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

With regard to exemptions under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act for supervised consumption sites since 2015: (a) how many reports regarding infringements to public health or public safety has Health Canada received, broken down by (i) site location, (ii) date, (iii) details of the report; and (b) how many supervised consumption sites have been closed due to public health and safety concerns and what are the details of each, including the site location and the date of closure?

With regard to the $1.3 billion to bolster security at the border and strengthen the immigration system, announced by the government in December 2024: (a) how much of the $1.3 billion has been distributed to date; and (b) what is the itemized breakdown of how it has been distributed, including the dates of all distributions?

With regard to the government's chartering and deployment of Black Hawk helicopters for Canada-U.S. border surveillance: (a) what are the details of each contract or agreement related to Black Hawk helicopter leases signed since January 1, 2024, including the (i) date it was signed, (ii) vendor, (iii) contract value, (iv) start and end dates of the lease, (v) number of Black Hawk helicopters leased, (vi) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid); (b) for each contract in (a), (i) what is the per-hour flight rate, or per-day flight rate, (ii) what are the terms of renewal, termination, and extension (notice periods, cancellation rights), (iii) was any of the procurement or bidding process expedited in any way, and, if so, how; (c) what are the details, including the amounts, of any additional costs incurred by the government to date related to the Black Hawk usage (maintenance, fuel, insurance, etc.), and, for each amount, is it included in the contract value or is it an additional cost; (d) what is the total amount paid to pilots, crew and other aviation personnel to operate these helicopters (i) in total to date, (ii) per hour, and is the amount included in the contract value; (e) what are the nationalities of the pilots and crew; (f) what is the breakdown of the operational budget (fuel, maintenance, spare parts, insurance, ground support, hangar or storage, training); (g) has any additional staffing (support, command, surveillance analysts) been hired as part of this program, and, if so, what are their roles and costs; (h) what geographic sectors and border segments have been monitored by these helicopters, broken down by province or territory; (i) what number of flight hours have been flown to date, broken down by helicopter, if possible; (j) how many times has suspicious or illegal activity been monitored by the Black Hawk helicopters, in total and broken down by month, and what is the breakdown by type of intervention (arrest, search, etc.) that followed and by outcome; and (k) what is the breakdown of illegal contraband seized as a result of the Black Hawk surveillance, in total and by month?

With regard to the Minister of Public Safety: (a) on what date did the minister complete the Canadian Firearms Safety Course; and (b) if the minister has not yet completed the Canadian Firearms Safety Course, has he signed up to take the course, and, if not, why not?

With regard to the consultative process for Bill C-2, An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures: (a) what meetings or correspondence did the ministers and staff responsible for the preparation of Bill C-2 undertake with (i) women and gender equality organizations, (ii) migrant and refugee rights organizations; (b) did the government seek a legal opinion from the Privacy Commissioner concerning the legal validity of Bill C-2, prior to introducing it in the House of Commons; and (c) what steps did the government take to ensure that Bill C-2 was compliant with the 1951 Refugee Convention, prior to introducing it in the House of Commons?