Question Period Notes
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is committed to supporting climate action and sustainability through greening government operations, and works closely with client departments and agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and explore opportunities for green efficiencies. This includes green procurement, which considers clean transportation such as Electric Vehicles and deploying supporting infrastructure in its facilities such as Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.
The Public Accounts of Canada for 2020 to 2021, which include the audited consolidated financial statements of the Government of Canada, will be tabled in the House of Commons by the President of the Treasury Board by the end of December 2021.
The Government is ensuring that suppliers are providing the PPE that Canada requires and that sources of supply are free of unethical practices.
The National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) is a long-term commitment to renew the vessel fleets of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), create a sustainable marine sector, and generate economic benefits for Canadians.
Note: Questions on budget, requirements, timelines, international comparisons, and project management should be directed to responsible ministers, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard or the Minister of National Defence, as appropriate.
This note focuses on the efforts and progress to provide support to employees, stabilize the administration of pay, the ongoing reduction of the overall queue and backlog, as well as financial investments in Phoenix.
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- All questions related to the mental health of public servants should be directed to the President of the Treasury Board
- All questions related to Next Generation Human Resources and Pay solution will be in a separate question period card developed by Shared Services Canada
- All questions related to the negotiation of collective agreements and compensation for Phoenix damages agreements should be directed to the President of the Treasury Board
- Issues related to income tax are under the purview of the Canada Revenue Agency. Questions related to the taxability of damages payments should also be directed to Canada Revenue Agency
This note focuses on Phoenix salary overpayments. A salary overpayment is an amount of money paid to an employee to which they are not entitled. Overpayments exist for current employees, pensioners, and former employees who are not in receipt of a pension.
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- Questions related to the Directive on Terms and Conditions of Employment should be directed to the President of the Treasury Board
- Questions regarding the tax implications of Phoenix payroll issues should be directed to the Canada Revenue Agency
Public Services and Procurement Canada is working with the Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, along with the COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force to procure COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutic drugs, and related supplies.
Note: All questions regarding the regulatory review of vaccines should be directed to Health Canada.
Note: For all therapeutic solutions, questions about allocation and distribution should be directed to Public Health Agency of Canada.
Note: All questions on donations should be deferred to GAC and PHAC.
A Bloc Quebecois MP has inquired about a constituent’s concerns regarding the delivery of ‘anti-vaccination’ material by Canada Post.
As part of the Government of Canada’s reaffirmed commitment to invest in Canada’s military, as announced in the 2017 Defence Policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged, the Government launched an open and transparent competition in December 2017 to permanently replace Canada’s fighter fleet with 88 advanced jets—the Future Fighter Capability Project.
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- All questions related to capability gap, security and interoperability requirements, costs, and Canada’s participation in the Joint Strike Fighter Program should be answered by the Minister of National Defence
- All questions related to the Industrial and Technological Benefits Policy and the assessment of bidders’ impact on Canada’s economic interests should be answered by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
- All questions related to trade issues should be answered by the Minister of Foreign Affairs
On December 1, 2021, Le Devoir published an article on the arbitrator’s ruling against the Cease and Desist application by the Canadian Postal Workers’ Union (CUPW) regarding Canada Post’s Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Practice.