Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2024-11-08 12:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Robert Oliphant (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.)",
        "fr": "L\u2019hon. Robert Oliphant (secr\u00e9taire parlementaire de la ministre des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8686185\">Mr. Speaker, the following reflects a consolidated response approved on behalf of Global Affairs Canada ministers.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8686186\">With regard to parts (a) and (b), the Canada fund for local initiatives, CFLI, is an international assistance contribution program under the authority of the Minister of Foreign Affairs with an annual operating budget of $26.89 million. Each year, the CFLI supports over 800 small-scale, high-impact projects with an average budget of $32,000, implemented in over 120 official development assistance, ODA, eligible countries.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8686187\">The department undertook an extensive preliminary search in order to determine the amount of information that would fall within the scope of the question and the amount of time that would be required to prepare a comprehensive response. The response would require the retrieval of information stored in various databases for over 820 contributions agreements. The department concluded that producing and validating a comprehensive response to this question would require an extensive collection of information that is not possible in the time allotted and could lead to the disclosure of incomplete and misleading information.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8686188\">CFLI contributions of a value above $10,000 are subject to proactive disclosure and are published on the Open Government site under proactive disclosure at the following link: https://open.canada.ca/en.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8686189\">CFLI initiatives align with the six action areas established under Canada\u2019s feminist international assistance policy and seek to contribute to advancing democracy, protecting and promoting human rights, and ensuring security and stability. The CFLI is also geared to assist in the advocacy of Canada\u2019s values and interests and the strengthening of Canada\u2019s bilateral relations with foreign countries and their civil societies. CFLI funding can also be deployed for humanitarian assistance in the immediate aftermath of natural disasters and other emergencies. By funding and supporting projects developed by local organizations that may not otherwise qualify for funding from larger donors, the CFLI program fosters stronger and more resilient civil society sectors among ODA-eligible countries.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8686190\">The recipients of CFLI contributions are, with few exceptions, local civil society organizations, CSOs, active at the community and grassroots level. While the CFLI does on occasion partner with local government entities when deemed strategic to do so to meet Canadian objectives, it is rare. For example, the CFLI partnered with government entities in 1.25% of projects in programming in the fiscal years 2022-23 and 2023-24.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8686191\">The selection of CFLI projects is performed on an annual basis by designated committees within 69 implementing missions and with initiatives being submitted through calls for proposals published on a dedicated website: https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/funding-financement/cfli-fcil/index.aspx?lang=eng. Projects are selected based on criteria identified by the program\u2019s terms and conditions, including the degree of alignment with Canada\u2019s international assistance, as well as its foreign affairs priorities and interests. The financial authorities for the CFLI are held by the head of missions. </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8686185\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, ce qui suit refl\u00e8te la r\u00e9ponse consolid\u00e9e approuv\u00e9e au nom des ministres d\u2019Affaires mondiales Canada, ou AMC.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8686186\">En r\u00e9ponse aux parties a) et b) de la question, le Fonds canadien d\u2019initiatives locales, ou FCIL, est un programme de contribution \u00e0 l\u2019aide internationale relevant du ministre des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res et dot\u00e9 d\u2019un budget de fonctionnement annuel de 26,89 millions de dollars. Chaque ann\u00e9e, le FCIL soutient plus de 800 projets \u00e0 petite \u00e9chelle et \u00e0 fort impact, dot\u00e9s d\u2019un budget moyen de 32 000 dollars, mis en \u0153uvre dans plus de 120 pays admissibles \u00e0 l\u2019aide publique au d\u00e9veloppement, ou APD.