affect Canada’s commitments under the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework; (e) what would be the risks and impacts (environmental, social and economic) of an oil spill in the various spill scenarios, including the worst case scenario; and (f) for all the documentation relating to this commitment or any potential amendment to the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, including the scientific advice, briefing notes, studies and memoranda used by or provided to the Privy Council Office, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, the Department of Finance, Cabinet and the Prime Minister’s Office, what are their details, including (i) the date, (ii) the sender, (iii) the type of document, (iv) the title of the document, (v) a summary of the message’s content?

With regard to the Memorandum of Understanding between Canada and Alberta dated November 27, 2025, and the project targeted by the agreement, intended to produce thousands of megawatts of artificial intelligence processing power, much of it dedicated to the sovereign cloud for Canada and its allies: (a) how many megawatts of power are planned and how much greenhouse gases per year would be associated with the production of various scenarios of “thousands of megawatts of artificial intelligence computing power”; (b) what is the estimated total cost of this project, and what is the breakdown of its costs by (i) the estimated cost to be borne by the private sector, (ii) the estimated cost to be borne by the public sector; (c) what portion of the estimated cost in (a) is to be borne by the federal government, including any federal partner agencies and including any tax measures to support such a project; (d) what is the impact of this commitment and this targeted project on the modelling of greenhouse gas emissions projections, for each emissions projection scenario and for all milestone years from 2030 to 2050; and (e) for all documentation related to this commitment and this targeted project, including scientific opinions, briefing notes, studies and briefs used by or provided to the Privy Council Office, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, the Department of Finance Canada, the Cabinet, and the Prime Minister's Office, what are the details, including (i) the date, (ii) the sender, (iii) the type of document, (iv) the title of the document, (v) a summary of the content of the message?

With regard to the November 27, 2025, Memorandum of Understanding between Canada and Alberta and the proposed construction of one or more privately financed and built oil pipelines, with co-ownership and economic benefits for Indigenous peoples: (a) what is the impact of this commitment on projections for Alberta bitumen production and exports for each year from 2026 to 2050; (b) what is the impact of the 1.4 million barrels per day increase in Alberta bitumen on Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions modeling, for each emissions projection scenario and for all milestone years from 2026 to 2050; (c) when would the increase in transportation capacity of an additional 300,000 to 400,000 barrels per day for the Trans Mountain pipeline come online, what work would be required to achieve this increase, what are the expected costs, what is the timeline and what permits and authorizations are required; and (d) for all documentation related to this commitment and these targeted projects, including scientific advice, briefing notes, studies and analyses used by or provided to the Privy Council Office, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, the Department of Finance, Cabinet and the Prime Minister’s Office, what are the details, including (i) the date, (ii) the sender, (iii) the type of document, (iv) the title, (v) a summary of its contents?

With regard to the Memorandum of Understanding between Canada and Alberta dated November 27, 2025, in which the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta announced their goal of increasing oil and gas production in Alberta: (a) what are, in quantitative terms, Canada's goals in terms of exports and national security; (b) for oil, natural gas, and liquefied natural gas, and for each year from 2026 to 2045, what are the (i) current projections for production and exports, (ii) Canada's export and national security objectives; (c) what is the impact of this commitment on greenhouse gas emissions projections modelling, for each emissions projection scenario and for all milestone years from 2030 to 2050; d) for any documentation supporting the Memorandum of Understanding, including scientific advice, briefing notes, studies and briefs used by or provided to the Privy Council Office, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, the Department of Finance Canada, the Cabinet and the Prime Minister's Office, what are the details, including (i) the date, (ii) the sender, (iii) the type of document, (iv) the title of the document, (v) a summary of the content of the message?

