Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2011-01-31 15:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mrs. Alexandra Mendes",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2289399\"> With regard to law enforcement operations set up by, and/or under the surveillance and control of, the RCMP to support security operations up to and during the G20 Summit: (<em>a</em>) how many U.S. Homeland Security officials and/or members of the U.S. Coast Guard did the RCMP Commissioner designate to serve as peace officers on Canadian soil; (<em>b</em>) how many U.S. Homeland Security officials and/or members of the U.S. Coast Guard did the RCMP Commissioner designate to serve as peace officers (i) for security operations in the shared Canada-U.S. waters of Lake Ontario, (ii) to help secure the maritime border between Canada and the U.S. from threats to national security, (iii) to prevent cross-border smuggling and trafficking; (<em>c</em>) of the total number of U.S. Homeland Security officials and/or members of the U.S. Coast Guard designated by the RCMP Commissioner to serve as peace officers to support G20 Security operations, (i) how many were already stationed on Canadian soil at the time of their designation to support security operations at the G20, (ii) how many were already stationed in either Canadian or American waters at the time of their designation to support security operations at the G20; (<em>d</em>) except for those that were either stationed on Canadian soil, or in Canadian or American waters at the time of their designation to support security operations at the G20, how many U.S. Homeland Security officials and/or members of the U.S. Coast Guard did the RCMP Commissioner designate to serve as peace officers to support security operations during the G20; (<em>e</em>) on what date did the RCMP Commissioner (i) designate U.S. Homeland Security officials and/or members of the U.S. Coast Guard to serve as peace officers to support security operations at the G20, (ii) revoke each of their appointments; (<em>f</em>) of the total number of U.S. Homeland Security officials and/or members of the U.S. Coast Guard designated as peace officers for security operations up to and during the G20 Summit, how many designations are still in effect and/or have not yet been revoked by the RCMP Commissioner; (<em>g</em>) what were the specific powers, authorities, protections and privileges to which any and all U.S. Homeland Security officials and/or members of the U.S. Coast Guard designated by the RCMP Commissioner were entitled in the course of supporting security operations at the G20; (<em>h</em>) what is the legislative framework authorizing the RCMP Commissioner to designate U.S. Homeland Security officials and/or members of the U.S. Coast Guard to serve as peace officers to support security operations on Canadian soil; (<em>i</em>) what is the total number of arrests made by U.S. Homeland Security officials and/or members of the U.S. Coast Guard designated by the RCMP Commissioner to serve as peace officers to support security operations at the G20; (<em>j</em>) what were the specific duties, services, undertakings and other such assignments undertaken by the U.S. Homeland Security officials and/or members of the U.S. Coast Guard designated by the RCMP Commissioner to serve as peace officers to support security operations at the G20; (<em>k</em>) did the Minister of Public Safety enter into any arrangements, with or without the approval of the Governor in Council, with the government of Ontario or with any other province or territory for the use or employment of any U.S. Homeland Security Officials and/or members of the U.S. Coast Guard designated to serve as peace officers by the RCMP Commissioner to (i) aid in the administration of justice in the province, (ii) carry into effect the laws in force in the province, (iii) support security operations during the G20; (<em>l</em>) did the Minister of Public Safety enter into any arrangements with any municipality in any province or territory for the use or employment of any U.S. Homeland Security Officials and/or members of the U.S. Coast Guard designated to serve as peace officers by the RCMP Commissioner, to (i) aid in the administration of justice in the province, (ii) carry into effect the laws in force in the province, (iii) support security operations during the G20; (<em>m</em>) if the Minister of Public Safety entered into any arrangement with the government of any province for any of the purposes described above, did the Minister of Public Safety cause to be laid before Parliament a copy of