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

With regard to government funding for underground water-related infrastructure projects, such as storm sewers and potable water projects, broken down by year since 2016: (a) what was the amount of funding provided for such projects, in total and broken down by province, municipality and program under which the funding was provided; and (b) what are the details of all such projects which received more than $1,000,000 in government funding, including, for each, the (i) date of the funding, (ii) type of funding, (iii) amount, (iv) location, (v) project description, (vi) project completion date, (vii) funding recipient?

With regard to federal funding and programs related to diabetes prevention, management, and treatment, as well as other preventive health measures, since January 2016: (a) what are the total federal expenditures on diabetes-related programs, broken down by fiscal year and by department or agency; (b) what are the details of all grants and contributions made to organizations for diabetes-related research, prevention, education, or treatment, including, for each, the (i) recipient organization, (ii) date, (iii) amount, (iv) program under which the funding was provided, (v) project description, (vi) measurable outcomes or deliverables required under the funding agreement, (vii) reporting received from the recipient on outcomes; (c) what is the total federal expenditure incurred in relation to the Framework for Diabetes in Canada, broken down by fiscal year and by initiative; (d) what specific outcomes have been achieved under the Framework for Diabetes in Canada to date, including, but not limited to, changes in (i) diabetes incidence rates, (ii) diabetes prevalence rates, (iii) diabetes-related hospitalizations, (iv) diabetes-related amputations, (v) diabetes-related mortality; (e) what performance indicators are used to measure the success of the framework, and what are the results for each indicator since the framework's adoption; (f) what evaluations or audits of the framework have been conducted, and what were the findings and recommendations of each; (g) what specific actions has the government taken in response to the findings and recommendations referenced in (f); (h) what is the federal government's working definition of "preventative health"; (i) what is the total federal expenditure on preventative health initiatives, broken down by (i) year, (ii) department or agency; (j) what is the total federal expenditure on disease treatment and management initiatives, broken down by (i) year, (ii) department or agency; (k) what is the ratio of preventative health spending to treatment-focused spending; (l) what comparative analyses has the government conducted of Canada's preventative health spending versus that of other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, and what were the conclusions; (m) has the government adopted any specific target or benchmark for the proportion of health spending that should be directed to prevention, and, if so, what is (i) that target, (ii) the current progress against it; and (n) what return-on-investment analyses have been conducted on specific preventative health programs, and what were the findings?

With regard to childhood obesity in Canada and federal initiatives to address it: (a) what is the most recent rate of childhood obesity in Canada, broken down by (i) age group, (ii) province or territory, (iii) sex, (iv) population type; (b) what specific federal programs and initiatives target the prevention of childhood obesity, and what is the annual expenditure on each; (c) what evaluations have been conducted on each program identified in (b), and what were the findings; (d) what assessment, if any, has the government conducted of the long-term health and economic impacts of current rates of childhood obesity, including the projected rates of (i) type 2 diabetes, (ii) cardiovascular disease, (iii) other chronic conditions in adulthood; and (e) what targets, if any, has the federal government set for reducing rates of childhood obesity, and what is the current progress against those targets?

With regard to the air travellers security surcharge since January 1, 2023: (a) how much is collected from passengers, broken down into average per (i) day, (ii) month, (iii) year; (b) how much is used to pay for security services; and (c) are any programs not directly related to air security funded through the surcharge, and, if so, what programs are funded and how much did each receive?