Public Safety Canada News http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/app_support/xml/ps_news_e.xml Public Safety Canada COPYRIGHT en-ca Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:40:32 -0400 web@ps.gc.ca Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:40:31 -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, today issued the following statement pertaining to internal management conflicts within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100730-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100730-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:44:25 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Public Safety Minister (centre), is joined by Herb Silber, President of Congregation Schara Tzedeck (left), and Rabbi Shmuelik Yeshayahu from the Ohel Ya'akov Community Kollel, after announcing Security Infrastructure Pilot (SIP) Program funding of over $20,000 for two religious organizations, Thursday, July 29, 2010, at the Congregation Schara Tzedeck in Vancouver. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100729-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100729-eng.aspx?rss=true Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:13:56 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Public Safety Minister, announces an investment of $298,584 for the Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) Toronto to implement a crime prevention project which will help at-risk youth in the Greater Toronto Area from becoming involved in criminal activities, Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at JVS Toronto. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100728-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100728-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:27:59 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today issued the following statement pertaining to recent media reports on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100727-2-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100727-2-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:03:31 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Public Safety Minister (centre), is joined by Venerable Ahangama Rathanasiri, from the Toronto Maha Vihara Society (from left); Ben Seneviratne, Vice President of the Toronto Maha Vihara Society; Krishan Vasdani from the Gur Mandir Temple; and Rev. Wijayasiripura Pangnasara from the Buddhist Mission Centre, after announcing Security Infrastructure Pilot (SIP) Program funding of more than $60,000 for three religious organizations, Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at the Toronto Maha Vihara Society in Scarborough, Ontario. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100727-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100727-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:31:47 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Public Safety Minister, announces an investment of over $2 million to support a crime prevention project at the Agincourt Community Services Association, Friday, July 16, 2010 in Scarborough, Ontario. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100716-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100716-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:26:12 -0400 Canada’s Public Safety Minister, Vic Toews, concluded a successful three-day visit to Washington D.C. to advance meaningful initiatives with senior officials within the Obama Administration and the U.S. Congress. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100715-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100715-eng.aspx?rss=true Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:35:27 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Public Safety Minister, speaks in Washington D.C. following a meeting with Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano, Tuesday, July 13 2010. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100713-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100713-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:34:01 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today in response to arrests made in the Greater Toronto Area, the Niagara Region and Quebec in connection with a bust of an alleged international drug trafficking ring. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100708-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100708-eng.aspx?rss=true Thu, 8 Jul 2010 13:27:29 -0400 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II attended the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) presentation of new armorial bearings today as the final official act of her Canadian tour. The armorial bearings, which consist of a coat of arms and heraldic badge, were received by the President of the CBSA, Stephen Rigby. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/release-communique/2010/2010-07-06-eng.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/release-communique/2010/2010-07-06-eng.html Tue, 6 Jul 2010 14:06:22 -0400 Today, Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu (Lasalle, Quebec), on behalf of the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, announced an investment of approximately $7.5 million to support a gang crime prevention project geared towards youth through the Centre Jeunesse de Montréal – Institut Universitaire. Funding for this project comes from the Youth Gang Prevention Fund which is part of the Government of Canada’s National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS). http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100706-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100706-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 6 Jul 2010 10:57:48 -0400 Our government is steadfast in its support for the dedicated men and women of the Canadian Forces and committed to the recruitment of future members of this proud organization. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100702-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100702-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 2 Jul 2010 19:38:11 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today in response to Bill C-23A, the Limiting Pardons for Serious Crimes Act, receiving Royal Assent. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100630-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100630-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:51:42 -0400 On behalf of the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety Canada, the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Southern Alberta, today announced federal support for the Province of Alberta under the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) program for response and recovery costs incurred following a severe rainstorm in May 2008. