Q-1199 , 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to the current human rights situation in the Philippines and the Government of Canada’s involvement: (a) what analyses of the human rights situation in the Philippines were conducted prior to the signing of the Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement and the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement; (b) if analyses were conducted prior to the signing of the Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement and the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement, were civil society organizations consulted as part of those analyses; (c) do the Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement and the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement include specific conditions related to human rights monitoring that go beyond mere compliance with federal legislation and guidelines; (d) what is the Government of Canada’s current level of engagement with Karapatan and other human rights organizations in the Philippines; (e) if Canada’s collaboration with any civil society organization in the Philippines has been suspended, on what grounds was this done; (f) through what specific mechanisms does the Government of Canada monitor the human rights situation in the Philippines, and do these mechanisms provide for the active participation of Philippine civil society organizations; and (g) are there mechanisms in place to review the Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement and the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement should the human rights situation change, and would the resulting assessments be made publicly available?