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Justice May 13th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, surely the hon. member does not believe that in the House of Commons today I can announce that we are pressing charges. That is not how the criminal justice system works in this country.
He did bring it to my attention. I made arrangements for him to meet with corrections officials and at the end of the day if charges are laid it will be done by the justice system in the province of New Brunswick.
Division No. 156 May 12th, 1998
moved that the bill be concurred in.
Rcmp May 12th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, as I have said many times before, the government does not ask the RCMP to conduct an official investigation. It gives it information and the RCMP makes the appropriate decision based on 125 years of law enforcement in Canada.
Rcmp May 12th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the RCMP has been given information with regard to this situation and will take appropriate action as is befitting a law enforcement agency of its stature.
Dna Identification Act May 11th, 1998
moved:
Motion No. 9
That Bill C-3, in Clause 15, be amended, in the French version only,
(a) by replacing line 2 on page 13 with the following:
«gereuse causant des lésions cor-»
(b) by replacing line 5 on page 13 with the following:
«façon dangereuse causant la»
(c) by replacing line 10 on page 13 with the following:
«capacité affaiblie causant des»
(d) by replacing line 13 on page 13 with the following:
«avec capacité affaiblie causant la»
Motion No. 14
That Bill C-3, in Clause 22, be amended, in the French version only, by replacing line 5 on page 25 with the following:
«électronique, rendus inaccessibles une fois pour toutes dès que»
Correctional Service Canada May 11th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, my suggestion would be that what we need to investigate is the research capacity of the Reform Party which has a tendency to make these things up.
Organized Crime May 11th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the member is right to characterize the organized crime issue as international. That is why there are 1,000 delegates in Toronto this week, representing some 20 countries' law enforcement agencies, all dealing with the question of organized crime.
As we discussed this morning, the government has primarily two responsibilities. One is to provide the tools. That is why we provided the witness protection program, the proceeds of crime legislation and the anti-gang legislation. That is why we established the national co-ordinating committee on organized crime under the leadership of the RCMP. That is why next week I will be in Washington discussing this very problem with Janet Reno.
The fight against this scourge on Canadian society continues.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police May 4th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, as the commissioner of the RCMP already advised the member before the committee last week, the fact remains that the RCMP has an ongoing budget that involves the Musical Ride and other activities like that which are a part of Canadian heritage.
I am very proud of that activity. The reason there is no specific number attached to 125 is because the RCMP celebrates its good job in this country all the time.
Questions On The Order Paper May 1st, 1998
In so far as the Ministry of the Solicitor General of Canada is concerned, the answer is as follows:
(a) In the case of Amos detachment, the projected construction cost was $924,000. In the case of Rouyn-Noranda, the projected construction cost was $1.1 million.
(b) The construction costs for a new detachment in Amos were included in the 1995/96 capital construction program budget as well as the main estimates, at a total cost of $924,000 with $374,000 to be spent in 1995/96.
Questions On The Order Paper May 1st, 1998
In so far as the Ministry of the Solicitor General of Canada is concerned, the answer is as follows.
(a) The Royal Canadian Mounted Police began planning to build a detachment in Rouyn-Noranda in 1988-1989. Steps to purchase land were initiated after the funds required to purchase land had been approved, i.e. June, 1997.
(b) The RCMP dealt with Public works an Government Services, PWGSC. PWGSC dealt with the owner of the land, which in this case was the Rouyn-Noranda school board.
(c) The RCMP's initial requirements to PWGSC were for a lot between 21,000 to 45,000 square feet. The surface area of the land eventually purchased was 56,822 square feet (294ft x 174ft).
(d) The land was purchased for a sum of $179,557. If we take the fee paid to PWGSC into account, the total cost of the land to the RCMP was $205,000.
(e) No; a competitive process was held and a follow-up was put in place by PWGSC who issued a request for public bids in June 1997. In July 1997, 6 bids had been selected and following a comparative analysis, a final site was selected in July 1997.
(f) Building a new detachment in Rouyn-Noranda had been discussed since 1988 and the purchase cost of the land was reflected in the “C” Division budget in the 1997/98 RCMP capital construction program. It was not reflected in the main estimates because the project was being advanced.