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8686187\">Le minist\u00e8re a entrepris une recherche pr\u00e9liminaire approfondie afin de d\u00e9terminer la quantit\u00e9 de renseignements vis\u00e9s par la question et le temps n\u00e9cessaire \u00e0 la pr\u00e9paration d\u2019une r\u00e9ponse compl\u00e8te. La r\u00e9ponse n\u00e9cessiterait l\u2019extraction de renseignements stock\u00e9s dans diverses bases de donn\u00e9es pour plus de 820 accords de contribution. Le minist\u00e8re a conclu que la production et la validation d\u2019une r\u00e9ponse compl\u00e8te \u00e0 cette question n\u00e9cessiteraient une collecte extensive de renseignements qui n\u2019est pas possible d\u2019accomplir dans les d\u00e9lais impartis et qui pourrait mener \u00e0 la divulgation de renseignements incomplets et trompeurs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8686188\">Les contributions du FCIL d\u2019une valeur sup\u00e9rieure \u00e0 10 000 $ font l\u2019objet d\u2019une divulgation proactive et sont publi\u00e9es dans la section de la divulgation proactive sur le site Gouvernement ouvert, au lien suivant: https://ouvert.canada.ca/fr.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8686189\">Les initiatives du FCIL s\u2019alignent sur les six domaines d\u2019action \u00e9tablis dans le cadre de la Politique d\u2019aide internationale f\u00e9ministe du Canada et cherchent \u00e0 contribuer \u00e0 l\u2019avancement de la d\u00e9mocratie, \u00e0 la protection et \u00e0 la promotion des droits de la personne et \u00e0 la garantie de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et de la stabilit\u00e9. Le FCIL a \u00e9galement comme objectif de contribuer \u00e0 la d\u00e9fense des valeurs et des int\u00e9r\u00eats du Canada et au renforcement des relations bilat\u00e9rales du Canada avec les pays \u00e9trangers et leurs soci\u00e9t\u00e9s civiles. Le financement accord\u00e9 par le FCIL peut \u00e9galement \u00eatre utilis\u00e9 pour l\u2019aide humanitaire face aux catastrophes naturelles et \u00e0 d\u2019autres situations d\u2019urgence. En finan\u00e7ant et en soutenant des projets \u00e9labor\u00e9s par des organisations locales qui pourraient ne pas \u00eatre admissibles \u00e0 un financement de la part des principaux donateurs, le programme du FCIL favorise une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile plus forte et plus r\u00e9siliente dans les pays admissibles \u00e0 l\u2019APD.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8686190\">Les b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires des contributions du FCIL sont, \u00e0 quelques exceptions pr\u00e8s, des organisations de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile locales actives \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle de la communaut\u00e9 et au niveau de base. Bien que le FCIL s\u2019associe \u00e0 l\u2019occasion \u00e0 des entit\u00e9s gouvernementales locales lorsqu\u2019il juge strat\u00e9gique de le faire pour atteindre les objectifs canadiens, cela est rare. Par exemple, le FCIL s\u2019est associ\u00e9 \u00e0 des entit\u00e9s gouvernementales dans 1,25 % des projets programm\u00e9s au cours des exercices 2022 2023 et 2023 2024.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8686191\">La s\u00e9lection des projets du FCIL est effectu\u00e9e annuellement par des comit\u00e9s d\u00e9sign\u00e9s au sein de 69 missions de mise en \u0153uvre, et les initiatives sont pr\u00e9sent\u00e9es \u00e0 la suite d\u2019appels \u00e0 propositions publi\u00e9s sur un site Web \u00e0 cet effet, le Fonds canadien d\u2019initiatives locales, disponible \u00e0 international.gc.ca. Les projets sont retenus selon des crit\u00e8res d\u00e9finis dans les conditions g\u00e9n\u00e9rales du programme, dont le degr\u00e9 d\u2019harmonisation avec l\u2019aide internationale du Canada, ainsi qu\u2019avec ses priorit\u00e9s et ses int\u00e9r\u00eats en mati\u00e8re d\u2019affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res. Les autorisations financi\u00e8res pour le FCIL sont d\u00e9tenues par le chef de mission.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2024/11/8/rob-oliphant-3/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/rob-oliphant/",
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    "source_id": "p8686185",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": "Affaires courantes"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Questions on the Order Paper",
        "fr": "Questions au Feuilleton"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Question No.2997\u2014",
        "fr": "Question no 2997 \u2014"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2024/11/8/",
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