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Afghanistan committee Thank you, Mr. Bachand. I would prefer to answer in English, in order to be more clear and concise, if you don't mind. On the structure, if you will, it's a whole-of-government approach in our efforts in Afghanistan, in everything that's done in Afghanistan. Key components of
April 30th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Afghanistan committee If I could add to this, literacy becomes very important in the professionalization, if you will, of a police force, of a law enforcement agency. Reading and writing reports is something I mentioned, but also, for example, they're provided with inventory, they're provided with equ
April 30th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Afghanistan committee Absolutely.
April 30th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Afghanistan committee The work there is challenging, and as Yves mentioned, it's a reason to stay. It's a reason to not only work harder but work smarter. And I think we're doing that. It's also important to note that the training provided is simply one component. The individual courses provided for
April 30th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Afghanistan committee I'm aware of it. I have not read the full report, no.
April 30th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Afghanistan committee A training centre is in the process of being completed at Camp Nathan Smith by the provincial reconstruction team in Kandahar, which will go a long way to doing a number of things. It will provide us with the opportunity.... One of the challenges we have in Afghanistan is the sit
April 30th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Afghanistan committee Good morning, Mr. Chairman, and members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to be here with you this morning and to speak about Canada's, and particularly the RCMP's, international peace operation program, specifically our efforts in Afghanistan. Today I have with me
April 30th, 2009Committee meeting
Deputy Commissioner Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee I am aware of it, but I'm afraid I'm not at liberty, at this point, to discuss exactly the contents.
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee The border patrol is definitely a possibility. But it's very important that when we're talking about a border patrol, we're not simply talking about driving back and forth on the highway--as I always say, burning gas with no goal in mind. We operate very much on an intelligence-
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
A/Commr Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee We have not done a study to determine how much that would cost, but we are discussing the possibility of doing a trial at a specific location to verify that.
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee I think that CBSA and the RCMP work very closely together with respect to intellectual property rights, because merchandise will come through a port of entry or through a marine port or through an airport. I think, again, that this close integration, working together to leverage
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee If it's with respect to an organization that's involved in this type of activity, we can conduct an investigation. In organized crime, as I say, they're very opportunistic. There's a lot of money to be made, and as such, we'd be willing to investigate it. They can address themsel
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee If I may, I'll just add a quick response to this. I have a letter here, Mr. Chairman, addressed to you that I signed this morning, indicating that Assistant Commissioner Cabana was not accurate in his response to you with respect to contribution to the report. He consulted with
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee Absolutely. Thank you. I spoke about the importance of inland teams and the seamless integration that exists between inland and the border. That is crucial to getting ahead of the problem, internationally and domestically. We have a number of integrated teams working inland--com
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar
Public Safety committee Would you like me to comment as well on the statements about the missing pieces of the puzzle that Mike spoke about?
March 12th, 2009Committee meeting
D/Commr Raf Souccar