Questions and responses 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

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Q-963

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May 26, 2025, to present

Q-963

45th Parliament, 1st session
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Date asked
March 19, 2026
Answered
May 6, 2026
Response from
Department of National Defence
With regard to firearms possessed or used by the Canadian Coast Guard: (a) how many firearms are in inventory, or otherwise in the possession of, the Canadian Coast Guard; (b) what types of firearms are in the Coast Guard's inventory; (c) how many of each type of firearm are in the inventory; (d) which Canadian Coast Guard vessels are equipped with mounted or onboard firearms, including the name of each vessel and the type of firearm; (e) which vessels in the Canadian Coast Guard fleet are not equipped with any firearms; and (f) which departments or agencies are authorized to carry or operate firearms while aboard Canadian Coast Guard vessels?

Q-297

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May 26, 2025, to present

Q-297

45th Parliament, 1st session
Asked by
Date asked
September 11, 2025
Answered
October 29, 2025
Response from
Department of National Defence
With regard to the Canadian Coast Guard and the Canadian Armed Forces: what was the procedure and what criteria led the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre - Halifax to suspend the search on August 7, 2025, for the two people from Havre-Saint-Pierre who went missing at sea on August 5, 2025?

Q-199

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May 26, 2025, to present

Q-199

45th Parliament, 1st session
Asked by
Date asked
June 16, 2025
Answered
September 15, 2025
With regard to the Prime Minister's announcement on June 9, 2025, that the government intends to expand "the reach, security mandate, and abilities of the Canadian Coast Guard" and the statement appearing in the National Post from the Prime Minister's Office spokesperson Emily Williams which stated that "the Prime Minister will soon initiate the process of moving the Canadian Coast Guard to the leadership of the Minister of National Defence": (a) when was the decision made to move the Canadian Coast Guard under the auspices of the Minister of National Defence; (b) was the Chief of the Defence Staff consulted on this decision, and, if so, when; (c) what is the total planned budget for the Canadian Coast Guard in the fiscal year 2025-26; (d) how much of the Canadian Coast Guard's total budget in the fiscal year 2025-26 will be considered as defence spending for the purposes of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's 2% of gross domestic product spending target; (e) is the government planning to arm current Canadian Coast Guard vessels; (f) if the answer to (e) is affirmative, what (i) armaments will be installed, (ii) additional training, if any, will be provided to Coast Guard personnel, (iii) is the planned budget for each; (g) aside from current projects to build new Coast Guard vessels as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, does the government intend to procure new vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard; and (h) if the answer to (g) is affirmative, what are the details, including the (i) type of vessel, (ii) planned budget, (iii) date of delivery, (iv) shipyard where they will be built?
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