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Why is this Government using scarce Canadian Armed Forces resources to transport senior officials at such a high cost to taxpayers?
Why has the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) portfolio lapsed a total of $2.5 billion for fiscal year 2022–23, as reported in the Public Accounts of Canada?
In December 2017, the Government of Canada launched an open and transparent competition to permanently replace Canada’s fighter fleet with 88 advanced jets—the Future Fighter Capability Project.
Notes:
- All questions related to capability and requirements should be answered by the Minister of National Defence
- All questions related to the Industrial and Technological Benefits Policy and Canadian Industry’s participation on the Joint Strike Fighter program 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
- All questions related to in-service support costs, including the complete life-cycle costs should be deferred to the Minister of National Defense
The PBO’s recent report shows that Canadians could have saved billions of dollars if we had committed to the F-35 aircraft earlier. Why did this procurement take so long?
On November 1, 2023, the government announced that it would maintain the number of new permanent residents in Canada at 500,000 in 2026. In addition, it will increase its target for Francophone immigration from 4.4% to 6% in 2024, and then raise its target for Francophone newcomers outside Quebec to 7% in 2025 and 8% in 2026.
Refugee resettlement has fully resumed following COVID-19 impacts that affected the ability of Canada and other countries to protect refugees through resettlement during the global pandemic.
Canada’s projected immigration levels for 2024 to 2026
Aristotle Foundation research refuting existence of systemic racism based on data on education and wages.
What are the implications of the findings from the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability? What is the Government doing to advance the inclusion of persons with disabilities?
The 2023-24 Supplementary Estimates (B) are scheduled to be tabled in Parliament during the week of November 6, 2023 and represents a total net increase in funding of $196.6 million for Canadian Heritage.