Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) announced the fifth call for terrorism-focused research proposals through the Kanishka Project. The Government of Canada has committed $10 million over five years to this initiative as a way to honour the memory of the victims of the bombing of Air India Flight 182. The full release is … Read more
The government introduced Bill C-12, the Drug Free Prisons Act. The bill seeks to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA) to specifically stipulate that the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) has additional legislative authority when making decisions on the conditional release of offenders who have been granted parole, but who then test positive … Read more
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety Roxanne James (Scarborough Centre, Ont.) issued a statement to mark the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's Change of Command Ceremony in honour of outgoing commanding officer, assistant commissioner Russ Mirasty, and incoming commanding officer, chief superintendent Brenda Butterworth-Carr, in Regina. The statement congratulated Butterworth-Carr … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Roxanne James (Scarborough Centre, Ont.) opened the Fourth Annual National Roundtable on Disaster Risk Reduction in Regina, Saskatchewan. The National Roundtable of Canada's Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction began in 2010. The platform holds this annual roundtable to make Canadians safer by reducing risks, making communities … Read more
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) released a statement following a meeting with the Cross-Cultural Roundtable on Security. The full statement is available online. Call 613-991-2924.
At the conclusion of Cyber Security Awareness Month, Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) encouraged Canadians to take action to be cyber safe throughout the year. Blaney reminded all Canadians of the need to protect themselves and their families online all year long. No individual, business, or government is solely responsible for securing the Internet – … Read more
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) and Conservative MP Royal Galipeau (Ottawa-Orleans, Ont.) met with seniors to discuss the importance of cyber security, and to highlight some of steps that Canadians can take to make themselves and their families safer online. The minister emphasized some of the measures that seniors can take to make … Read more
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) issued a statement following a keynote address at SecureTech 2013, an annual conference focussing on current and emerging security and public safety issues. "Canada has a thriving digital economy that is growing by leaps and bounds, and which will benefit immensely from expanded markets opened through a new … Read more
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) released the Get Cyber Safe Guide for Small and Medium Businesses. The guide is intended to help small or medium business owners understand cyber security risks and provide them with practical advice on how to better protect their business and employees from cyber threats. The guide provides advice … Read more
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Steven Blaney (Lévis-Bellechasse, Que.) issued a statement welcoming a court ruling. Blaney said Omar Ahmed Khadr pleaded guilty to heinous crimes, including the murder of American Army medic, Sergeant Christopher Speer. The government will continue to vigorously defend against any attempt to lessen his punishment for these crimes. … Read more