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100629-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100629-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:32:57 -0400 Senator Boisvenu urges cooperation from Opposition Senate members to urgently pass legislation needed to prevent pardons for serious criminals http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100628-2-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100628-2-eng.aspx?rss=true Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:37:23 -0400 Statement by the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, on security operations for the G8 and G20 summits http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100628-1-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100628-1-eng.aspx?rss=true Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:21:41 -0400 Government of Canada assists British Columbia with 2009 wildfires http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100628-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100628-eng.aspx?rss=true Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:50:42 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Public Safety Minister, made the following statement: I am being continuously updated on the destructive and violent activity taking place in downtown Toronto. These images are truly shocking to Canadians. Toronto is a world-class city, and the Government of Canada condemns these acts of violence by groups of radical protestors. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100626-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100626-eng.aspx?rss=true Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:19:49 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today announced that the Government of Canada has provided the Government of Manitoba with a final payment under the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) program for response and recovery costs related to wildfires in the province in 2003. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100625-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100625-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:31:21 -0400 Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following on the 25th anniversary of the Air India Flight 182 atrocity: http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=3&id=3470&featureId=6&pageId=26 http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=3&id=3470&featureId=6&pageId=26 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:49:26 -0400 Today marks the conclusion to an important chapter in our history - the convictions on terrorism charges of the last of the accused in Project Osage, better known to many Canadians as the Toronto 18 cases. If it wasn’t for the timely intervention of law enforcement and security officials, it is entirely possible that the plotters could have been successful and taken many innocent lives. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100623-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100623-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:14:17 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, today announced thirteen appointments to the National Parole Board. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100622-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100622-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:41:26 -0400 I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Constable Chelsey Alice Robinson, who was tragically killed in a motor vehicle accident this morning while on duty patrolling for an impaired driver. I have been informed by the RCMP that the accident occurred on Highway 16 and Range Road 15 near Stony Plain. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100621-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100621-eng.aspx?rss=true Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:54:17 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today made the following statement concerning arrests in connection with the May 18 fire-bombing of a Royal Bank of Canada branch in Ottawa. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100619-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100619-eng.aspx?rss=true Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:26:47 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today regarding the release of the Braidwood Phase II Report on the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Robert Dziekanski at the Vancouver International Airport in October 2007. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100618-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100618-eng.aspx Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:39:43 -0400 The Government of Canada today tabled the Air India Flight 182: A Canadian Tragedy, the final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182. http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&featureId=6&pageId=26&id=3448 http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&featureId=6&pageId=26&id=3448 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:16:41 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada's Public Safety Minister (centre), with Ottawa Chief of Police, Vern White (from left to right); Senator Claude Carignan; Krista Gray-Donald, Canadian Resource Centre For Victims of Crime; and Dave MacKenzie, Parliamentary Secretary, Public Safety Canada, stand together, Tuesday, June 15, 2010, in Ottawa, after having announced legislation to end the early release of criminals and increase offender accountability, while strengthening the rights of victims. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100615-eng.aspx http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100615-eng.aspx Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:44:32 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Public Safety Minister, and the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec), today announced the introduction of legislation to create a new, enhanced independent civilian review and complaints body for the RCMP in Ottawa, Monday, June 14, 2010. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100614-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100614-eng.aspx?rss=true Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:48:29 -0400 First responders will take part in simulation activities on June 10th on the grounds of the Canadian Emergency Management College at 1495 Heron Road in Ottawa as part of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) training course. Activities will take place between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100609-1-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100609-1-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:06:25 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, today congratulated the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for being awarded the 2010 Global Anti-Counterfeiting Award for its continued success in combating the global illegal manufacture and distribution of counterfeit goods. The award was presented during a World Anti-Counterfeiting Dayceremony yesterday at Cité des sciences et de l’industrie in Paris, France. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100609-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100609-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 9 Jun 2010 08:47:29 -0400 On behalf of the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador, today announced that the Government of Canada has provided the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador with final payments under the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) for flood damages in the province in 2005 and 2006. