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Notice Paper

No. 64

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

2:00 p.m.


Introduction of Government Bills

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

May 3, 2022 — Mr. Barlow (Foothills) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Health of Animals Act (biosecurity on farms)”.

Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings)

May 3, 2022 — Ms. Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith) — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Monday, February 28, 2022, be concurred in.

May 3, 2022 — Mr. Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge) — That the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented on Monday, May 2, 2022, be concurred in.

May 3, 2022 — Mr. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman) — That the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented on Monday, May 2, 2022, be concurred in.

May 3, 2022 — Ms. Lantsman (Thornhill) — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Monday, May 2, 2022, be concurred in.

May 3, 2022 — Mr. Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend) — That the third report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented on Monday, May 2, 2022, be concurred in.

Questions

Q-5392 — May 3, 2022 — Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West) — With regard to the contract initially awarded by Shared Services Canada to BMC Software Incorporated (BMC) worth approximately $32.4 million for IT service management: (a) why did the contract increase in value to over $50 million in February 2020; (b) which departments and agencies have migrated all of their IT service management to the BMC software; (c) of the departments that have not yet migrated their IT service management to the BMC software, what percentage of migration has been completed and what is the projected date as to when the migration will be complete; (d) what is the government's estimated total cost to complete the migration; and (e) will it be mandatory for departments and agencies to use the BMC software, and if not, what alternatives will be made available?
Q-5402 — May 3, 2022 — Mr. Seeback (Dufferin—Caledon) — With regard to all flights taken by the government's fleet of Challenger and Airbus aircraft since the federal carbon tax came into effect on March 1, 2018, including those with and without passengers, broken down by aircraft and year: (a) how many legs has each aircraft flown; (b) what was the total number of kilometers flown; (c) how much fuel was purchased for each aircraft; and (d) what is the actual or estimated amount of carbon tax paid by the government on the fuel purchased for the flights?
Q-5412 — May 3, 2022 — Mr. Seeback (Dufferin—Caledon) — With regard to the government's use of single-use plastics: (a) does the government know how many single-use plastics it purchases and, if so, what is the total amount of single-use plastics purchases made since January 1, 2020, broken down by (i) department, (ii) agency (iii) other government entity; and (b) what are the details of each purchase including the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) description of goods, including volume, (iv) vendor?
Q-5422 — May 3, 2022 — Mrs. Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville) — With regard to Veterans Affairs Canada’s (VAC) online Benefits Navigator: (a) on what date was it established; (b) due to what circumstances was it established; (c) from the date of its creation to May 3, 2022, on what dates was it taken offline and why; (d) on the date of its last modification, April 27, 2022, what changes were made to it and why; (e) since its creation to May 3, 2022, (i) what features or questions have been added to the questionnaire, (ii) what features or questions have been removed from the questionnaire, and why; (f) in what ways has VAC promoted its existence to veterans; (g) how many individual veterans have (i) applied for, (ii) received, VAC benefits by way of the Benefits Navigator since its creation; and (h) is or was it ever a standard component of VAC’s intake process for benefit applicants, and, if not, what are VAC’s plans to integrate it as a mandatory first point of entry for all applicants?
Q-5432 — May 3, 2022 — Mr. McLean (Calgary Centre) — With regard to the 2 Billion Trees (2BT) program, since the 2019 Speech from the Throne on December 5, 2019: (a) how much has been spent (i) administering the program, (ii) promoting the program, (iii) planting trees; (b) what is the breakdown of (a)(i) by item and type of expenditure; (c) what is the breakdown by location where trees were actually planted as of May 3, 2022; (d) what are the details of all contracts over $5,000 related to the program, including for each contract the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) description of goods or services, (iv) duration of contract, if applicable, (v) vendor, (vi) file number, (vii) whether the contract was sole-sourced or awarded through a competitive bid process?
