With regard to Firearms Act cases, Criminal Code cases related to firearms, and court and Charter challenges of firearms legislation and regulations, each as a category of litigation, and for each province and territory since December 1, 1995: ( a ) in how many litigation cases has the Deparment of Justice been involved; ( b ) in how many litigation cases is the department currently involved; ( c ) are any of these cases considered “high impact legislation” cases and if so, how many and what impact are they likely to have on government expenditures and legislation; and ( d ) how much time and money has the government expended on the litigation of these cases?
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