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

With regard to the importation of commercial-grade truck and bus tires from China and the potential impact on Canadian industry and jobs: (a) for each year since 2019, how many commercial-grade truck and bus tires from China have been imported into Canada, how many shipping containers containing these tires have been imported, how many of these shipping containers have been inspected by the Canada Border Services Agency, and how many shipments, whether by container or other means, have been identified as potentially linked to the use of forced or slave labour; (b) since 2015, how many times has the government invoked section 53 or section 55 of the Customs Tariff to protect Canadian industries, what industries were affected, how many jobs were estimated to be protected as a result, and what criteria or thresholds were met for the government to launch anti-dumping investigations, safeguard actions, or retaliatory tariffs in each case; (c) what assessments has the government conducted regarding the impact of Chinese tire imports on Canada's retreading industry, including the estimated number of Canadian jobs at risk, any national-security or supply-chain implications if the domestic retreading industry were to close as a result of dumping, the potential effects on Canada's commercial fleet should the retreading industry close, and the regions, provinces or communities most likely to be affected by losses in this industry; (d) has the government received any representations, submissions or correspondence from the Canadian retreading industry or related stakeholders regarding tire dumping from China, and, if so, who submitted them, on what dates and what was the nature of the government's response; (e) what considerations, including trade or diplomatic relations with China, have informed the government's decisions related to this matter; and (f) since 2019, how many times has the Canada Border Services Agency self-initiated anti-dumping reviews or investigations concerning imports from China, broken down by year, and what are the details of each, including the industry or product involved in each case, the actions taken as a result, the estimated number of Canadian jobs protected and the considerations or thresholds that led to each self-initiated review?

With regard to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's analysis of the impact of China's tariffs on the canola industry: what are the government's estimates or projections on the economic impact that the 76% tariff on canola seed and the 100% tariff on canola oil, meal, and peas will have (i) overall, (ii) on canola farmers, (iii) on the Prairie provinces, broken down by tariff?

With regard to the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and the government's response to foreign governments recruiting retired personnel from the Royal Canadian Air Force: (a) what is the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness' policy with respect to retired personnel from the Royal Canadian Air Force accepting contracts or other paid work from foreign governments; (b) is the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness aware of any former Royal Canadian Air Force members accepting contracts or other paid work from the People's Republic of China since January 1, 2016; (c) if the answer to (b) is affirmative, (i) what is the nature of that work, (ii) what is the total (dollar, contribution) value of that work, (iii) how many former Royal Canadian Air Force members are involved, (iv) how many former Royal Canadian Air Force members were CF-18 pilots, (v) what national security steps, if any, have been taken to prevent sensitive information from being divulged to an adversarial foreign government; (d) are the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development and the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness aware of any attempts by diplomatic staff from the People's Republic of China or other officials to recruit former members of the Canadian Armed Forces; and (e) if the answer to (d) is affirmative, (i) what steps has the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, or the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, taken to prevent such recruitment activities, (ii) have any diplomatic staff from the People's Republic of China been expelled from Canada as a result?

With regard to the government's response to concerns from Canadian tire manufacturers that low-quality single-use truck and bus tires from China are being dumped on the Canadian market: (a) what is the government's response; (b) is the government considering implementing a similar tariff to the almost 90% rate imposed by the United States in 2019 to stop Chinese tires from being dumped on the market, and, if so, what is being considered; (c) is the government planning any other measures to stop the tire dumping, and, if so, what is planned; and (d) has the government done any analysis of the financial damage caused to Canadian tire manufacturers as a result of these tires being dumped on the market, and, if so, what were the findings of the analysis?

With regard to all goods and services procured by the government and its agencies through Public Services and Procurement Canada from January 1, 2024, to the present: (a) what is the itemized list of all United States-based companies that were awarded contracts during this period, including, for each contract, (i) the name of the company, (ii) the product or service provided, (iii) the total contract value, (iv) the date the contract was awarded, (v) the department or agency for which the procurement was made, (vi) the state and city in which the company is headquartered or principally based, (vii) whether the procurement was conducted through an open competition, sole­source or another procurement method, (viii) whether any Canadian company submitted a bid, (ix) whether any Canadian company was invited to bid; (b) what is the itemized list of all companies headquartered in the People's Republic of China that were awarded contracts during this period, including, for each contract, (i) the name of the company, (ii) the product or service provided, (iii) the total contract value, (iv) the date the contract was awarded, (v) the department or agency for which the procurement was made, (vi) the province and city in which the company is headquartered or principally based, (vii) whether the procurement was conducted through an open competition, sole-source, or another procurement method, (viii) whether any Canadian company submitted a bid, (ix) whether any Canadian company was invited to bid; (c) what is the itemized list of all contracts awarded during the same period to Canadian­based companies through Public Services and Procurement Canada, including, for each contract, (i) the company name, (ii) the product or service provided, (iii) the total contract value, (iv) the province where the company is headquartered or principally based; (d) in how many instances during this period did Public Services and Procurement Canada award contracts to a People's Republic of China-based companies despite a Canadian company submitting a compliant bid or expressing interest; (e) in how many instances during this period did Public Services and Procurement Canada award contracts to a United States-based companies despite a Canadian company submitting a compliant bid or expressing interest; (f) how many United States-based suppliers received contracts for goods or services that are (i) available from Canadian suppliers, (ii) classified as sensitive, security-related or strategic to Canadian interests in any way; (g) how many People's Republic of China-based suppliers received contracts for goods or services that are (i) available from Canadian suppliers, (ii) classified as sensitive, security-related or strategic to Canadian interests in any way; (h) what is the total dollar value of all contracts awarded to (i) United States-based companies, during this period, broken down by department or agency and by North American Industry Classification System sector code, (ii) People's Republic of China-based companies, during this period, broken down by department or agency and by North American Industry Classification System sector code; (i) what findings, conclusions or data have been generated by Public Services and Procurement Canada since January 1, 2024, through internal analyses, briefings or reports regarding the impact of awarding contracts to foreign suppliers, including United States-based and People's Republic of China-based companies, on Canadian suppliers, Canadian employment or domestic industrial capacity; (j) in how many instances were contracts awarded to United States-based or People's Republic of China-based companies that were previously held by Canadian suppliers; (k) for all the instances in (j), what rationale was provided in each case; and (l) in how many cases were contracts awarded to United States-based or People's Republic of China-based companies that ultimately subcontracted work to Canadian firms, and what proportion of the contract value did such subcontracts represent in each instance?