Question Period Notes
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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.
Notes:
- 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.
Notes:
- 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.
Military Pistol Procurement
A 20-hectare property at the eastern edge of the Central Experimental Farm along Carling Avenue has been approved by The Ottawa Hospital (TOH), the Government of Canada, the National Capital Commission (NCC) and the City of Ottawa for the future Civic Campus of TOH.
Explaining Shared Services Canada’s role in addressing cyber security, as opposed to other agencies such as the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Communications Security Establishment.
Update on the Next Generation Human Resources and Pay Initiative
During the previous Parliament, Parliamentarians raised concerns about procurement practices at Shared Services Canada.