Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB) issued a statement 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 13 – 19. Toews said Police Week is an important opportunity to honour the men and women who … Read more
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB) announced increased offender accountability measures to ensure the safety and security of victims and law-abiding Canadians come first, while criminals are held accountable for their actions. Toews announced five new measures relating to increasing offender accountability. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0657. Public Safety Minister Vic … Read more
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB) delivered remarks at the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance Conference, highlighting the Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness Action Plan. Toews said the Border Action Plan sets ambitious but achievable goals that will advance economic opportunities, as well as lead to greater security. Toews added that the aim with the … Read more
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB) recognized Emergency Preparedness Week (EP Week) 2012 by highlighting several online tools to help Canadians prepare a family emergency plan and do their part to improve community resilience against disasters. The 17th annual EP Week takes place May 6-12, 2012, and the theme of this year's event is … Read more
On behalf of Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB), Conservative Quebec Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais was in Gatineau, QC, and re-affirmed the government's commitment to support Canadian families through the allocation of 10 MHz of the 700 MHz bandwidth for the use of emergency responders including police, firefighters and paramedics. Dagenais said the network will … Read more
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB) made a statement regarding an announcement by the Canada Border Services Agency on the apprehension of two more individuals, Kenroy Clifford Davis and Canute Cedric Green, from the "Wanted by the Canada Border Services Agency" list. Both are inadmissible to Canada on grounds of serious criminality. Toews said … Read more
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB) commended the efforts of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canada Border Services Agency on their announcement in Montreal, QC, of a significant seizure of hashish, and the resulting arrests of eight individuals. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0657. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, NS) joined Nova Scotia's Attorney General and Minister of Justice Ross Landry at an event in Pictou, NS, celebrating the renewal of the province's RCMP Police Services Agreement. MacKay was participating on behalf of Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB). MacKay said the principle of the agreement … Read more
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB) and Nunavut's Minister of Justice Daniel Shewchuk announced that the federal and territorial governments have reached an agreement to renew Nunavut's RCMP policing contract for another 20 years. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-0657.
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety Candice Hoeppner (Portage-Lisgar, MB), and Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) Maxime Bernier (Beauce, QC) announced that Bill C-19, Ending of the Long-Gun Registry Act, has passed a third reading vote in the Senate and the bill received royal … Read more
