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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hard-working, hon. colleague for Pontiac for the question. Those who disclose serious wrongdoing must be protected. Canadian law provides a secure and confidential process for disclosing serious wrongdoing in the federal government and offers protection from acts of reprisal. Our government has strengthened these processes by improving training, transparency and mon…
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Madam Chair, the presentation of this bill is identical to that used during the previous supply period.
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moved that Bill C-16, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, be read the first time. (Motion deemed adopted and bill read the first time)
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moved that the bill be read the second time and referred to a committee of the whole.
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moved: That the House do concur in interim supply as follows: That a sum not exceeding $75,483,404,546 being composed of the following amounts, each item rounded up to the next dollar: (1) three twelfths ($28,652,262,606) of the total of the amounts of the items set forth in the Proposed Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, except for those ite…
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moved: That the Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, be concurred in.
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moved that the bill be read the second time and referred to a committee of the whole.
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moved that Bill C-15, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, be now read the first time and printed. (Motion deemed adopted and bill read the first time)
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moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.
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moved that the bill be concurred in.
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Madam Chair, I am very glad to report that the form of this bill is the same as that passed in the previous supply period.
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moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.
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moved that the bill be concurred in.
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Mr. Speaker, our government is determined to sign agreements with all of the bargaining agents that are fair for the employees and that reflect the current economic and financial context. We are negotiating at the bargaining table, not in public. The Office of the Auditor General of Canada is conducting its own negotiations, and the offer on the table is in line with the increases agreed upon by 9…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his important question and especially his hard work for his constituents in Laval—Les Îles. Respecting official languages is not only an obligation, it is also essential to delivering our services more effectively to Canadians. Bill C‑13 on the modernization of the Official Languages Act will strengthen the powers of the Treasury Board with respect to official…
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, on behalf of 90 departments and agencies, the departmental plans for 2022‑23.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the Main Estimates, 2022-23.
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Mr. Speaker, as I said yesterday, vaccines are the best way to bring this pandemic to an end. Public servants stepped up and 99% got their first dose, 98.7% got their second dose. Public servants are responding to the need of making sure Canadians are safe and healthy during this pandemic. Those who need accommodation are being treated, and we will continue to make sure that these public servants …
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table, on behalf of the Minister of Finance, in both official languages, a document entitled “2022 Report on Federal Tax Expenditures”.
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Mr. Speaker, vaccines are the best way to bring this pandemic to an end. We asked employees of the federal public service to attest to their vaccination status and they have stepped up: 99% of public servants stepped up. The policy will be reviewed every six months, and we will make sure that it is determined when it is still required. We know that having a fully vaccinated workforce means that no…
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Madam Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the supplementary estimates (C), 2021-22.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, on behalf of the 88 departments and agencies, the departmental results reports for 2020-21.
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Mr. Speaker, today, I have the great honour to table, in both official languages, the Public Accounts of Canada. The Auditor General of Canada has provided an unqualified audit opinion on the Canadian government's financial statements.
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Madam Speaker, our government is committed to financial transparency, including for COVID-19 response spending. Monthly financial results are reported throughout the year, and the “Fiscal Monitor” and departments provide quarterly financing reporting. Our annual audited financial statements in the public accounts will be tabled this month within normal legislated timelines.
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Madam Speaker, our government is committed to ensuring financial transparency, including for COVID-19 response spending. Monthly financial results are reported throughout the year in the “Fiscal Monitor”, and departments provide quarterly financing reporting. We are being transparent. Our annual audited financial statements in the Public Accounts of Canada will be tabled this month within normal l…
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moved for leave to introduce Bill C-6, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
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moved that the bill be read the second time and referred to a committee of the whole.
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Mr. Speaker, the presentation of this bill is identical to that used during the previous supply period.
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moved that the bill be concurred in.
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moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.
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Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to working with all bargaining agents to sign agreements that are equitable for the employees and take the current economic and financial context into account. The Government of Canada is signing collective agreements that cover roughly 99% of public servants for the 2018 bargaining round. Negotiations are also under way with the Public Service Alliance of …
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moved: That the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, be concurred in.
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Again, Madam Chair, I am very proud to say that public servants, as I said, have stepped up. As we continue to encourage our workforce to get vaccinated, the public servants will continue to attest that they are. We know that having a requirement about public health is working. This requirement is really working. It will help us get this pandemic over with if we all continue to get vaccinated.
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Madam Chair, I have said that we will be tabling them this month within normal legislated timelines. The public accounts will be tabled this month.
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Madam Chair, as I already said, we are following the budget process and the financial statements will be tabled this month.
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Madam Chair, we are following the budget process and the annual cycle. As I have repeated in response to several questions, our annual audited financial statements will be tabled in the Public Accounts of Canada this month—
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Madam Chair, we must follow the budget process and, as I said, the monthly financial results are reported throughout the year and the “Fiscal Monitor” will be issued as planned this month.
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Madam Chair, as I said, our annual public financial reports will be tabled this month within normal legislated timelines.
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Madam Chair, accountability, transparency and openness are the values that I and our government work towards.
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Madam Chair, again, as members know, the process is for the government to table the annual public accounts, and it will be done this month within normal legislated timelines.
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Madam Chair, as we have short answers tonight, I will say that our annual audited financial statements in the public accounts will be tabled this month within normal legislated timelines.
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Madam Chair, I want to thank my hon. colleague and my critic for his great words. I have said that our government has been committed to financial transparency, including for COVID-19 spending response—
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Madam Chair, once again, I am very pleased to answer my hon. colleague's questions. It is important and one of our government's priorities to welcome skilled immigrants to help us with the labour shortage in several areas, including health care.
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Madam Chair, we know that the pandemic has put a lot of pressure on us to continue our efforts to receive immigrants and refugees in Canada. The minister responsible has told the House that we will propose targets—
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Madam Chair, the 2021-23 immigration levels plan was tabled in October 2020. We will continue to follow this plan that we established. The immigration minister will obviously revise—
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Madam Chair, we continue to look for different ways to bring the 40,000 Afghans to Canada as we promised in our election campaign, and we confirmed it again during—
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Madam Chair, we must thank those Canadians who are helping with the effort to bring Afghans to Canada. As I mentioned, we will continue to do our best to ensure we get them to Canada as quickly as possible.
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Madam Chair, as I already said, we have an objective. We have been able to bring in more than 3,800 Afghans, 500 of whom arrived in the past 24 hours. We are concerned about people's health and safety and are working with our partners and allies to continue these efforts—
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Madam Chair, our objectives are very clear, and we will continue to do what is necessary to meet them.
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Madam Chair, once again, we are working very hard to meet our objective. As the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced yesterday, two planes transporting more than 500 Afghans arrived in Canada today.
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