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

With regard to the statement made by Andrew Campbell, Senior Vice-President, Operations for Parks Canada, at the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development's meeting on the Jasper wildfires, where he stated "we do not take notes at my operations team meeting": (a) is this a standard practice at all operations team meetings, and, if so, why and when did this become standard practice; (b) when did the Minister of Environment and Climate Change become aware of this practice; (c) did the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, or anyone from his office, encourage this practice in any way; and (d) how does this practice comply with government record-keeping obligations?

With regard to the government's response to the Jasper wildfires and the Prime Minister's statement on February 2, 2026, that the "federal government has committed more than $383 million to recovery": (a) what is the itemized breakdown of the $383 million commitment; (b) how much of the $383 million has been spent to date, and what is the timeline for when the remaining amount will be spent; and (c) of the amount spent to date, what is the itemized breakdown of how it was spent?

With regard to the government's commitment of over $380 million for recovery and rebuilding efforts in Jasper following the 2024 wildfire: (a) what is the total amount of funding announced and allocated for Jasper recovery and rebuilding, and through which programs, departments or funding mechanisms was this funding committed; (b) how much of this funding has been spent to date, broken down by fiscal year (i) 2025, (ii) 2026; (c) what is the detailed breakdown of the expenditures in (b), including, for each project or initiative, the (i) amount spent, (ii) purpose, (iii) recipient, where applicable; (d) what specific projects, infrastructure or recovery initiatives have been completed or delivered to date, and what are the details of each, including the (i) description, (ii) location, (iii) total cost, (iv) completion date; (e) what projects or initiatives are currently underway, including, for each, the (i) description, (ii) budgeted cost, (iii) amount spent to date, (iv) expected completion date; (f) what portion of the total committed funding remains unspent, and what is the planned allocation of these remaining funds; (g) what are the projected timelines for the completion of all recovery and rebuilding efforts funded under this initiative, including key milestones; and (h) what assessments has the government conducted regarding the effectiveness, timeliness and outcomes of the recovery and rebuilding efforts to date, and what were the results?