Q-5442 — May 3, 2022 — Mr. Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie) — With regard to the government’s commitment to provide up to $100 million more to the provinces and territories through the Safe Return to Class Fund, as well as $10 million to First Nations for on-reserve schools to improve school ventilation, broken down by province and territory, and as of November 2021: (a) how much did each province and territory request; (b) how much did each province and territory receive; and (c) how much did each province and territory spend?
Q-5452 — May 3, 2022 — Mr. Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington) — With regard to the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) and the design failure related to the Hydro One Conduit Project: (a) does the WDBA accept the independent engineering and geotechnical evidence that the failure was a design-related one, and, if not, why; (b) did the WDBA refuse the industry standard of accessing the professional performance insurance they were required to have, and, if so, why; (c) was the WDBA's contract provided to Amico to correct the design failure awarded through a sole source process, and, if so, why was a competitive bid process not used; (d) did the WDBA or CIMA amend the specifications for the remedial work to eliminate the long runs (200 to 400 meters) if the failures were due to construction practice and not a design error, and, if so, why was such a decision made; and (e) were the original failures caused by a construction practice involving pumping pressure, and, if so, what is the WDBA's explanation for why the remedial work, which used the same pumping pressures, did not fail in the same manner as the original design?
Q-5462 — May 3, 2022 — Mr. Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington) — With regard to the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) and the Hydro One Conduit Project: (a) did the WDBA consider Director Farhad Ganji to be in a conflict of interest by managing the CIMA review of the WDBA Hydro One Conduit Project as a WDBA employee and former CIMA employee; (b) who made the determination to have Farhad Ganji be a lead in the review; (c) to whom did Farhad Ganji report, and to whom did that person report to at WDBA for the WDBA Hydro One Conduit Project; (d) what is the position of the WDBA regarding the independent engineering findings of Kinectrics, Geotherm and Brierly that the Schedule 40 pipe was the wrong pipe to be specified for this project; (e) if the WDBA disagrees with the findings, what evidence is the disagreement based on; and (f) what differences are there between the original work specifications and the second specifications to address the need to conform to the required specifications of Hydro One?
Q-5472 — May 3, 2022 — Mr. Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington) — With regard to the Windsor Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) and the Hydro One Conduit Project: (a) did WDBA sole source a contract with AMICO for the WDBA Hydro One Conduit Project with an entirely different design criteria that involved the conduit fill specifications changing from 200 metres to 70 metres, and, if so, why; (b) how many days in April of 2022 was the project at a standstill, and why did the standstill occur; (c) what were the total costs incurred by the WDBA associated with the delay, including an itemized breakdown of the costs; (d) did WDBA procure their own independent engineering review of the project in addition to the Kinectric, Geotherm and Brierly reports, and, if not, why; (e) if the answer to (d) is affirmative, what are the details, including the findings of the review; (f) did the WDBA seek recourse against CIMA related to the project failures and, if not, why; (g) if the answer to (f) is affirmative, what are the details of the recourse; (h) for the failures on the WDBA Hydro One Conduit Project, what were the terms; (i) what are the details of all changes in executive leadership at the WDBA that have occurred since January 1, 2022, including any change in either personnel or in the leadership structure?

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Business of Supply

Government Business

Private Members' Notices of Motions

Private Members' Business

C-210 — December 13, 2021 — Mr. Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs of Bill C-210, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting age).
Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by:
Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), Mr. Morrice (Kitchener Centre), Mr. MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford) and Mr. Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke) — December 14, 2021
Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe) and Ms. Collins (Victoria) — December 15, 2021
Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — December 19, 2021
Ms. Blaney (North Island—Powell River) — January 31, 2022
Ms. Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith) — February 3, 2022
Ms. Kwan (Vancouver East) — February 9, 2022
Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) — March 18, 2022
Mr. Johns (Courtenay—Alberni) — April 4, 2022
Mrs. Romanado (Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne) — April 22, 2022
Mrs. Atwin (Fredericton) — May 2, 2022

2 Response requested within 45 days