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100608-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100608-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 8 Jun 2010 08:57:32 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, met this week with international partners in the Middle East to discuss risks and strengthen global aviation security measures. Ministers and high-level officials from the Middle East, the United States of America, Australia and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and industry representatives participated in the Regional Civil Aviation Security Conference hosted by the United Arab Emirates. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100602-1-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100602-1-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 2 Jun 2010 22:00:09 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Public Safety Minister, made the following statement regarding “Operation FASTE”, a sixteen-month investigation that targeted organized crime in the Outaouais involving various law enforcement agencies. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100602-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100602-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 2 Jun 2010 18:56:45 -0400 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that CBSA officers found and seized over 300 kilograms of cocaine at the Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The drugs have an estimated street value of over $42 million. http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/atl/2010-06-01-eng.html http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/atl/2010-06-01-eng.html Wed, 2 Jun 2010 13:33:52 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today in response to news that one RCMP and one Calgary Police service member have been injured in a stabbing incident in Calgary. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100601-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100601-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 1 Jun 2010 23:42:00 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety and the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of National Revenue, Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway and the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister of State (Agriculture), today announced further initiatives to combat contraband tobacco and to provide awareness of the damaging effects of contraband tobacco in our communities. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100528-1-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100528-1-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 28 May 2010 13:57:48 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety Canada, and Shelly Glover, MP for Saint Boniface and Parliamentary Secretary for Official Languages accompanied by the Honourable Rick Bartolucci, Ontario’s Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services and the Honourable Hector Goudreau, Alberta’s Minister of Municipal Affairs, today announced the National Strategy and Action Plan for Critical Infrastructure. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100528-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100528-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 28 May 2010 09:52:54 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety salutes the Canadian Wireless Telecommunication Association (CWTA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), along with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and AMBER Alert agencies across the country, on the launch of the new wireless AMBER Alert program, designed to assist in the safe return of missing children. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100526-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100526-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 26 May 2010 14:13:05 -0400 Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner William Elliott congratulates all those receiving today's Order of Merit of the Police Forces as presented by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada. http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/news-nouvelles/2010/05-26-merit-merite-eng.htm http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/news-nouvelles/2010/05-26-merit-merite-eng.htm Wed, 26 May 2010 11:53:52 -0400 Today, at an event to commemorate International Missing Children’s Day, the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senator, the Honourable Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu on behalf of the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice, highlighted the success and commitment of the ‘Our Missing Children’ program in reuniting missing children with their families. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100525-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100525-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 25 May 2010 12:00:07 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety issued the following statement regarding two separate contraband tobacco seizures on May 14th at the interim port of entry in Cornwall, Ontario. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100525-1-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100525-1-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 25 May 2010 11:30:39 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today announced that the Government of Canada has provided the Government of Prince Edward Island with a final payment under the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) for damage caused by Hurricane Juan. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100519-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100519-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 19 May 2010 09:44:42 -0400 Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that its officers at the Ottawa Commercial Operations office have uncovered a large cache of prohibited weapons, including firearms, in a personal effects shipment. http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/nor/2010-05-17-eng.html http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/nor/2010-05-17-eng.html Mon, 17 May 2010 15:12:41 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety (2nd from right), joined by (left to right) Kim Perring, Executive Director of On The Move Daycare Centre, Keri Connell, Executive Director of Carpathia Children's Centre, and Kelly Burnett, Chairperson of the Board for Carpathia Children's Centre, after announcing federal support of over $12,000 for security infrastructure enhancements for Carpathia Children's Centre and On The Move Daycare Centre in Winnipeg, May 17, 2010. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100517-1-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100517-1-eng.aspx?rss=true Mon, 17 May 2010 15:08:05 -0400 Ed Holder, Member of Parliament (London West), on behalf of the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today announced over $39,000 in funding support for security infrastructure enhancements for the London Muslim Mosque. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100517-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100517-eng.aspx?rss=true Mon, 17 May 2010 08:58:01 -0400 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that Mr. Jay Ar Ramos Trilles, has been convicted under the Customs Act of smuggling prohibited goods, and under the Criminal Code for possession of child pornography. Mr. Trilles pleaded guilty today in Halifax Provincial Court to both charges. