INQUIRY OF MINISTRY

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PRPARER EN ANGLAIS ET EN HU\NAIS EN INDIQUANT ''TEXTE ORIGINAL" OU "TRADUCTION"
QUESTION NOJNDE lA QUESTION SY 1 OE DATE
Q-1130 Mr. McCallum (Markham-Unionville) December 11. 2012
QUESTION
The Honourable Vic Toews
PRINT NAME OF SIGNA TORY
INSCRIRE LE NOM OU SIGNATAIRE
AEPLY BY THE MINISTEA OF PUBLIC SAFETY
RPONSE DU MINISTRE DE LA SCURIT PUBUQUE
SIGNATURE
MINISTER OR PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY
f,l!NfSTRE OU SECRTAIR PARlEMENTAIRE
Since January 1, 2006, what are the particulars, including the nature of any claim or legal action,
amount, date of payment, and government official to w,hom the was made, of ali legal fees
paid in accordance With (i) section 8.6.1 of the Policies focMinisters Offices, (ii) section 6.1.14 of the
Policy on Legal Assistance and indemnification,. (iii} predecessor provisions to either of these two
sections?
REPLY 1 RPONSE
Public Safety Canada (PS)
ORIGINAL TEXT
TEXTE ORIGINAl
TRANSlATION D
RAOUCTION
The departmental financiat system does not capture the requested information at the .levet of detail
As a result, the information requested cannot be obtained without an extensive manual
rview of financial files. This manual review could not be completed within the established timeline ..
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Given the current time constraints, the CBSA is unableto provide the requested information as it
would require a manual gathering and review of the information which would take an excessive
amou nt of resources and ti me.
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
ln order to protect employee safety and operational integrity, CSIS does not disclose details of its
expenditures. lt should be noted that CSIS, like other government departments and agencies is
subject to the scrutiny of the Auditor General and other officers of Parliament, as weil as the Security
Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC).
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Correctional Service Canada (CSC}
esc is unable to respond to the question with any degree of accuracy due to the fact that the data
requested is not stored consistently and is not easify accessible. A manual review of records would
be necessary and would an extensive amount of time and resources. As such, esc is unable
to provide an answer.
Parole Board of Canada {PBC)
The PBC has not receved any claim or action.
Rovar Canadian Mounted Police CRCMPl
Given the current time constraints, the ROMP is unable to provide the requested information as it
wou!d require a manual gathering of the nformaton from ali divisions across the country which would
take an excessive amount of resources and time.