Q-322 , 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to letters or official communications sent by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada to the International Criminal Court, between November 4, 2015, and September 16, 2025, concerning the Court’s jurisdiction over the situation in Palestine or the Palestinian Territories: (a) what were the details of each letter, statement, or formal submission sent by or on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the International Criminal Court or the Office of the Prosecutor, including any positions taken with respect to the Court’s jurisdiction or admissibility over the situation in Palestine; (b) will the government table in the House of Commons complete and unredacted copies of these communications, and, if not, what specific statutory, regulatory or diplomatic grounds are being invoked to justify withholding them; (c) has the government sought, or does it intend to seek, the consent of the International Criminal Court or the Office of the Prosecutor to publicly release these letters, and, if not, why not; (d) what are the dates of each letter in (a), the names and titles of the signatories, and any reference numbers or subject lines used; (e) will the government table in the House of Commons any responses received from the International Criminal Court or its officials in relation to these letters, and, if not, why not; (f) do any of the communications in (a) make mention of Canada’s financial contributions to the International Criminal Court, directly or indirectly, and, if so, what was stated, and what was the context; and (g) are any Royal Canadian Mounted Police staff seconded to the International Criminal Court to work on (i) the investigation into Palestine, (ii) other investigations?