Public Safety Canada News http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/app_support/xml/ps_news_e.xml Public Safety Canada COPYRIGHT en-ca Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:51:35 -0400 web@ps.gc.ca Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:50:20 -0400 1 web@ps.gc.ca FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today concerning an announcement by the RCMP, of two arrests involving alleged drug smuggling in Port Hardy, BC. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100315-2-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100315-2-eng.aspx?rss=true Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:50:20 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today regarding the first graduating class of the Afghan National Customs Academy. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100315-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100315-eng.aspx?rss=true Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:41:51 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister Public Safety is shown announcing the Federal Emergency Response Plan (FERP) at the Canadian Emergency Management College, Monday, March 15, 2010, in Ottawa. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100315-1-eng.aspx?rss=true main http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100315-1-eng.aspx?rss=true Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:39:38 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today regarding the successful deportation from Canada of Mohammed Abdul Shakeel, an American man wanted on charges of aggravated sexual abuse of a child in the United States. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100312-2-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100312-2-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:40:18 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister Public Safety (second from right), is shown with Constable Ken Smith, Edmonton Police Service, Organized Crime Branch (from left), Baljinder Singh Sandhu, Gurdwara Siri Guru Singh Sabha, and Aimee Symington, Beth Israel Synagogue of Edmonton, Friday, March 12, 2010, in Edmonton, where Minister Toews announced funding for security infrastructure enhancements for eight community organizations in the Edmonton region. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100312-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100312-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:05:38 -0500 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that its officers seized over 9 kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of CAN$1,221,750.00 at the Kingsgate Port of Entry. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/pac/2010-03-12-eng.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/pac/2010-03-12-eng.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:59:45 -0500 I was deeply saddened by the news of the passing of V.D. (Vu) Pham of the Ontario Provincial Police. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100308-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100308-eng.aspx?rss=true Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:09:22 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today announced that the Government of Canada has listed Al Shabaab as a terrorist group, effective March 5, 2010, pursuant to the Criminal Code of Canada. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100307-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100307-eng.aspx?rss=true Sun, 7 Mar 2010 17:55:53 -0500 Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at Pearson International Airport seized approximately 150 kilos of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $19 million, in two separate and unrelated drug seizures last month. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/tor/2010-03-05-eng.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/tor/2010-03-05-eng.html Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:35:06 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety and the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, made the following statement today regarding the successful removal from Canada of Tran Trong Nghia Nguyen, also known as Jackie Tran. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100305-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100305-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:27:59 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today regarding the tremendous work of the Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit, the Vancouver Police Department and security partners involved in the successful 2010 Olympic Winter Games. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100302-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100302-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 2 Mar 2010 17:04:32 -0500 Today, the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, announced over $2.2 million in federal support for “The Mandella Project” being offered by the Salmon Arm Partners in Community Leadership Association. The project is aimed at preventing crime in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100302-1-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100302-1-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 2 Mar 2010 16:59:46 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety (right), is shown with Margaret von Lau, Executive Director, Newcomers Education and Employment Development Services Inc., after announcing federal support of over $3 million for four projects aimed at preventing crime in Manitoba, Monday, February 22, 2010, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100222-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100222-eng.aspx?rss=true Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:37:04 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement in response to news that Canada Border Services Agency officers working at the Port of Montreal, had seized more than 1,700 kg of hashish with an estimated street value of over $36 million. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100218-eng.aspx?rss=false http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100218-eng.aspx?rss=false Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:10:19 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement in response to the sentencing of Mr. Said Namouh to life in prison. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100217-eng.aspx?rss=false http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100217-eng.aspx?rss=false Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:11:02 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today in response to the re-launch of the RCMP’s enhanced award-winning youth crime prevention website, www.DEAL.org. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100212-eng.aspx?rss=false http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100212-eng.aspx?rss=false Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:42:27 -0500 The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Bev Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, and the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement on the occasion of the one-month anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti: http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2010/065.aspx http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2010/065.aspx Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:49:13 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today in response to news that CBSA and RCMP officers from the National Ports Enforcement Team at the Port of Halifax, seized over 200 kilos of cocaine, with an estimated street value of over $25 million. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100211-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100211-eng.aspx?rss=true Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:40:18 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today joined the Canadian Centre for Child Protection to launch a new Internet safety portal. This portal advises parents on getting involved in their children’s online safety. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100208-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100208-eng.aspx?rss=true Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:55:32 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today made the following statement in response to the announcement by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) of an interim External Investigation or Review Policy, effective immediately. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100204-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100204-eng.aspx?rss=true Thu, 4 Feb 2010 14:40:38 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, and Janet Napolitano, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, today announced a new Shiprider pilot project designed to bolster cross-border security operations in the waters of Puget Sound and off the Pacific Coast before and during the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100203-1-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100203-1-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 3 Feb 2010 16:14:45 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today in response to the seizure of approximately 34 kilograms of cocaine at the Huntingdon Border Crossing by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the arrest by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Federal Drug Enforcement Branch of an individual allegedly involved in drug trafficking. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100203-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100202-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 3 Feb 2010 19:21:29 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety (far right), and John Baird, Canada’s Transport Minister (far left), met with Jane Holl Lute, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (middle left) and Ambassador Jacobson (middle right), today to discuss strengthening aviation security. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100128-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100128-eng.aspx?rss=true Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:36:42 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety and the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement today regarding the successful removal of Parminder Singh Saini by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100127-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100127-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:58:47 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today in response to the seizure of approximately 56.8 kilograms of opium by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the arrest by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Federal Drug Enforcement Branch of four individuals allegedly involved in drug trafficking. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100126-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100126-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:40:10 -0500 The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, today announced three re-appointments and one appointment to the Prairie Region of the National Parole Board. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100122-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100122-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:25:08 -0500 The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of Public Safety, today issued the following statement announcing the appointment of Mr. Ian McPhail as Vice-Chair of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP (CPC) for a period of one year. Mr. McPhail will also serve as interim Chair of the Commission. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100118-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100118-eng.aspx?rss=true Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:48:13 -0500 On behalf of all Canadians, I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of RCMP Superintendent Doug Coates. For the second time in a week, Canadians have learned of the loss of a committed law enforcement official. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100116-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100116-eng.aspx?rss=true Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:00:19 -0500 I extend my deepest sympathies to the family, friends and colleagues of RCMP Sergeant Mark Gallagher, who was killed in this week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100114-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100114-eng.aspx?rss=true Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:45:02 -0500