With regard to the government's decision to work collaboratively with Alberta to implement carbon pricing for large Alberta emitters in both the oil and gas and electricity sectors and ramp up to a minimum effective credit price of $130 per tonne of emissions: (a) what are the proposed effective dates for a minimum effective credit price of $130 per tonne of emissions; (b) what is the price trajectory to $130 per tonne of emissions and beyond, through 2050; (c) what is the effective cost per tonne of carbon emissions paid in Alberta for each of the major emitting sectors (on average for each sector) for each year that the price has been in effect to date and the projections to 2050; (d) what financial mechanisms are being considered “to ensure both parties maintain their respective commitments over the long term to provide certainty to industry, and to achieve the intended emissions reductions”; (e) what is the impact of this decision on the modelling of greenhouse gas emission projections, for each emission projection scenario and for all milestone years from 2026 to 2050 and what are the details, including (i) the different estimated costs per tonne for each year from 2026 to 2050, (ii) the economic impacts for the different costs per tonne, (iii) the environmental impacts (green house gases, biodiversity, water, etc.), (iv) the health impacts (economic costs, health problems, morbidity, premature deaths, etc.), (v) any other impacts; (f) for all documentation related to this decision, including scientific opinions, briefing notes, studies and briefs used by or provided to the Privy Council Office, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, the Department of Finance Canada, the Cabinet and the Prime Minister's Office, what are details, including (i) the date, (ii) the sender, (iii) the type of document, (iv) the title of the document, (v) a summary of the content of the message?

With regard to the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta: (a) what actions has the government taken to advance pipeline projects identified, contemplated, or enabled under the Memorandum of Understanding, including, but not limited to, regulatory approvals, project designations, or intergovernmental negotiations; (b) has the government entered into any discussions with pipeline proponents, investors, or provincial officials regarding the approval, expansion, or construction of pipeline infrastructure pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding, and, if so, what were the details of each of those discussions, including the (i) dates, (ii) participants, (iii) subject matter; (c) has the government issued, or prepared any orders, directives, exemptions, or regulatory amendments to facilitate pipeline development under the Memorandum of Understanding, and, if so, what are the details of each; (d) has the government designated, or is it preparing to designate, any pipeline projects as being in the “national interest” or subject to expedited review processes as referenced in the Memorandum of Understanding, and, if so, which projects and under what authority; (e) what are the details of any (i) internal analyses, (ii) briefing notes, (iii) memoranda, (iv) communications which have been prepared since November 27, 2025, regarding pipeline development under the Memorandum of Understanding, including assessments of economic, environmental, and legal implications; (f) has the government engaged with Indigenous communities, rights holders, or organizations regarding pipeline-related components of the Memorandum of Understanding, and, if so, what consultations or discussions have taken place and what issues were raised; (g) what timelines, if any, has the government established to operationalize pipeline-related commitments under the Memorandum of Understanding; (h) how much funding has been allocated to the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding and from what funding envelope; (i) has the government appointed individuals to the Implementation Committee, and, if so, who has been appointed and on what date was each individual appointed; and (j) for the four agreements to be delivered by the Implementation Committee by April 1, 2026, what are the details of all internal analyses, briefing notes, memoranda, or communications prepared on the agreements, and on what date was each agreement completed?

With regard to the November 27, 2025, Canada–Alberta Memorandum of Understanding and the government’s commitment to suspend the Clean Electricity Regulations in Alberta: (a) what is the impact of not enforcing the Clean Electricity Regulations in Alberta, as compared to the version of the regulations in force in November 2025, on the modelling of greenhouse gas emissions projections for Alberta and for Canada as a whole, for each emissions projection scenario and for all milestone years from 2026 to 2050; and (b) for all documentation related to this commitment, including scientific advice, briefing notes, studies and briefs used by or provided to the Privy Council Office, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, the Department of Finance Canada, the Cabinet and the Office of the Prime Minister, what are the details, including (i) the date, (ii) the sender, (iii) the type of document, (iv) the title of the document, (v) a summary of the content of the message?

