Public Safety Canada News http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/app_support/xml/ps_news_e.xml Public Safety Canada COPYRIGHT en-ca Mon, 4 Feb 2008 13:28:23 -0500 web@publicsafety.gc.ca Mon, 4 Feb 2008 13:28:22 -0500 1 web@publicsafety.gc.ca FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement in response to the decision by the United States to delay until June 1, 2009, at the earliest, implementation of passport requirements for travel by land and sea under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071226-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071226-eng.aspx Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:01:07 -0500 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced the re-appointment of Mr. Paul Kennedy as Chair of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP (CPC). http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071218-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071218-eng.aspx Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:17:14 -0500 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement upon receiving the report of the Task Force on Governance and Cultural Change in the RCMP. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071214-eng.aspx 5C22EB46-6E6B-4C33-97C8-7E79A3FF6469 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:12:14 -0500 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today tabled 49 Royal Canadian Mounted Police First Nations community policing service agreements for communities across Canada. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071213-eng.aspx 0D17E46B-2927-4723-9BE9-33CDE639DDB2 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:24:39 -0500 The Correctional Services Canada (CSC) Independent Review Panel today released its final report outlining recommendations for the Government of Canada. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/csc-scc/nr-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/csc-scc/nr-eng.aspx Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:16:46 -0500 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement upon receiving an interim report on the use of Conducted Energy Weapons (CEWs), commonly known as Tasers, by the RCMP. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071212-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071212-eng.aspx Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:03:13 -0500 The Government of Canada today tabled Volume One of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182. Titled The Families Remember, the Report gives a voice to the loved ones of the victims of Flight 182, those who assisted them, and others directly affected. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071211-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071211-eng.aspx Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:16:37 -0500 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement following the arrests of alleged human smugglers operating in two separate organizations. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071129-eng.aspx?rss=true 33B645A5-C625-4727-993B-46A96E643CD3 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:55:58 -0500 Emergency response teams took part in a live, simulated large-scale disaster exercise today at a Toronto-area hotel, involving a simulated bomb blast. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/media/nr-rp/2007/2007_14-eng.php http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/media/nr-rp/2007/2007_14-eng.php Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:11:07 -0500 Today the Hon. Stockwell Day along with the Hon. Rob Nicholson announced close to $1.7 million in funding to support a crime prevention project in the Niagara region. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071119-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071119-eng.aspx Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:20:32 -0500 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement after asking Mr. Paul Kennedy, Chair of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP (CPC), to undertake a review of RCMP protocols for the use of Conducted Energy Devices (CEDs), commonly know as Tasers. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071120-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071120-eng.aspx Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:18:18 -0500 Today in the House of Commons, the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, re-introduced important legislative amendments to eliminate the requirement for Canadians to register their non-restricted firearms. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071116-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071116-eng.aspx Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:46:43 -0500 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today concerning a recent seizure of hashish and hand guns at the Peace Bridge border crossing with the United States. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071108-1-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071108-1-eng.aspx Thu, 8 Nov 2007 16:55:30 -0500 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced $350,000 in funding to support two youth crime prevention projects in the cities of Surrey and Vancouver. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071108-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071108-eng.aspx Thu, 8 Nov 2007 13:33:54 -0500 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement on the death of Constable Douglas Scott of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071106-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071106-eng.aspx Tue, 6 Nov 2007 13:56:07 -0500 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071104-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071104-eng.aspx Sun, 4 Nov 2007 16:32:33 -0400 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced that the Government of Canada is providing a payment of $25 million to the Province of Alberta, under the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA), for flooding which occurred in 2005. This is the second DFAA payment for the flood, a first payment in the amount of $20 million was made in January 2007. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071102-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071102-eng.aspx Fri, 2 Nov 2007 12:25:33 -0400 Today, the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, announced that the Government of Canada has lived up to its commitment to Canadian taxpayers by recovering funds identified by the Auditor General as improperly received by the former Correctional Investigator, Ron Stewart, between April 1, 1998 and March 31, 2004. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071025-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071025-eng.aspx Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:47:09 -0400 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071024-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071024-eng.aspx Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:46:46 -0400 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today tabled new legislation that will improve the security certificate process, in keeping with the February 2007 Supreme Court ruling. The proposed legislation, Bill C-3, demonstrates the Government of Canada's commitment to defend Canadian public safety and national security, and to protect the rights and freedoms of all people in Canada. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071022-eng.aspx http://140.140.100.126/media/nr/2007/nr20071022-eng.aspx Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:03:28 -0400 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, announced today that Canada, along with the governments of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, will participate in a counterterrorism exercise named “TOPOFF 4”. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071015-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071015-eng.aspx Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:50:01 -0400 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced that the Government of Canada is providing a payment of $3.5 million to the Province of British Columbia, under the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA), for flooding which occurred in 2003. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071012-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071012-eng.aspx Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:54:34 -0400 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today concerning an announcement by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, of arrests in Operation Raw Deal, an 18 month international investigation of steroid laboratories. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071010-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071010-eng.aspx Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:54:17 -0400 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement on the death of Constable Christopher John Worden of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071007-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071007-eng.aspx Sun, 7 Oct 2007 12:50:00 -0500 Today, the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, released the following statement regarding the seizure by the RCMP, in cooperation with various partners, of nearly 5,000 counterfeit cheques, money orders and other financial instruments across Canada since April 2007. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071004-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071004-eng.aspx Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:49:00 -0500 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement today to mark the beginning of Cyber Security Awareness Month. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071003-1-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071003-1-eng.aspx Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:49:00 -0500 Today, the Hon. Stockwell Day and the Hon. Michael M Fortier, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister Responsible for the Region of Montréal, as well as Guy Ouellette, Parliamentary Assistant to the Quebec Minister of Public Security, on behalf of the Hon. Jacques P. Dupuis, Quebec Minister of Justice and Minister of Public Security, announced $500,000 in funding to support the Montréal-based International Centre for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC). http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071003-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071003-eng.aspx Wed, 3 Oct 2007 14:22:33 -0500 The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement today. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071002-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20071002-eng.aspx Tue, 2 Oct 2007 12:49:00 -0500