Today

Mentioned by South Asian Link Conservatives Accused Of Hijacking RCMP Independence, Says NDP This is wrong” OTTAWA — New Democrats are condemning the Conservative government's policy requiring all RCMP communications be approved by Conservative Public Safety Minister Vic Toews. “The Conservative's policy means the RCMP must ask permission from ...

Mentioned by Winnipeg Free Press Have your say Too bad it is too late to stop him from getting an MP's magnificent pension. RONALD ISFELD Selkirk ñü OK, Pat Martin lips off again, and again Vic Toews runs to the media. He reminds me of a schoolyard child running to his teacher to tattle on another ...

Yesterday

Spoke in the House on Financial System Review Act moved that Bill S-5, An Act to amend the law governing financial institutions and to provide for related and consequential matters, be read the second time ...

Spoke in the House on Public Safety Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate the Ontario Provincial Police for taking these dangerous individuals off our streets. Sexually exploiting our children is absolutely despicable. ...

Mentioned by Vancouver Sun Pat Martin: that "a**hole" MP does it again Manitoba Senior Minister and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews demanded Martin apologize Thursday. "Pat Martin's constituents, and indeed all Canadians, would be better served if the MP and his soft-on-crime party, would direct their outrage and vitriol ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca (blog) RCMP fleet details too secret for Toews are only a click away By Alison Crawford This week Public Safety Minister Vic Toews claimed that "for security reasons and to maintain the integrity of police operations" he could not fully answer a question from NDP MP Sylvain Chicoine about the RCMP's fleet of aircraft.

Mentioned by Montreal Gazette Winnipeg MP in hot water again for foul-mouthed tirade Manitoba Senior Minister and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews demanded Martin apologize Thursday. "Pat Martin's constituents, and indeed all Canadians, would be better served if the MP and his soft-on-crime party, would direct their outrage and vitriol ...

Mentioned by Global Edmonton Parliament's Plate - Wednesday, February 1 The proposed legislation states that an MP who chooses to leave a party to sit as an independent wouldn't have to be re-elected. The headline show today will likely be Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and Justice Minister Rob Nicholson helping the ...

Two days ago

Spoke in the House on Justice Mr. Speaker, I said no such thing. What I in fact indicated was that the issue of mental illness and criminal law was a very complex ...

Three days ago

Spoke in the House on Citizenship and Immigration Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his support of this important program. We are pleased with the success of the wanted by the CBSA program. ...

Voted Yes on Vote #108 on Bill C-288 Respecting the National Flag of Canada

Voted No on Vote #107 That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a) recognize that the construction and maintenance ...

Voted Yes on Vote #106 on Bill C-25 Relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts

This week

Voted Yes on Vote #105 on Bill C-25 Relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts

Spoke in the House on Royal Canadian Mounted Police Mr. Speaker, the protocol has not changed since the days of Anne McLellan. The protocol is an appropriate balance between the independence of the RCMP on ...

Spoke in the House on Firearms Registry Mr. Speaker, I will overlook the patently false statements made by the member and state that the only embarrassing thing is that the long gun registry, ...

Spoke in the House on Public Safety Mr. Speaker, our legislation focuses on serious repeat or violent offenders. Rather than creating new criminals, we are simply reducing victimization by keeping criminals behind bars ...

Spoke in the House on Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, in response to (a), under the disaster financial assistance arrangements, DFAA, federal cost sharing will be provided for provincial response and recovery expenditures resulting ...

Two months ago

Voted No on Vote #104 on Bill C-308 Respecting a Commission of Inquiry into the development and implementation of a national fishery rebuilding ...

Three months ago

Introduced legislation Government bill C-19 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Government bill C-4 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Balanced Refugee Reform Act and the Marine Transportation Security Act

Introduced legislation Government bill C-59 An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (accelerated parole review) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Introduced legislation Government bill C-52 An Act regulating telecommunications facilities to support investigations

Introduced legislation Government bill C-49 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Balanced Refugee Reform Act and the Marine Transportation Security Act

Introduced legislation Government bill C-23B An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Introduced legislation Government bill C-23A An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act

Statements in the House