Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.) issued a statement to mark National Police Week, running May 12-18, 2013. "National Police Week is an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the important role the men and women of our municipal, provincial, territorial, national and First Nation and Inuit police forces play. They carry … Read more
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.) made a statement on the arrest of suspected terrorist Ahmed Abassi by the FBI in New York City. The full statement is available online. Call 613-991-2924.
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.) met with researchers and Air India victims' families to announce the successful recipients of the third round of funding from the Kanishka Project, worth over $1.7 million. The Kanishka Project is a multi-year investment from the Government of Canada in terrorism-focused research. More information is available online. Call … Read more
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.); Conservative MP David Sweet (Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale, Ont.); and Quebec Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu announced the Government of Canada's support for Bill C-479, An Act to Amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (Fairness for Victims). Bill C-479, the Fairness for Victims Act, introduced in the House of Commons by … Read more
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.) issued a statement commending the efforts of law enforcement officers from the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC), with the support from the Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team, Surrey RCMP, and RCMP Air Services, in seizing 10,000 marijuana plants at four rural Mission, British Columbia … Read more
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.) and Minister of State (Transport) Steven Fletcher (Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia, Man.) spoke at the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance Ottawa Conference on the benefits of and the progress made to date under the Beyond the Border Action Plan. The full release is available online. Call 613-991-2924.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and for the Atlantic Gateway, Gerald Keddy (South Shore-St. Margaret's, N.S.) launched the 18th annual Emergency Preparedness (EP) Week on behalf of Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.) at Environment Canada's Atlantic Storm Prediction Centre. This year's EP Week runs … Read more
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.) and Status of Women Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) issued a statement on the National Day to End Bullying. In order to increase public awareness of this growing problem, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada, in partnership with CIBC, has declared May 1st as Belonging – … Read more
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.) issued a statement on removal From "Wanted by the CBSA" List. "On behalf of all Canadians, I commend the CBSA, the Calgary Police Service and the Alberta Integrated Fugitive Apprehension Unit on the arrest of this individual who has now been removed from Canada. Our government has been … Read more
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.) announced the release of the Action Plan 2010-2015 for Canada's Cyber Security Strategy. This action plan demonstrates the accomplishments to date under Canada's Cyber Security Strategy and describes the government's ongoing efforts to make cyberspace more secure for all Canadians. More information is available online. Call 613-991-2924.
