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Q-726
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
With regard to the Canada-United Arab Emirates Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, Global Affairs Canada and the export of weapons and weapon parts: (a) what measures will the government take to ensure Canadian investments are not used to (i) arm the Rapid Support Forces, (ii) fund projects that utilize modern-day slave labour; (b) how will the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement fulfill the objective of “supporting a just, lasting, and sustainable peace in the Middle East” despite the United Arab Emirates' funding of the Rapid Support Forces; (c) to which organizations, entities, individuals and groups has Global Affairs Canada authorized the sale of Sterling Cross firearms since 2013; (d) what measures is the government taking to prevent Canadian-made weapons from being used by the Rapid Support Forces and other paramilitary groups associated with the United Arab Emirates; and (e) how many and which types of weapons and weapon parts has Canada exported to the United Arab Emirates since 2023? |
Answered |
Monday, January 26, 2026 |
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Q-725
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
With regard to the Myanmar military junta’s planned December 2025 elections and Canada’s response: (a) what assessments has the government conducted regarding the legitimacy of the planned elections, including the junta’s control of the Union Election Commission, dissolution of the National League for Democracy and restrictions on campaigning and criticism; (b) what analysis has the government undertaken regarding the junta’s escalating violence in areas where it intends to hold elections, including airstrikes and forced conscription; (c) what diplomatic measures has the government taken to oppose the international legitimization of these elections, including (i) whether Canada will publicly commit to not recognizing the results, (ii) whether Canada has urged G7 member states to issue similar statements of non-recognition, (iii) whether Canada has engaged Asian and Association of Southeast Asian Nations partners to encourage coordinated rejection of the results; (d) what engagement has the government undertaken with the United Nations Credentials Committee and neighbouring countries to prevent international recognition of the junta; (e) what instructions, if any, have been issued to Canadian embassies and high commissions in Myanmar’s neighbouring states to encourage those governments to reject the junta’s election results and to support democratic actors; (f) what is the government’s current assessment of the humanitarian situation, including (i) displacement levels, (ii) weaponization of aid through regime-controlled channels, (iii) decreased international funding, (iv) the adequacy of cross-border humanitarian delivery mechanisms; and (g) what assessment has the government conducted regarding China’s support for the junta, including military assistance and expanded economic operations, and how is this informing Canada’s diplomatic approach? |
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Monday, January 26, 2026 |
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Q-724
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
With regard to the recent flooding in Sri Lanka and Canada’s humanitarian response: (a) what assessments has the government conducted to determine the extent of damage and humanitarian need in the hardest-hit regions; (b) of the regions identified in (a), how many (i) have received direct Canadian assistance to date, (ii) have not received any direct Canadian assistance; (c) will the government be establishing a federal matching fund for charitable donations responding to the flooding; (d) if the answer to (c) is affirmative, what is the timeline for implementation, and if the answer to (c) is negative, what are the reasons for not establishing such a program; (e) what measures are being taken to ensure that assistance is allocated proportionally to (i) the hardest-hit areas, (ii) ethnic and religious minority communities; and (f) what support, financial or technical, is the government providing to assist in the investigation of recently identified mass graves in Sri Lanka? |
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Monday, January 26, 2026 |
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Q-723
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
With regard to federal government statistics and estimates on spending by government departments and agencies at all levels (federal, provincial or territorial, and local) on medical services provided outside of Canada: (a) what is the government’s estimate, or actual number, if known, on how much was spent in each of the last five years on these services; (b) for each year in (a), how much was spent in each foreign country; (c) for each year in (a), how much was spent on services related to each medical specialty; (d) for each year in (a), how much was spent on each type of medical service; and (e) what is the breakdown of (a) through (d) by level of government? |
Answered |
Monday, January 26, 2026 |
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Q-471
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Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
With regard to the use of medical assistance in dying by federal inmates: (a) what is the total number of federal
inmates who have used medical assistance in dying in each year since legalization; (b) what is the total number of
federal inmates who have used medical assistance in dying in each institution and in each province, in each year
since legalization; (c) what is the total number of federal inmates who have requested medical assistance in dying
in each year since legalization; (d) what is the total number of federal inmates who have requested medical assistance in dying in each institution and in each province, in each year since legalization; (e) for (a), (b), (c) and (d), how many and what proportions were (i) female, (ii) Indigenous, (iii) Black, (iv) a visible minority; and (f) for (a), (b), (c) and (d), how many and what proportions (i) sought or received track 1 medical assistance in dying, (ii) sought or received track 2 medical assistance in dying, (iii) received medical assistance in dying while in prison, (iv) received medical assistance in dying at a location outside of prison? |
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Wednesday, December 3, 2025 |
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Q-451
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Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
With regard to Temporary Foreign Worker Program applications for hairstylists: (a) what qualifications are required for individuals coming to Canada through the program to fill hairstylist positions; (b) what assessments are conducted to determine whether the qualifications required in (a) are met; (c) how many hairstylists have come to Canada through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in each of the last 10 years, broken down by the number coming to each province and territory; and (d) how many of those in (c), for each year and each province or territory, had a Red Seal certificate at the time of their application? |
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Wednesday, December 3, 2025 |
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Q-349
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Monday, September 22, 2025 |
With regard to the 12-room government-owned property on Park Avenue in New York that used to be the Consul General's residence: (a) what have been the carrying costs of the property, for each of the last 12 months, broken down by component parts; (b) has the property been used for any official or unofficial purpose during that period, and, if so, what are the details; (c) has the government considered trying to earn back some of the money it is losing by making the property available for short-term rental until it sells, and (i) if so, why, (ii) if not, why not; and (d) whom did the government consult about what asking price the residence should be listed for, and what price was provided by each person or firm that was consulted? |
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Friday, November 7, 2025 |
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Q-342
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Friday, September 19, 2025 |
With regard to the appointment of a Special Representative for the Reconstruction of Ukraine: (a) through which mechanism was the appointment made; (b) how many staff, including administrative support, will the government provide for the special representative, in total and broken down by position or responsibility; (c) where will the staff be based; (d) what is the projected annual budget for the office of the special representative, in total and broken down by type of projected expenditure; (e) what is the salary or remuneration range for this appointment; (f) what specific objectives and targets has the government provided to the special representative and what performance metrics will be used to assess whether the appointee is achieving these targets; and (g) what are the expected start-up costs for establishing this position, in total and broken down by type of cost? |
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025 |
