Q-1151 , 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to government funding for operations in Gaza: (a) how much funding did the government provide to non-governmental organizations operating in Gaza since 2018, broken down by year; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by recipient organization; (c) which of the recipient organizations in (a) received beneficiary lists or nominations, referrals, or other operational direction from the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Social Development or other Hamas-run authorities, including, but not limited to, the "Multi-Sectoral Humanitarian Response for Gazan Families in Crisis (Farah program)", implemented by the United States-based organization Catholic Relief Services and the Gaza-based organization Ajyal (Generations) for Creativity and Development, and, for each such project, what due diligence, compliance screening, or counter-terrorist financing safeguards were conducted prior to the approval and disbursement of government funds; (d) what monitoring mechanisms are in place to ensure that beneficiary selection processes do not result in material benefit to individuals affiliated with Hamas; (e) has the government taken measures to (i) cease any current funding, (ii) not provide any further funding, directly or indirectly, to projects implemented wholly or in part by Ajyal, and, if not, why not; (f) what amounts were committed and disbursed to Aisha, broken down by fiscal year and funding mechanism, by the government since 2018; (g) what background checks, partner risk assessments and compliance reviews were undertaken in relation to Aisha prior to funding approval; (h) has the government received any internal or external warnings regarding Aisha's cooperation with Hamas-controlled entities, and, if so, what warnings were received and what action was taken in response; (i) has the government taken measures to (i) cease any current funding, (ii) not provide any further funding, directly or indirectly, to projects implemented wholly or in part by Aisha; (j) what amounts have been committed and disbursed to World Vision International or World Vision Canada since January 1, 2016, broken down by fiscal year and specific project; (k) what assessments were undertaken by Global Affairs Canada in response to World Vision's Director of Gaza Operations, Mohammed el-Halabi's, 2016 arrest and 2022 conviction for a series of terror-related offences; (l) following el-Halabi's arrest, did the government consider implementing the actions taken by Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom towards World Vision and halting funding to the organizations, and, if not, why not; (m) has the government made its funding to World Vision conditional upon enhanced safeguards or third-party audits as a result of el-Halabi's conviction, and if not, why not; (n) does the government plan to (i) cease any current funding, (ii) not provide any further funding, directly or indirectly, to projects in Gaza implemented wholly or in part by World Vision, and, if not, why not; (o) what counter-terrorist financing controls are applied at the pre-award, disbursement, or post-award stages for development assistance funding provided to Gaza; (p) have any projects or funding streams been suspended, reviewed, or terminated due to terrorist financing concerns, and, if so, which ones; (q) what steps has the government taken to raise concerns with multilateral partners, including the United Nations and other donor governments, about the need for counter-terrorist financing controls in the funding of foreign development projects; and (r) does the government plan on establishing or supporting an independent, transparent investigation into the (i) potential diversion of Canadian-funded aid to Hamas or Hamas-affiliated entities, (ii) oversight, due diligence, and continued funding decisions related to World Vision's activities in Gaza following the 2016 arrest and 2022 conviction of its former Gaza director, and, if not, why not?