every such arrangement and, if not, will a copy of each of these arrangements be tabled in Parliament, as stipulated in subsection 20(5) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act; (<em>n</em>) were the U.S. Homeland Security officials and/or members of the U.S. Coast Guard designated by the RCMP Commissioner to serve as peace officers during the G20 made to undergo any training or other such programs aimed at ensuring that the discharge of their duties was carried out in accordance with Canadian law; and (<em>o</em>) in what way were these officers identifiable, either (i) to distinguish them as peace officers distinct from Canadian peace officers or (ii) to make them indistinguishable from Canadian peace officers employed for security operations during the G20?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2289399\"> En ce qui concerne les op\u00e9rations d\u2019application de la loi mises en place par la GRC ou sous la surveillance et le contr\u00f4le de celle-ci \u00e0 l\u2019appui de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 avant et pendant le Sommet du G20: <em>a</em>) combien d\u2019agents du d\u00e9partement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure des \u00c9tats-Unis ou de membres de la Garde c\u00f4ti\u00e8re des \u00c9tats-Unis le commissaire de la GRC a-t-il d\u00e9sign\u00e9s pour servir d\u2019agents de la paix en sol canadien; <em>b</em>) combien d\u2019agents du d\u00e9partement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure des \u00c9tats-Unis ou de membres de la Garde c\u00f4ti\u00e8re des \u00c9tats-Unis le commissaire de la GRC a-t-il d\u00e9sign\u00e9s pour servir d\u2019agents de la paix (i) afin d\u2019assurer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans les eaux transfrontali\u00e8res du lac Ontario, (ii) afin d\u2019aider \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger la fronti\u00e8re maritime entre le Canada et les \u00c9tats-Unis contre d\u2019\u00e9ventuelles menaces \u00e0 la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 nationale, (iii) afin de pr\u00e9venir la contrebande et le trafic transfrontaliers; <em>c</em>) parmi le nombre d\u2019agents du d\u00e9partement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure des \u00c9tats-Unis ou de membres de la Garde c\u00f4ti\u00e8re des \u00c9tats-Unis d\u00e9sign\u00e9s par le commissaire de la GRC pour servir d\u2019agents de la paix au G20, (i) combien \u00e9taient d\u00e9j\u00e0 affect\u00e9s en sol canadien au moment d\u2019\u00eatre d\u00e9sign\u00e9s pour appuyer les op\u00e9rations de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 pendant le G20, (ii) combien \u00e9taient d\u00e9j\u00e0 affect\u00e9s dans les eaux canadiennes ou am\u00e9ricaines au moment d\u2019\u00eatre d\u00e9sign\u00e9s pour appuyer les op\u00e9rations de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 au G20; <em>d</em>) outre ceux affect\u00e9s en sol canadien, ou dans les eaux canadiennes ou am\u00e9ricaines au moment d\u2019\u00eatre d\u00e9sign\u00e9s pour appuyer les op\u00e9rations de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 pendant le G20, combien d\u2019agents du d\u00e9partement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure des \u00c9tats-Unis ou de membres de la Garde c\u00f4ti\u00e8re des \u00c9tats-Unis le commissaire de la GRC a-t-il d\u00e9sign\u00e9s pour servir d\u2019agents de la paix pendant le G20; <em>e</em>) \u00e0 quelle date le commissaire de la GRC a-t-il (i) d\u00e9sign\u00e9 les agents du d\u00e9partement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure des \u00c9tats-Unis ou les membres de la Garde c\u00f4ti\u00e8re des \u00c9tats-Unis pour servir d\u2019agents de la paix \u00e0 l\u2019appui des op\u00e9rations de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 du G20, (ii) r\u00e9voqu\u00e9 chacune des d\u00e9signations; <em>f</em>) parmi le nombre d\u2019agents du d\u00e9partement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure des \u00c9tats-Unis ou de membres de la Garde c\u00f4ti\u00e8re des \u00c9tats-Unis d\u00e9sign\u00e9s pour servir d\u2019agents de la paix \u00e0 l\u2019appui des op\u00e9rations de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 avant et pendant le G20, combien de d\u00e9signations sont encore valides ou n\u2019ont pas encore \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9voqu\u00e9es par le commissaire de la GRC; <em>g</em>) quels pouvoirs, droits, protections et privil\u00e8ges particuliers ont \u00e9t\u00e9 accord\u00e9s aux agents du d\u00e9partement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure