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

With regard to contracts provided by the government to Brookfield Asset Management or Brookfield Corporation since January 1, 2020, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity: (a) what is the total amount spent on contracts, broken down by year; and (b) what are the details of all such contracts, including (i) the amount, (ii) the vendor, (iii) the date and duration, (iv) whether the contract was sole-sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding process?

With regard to meetings or communications between the government and Brookfield Asset Management or any of its subsidiaries, including Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, since January 1, 2020: (a) how many meetings or communications have occurred involving the Minister of Transport, the Deputy Minister, senior officials at Transport Canada or exempt staff; (b) on what dates did each meeting or communication occur; (c) who participated in each meeting or communication, including government representatives and Brookfield representatives; (d) what were the titles, reference numbers or subject headings of any briefing materials prepared for the minister, deputy minister or senior officials in advance of, or following, each meeting; and (e) what subject matter was listed in any agendas, meeting summaries, notes-for-record or records of decision associated with these meetings or communications?

With regard to any actual, planned, proposed or exploratory involvement of Brookfield Asset Management, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates in projects financed, co-financed, guaranteed, supported or otherwise facilitated by the Canada Infrastructure Bank or the Government of Canada, since 2017: (a) what past, current or pending Canada Infrastructure Bank investments have involved Brookfield or any Brookfield-controlled entity, including, for each investment, (i) the name and location of the project, (ii) the total project cost, (iii) the amount of Canada Infrastructure Bank financing, (iv) the form of financing (for example, loan, equity, guarantee, revenue agreement, or other), (v) the role played by Brookfield or its subsidiaries, (vi) the contractual or ownership structure of the project, (vii) all due-diligence steps undertaken prior to approval, (viii) the date on which the project was approved; (b) has the government or the Canada Infrastructure Bank had any discussions, meetings, correspondence, memoranda or briefings since January 1, 2022, relating to potential collaboration with Brookfield on digital infrastructure, artificial intelligence infrastructure, cloud or compute infrastructure or any other project category added to the Canada Infrastructure Bank mandate in budget 2025, and, if so, what are the details of each communication, including (i) the date, (ii) the participating officials, (iii) the subject matter discussed, (iv) a summary of the briefing materials or decks exchanged, (v) any recorded outcomes or next steps; (c) has the government or the Canada Infrastructure Bank evaluated Brookfield as a potential delivery partner for artificial intelligence compute infrastructure, sovereign cloud capacity, national analytics systems or any other digital infrastructure projects referenced in budget 2025, and, if so, what were the findings; (d) has the government ever considered or evaluated a structure similar to the “Maple Fund” proposal reported publicly in September 2024, and, if so, (i) which departments or Crown corporations were involved, (ii) which pension funds were consulted, (iii) what due diligence or policy analysis was conducted, (iv) were any aspects of that model incorporated into the strategic financing framework announced in budget 2025; and (e) what safeguards, if any, has the government implemented to ensure that the expanded Canada Infrastructure Bank mandate for digital and artificial intelligence infrastructure does not result in undue influence, concentration of control or preferential positioning for any single private entity or asset manager, including Brookfield?

With regard to any actual, proposed or exploratory involvement of Brookfield Asset Management, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates in activities, transactions, investments, guarantees or financial arrangements undertaken by the Canada Growth Fund since 2022: (a) what projects, investments or transactions approved by the Canada Growth Fund have involved Brookfield or any Brookfield-controlled entity, including, for each, (i) the project name and location, (ii) the amount of Canada Growth Fund financing, (iii) the financial instrument used (for example, equity, concessional capital, contract-for-differences, guarantee), (iv) the role played by Brookfield, (v) the expected rate of return or public benefit, (vi) any conditions, performance requirements, or de-risking provisions applicable; (b) has the government or the Canada Growth Fund had any meetings, correspondence, briefings or consultations with Brookfield related to industrial decarbonization, clean technology, hydrogen, carbon capture, digital infrastructure or energy-transition investments, and, if so, what are the details of each communication, including (i) the date, (ii) the officials present, (iii) the topics discussed, (iv) a summary of any documents exchanged, (v) any resulting action items or recommendations; (c) has the Canada Growth Fund or any federal department ever evaluated Brookfield as a delivery partner for large-scale blended finance vehicles, and, if so, are any such evaluations referenced, resembled or incorporated concepts from the proposed “Maple Fund” disclosed publicly in September 2024; (d) has the government analyzed harmonizing Canada Growth Fund and Canada Infrastructure Bank financing through a strategic financing framework that could enable Brookfield, or any other private asset manager, to participate in or control digital, artificial intelligence, energy or industrial-infrastructure projects financed through public funds; and (e) what safeguards exist to ensure that public funds administered through the Canada Growth Fund do not result in undue concentration of influence by any single private-sector entity or asset manager, including Brookfield?