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/atl/2010-05-13-eng.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/atl/2010-05-13-eng.html Fri, 14 May 2010 08:05:18 -0400 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that its officers at the relocated Port of Entry in Cornwall, Ontario seized over a quarter of a million dollars worth of contraband cigarettes. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/nor/2010-05-13-eng.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/nor/2010-05-13-eng.html Thu, 13 May 2010 12:12:37 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement today in response to a significant drug seizure as a result of Project Ovizeri, a 15 month drug investigation in the Greater Toronto Area. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100513-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100513-eng.aspx?rss=true Thu, 13 May 2010 11:57:24 -0400 First responders will take part in simulation activities on May 13th on the grounds of the Canadian Emergency Management College at 1495 Heron Road in Ottawa as part of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) training course. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100512-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100512-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 12 May 2010 08:30:39 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement today offering thanks on behalf of all Canadians to federal, provincial, municipal and aboriginal law enforcement officers, on the occasion of National Police Week, which runs from May 9 to 15, 2010. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100511-2-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100511-2-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 11 May 2010 14:19:14 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety (centre), accompanied by Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu (centre right), former National Hockey League player Sheldon Kennedy (centre left), and victims advocates, announces legislation to eliminate pardons for serious crimes, Tuesday, May 11, 2010, in Ottawa. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100511-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100511-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 11 May 2010 10:47:56 -0400 Today the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, along with the Hon. Christian Paradis, Minister of Natural Resources and Member of Parliament (Mégantic-L’Érable), and the Honourable Jacques Dupuis, Minister of Public Safety for Quebec, announced over $2 million in funding for policing infrastructure improvements for the Inuit communities of the Kativik Regional Government. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100510-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100510-eng.aspx?rss=true Mon, 10 May 2010 13:17:45 -0400 Today, the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, announced federal support for four projects aimed at preventing crime in British Columbia. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100507-1-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100507-1-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 7 May 2010 15:32:36 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and the Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board, Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Regional Minister for British Columbia, joined by other federal, provincial and municipal representatives, led a groundbreaking ceremony today to mark the start of construction of the new RCMP E Division Headquarters at the Green Timbers site in Surrey. http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?crtr.sj1D=&mthd=advSrch&crtr.mnthndVl=12&nid=530329 http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?crtr.sj1D=&mthd=advSrch&crtr.mnthndVl=12&nid=530329 Fri, 7 May 2010 16:13:28 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety (second from right), along with the Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board (back row, left to right), MP Nina Grewal, MLA Dave Hayer, Public Safety Regional Director Surinder Grewal and MLA Stephanie Cadieux (front row), after announcing federal support under the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements for damage caused by natural disasters in British Columbia, on Friday, May 7, 2010, in Surrey. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100507-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100507-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 7 May 2010 12:18:08 -0400 Today the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that Manh Phi Nguyen, 31, has been removed from Canada. He was removed under escort by CBSA officers on May 4, 2010. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/pra/2010-05-06-eng.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/pra/2010-05-06-eng.html Thu, 6 May 2010 15:17:19 -0400 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Federal Border Integrity Program's Customs and Excise Team announced today that they have made the largest counterfeit tobacco seizure in British Columbia's history. http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/pac/2010-05-05-eng.html http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/pac/2010-05-05-eng.html Wed, 5 May 2010 17:41:08 -0400 Program to offer youth life skills to make smart choices http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100505-2-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100505-2-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 5 May 2010 13:12:55 -0400 Today, the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety marked the 15th annual Emergency Preparedness Week by announcing combined funding to the provinces and territories to support emergency preparedness through the Joint Emergency Preparedness Program (JEPP), and Urban Search and Rescue (USAR), Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at the Fire Services’ Special Operations Training Centre in Toronto. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100505-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100505-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 5 May 2010 10:24:48 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today announced that the Government of Canada will help ensure the safety of northern Saskatchewan communities by restoring infrastructure after heavy rainfall in July 2005 caused considerable damage. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100504-1-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100504-1-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 4 May 2010 11:12:36 -0400 Public Safety Minister Announces Elmer the Safety Elephant® “Be Prepared!” Poster Contest Winners http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100504-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100504-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 4 May 2010 09:04:24 -0400 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that Frank Fayke Dwomoh, 29, has been removed from Canada. He was removed under escort by CBSA officers on April 28, 2010. