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

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 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 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 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 federal initiative to establish “one assessment” process with the provinces, pursuant to sections 16 and 31 of the Impact Assessment Act: for all documents, including scientific analyses, environmental modelling, climate, ecological and cumulative risk assessments, internal technical opinions, briefing notes, exchanges between senior officials and ministers’ offices, documents forwarded to Cabinet, drafts and analyses of the risks of undermining the scientific integrity of federal processes, 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?

With regard to the government's stated objective that provinces and territories implement standards and enhance coordination and oversight mechanisms related to medical assistance in dying and medical assistance in dying where a mental disorder is the sole underlying condition (MD-SUMC): (a) which provinces and territories have formally adopted the federal Model Practice Standard for Medical Assistance in Dying, in whole or in part, and what jurisdiction-specific modifications, if any, have been made; (b) what mechanisms exist in each province and territory for oversight and quality assurance of medical assistance in dying cases, including any mandatory review processes; (c) which provinces or territories have implemented enhanced oversight specific to complex Track 2 cases, and which have implemented enhanced oversight specific to MD-SUMC cases; (d) for each province and territory, does oversight include prospective case review prior to provision of medical assistance in dying, retrospective review following provision, or both; (e) what coordination mechanisms exist to ensure consistent application of safeguards across jurisdictions, including for cases involving fluctuating capacity or suicidality; and (f) what are the details of all federal-provincial-territorial meetings, working groups, or formal agreements that have taken place since January 1, 2024, on MD-SUMC readiness, including the dates, the participants, the agendas, and any deliverables or decisions made?

With regard to the Major Projects Office: for all projects, current or projected, under the Major Projects Office, what are the strategies that have been prepared, or are in the process of being developed, to (i) speed First Nations consultation, (ii) reduce federal-provincial regulatory overlap, (iii) in general, secure provincial, municipal and First Nations cooperation in a more timely manner?

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?