Questions and responses All Sessions January 17, 1994, to present

With respect to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachments that were closed in Quebec in 2004: (a) five years later, what are the government’s plans for these nine detachments, specifically with respect to their possible reopening and to an increase in border staff; and (b) if an analysis of the positive and negative impacts of closing these detachments was done, what were the findings?

With respect to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachments that were closed in Quebec in 2004: (a) four years later, what are the government’s plans for these nine detachments, specifically with respect to their possible reopening and to an increase in border staff; and (b) if an analysis of the positive and negative impacts of closing these detachments was done, what were the findings?

With respect to the Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program: (a) what funding is still being allocated to this program; (b) what are the criteria for obtaining funding through this program; and (c) how much is being paid out through this program, by province, to the recipient organizations?

Regarding the cuts announced by the government in the area of youth employment: (a) which programs are affected by the cuts; (b) what is the extent of the cuts by program; (c) how will the Summer Career Placements program be affected; (d) how will the Skills Link program be affected; and (e) how will the Career Focus program be affected?

With respect to the Canadian Learning Institute: (a) what is its mandate; (b) what is its address; (c) what activities has it undertaken since its creation; (d) if applicable, what is the total amount of funding allocated to it by each department since its creation; (e) what have its expenditures been for each fiscal year since its creation; and (f) if applicable, what funding has it allocated to projects, specifying the organizations and programs, and for what purposes?