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

With regard to the Public Health Agency of Canada and the government’s future health approach: (a) which agency, entities or ministries are involved in (i) the pandemic prevention, preparedness and response protocols, (ii) the One Health approach; (b) what is the One Health approach and where or how did it originate; (c) which bills are currently tabled or have been passed which would operationalize (i) Canada’s pandemic prevention, preparedness and response protocols, (ii) the One Health approach in Canada, (iii) any other World Health Organization or United Nations international health or pandemic treaties or agreements; (d) have staff already been hired or will staff be hired and trained to integrate the One Health approach into Canadian policy and legislation; (e) if the answer to (d) is affirmative, (i) where and under which department or agency will these employees work, (ii) where are these positions posted, (iii) what are the hiring criteria for these staff, (iv) who selects the staff, (v) how many positions exist or will be created; (f) what is the budget allocation to integrate the One Health approach; (g) are there training programs for nongovernmental professionals in One Health and, if so, where are they located; and (h) if the answer to (g) is affirmative, (i) how are the training programs funded, (ii) what are their goals, (iii) who instructs these courses, (iv) what are the requirements to instruct these courses, (v) how did the instructors obtain these requirements?

With regard to the $1,000,000 in the Public Health Agency of Canada's funding for "government advertising programs" in the Supplementary Estimates (B), 2025-26: what are the details of this funding, including, for each advertising campaign, the (i) title or description, (ii) total amount budgeted, (iii) total amount spent, (iv) start and end dates, (v) target audience, (vi) objective of the campaign, (vii) media used (television, radio, print, digital, social media), (viii) location of advertisement?

With regard to the staff reductions at the Public Health Agency of Canada: for all documents, including scientific advice, briefing notes and available studies and briefs addressing the risks these cuts pose to the agency’s capacity to prevent and control epidemics, what are the details, including (i) the date, (ii) the sender, (iii) the type of document, (iv) the title of the document, (v) a summary of the message’s content?

With regard to the $1 million in the Public Health Agency of Canada’s funding for “government advertising programs” in the Supplementary Estimates (B), 2025-26: (a) what are the details of this funding, including, for each advertising campaign, the (i) title or description, (ii) total amount budgeted, (iii) total amount spent, (iv) start and end dates, (v) target audience, (vi) objective of the campaign, (vii) media used (television, radio, print, digital, social media), (viii) location of advertisement?