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Q-529
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Friday, October 24, 2025 |
With regard to the government’s zero-emission vehicle sales mandate requiring that all new light-duty vehicle sales be zero-emission by 2035: (a) what specific modelling, data or evidence did the government rely upon to determine the 2035 target was achievable, including the (i) baseline assumptions, (ii) adoption rate projections, (iii) infrastructure readiness, (iv) cost estimates for consumers and manufacturers; (b) what analysis has the government conducted regarding the impact of the zero-emission vehicle mandate on (i) electricity demand and grid capacity by province, (ii) affordability for middle-income Canadians, (iii) supply chain availability of critical minerals, (iv) vehicle manufacturing employment, (v) used vehicle prices; (c) what was the total cost of federal subsidies, grants and tax incentives provided to date to encourage electric vehicle adoption, broken down by program and fiscal year since 2016; (d) what assessment, if any, has been conducted on the potential environmental impact of increased electric vehicle battery production and disposal, including the (i) lifecycle emissions, (ii) mining practices abroad, (iii) recycling capacity in Canada; (e) what consultations were conducted with provinces, territories, automotive manufacturers and consumer groups prior to finalizing the zero-emission vehicle sales mandate, including the dates, the participants and the summaries of stakeholder feedback; (f) has the government estimated how many additional charging stations, grid upgrades or generation facilities will be required to support full compliance with the 2035 target, and, if so, what are those estimates, along with the projected costs and timelines; and (g) has the government conducted or commissioned any analysis comparing the costs and benefits of this policy to alternative emission reduction strategies in the transportation sector, and, if so, what were the results? |
Awaiting response |
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 |
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Q-528
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Friday, October 24, 2025 |
With regard to government statistics on medical assistance in dying: (a) what is the projected release date of (i) the sixth annual medical assistance in dying report for the calendar year of 2024, (ii) the report on the key findings of the national conversation on advance requests consultation, which ran from November 2024 to February 14, 2025, (iii) the report of the Engagement on Indigenous Perspectives on Medical Assistance in Dying consultation, which ran from August 17, 2023, to June 30, 2024; and (b) what (i) are the total number of requests and outcomes (withdrawn requests) for Track 1 and Track 2 medical assistance in dying cases in (a)(i), (ii) are the results from the round tables hosted by the government to discuss advanced requests in a(ii), (iii) is the breakdown of views shared by participants in the online questionnaire open to the public in (a)(ii), (iv) are the results from the report in (a)(iii)? |
Awaiting response |
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 |
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Q-527
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Friday, October 24, 2025 |
With regard to the Canada Dental Care Plan: (a) how many individuals received a notice from the government indicating they were eligible for the plan, when they were not eligible; (b) what was the (i) number of claims, (ii) value of the claims, made by individuals who were wrongly informed about their eligibility; and (c) how much time elapsed between when the individuals received the wrong information, and when they were notified about the government’s mistake? |
Awaiting response |
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 |
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Q-526
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Friday, October 24, 2025 |
With regard to Health Canada’s decision to restrict the sale of nicotine pouches to pharmacies only: (a) what specific scientific or public health evidence did the department rely upon in making this policy change, including (i) risk assessments, (ii) studies comparing nicotine pouch use to cigarette or vaping use, (iii) evidence of youth access or misuse; and (b) what specific measurable objectives or indicators did Health Canada set to evaluate whether restricting nicotine pouch sales to pharmacies improves public health outcomes, and what is the timeline for assessing those results? |
Awaiting response |
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 |
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Q-146
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025 |
With regard to warrants under the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, broken down by year since 2015: (a) how many warrants were approved by the Minister of Public Safety; (b) how many warrants were denied by the Minister of Public Safety; (c) how many warrants were informally canvassed with the Minister of Public Safety and subsequently not approved; (d) for those warrants referred to in (a), broken down by year since 2015, what is the average time between making the minister aware, formally or informally, of the subject matter of the warrant and the approval of the warrant; and (e) for those warrants referred to in (a), broken down by year since 2015, how many warrants were (i) approved in one week or less, (ii) approved in more than one week but less than one month, (iii) approved in more than one month but less than two months, (iv) approved in more than two months? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
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Q-11
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
With regard to the Canada Border Services Agency Asset and Revenue Management system, since December 1, 2016: (a) what are the total expenditures related to the program, broken down by year; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by type of expense; (c) what are the details of all contracts signed by the government related to the system, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) value, (iv) description of the goods or services provided, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid), (vi) title of the government official who approved the contract; (d) for each contract in (c) that was awarded through a competitive bid process, how many bids were received; (e) what is the target accuracy rate for information contained in the Canada Border Services Agency Asset and Revenue Management system; (f) what is the cloud compute consumption in terms of graphics processing units for the Canada Border Services Agency Asset and Revenue Management system; (g) broken down by month, and week if available, since 2016, how many hours was the Canada Border Services Agency Asset and Revenue Management system (i) online, (ii) offline; (h) broken down by year and month, how many complaints were received, and at what rate; and (i) broken down by year, how many times have costs or cost estimates related to the program been revised and what are the details of each instance, including the (i) date, (ii) previous cost, (iii) revised cost, (iv) reason for the revision? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
