Viviane Lapointe

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honour the memory of Vinod and Shilpa Patel, two constituents of Sudbury who tragically lost their lives on April 7 in a highway accident on Highway 69. This is not an isolated tragedy. Sadly, Highway 69 has claimed too many lives. For years, the people of Sudbury and northern Ontario have been promised that this dangerous corridor would be completed. Those promises [more]

In recent committee testimony that we heard here, experts were clear that secure and resilient supply chains for critical minerals are essential to Canada's national security. What mechanisms or decision-making tools will the agency use to ensure that supply chain security is consistently built into procurement decisions?

Mr. Guzman, you've managed complex operations when timely decisions and coordination have been critical. What changes will you prioritize, and what processes will you implement to ensure that the Defence Investment Agency delivers faster and more reliable results for the Canadian Armed Forces?

I can tell you, Mr. Guzman, that the SMEs I met with in Sudbury would be very appreciative of and pleased with the response you just gave. As the agency moves forward, how will you track and demonstrate that investments are translating into Canadian-made products and that we're leveraging Canadian supply chains and expertise and creating jobs for Canadians? What mechanisms will be in place to [more]