Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.) announced new, more stringent rules governing the sale or transfer of non-restricted firearms. Effective May 18, 2022, individuals and businesses transferring or selling a non-restricted firearm will need to confirm the recipient’s identity and check the validity of their firearms licence with the Registrar of Firearms prior to … Read more
President of the Queen’s Privy Council and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) reflected on the first Emergency Preparedness Week (EP Week) in his new role. Blair and Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen’s Privy Council of Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Yasir Naqvi (Ottawa Centre, Ont.) launched the week … Read more
President of the Queen’s Privy Council and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) announced $150 million for the Supporting a Humanitarian Workforce to Respond to COVID-19 and Other Large-Scale Emergencies program to support both capacity building and domestic response resources to four of Canada’s top emergency management NGOs. To date, the Government of Canada has … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen’s Privy Council of Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Yasir Naqvi (Ottawa Centre, Ont.) and Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi (Pierrefonds–Dollard, Que.) met with members of the community, business owners, volunteers and municipal leaders to discuss the impacts of the floods in Pierrefonds in 2019. They visited 3 Soeurs BOL, a … Read more
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.) issued a statement: “Two years ago today, the lives of countless Nova Scotians were forever changed in the worst mass shooting in our country’s history. It’s been two years since we lost Tom Bagley, Kristen and baby Beaton, Jamie Blair, Greg Blair, Joy Bond and Peter Bond, Lillian … Read more
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.) announced new federal support for four crime prevention projects in Greater Montreal, with $5 million in federal funding. He made the announcement at the Trevor Williams Kids Foundation, whose project The Trevor Williams Champions of Crime Prevention Program is receiving $713,060 in federal funding. The full release is available online. … Read more
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.) issued a statement: “Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s illegal invasion of Ukraine is an appalling attack on democracy, state sovereignty and human rights. His war machine is indiscriminately destroying homes, hospitals and schools. Millions have been forced to flee their communities, families torn apart and innocent people are being … Read more
Public Safety Canada issued a statement from the Five Country Ministerial Statement on the Second Anniversary of the Launch of the “Voluntary Principles to Counter Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse”: “We commend companies for making commitments to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse on their platforms. We trust each company is taking action … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.) met with the Attorney General of the United States, Merrick Garland, and the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro N. Mayorkas on March 22 in Washington, D.C. to discuss how to enhance collaboration between our two countries to counter cross-border crime and make our … Read more
President of the Queen’s Privy Council and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair (Scarborough-Southwest, Ont.) announced an advisory panel that will review and make recommendations to update the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program. The eight-member advisory panel chaired by Becky Denlinger, former Deputy Minister for Emergency Management in British Columbia, is a diverse group of experts with experience in the … Read more
