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Q1 – Is the Government of Canada planning to implement a regime similar to the USA for Canadian fresh produce sellers?
Q1 - How is the government continuing to support the wine sector in its ongoing challenges? Q2 – How else does the department support the wine sector as a whole? Q3 – What other supports exist for Canadian wineries? Q4 – Will the government modify the Wine Sector Support Program to broaden its support for the wine sector writ large (e.g., grape growers)? Q5 – Will the government develop a national wine strategy?
Q1 – How might this price change impact the retail price of milk and dairy products? Q2 – How is the government addressing concerns about milk price-setting transparency?
Canada-Québec Accord and immigration-related issues
Several immigration measures were put in place following the imposition of the National Security Law in Hong Kong by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China on June 30, 2020. On March 19, 2024, Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously passed second new national security legislation known as Article 23. Due to increased volumes of applications and limited admissions spaces, stakeholders and parliamentarians have expressed concerns with increased processing times for permanent residence applications for Hong Kong.
What is the Government of Canada doing to protect the domestic steel and aluminium industries from the impacts of excess production capacity?
Canada – U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement and U.S. designation as a safe third country.
Given the government’s policy on foreign investment in the Canadian critical minerals sector, why did the government approve Pan American Silver’s sale of its La Arena mine and project in Peru to China’s Zijin Mining Group?
On October 21, 2024, the Auditor General wrote to the Speaker of the House of Commons to inform the House that her office will conduct a performance audit on all payments and government contracts awarded to GCStrategies.
The Government of Canada’s is pursuing its efforts to investigate and deter fraudulent billing by sub-contractors for suppliers on professional services contracts. Since March, Public Services and Procurement Canada has disclosed a total of seven cases that have been referred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (i.e., three cases in March, one older case in July when charges were laid, and three cases on November 6th).