With regard to the Pathways carbon capture, utilization and storage project, and the November 27, 2025 Memorandum of Understanding between Canada and Alberta, in which the government committed to creating the conditions necessary for the development of infrastructure, including pipelines, that will increase the production and transportation of natural resources in Western Canada: (a) what is the estimated total cost of implementing the Pathways project and what is the breakdown of its costs by (i) the estimated cost to be borne by the private sector, federal and provincial, presented separately, (ii) the estimated cost to be borne by the public sector; (b) what portion of the estimated cost in (a) is to be borne by the federal government, including any federal partner agency, and including any tax measures to support such a project, such as the CCUS investment tax credit; (c) for each year from 2030 to 2050, how much of a greenhouse gas emissions reduction is this project expected to generate per year (for each of the years); and (d) for any documentation regarding this commitment and this targeted project, including scientific advice, briefing notes, studies and briefs used by or provided to the Privy Council Office, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, the Department of Finance Canada, the Cabinet and the Prime Minister's Office, what are the details, including (i) the date, (ii) the sender, (iii) the type of document, (iv) the title of the document, (v) a summary of the content of the message?

With regard to the Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding and specifically the methane equivalence agreement which targets a 75% reduction from 2014 emission levels by 2035 for Alberta: (a) what is the impact of this decision on the modeling of greenhouse gas emissions projections for each projection scenario and for all milestone years from 2026 to 2050; (b) what are the economic impacts (including public investment costs); (c) what are the impacts on the costs of gas production, transportation, and distribution in Alberta; (d) what are the impacts on the economic competitiveness of other gas-producing provinces (loss of sales, impact on production, etc.); (e) what are the environmental impacts (green house gases, biodiversity, water, etc.), also specifying the environmental impacts if other provinces delay the implementation of methane regulations from 2030 to 2035 as Alberta will do; (f) what are the impacts on health (economic costs, health problems, morbidity, premature deaths, etc.); (g) what other impacts are there; and (h) for all documentation relating to this same decision, including scientific opinions, briefing notes, studies and briefs used by or provided to the Privy Council Office, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, the Department of Finance, the Cabinet, and the Prime Minister's Office, what are the details, including the (i) date, (ii) sender, (iii) type of document, (iv) title of the document, (v) summary of the content of the message?

With regard to the Canada Health Act: (a) has Health Canada conducted a review of the Government of Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2) to examine compliance, and, if not, what is the rationale; (b) broken down by month since May 2025, (i) how many meetings with external stakeholders has Health Canada had on the topic of the Government of Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2), (ii) how many meetings with external stakeholders has the Minister of Health had on the topic of the Government of Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2), (iii) which external stakeholders have met with Health Canada on the topic of the Government of Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2), (iv) which external stakeholders have met with the Minister of Health on the topic of the Government of Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 2); and (c) has Health Canada reviewed options of withholding the Canada Health Transfer in the case on non-compliance?

With regard to meetings, consultations, discussions and communications between the Government of Canada, including the Minister of Health, her office and Health Canada, and the Government of Alberta or any other organization concerning Alberta’s Bill 11, dual practice, private health care, private health insurance or the privatization of medically necessary health services since January 1, 2025: (a) how many meetings, consultations, discussions or communications have taken place with (i) the Government of Alberta, (ii) health care providers or provider organizations, (iii) private health care companies or clinics, (iv) private health insurance providers, including Alberta Blue Cross, (v) pharmaceutical companies or pharmaceutical industry organizations, (vi) pharmacy organizations, (vii) health care worker unions or other workers’ organizations, (viii) patient organizations, (ix) private equity firms, pension funds or other potential investors, (x) any other relevant stakeholder; (b) for each meeting, consultation, discussion or communication referred to in (a), what were the details, including (i) the date, (ii) the participants and their titles, (iii) the organizations represented, (iv) the federal officials or political staff involved, (v) the subject matter discussed, including any discussion of Bill 11, dual practice, private insurance, private payment for medically necessary services or privatization, (vi) any proposed next steps or timelines; (c) has the minister or her officials discussed with any party (i) the expansion of private insurance coverage for medically necessary health services, (ii) private providers delivering services currently provided through the public system, (iii) physicians providing publicly and privately paid medically necessary services, (iv) the sale, transfer or outsourcing of publicly delivered health services, (v) any proposed changes to the Canada Health Act or its application to Alberta; and (d) does the Government of Canada have a timeline for any federal decision, intervention, agreement or other action concerning Alberta’s Bill 11 or related changes to private financing or delivery of medically necessary health care, and, if so, what is that timeline?