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Could we find out what the government means by "Hanukah bush"?
The RCMP’s October 2024 seizure of a significant clandestine drug super lab in BC has led to questions about the extent of fentanyl production in Canada and fentanyl exports to the United States.
Q1 – What action is the government taking to stop the persistent rise in grocery prices? Q2 – What is the government doing to support Canadians who are struggling with affordability of food and turning to food banks?
The Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) has been reviewing all contracts awarded to DALIAN Enterprises, Coradix, and GC Strategies, as part of the ArriveCAN Application investigation, which was launched following allegations of procurement misconduct in October 2022. Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) received a parliamentary question in November 2023 regarding the types of contracts awarded by the department to DALIAN Enterprises since November 2015, the services being provided, and the total contract values.
Why is there a lapse of $421.5 million for Employment and Social Development Canada for
the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024?
Why are
expenditures of $94.4 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 $6.2 billion higher than
expenditures of $88.2 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023?
What overpayments were established and
collected for the COVID-19 benefits, which include the Canada Emergency Response
Benefit (CERB), the Employment Insurance Emergency Response Benefit (EI-ERB)
and the Canada Recovery Benefits (CRB) for 2023-2024?
• Employment grew by 50,500 in November, above market expectations (+25,000).
• The unemployment rate jumped to 6.8%, while markets had expected a rise to 6.6%. The labour force participation rate correspondingly rose to 65.1% (+0.3 p.p.).