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Public Safety committee We have had discussions with our U.S. counterparts. Initially they were running these drones on their southern border. Then when they began to implement them on the northern border—our southern border—they were implementing them on their side. We've had discussions over how to im
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee I'll turn it over to Mike for the details on that.
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee May I just add that sometimes this non-publication is at our request because of ongoing investigations, for example.
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee Maybe I can explain it this way. There needs to be a very seamless integration between our borders and our inland teams and our international partners, our liaison officers abroad. As we get information and we start to verify it and dig into it a little deeper, we very often find
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee Thank you, Mr. Comartin. Yes, the cooperation with the United States, especially with the alcohol, tobacco, and firearms agency, is going very well. In fact, they've recently deployed three agents who work out of the embassy here in order for us to have better contact with them
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee I believe we're both on it.
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee It is no problem. As well, the Ontario Provincial Police is on it, because they have a provincial weapons enforcement unit. They highlighted, at the last Cross-border Crime Forum, actually, an outstanding investigation they had completed into a criminal organization that was imp
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee Thank you for your question, Mr. Ménard. That's very unfortunate; I agree with you. It is indeed a shame that our world has changed to the extent that it has. It has caused us to take communities such as Stanstead, which you mentioned, in a different light. They see themselves
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
A/Commr Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee We've consulted with the communities to make sure that as changes are made that disrupt what they saw as their permanent way of living, the reason is understood, the rationale is understood, and to find ways to ensure security while disrupting their lives as little as possible.
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and good morning everyone. I'm very pleased to be appearing before you today. To try to do our best to be as effective as we possibly can in answering your questions, I have with me Assistant Commissioner Bob Paulson, who's in charge of national security
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
Deputy Commissioner Raf Souccar