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/pra/2010-04-30-eng.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/pra/2010-04-30-eng.html Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:37:39 -0400 The Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Vic Toews, announced today that the NEXUS program has reached the 400,000th member mark. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/release-communique/2010/2010-04-30-eng.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/release-communique/2010/2010-04-30-eng.html Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:26:44 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, made the following statement on the 15th anniversary of Emergency Preparedness Week, which runs from May 2 – 8, 2010. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100430-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100430-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:15:17 -0400 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) today announced that Troy Robert Greenbank, a 31-year-old Missouri resident, has been removed from Canada and transferred to the custody of U.S. authorities. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/pra/2010-04-29-eng.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/pra/2010-04-29-eng.html Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:17:43 -0400 On behalf of the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety Canada, the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Southern Alberta, and the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women as well as Minister Responsible for Northern Alberta, today announced that the Government of Canada will cost share eligible provincial expenditures incurred by the Province of Alberta through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) for damages caused by heavy rainfall throughout the southern and central areas of the province on June 5, 2007. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100429-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100429-eng.aspx?rss=true Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:57:04 -0400 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that its officers in the Niagara–Fort Erie Region seized over 50 kilos of narcotics worth over $600,000 in two separate instances. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/nffe/2010-04-28-eng.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/nffe/2010-04-28-eng.html Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:50:37 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, together with the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health and Minister responsible for the North, today announced that the Government of Canada will cost share eligible territorial expenditures incurred by Yukon through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) for damages caused by overland flooding in May 2009. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100428-1-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100428-1-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:01:59 -0400 Today the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, announced a pilot project led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in cooperation with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Sûreté du Québec to enhance security at our border. The project involves collaborative efforts and community outreach between the ports of entry east and west of Lacolle, Québec. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100428-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100428-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:42:33 -0400 Today, MP Rodney Weston (Saint John), on behalf of Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, announced an investment of over $910,000 to support a crime prevention project in Saint John, New Brunswick. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100423-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100423-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:52:58 -0400 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that its officers at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport seized 6.5 kilograms of suspected cocaine worth close to a million dollars. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/nffe/2010-04-22-eng.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/nffe/2010-04-22-eng.html Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:15:58 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety (right), with Daniel Petit, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice, announces the introduction of the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act, which would allow victims to sue perpetrators and supporters of terrorism, Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa.  http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100421-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100421-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:50:59 -0400 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) executed a search warrant at an Edmonton residence on Friday, April 16 which led to the arrest of Norman Jones. http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/pra/2010-04-21-eng.html http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/media/prosecutions-poursuites/pra/2010-04-21-eng.html Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:28:16 -0400 Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney offered his appreciation today to the Windsor detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for their ongoing efforts to investigate immigration fraud. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2010/2010-04-21.asp http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2010/2010-04-21.asp Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:55:53 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, announced today that the Government of Canada has awarded a contract to Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd. to design expanded border-crossing facilities in British Columbia, as part of Canada's Economic Action Plan. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/release-communique/2010/2010-04-15-eng.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/release-communique/2010/2010-04-15-eng.html Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:27:42 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, outlines the federal government’s law enforcement priorities at the 2010 Canadian Police Association Annual General Meeting, and announces funding of $499,442 to support the Policing Leadership Framework project, a program which will help police officers develop leadership skills and prepare for senior positions, Monday, April 19, 2010 at the Marriott Hotel in Ottawa. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100419-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100419-eng.aspx?rss=true Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:40:41 -0400 Today the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, along with the Honourable Doug W. Currie, Attorney General for Prince Edward Island, announced $49,439 in funding for policing infrastructure improvements for the First Nation community of Abegweit. