Mr. Speaker, in response to parts (a) and (b), while in The Hague, Netherlands, the Minister of Foreign Affairs co-chaired the high-level round table on anti-corruption with her counterparts from Ecuador and the Netherlands. The ministers discussed efforts to advance global anti-corruption commitments, including the potential establishment of an international anti-corruption court, and committed to working together on fighting corruption to strengthen resilient democracies and promote human rights. These efforts correspond with the Minister of Foreign Affair’s mandate commitment to work with international partners to help establish an international anti-corruption court to prevent corrupt officials and authoritarian governments from impeding development that should benefit their citizens.
Global Affairs Canada, through its network of missions, along with Canada’s security and intelligence agencies, regularly assesses the threats posed to Canada’s democracy and security. Global Affairs Canada continues to support an integrated government response by monitoring and reporting on threats and wrongdoings, and provides advice to protect our democracy.
The government tables a report to Parliament on an annual basis regarding Canada’s implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and the enforcement of Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, or CFPOA, prepared jointly by the three ministers responsible: the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of International Trade and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.