Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) met with Muslim and Somali-Canadian communities and held a roundtable event. “Today, we discussed a number of issues that represent key concerns of these communities, including youth and crime, employment, education, profiling and funding opportunities for community programming. We also considered our shared concern over the threat posed by terrorism,” … Read more
On behalf of Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.), Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) announced $5,207,212 in federal funding over five years for a new crime prevention program WrapED, that will help at-risk youth in Edmonton. WrapED, run by REACH Edmonton Council for Safe Communities, will provide comprehensive support and engagement to Aboriginal and … Read more
On behalf of Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) launched the Government of Canada’s anti-cyberbullying public awareness campaign, Stop Hating Online. The national campaign will raise awareness among Canadians of the impact of cyberbullying, and when this behaviour amounts to criminal activity. Through television and … Read more
On behalf of Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.), Conservative MP Blaine Calkins (Wetaskiwin, Alta.) was in Maskwacis (formerly Hobbema) to announce $2,895,321 in federal funding for a new crime prevention project targeting gang violence in the First Nation communities of Samson Cree Nation, Ermineskin First Nation, Louis Bull First Nation and Montana First Nation. The … Read more
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) announced appointments to the Parole Board of Canada. The list of appointments are available online. Call 613-991-2924. Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) announced the re-appointment of Ian McPhail as vice chair and interim chair of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP (CPC). The full release is … Read more
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) highlighted an important new tool from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection to help locate missing and lost children. The Find Me ID app allows parents to store current photographs and contains automated prompts for reminding … Read more
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) commended the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and partners, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region, Kingston Police, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Service (RCMP) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for seizing 15 kilograms of cocaine and conducting arrests in Kingston, Gananoque and Trenton. Under the project … Read more
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) issued a statement on the 50th arrest from “Wanted by the CBSA List”. The full statement is available online. Call 613-991-0657.
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) marked the tenth anniversary of Public Safety Canada, the department created to ensure coordination across federal departments and agencies responsible for national security and the safety of Canadians. Public Safety Canada manages the Public Safety portfolio consisting of five agencies (the Canada Border Services Agency, the Canadian Security … Read more
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) reaffirmed the government's commitment to the fight against human trafficking by announcing an RCMP enforcement team focused on human trafficking, and releasing the 2012-2013 Annual Report on Progress of the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking. The report outlines the progress made on the National Action Plan … Read more