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100409-4-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100409-4-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 9 Apr 2010 12:26:05 -0400 Today the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, along with the Honourable Kash Heed, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of British Columbia announced $1,020,404 in funding for policing infrastructure improvements for the First Nation community of Ahousaht. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100409-2-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100409-2-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 9 Apr 2010 12:25:33 -0400 Today the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, and the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Central Nova in Nova Scotia, announced approximately $200,000 in funding for policing infrastructure improvements for the First Nation communities of Shubenacadie (Indian Brook) and Pictou Landing in Nova Scotia. This funding is part of approximately $389,000 in funding to be provided through a partnership with the Province of Nova Scotia. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100409-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100409-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 9 Apr 2010 12:25:04 -0400 Vancouver, BC - For the first time in British Columbia, an individual has been convicted of failing to report outbound currency in excess of $10,000 under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act. http://bc.rcmp.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=50&languageId=1&contentId=14149 http://bc.rcmp.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=50&languageId=1&contentId=14149 Wed, 7 Apr 2010 17:20:24 -0400 Pierre Poilievre, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today joined the Canadian Police Centre for Missing and Exploited Children to launch a one-month deployment of three of its members to Haiti in support of Haitian Nation Police efforts to protect children from sexual exploitation. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100407-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100407-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 7 Apr 2010 09:35:02 -0400 Today, Senator Daniel Lang, on behalf of the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, along with the Honourable Marian Horne, Minister of Justice for Yukon, announced an investment of over $2.4 million to support a crime prevention project in Yukon. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100406-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100406-eng.aspx?rss=true Tue, 6 Apr 2010 12:20:20 -0400 Legislation to improve Canada’s asylum system, deliver quicker decisions on asylum claims and provide faster protection to those in need was introduced today by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2010/2010-03-30.asp http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2010/2010-03-30.asp Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:55:15 -0400 Today the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, announced the re-extension of the RCMP Reform Implementation Council (RIC) for nine months, and welcomed the most recent progress noted in its fourth report. The Reform Implementation Council will continue to play an important role in the Government’s efforts to help make the RCMP a stronger, more effective organization. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100326-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100326-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:28:56 -0400 First responders will take part in simulation activities on March 25th on the grounds of the Canadian Emergency Management College at 1495 Heron Road in Ottawa as part of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) training course. Activities will take place between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100324-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100324-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:39:10 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, announced today that the pilot project providing border-clearance services for the second daily Amtrak train between Vancouver, British Columbia, and Seattle, Washington will be extended through September 2010. http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/release-communique/2010/2010-03-23-eng.html http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/media/release-communique/2010/2010-03-23-eng.html Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:17:39 -0400 At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Friday, March 19, Mohammed Said Jama was arrested on an outstanding immigration warrant by Canada Border Services Agency and Winnipeg Police Service. http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/media/release-communique/2010/2010-03-20-eng.html http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/media/release-communique/2010/2010-03-20-eng.html Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:01:49 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today announced the Government of Canada’s intention to re-extend the current amnesty that helps firearms owners comply with the law. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100319-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100319-eng.aspx?rss=true Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:27:41 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, and the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, today made the following statement regarding the successful removal from Canada of Samrat Dhuna, an individual convicted of manslaughter, assault, and other Criminal Code offences. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100318-2-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100318-2-eng.aspx?rss=true Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:12:27 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety (left), is shown with Daniel Petit, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice, after reintroducing the Keeping Canadians Safe (International Transfer of Offenders Act), Thursday, March 18, 2010, in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100318-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100318-eng.aspx?rss=true Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:41:56 -0400 The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety (second from right), is shown with Vernon White, Chief of Police of the Ottawa Police Service (from left); Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu; Heidi Illingworth, Executive Director of the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime; and Parliamentary Secretary Dave MacKenzie, after announcing proposed legislative amendments to strengthen the National Sex Offender Registry and the National DNA Data Bank, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at the Ottawa Police Service Headquarters in Ottawa. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100317-eng.aspx?rss=true http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2010/nr20100317-eng.aspx?rss=true Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:49:49 -0400 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 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