38th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION
(October 4, 2004 - )
Edited Hansard • Number 118
Friday, June 17, 2005
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
Hon. Raymond Simard (Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Leader
of the Government in the House of Commons, Minister responsible for
Official Languages and Minister responsible for Democratic Reform, Lib.):
Mr. Speaker, if Questions Nos. 144 and 146 could be made orders for
returns, these returns would be tabled immediately.
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Marcel Proulx): Is that agreed?
Some hon. members: Agreed.
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Question No. 144--
Mr. Garry Breitkreuz: How many person-years have been allocated and what has been the total cost spent by both Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada, for each year since 1994, for the following activities: (a) organizing, operating and participating in the National Committee on Firearms; (b) formulating, implementing and administering the Canadian Plan of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons; (c) developing and implementing the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects; (d) developing and implementing the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; (e) developing and implementing the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons; (f) developing and implementing the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials (Inter-American Convention), signed by Canada in November 1997; (g) developing and implementing the European Union (EU) Joint Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons adopted by the EU States on December 17, 1998; (h) developing and implementing the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports adopted by the EU States; (i) planning and participating in the Small Arms Survey 2001 and 2002; (j) participating in the planning, implementing and administering the Canadian Firearms Program, the Firearms Act and regulations and Part III of the Criminal Code; and (k) processing and issuing import and export permits for firearms and related products?
(Return tabled)
SESSIONAL
PAPER TABLED WITH JOURNALS BRANCH
TRANSCRIBED BY GARRY BREITKREUZ’S OFFICE
REPLY BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PIERRE PETTIGREW
The corporate management systems and services supporting the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Foreign Affairs) and (International Trade) were fully integrated or shared up to 2003-2004, therefore the information for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Foreign Affairs) and (International Trade) were reported together for this period. At the start of fiscal year 2004-2005 the corporate management systems and services were segregated into the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Affairs (Foreign Affairs) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (International Trade).
The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (International Trade) did not participate in the activities described in annex A, B, G, H & I of the question and was limited to attendance at meetings held at 125 Sussex Dr. Pearson Bldg. involving activites C, D, E & J, therefore no person-years were allocated or cost involved for these activities.
Please
refer to the attached template for the response to annex F(2001 et 2002)
& K (1994 to 2005) of the question.
It should be noted that in some cases no full-time position was devoted,
and that relevant officers participated therein as a minor part of their
regular duties. This is reflected in the fractional numbers given for
the number of person-years allocated to the activities identified in
this question.
REPLY BY MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE JAMES PETERSON
The corporate management systems and services supporting Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada were fully integrated or shared for the period 1998-1999 to 2003-2004. At the start of fiscal year 2004-2005 the financial system was segregated into Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada.
Please refer to the attached template for full details on total cost spent by Foreign Affairs Canada and number of person-years allocated to activities listed in sections a to k.
It should be noted that in some cases no full-time position was devoted to any of these activities, and that relevant officers participated therein as a minor part of their regular duties. This is reflected in the fractional numbers given for the number of person-years allocated to the activities identified in this question.
SUMMARY OF DATA PROVIDED ON ATTACHED TEMPLATES
| A.
National Committee on Firearms: • NO PERSON-YEARS. NO COST B. Canadian Plan of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons: • 5.4 PERSON YEARS. COST = $2,705,000 C. Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects: • 10.06 PERSON YEARS. COST = $1,437,954 D. Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime: • NO PERSON-YEARS. NO COST E. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons: • 0.193 PERSON-YEARS. COST = $35,000 F. Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials (Inter-American Convention), signed by Canada in November 1997: • 0.42 PERSON YEARS. COST = $169,141 G. European Union (EU) Joint Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons adopted by the EU States on December 17, 1998: • NO PERSON-YEARS. NO COST H. European Union (EU) Code of Conduct on Arms Exports adopted by the EU States: • NO PERSON-YEARS. NO COST I. Small Arms Survey 2001 and 2002: • NO PERSON-YEARS. C0ST = $241,000 J. Canadian Firearms Program, the Firearms Act and regulations and Part III of the Criminal Code: • NO PERSON-YEARS. NO COST K. Processing and issuing import and export permits for firearms and related products: • 5 PERSON-YEARS. COST = $463,000 |
GRAND-TOTAL REPORTED PERSON-YEARS = 21.073
GRAND-TOTAL REPORTED COSTS = $5,051,095
FOREIGN
AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE TEMPLATE
Total costs for Administering Activities pertinent to Firearms &
Weapons, 1994-2005
Government Response to Garry Breitkreuz’s Order Paper Question
Q-144 – June 17, 2005
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/2005_FirearmsCosts_1994_2005.xls