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Q-1440
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Monday, September 21, 2026 |
With regard to the government's reporting of Canadian defence expenditures to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the fiscal year 2025-26, reported as $63 billion or 2% of gross domestic product: (a) what is the complete itemized breakdown, by department, agency, program, item or expense description and amount, of all expenditures included in the $63 billion figure; (b) what is the government's explanation for the difference between the $63 billion reported to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization with the approximately $47.8 billion in Department of National Defence spending reflected in the Supplementary Estimates (C), 2025-26; (c) what is the government response to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, and the World Bank's official indicator's assessment of Canada's 2025 military expenditure at $37.5 billion (USD), or 1.6% of gross domestic product, in its April 2026 release; (d) what is the government's response to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute identifying Canada as its illustrative example of divergence between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's reported figures and independent measurement, noting that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization estimated Canada's expenditure at approximately $5 billion (USD) higher than Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's figure without publicly disclosing the scope of the additional spending; (e) what specific expenditures, broken down by category and amount, account for the difference between the government's 2% figure and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's independent 1.6% measurement; (f) which expenditures included in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization submission fall under categories excluded by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's methodology as spending on previous military activities or non-military activities, including, but not limited to, veterans' benefits, and in what amounts; (g) which Canadian Coast Guard expenditures, broken down by program, item, and amount, were included in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization submission, and, for each, what proportion of the relevant expenditures the government assesses as meeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization's criteria that such forces be (i) trained in military tactics, (ii) equipped as a military force, (iii) able to operate under direct military authority in deployed operations, (iv) realistically deployable outside national territory in support of a military force, given testimony before the Standing Committee on National Defence that the Canadian Coast Guard is a civilian organization not preparing for operations in a confrontation theatre; (h) what other expenditures of civilian departments and agencies were included in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization submission, and what are the details for each, including the amounts; (i) what expenditures included in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization submission were withheld from detailed parliamentary disclosure, in what total amount, and under what specific authority; (j) does the government plan to reach the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's 3.5% core defence target by 2030 or by 2035, and which date has been communicated to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and to the Department of National Defence; and (k) will the government table a year-by-year expenditure path to the 3.5% target, and will such reporting distinguish core defence expenditures from reclassified expenditures of civilian departments and agencies, and, if not, why not? |
Awaiting response |
Friday, November 6, 2026 |
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Q-1439
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Monday, September 21, 2026 |
With regard to the contract announced on August 4, 2026, between the government of Canada, through the Defence Investment Agency, and Telesat for the Enhanced Satellite Communications Project - Polar (ESCP-P): (a) was the contract sole-sourced or awarded under a competitive bid process; (b) if the contract was sole-sourced, what was the reason and under what authority did it not undergo a competitive bid process; (c) what evaluation or decision-making criteria were used to select Telesat and MDA Space, and with what weightings; (d) on what date was the "Strategic Partner" model established, and what is the rationale for proceeding with that model as opposed to others; (e) what is the total value of the contract, in total and broken down between the base contract and each option period; (f) what portion of the contract and value covers (i) satellite manufacturing, (ii) ground infrastructure, (iii) user terminals, (iv) services and support; (g) what are the details, including the methodology and the findings, of any value-for-money or cost-benefit analysis completed in relation to this contract; (h) against what alternative systems or providers was the contract value benchmarked; (i) what geographic coverage does the service provide, including whether it is limited to 65-90ºN; (j) can Canadian Armed Forces units deployed outside 65-90ºN use services under this contract, and if not, what additional costs are expected to be incurred for services outside of this range; (k) is the government's capacity through this satellite dedicated or shared, and what is the guaranteed throughput provided; (l) is any part of this contract or its milestone payments contingent on, or linked to, Telesat's refinancing or debt, and, if so, what are the details; (m) what safeguards, if any, are in place to protect taxpayers should Telesat default or fail to deliver on these contractual commitments; (n) what are the contracted dates for initial and full operational capability, and the milestone payment schedule and amounts; (o) was the Prime Minister's conflict-of-interest screen invoked or engaged on this file, and, if not, what steps were in place to ensure that the relationship between the Prime Minister and Telesat's chief executive did not play a role in the decision to award this contract; (p) will the government and the Canadian Armed Forces be the exclusive user of the system and will there be options to buy data south of 65ºN; and (q) does the contract permit Telesat to sell data services to other countries, and, if so, which ones? |
