Today, the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, issued the following statement commending the efforts of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), following the seizure of 37.5 kilograms of cocaine at Toronto Pearson International Airport and the subsequent arrest of four individuals.
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, today released the following statement today after visiting the Canada Border Services Agency's (CBSA) Atlantic Centre for Arming Training (ACAT) at the Atlantic Police Academy in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Minister Blaney met with officers and instructors at ACAT, where officers are attending an intense four-week duty firearm course.
I thank Commissioner Plouffe, CSEC's independent watchdog, for his report. As a government, we agree with each of his recommendations and CSEC is currently working to implement them.
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, issued the following statement today in response to the release of the Transportation Safety Board's (TSB) final report from its investigation into the July 6, 2013 train derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec:
Once again our hearts are filled with grief and sadness as we mourn the brutal and senseless murder of an Aboriginal girl. In a pattern that has tragically become commonplace, the body of Tina Fontaine was pulled from the Red River in Winnipeg last Sunday, after being reported missing earlier this month. Barely 15, Tina was reportedly in the care of Child and Family Services.
Today is National Acadian Day. The first permanent French colony in Canada was founded in Acadia. More than 400 years later, Acadians continue to contribute to our country's economic, cultural and social vitality and live in every province and territory in Canada.