Leslyn Lewis on Questions Passed as Orders for Return

With regard to Canada’s obligations under the World Health Organization’s International Health Regulations: (a) since 2016, what work has the government undertaken to create National International Health Regulations Focal Points in order to implement the International Health Regulations within Canada; (b) what are the details of all National Focal Points within Canada, including, for each, the (i) location, (ii) mandate, (iii) number of employees or full-time equivalents, (iv) operational budget, (v) date of establishment; (c) for National Focal Points within Canada, what is the breakdown of employees by nationality; (d) what plans does the government have to establish additional National Focal Points and what are the details, including (i) their location, (ii) their mandate, (iii) the resources (personnel, funding, assets) allocated to them; (e) what is the frequency of communications between the National Focal Points and the (i) World Health Organization, (ii) Pan American Health Organization; (f) what act, including clause and section, enabled the (i) designation of National Focal Points, (ii) relationship between the National Focal Points and the Pan American Health Organization, (iii) relationship between the National Focal Points and the World Health Organization; (g) does Canada have a regional office or National Focal Point located at the Pan American Health Organization headquarters in Washington, D.C., and, if so, what is the work of that office or focal point; (h) as per article 4 of the International Health Regulations, what measures is Canada taking, or what measures will Canada take, to implement the International Health Regulations' National Focal Points regulations, including any adjustments to domestic legislative and administrative arrangements; (i) what is the role of the Pan American Health Organization in Canada and what are the programs and initiatives that Canada and the Pan American Health Organization are working on; (j) what are the roles of other government agencies and departments in working with the World Health Organization or the Pan American Health Organization; and (k) what is the reporting hierarchy in relation to the World Health Organization, National Focal Points, the Pan American Health Organization, the Minister of Health, the Privy Council Office, the Office of the Prime Minister and the Chief Medical Officers of Health in the provinces and territories?