Awaiting response |
Friday, November 6, 2026 |
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Q-1103
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Wednesday, April 22, 2026 |
With regard to government participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization: what are the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's specific requirements for membership (required stockpiles of ammunition, readiness, capability, etc.) and what is Canada's status with regards to each requirement? |
Answered |
Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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Q-1041
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Monday, April 13, 2026 |
With regard to the visit by the Minister of Finance and National Revenue to China at the end of March and beginning of April 2026: (a) what were the dates and times of each meeting attended by the Minister on the trip; (b) what are the details of each meeting, including the (i) names, titles, and organizations represented by those in attendance, (ii) agenda items, (iii) terms of agreements made, if applicable; and (c) what are the details, including terms and signatories of all agreements signed or entered into on the trip, or as a result of the trip? |
Answered |
Friday, May 29, 2026 |
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Q-1001
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Monday, March 23, 2026 |
With regard to Global Affairs Canada's reaction to the military action in Iran and throughout the Middle East which began around February 28, 2026: (a) what is the detailed daily timeline of action taken by Global Affairs Canada since February 28, 2026, to get Canadians in the region out of the area, including, but not limited to, the date on which Canadians were notified, when phone numbers were set up, when various modes of transportation were booked, when evacuation flights actually took off, and any other significant action taken by Global Affairs Canada; and (b) what are the details of actions taken by Global Affairs Canada prior to February 28, 2026, to prepare for an evacuation in the Middle East, such as identification of Canadians in the area, stand-by agreements with airlines for evacuation flights, etc.? |
Answered |
Friday, May 8, 2026 |
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Q-909
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026 |
With regard to the Canadian Armed Forces working with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to recruit foreign trained non-Canadians for service in the Canadian military: (a) what is the government's policy regarding which Canadian Armed Forces positions are offered to Canadian citizens versus those who may be offered to foreign trained military personnel; (b) will the foreign trained military members be present in Canada as temporary foreign workers or through a different type of visa, and, if so, what type; (c) will the foreign trained military members be required to return to their home country once their service in the Canadian Armed Forces has ended; (d) which countries will the Canadian Armed Forces be recruiting personnel from; (e) will personnel from certain North Atlantic Treaty Organization or other allied countries receive preferential access to the program, and, if so, which countries; (f) will personnel from countries identified as posing a national security threat, such as China, North Korea, or Russia, or certain other non-allied countries, be prohibited from participating in this program, and, if so, which countries; (g) will there be a maximum number or percentage of foreign trained personnel either participating in, or admitted to, the Canadian Armed Forces each year, and, if so, what is the maximum; (h) will foreign personnel train or work with (i) general Canadian Armed Forces personnel, (ii) cohorts of fellow foreign trained personnel from around the world, (iii) cohorts of fellow foreign trained personnel from the same foreign country or region; and (i) what measures are in place to ensure that the Canadian Armed Forces make a sincere effort to hire Canadians for each such military position prior to offering the position to non-Canadians? |
Answered |
Monday, April 13, 2026 |
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Q-851
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Monday, February 9, 2026 |
With regard to the statement by the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources in the House of Commons on February 5, 2026, that "the Conservatives keep asking for pipelines. We just gave them one": (a) which new pipeline is the minister referring to; and (b) has the current Minister of Energy and Natural Resources given final approval for any new pipeline projects, and, if so, which ones? |
Answered |
Monday, April 13, 2026 |
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Q-843
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Friday, February 6, 2026 |
With regard to export permits and the export of logs (raw) from British Columbia, broken down by year since 2020: (a) what volume, in cubic metres, of logs was exported; (b) what is the breakdown of the log exports by logs on private land versus logs on Crown land; (c) what is the breakdown of log exports by country they were exported to; (d) what is the breakdown of exports by each company that received an export permit; (e) what volume of logs were exported from Mosaic Forest Management, and of those, what volume came from their locations on Vancouver Island; (f) what was the average price of logs that were exported, overall, and broken down by the market they were sold to; and (g) how do the prices in (f) compare to the price the logs were selling at domestically during the same time period? |
Answered |
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 |
