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

With regard to budget 2025 and the proposed cash payment of $2 billion over five years, starting in 2026–27, to Natural Resources Canada for the creation of the Critical Minerals Sovereign Fund and to allocate $50 million over five years to Natural Resources Canada, starting in 2026-27, to implement this fund: (a) what is the impact of this decision on the modelling of greenhouse gas emissions projections, broken down by province, for each emissions projection scenario and for all milestone years from 2026 to 2050; and (b) for all documentation related 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 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 2025 budget and the government’s proposal to expand eligibility for the Critical Mineral Exploration Tax Credit by adding bismuth, cesium, chromium, fluorspar, germanium, indium, manganese, molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, tin and tungsten: (a) what is the impact of this decision on the modelling of greenhouse gas emissions projections, broken down by province, for each emissions projection scenario and for every milestone year between 2026 and 2050; and (b) for all the documentation relating to this decision, 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?