des \u00c9tats-Unis ou aux membres de la Garde c\u00f4ti\u00e8re des \u00c9tats-Unis d\u00e9sign\u00e9s par le commissaire de la GRC \u00e0 l\u2019appui des op\u00e9rations de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 du G20; <em>h</em>) quel est le cadre l\u00e9gislatif autorisant le commissaire de la GRC \u00e0 d\u00e9signer des agents du d\u00e9partement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure des \u00c9tats-Unis ou des membres de la Garde c\u00f4ti\u00e8re des \u00c9tats-Unis afin de servir d\u2019agents de la paix \u00e0 l\u2019appui des op\u00e9rations de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 en sol canadien; <em>i</em>) \u00e0 combien d\u2019arrestations ont proc\u00e9d\u00e9 les agents du d\u00e9partement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure des \u00c9tats-Unis ou les membres de la Garde c\u00f4ti\u00e8re des \u00c9tats-Unis d\u00e9sign\u00e9s par le commissaire de la GRC pour servir d\u2019agents de la paix \u00e0 l\u2019appui des op\u00e9rations de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 du G20; <em>j</em>) quels t\u00e2ches, services et initiatives particuliers et quelles autres fonctions devaient \u00eatre effectu\u00e9s par les agents du d\u00e9partement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure des \u00c9tats-Unis ou les membres de la Garde c\u00f4ti\u00e8re des \u00c9tats-Unis d\u00e9sign\u00e9s par le commissaire de la GRC pour servir d\u2019agents de la paix \u00e0 l\u2019appui des op\u00e9rations de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 du G20; <em>k</em>) le ministre de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 publique a-t-il conclu des ententes, avec ou sans l\u2019approbation du gouverneur en conseil, avec le gouvernement de l\u2019Ontario, ou avec toute autre province ou tout autre territoire, pour embaucher ou recourir aux services de tout agent du d\u00e9partement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure des \u00c9tats-Unis ou membre de la Garde c\u00f4ti\u00e8re des \u00c9tats-Unis d\u00e9sign\u00e9 pour servir d\u2019agent de la paix par le commissaire de la GRC (i) afin d\u2019aider \u00e0 administrer la justice dans la province, (ii) faire appliquer les lois en vigueur dans la province, (iii) appuyer les op\u00e9rations de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 durant le G20; <em>l</em>) le ministre de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 publique a-t-il conclu des ententes, avec toute municipalit\u00e9 de toute province ou tout territoire pour embaucher ou recourir aux services de tout agent du d\u00e9partement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure des \u00c9tats-Unis ou membre de la Garde c\u00f4ti\u00e8re des \u00c9tats-Unis d\u00e9sign\u00e9 pour servir d\u2019agent de la paix par le commissaire de la GRC (i) afin d\u2019aider \u00e0 administrer la justice dans la province ou le territoire, (ii) faire appliquer les lois en vigueur dans la province, (iii) appuyer les op\u00e9rations de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 durant le G20; <em>m</em>) si le ministre de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 publique a conclu des ententes avec le gouvernement de toute province, pour l\u2019une ou l\u2019autre des raisons susmentionn\u00e9e, a-t-il fait d\u00e9poser devant le Parlement une copie de ces ententes, et, dans la n\u00e9gative, (i) une copie de chacune de ces ententes sera-t-elle d\u00e9pos\u00e9e devant le Parlement, comme le stipule le paragraphe 20(5) de la Loi sur la Gendarmerie royale du Canada; <em>n</em>) les agents du d\u00e9partement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure des \u00c9tats-Unis ou les membres de la Garde c\u00f4ti\u00e8re des \u00c9tats-Unis d\u00e9sign\u00e9s par le commissaire de la GRC pour servir d\u2019agents de la paix durant le G20 ont-ils suivi une formation ou tout autre programme afin de s\u2019assurer qu\u2019ils ex\u00e9cutent leurs fonctions conform\u00e9ment aux lois canadiennes; <em>o</em>) de quelle mani\u00e8re ces agents \u00e9taient-ils identifiables, soit (i) pour les distinguer des agents de la paix canadiens, ou (ii) pour qu\u2019ils ne se distinguent pas des agents de la paix canadiens charg\u00e9s d\u2019assurer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 pendant le G20? </p>"
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        "en": "Questions Passed as Orders for Return",
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    "h3": {
        "en": "Question No. 606",
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