Procedure and House Affairs committee  Of course I don't have any examples for the committee here today, but I can say there have been successful investigations in the past.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The RCMP will investigate any variety of those.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  There have been instances where individuals have provided that as a reason, but also we have seen—and we certainly hope that in those cases where we have sufficient grounds to lay a charge—that it can act as a deterrent.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm not in a position to comment on the committee's work and the process, but what I can say is that advances in technology have created an environment where individuals achieve anonymity. Criminals exploit, of course, the faceless environment provided by the Internet to conceal

Procedure and House Affairs committee  My position does not allow me to give any details about the case you are referring to.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  As I mentioned at the beginning, there are situations in which we are able to identify individuals on a case-by-case basis. Every case is different and some are complicated. Sometimes we are not able to do so.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Regardless of the form of the threat received—as an example, of course—we analyze it and, if necessary, we conduct a criminal investigation.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We encourage all MPs and ministers to report any threats they receive so we can investigate them. Of course, our mandate does not address cyber-security. I will therefore refer the question to my colleague from Public Safety Canada, who is here today.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Are you asking if we would investigate in both cases? Yes, we investigate all cases.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I cannot comment on the present case, but I can say that we would investigate in the cases I described earlier.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  My position does not allow me to comment on any criminal investigation that is under way.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Certainly. Thank you, Mr. Chair. As you know, ministers of the crown are entitled to receive RCMP protection in Canada and abroad, as needed, by virtue of section 17 of the RCMP regulations. Any threat to a member of Parliament, of course, is investigated by the police of jurisd

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I can say that there are instances where we have the ability to be able to successfully track and identify, and depending upon the complexity there will be times where we will not. Of course, we certainly invite any modern tools and resources to help us respond to the evolving na

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Certainly, we have trusted partnerships around the world that allow us to collaborate together and share on different areas and innovation with respect to best practices.