Jacob Mantle on Questions Passed as Orders for Return

With regard to enforcement actions and associated federal funding by the Canada Border Services Agency aimed at intercepting stolen vehicles at Canadian ports and railyards since January 1, 2022: (a) how many stolen vehicles were intercepted and detained by the Canada Border Services Agency in each calendar quarter, broken down by Canada Border Services Agency region; (b) for each quarter, how many interceptions resulted from police referrals versus Canada Border Services Agency-initiated detections; (c) what was the total value of intercepted vehicles at point of seizure, broken down by quarter and region; (d) what total amount has been allocated to the Canada Border Services Agency for vehicle-theft interdiction, including personnel, equipment, scanners, mobile units, training, intelligence stations and related measures, broken down by fiscal year and category of expenditure; (e) how much of the funding allocated in each fiscal year remains unspent, re-allocated or carried forward into subsequent fiscal years; (f) for each equipment or technology purchase, including X-ray container scanners, what are the details of each purchase, including the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) cost, (iv) description of the item, (v) volume, (vi) operation deployment date, (vii) current functionality status; (g) how many inspections have been conducted annually using newly-funded equipment, broken down by equipment type and location; (h) how many full-time equivalent Canada Border Services Agency personnel are dedicated to auto­theft enforcement, disaggregated by fiscal year, and what share of their time is tracked as active deployment versus administrative time or other time; (i) what performance metrics, including interceptions per inspection or seizures per staff-hour, are tracked by the Canada Border Services Agency and reported, whether internally or otherwise, and what are the quarterly results since 2022; (j) how many reports or audits have been conducted internally or otherwise evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of the Canada Border Services Agency's auto-theft operations, and what remedial actions or findings have been documented; (k) what steps were taken to address operational deficiencies and the issue that the Port of Montreal has only five Canada Border Services Agency agents for container inspection and frequent equipment breakdowns; (l) what accountability measures and ongoing public transparency frameworks are in place to ensure that vehicle-theft enforcement funding delivers measurable increases in seized stolen vehicles versus other expenditures; (m) of the stolen-vehicle interceptions reported in each quarter, how many were based on the Canada Border Services Agency's marine cargo targeting referrals versus rail yard targeting, and what has been the annual "resultant rate" of marine cargo examinations leading to interceptions; (n) what is the current status of the e-Manifest replacement and National Targeting Centre transformation initiatives intended to automate risk targeting, including project milestones, timelines and delays, and when this technology will reach operational readiness at enforcement sites such as Montreal and Toronto; and (o) what percentage of the Canada Border Services Agency's auto-theft funding allocated in the 2024 Estimates has been spent, and how much remains unspent or carried forward as of the most recent fiscal quarter?