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

With regard to strategies developed by the Canada Border Services agency in the last five years to deal with concerns related to workplace culture and harassment within the agency: (a) were any human resources professionals, employee representatives, or frontline Canada Border Services Agency personnel consulted in the development of these strategies and their implementation, and, if so, how many and from which divisions and regions; (b) what specific risks have been identified by the government and the Canada Border Services Agency regarding the implementation of these strategies, including risks related to workplace culture, employee safety, retention, morale, and operational effectiveness; (c) what findings from internal reports or external inquiries into harassment and misconduct within the Canada Border Services Agency were considered in shaping these strategies, including concerns related to fear of reprisal, lack of reporting confidence, and systemic workplace issues; and (d) what specific protective conditions, safeguards, or accountability measures have been put in place to ensure that these strategies are implemented effectively and do not exacerbate existing workplace issues, including mechanisms for employee reporting, oversight, and enforcement?

With regard to hearing protection for service women and men in the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: (a) how much has the government spent annually over each of the past five years to acquire hearing protection devices, and what were the specific standard devices provided to service personnel; (b) what analysis has the government done to confirm that the current devices are the most effective on the market; (c) what actions is the government taking to ensure that current service personnel have the most effective hearing protection devices available; (d) what steps are being taken to ensure new recruits are provided the best hearing devices available; (e) how much has (i) the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, (ii) Veterans Affairs Canada, (iii) the government as a whole, paid out in each of the last five years to treat hearing loss; (f) what steps have been taken to hold providers of defective hearing devices accountable for hearing loss in members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Armed Forces; and (g) how much has the government paid in lead settlements in each of the last five years related to hearing damage resulting from work as Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers and Canadian Armed Forces members?