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House Hansard - 75

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 19, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 9:11:51 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am happy to support the national shipbuilding strategy, and they are going to provide us with the ships that we—
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The Deputy Chair
  • May/19/22 9:11:59 p.m.
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The hon. member.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • May/19/22 9:12:00 p.m.
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Madam Chair, right now, CAE does Canada's military pilot training. Does the minister support CAE and training pilots at home by a Canadian company?
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 9:12:14 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am not sure where the member is going with this, but of course we support Canadian companies across the board.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • May/19/22 9:12:23 p.m.
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Madam Chair, does the minister know that the future aircrew training program has been weighted for either an Italian or a British company to win and train pilots outside Canada?
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 9:12:36 p.m.
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Madam Chair, these contracts are all subject to the procurement process, where there are negotiations that go on and we try to get the best price and the best value for Canadians.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • May/19/22 9:12:46 p.m.
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Madam Chair, is the government prepared to lose all those Canadian jobs at CAE, and its partners, to training Canadian pilots in Europe?
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 9:12:57 p.m.
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Madam Chair, as I referenced earlier, economic benefits are a part of the contracts that we sign and will continue to be.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • May/19/22 9:13:05 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the Cormorant search and rescue helicopters are 24 years old and we are down to two or three aircraft. What plans does the government have for a mid-life upgrade of the aircraft, and what are the plans to replace the missing platforms?
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 9:13:22 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I just need clarification on the helicopter that the member is referencing.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • May/19/22 9:13:30 p.m.
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Madam Chair, they are the Cormorant search and rescue helicopters.
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 9:13:35 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am going to have to get back to the member with respect to that specific question. What DND asks for us to procure, we procure.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • May/19/22 9:13:42 p.m.
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Madam Chair, what is the government's plan to acquire new submarines, and will they be nuclear, given that conventional submarines have a difficult time staying under the ice pack for more than a few hours or days before they have to retreat?
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 9:13:56 p.m.
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Madam Chair, again, we are procurement, so we ask DND. As the client, DND provides us with the information and the details and the specs it needs, and we follow what it has asked.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • May/19/22 9:14:09 p.m.
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Madam Chair, to date, the government has not been able to procure a new side arm for the Canadian Army. Our special forces have new side arms. Why could the Canadian Army not just join that purchase or follow up on that buy? Why does it have to wait?
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 9:14:24 p.m.
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Madam Chair, again, the Department of Defence asks us to procure, and we procure. The Department of Defence is the client. What it asks us to procure, we get the best possible value for Canadians in our—
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The Deputy Chair
  • May/19/22 9:14:36 p.m.
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The hon. member.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • May/19/22 9:14:37 p.m.
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Madam Chair, how long do our Canadian Rangers have to wait to get a new rifle? This should not be rocket science. They need them. When will they get them?
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Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 9:14:48 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I think the member is referring to the C21 sniper rifles. The competitive process resulted in a $2.6-million contract to deliver 229 new C21 sniper rifles. Delivery is expected at the end of 2022.
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Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • May/19/22 9:15:11 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I would like to ask the minister a few questions about the Lac-Mégantic bypass. What is the minister's role on the bypass file?
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