Public Safety committee  Well, what I find logical, Madam Mourani, is that all the crossings that we run are open relative to the traffic flows that come across them. So where we see traffic flows that are perhaps lower in the evening, yes, I think it's a reasonable decision.

Public Safety committee  I can assure you that quite the contrary is true. The security of Canadians is always foremost in our minds, but it is a weighted balance, and it is not the only factor that we look at in terms of balancing the security and facilitative aspects of our mandate.

Public Safety committee  We looked at all of our programs, Mr. Davies, not just the front-line offices, but 100% of our program expenditures.

Public Safety committee  We would look at a combination of factors. I think it's fair to say the primary factors that we would have looked at are flows, as you say, personal and security. We would look at the costs of sustaining the port. We would look at the risk profile. We would look at the relative p

Public Safety committee  As I say, there's never a single factor that goes into these things, so certainly, yes, there are ports of entry that would have volumes close to the Big Beaver location that we proposed for closure. But there will be other factors that we have taken into account. Cathy, I don'

Public Safety committee  Just to clarify, we are currently in discussions with our government counterparts. I'm in discussions with my counterparts in CBP, customs and border protection. I did not mean to imply in my previous answer that I'm in discussions with other levels of government or necessarily

Public Safety committee  At this time, we have no expectation that the decision will change. Certainly, we will have considerable discussions about the manner in which these closures will take place. There will be discussions with local authorities on both sides of the border and with our American counte

Public Safety committee  First of all, I cannot answer questions with respect to the decisions made by my U.S. counterparts. I can't tell you, and they have not shared with me the rationale or the reasoning why they are choosing to make certain capital investments. It would be inappropriate for me to co

Public Safety committee  The government takes a position on what it wants to accept or reject in terms of the propositions or the recommendations put forward by departments and agencies.

Public Safety committee  The Treasury Board looks at the recommendations and decides what they want to accept or not accept.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  It's a question, sir, of looking at the cost-effectiveness of all of the locations where we have either service delivery or representatives. It's my belief that, looking forward, giving the opportunity to the government to reallocate resources from locations where there's simply

Public Safety committee  Certainly in terms of Canadians who live in those areas, there's probably a perspective, an appropriate perspective, that in those very precise small towns and areas, their service will be reduced. But I think overall my obligation as the head of the border agency is to look at t

Public Safety committee  Obviously, I made these recommendations in the context of the strategic review that the departments and agencies are required to present every fourth year. That said, we are constantly looking at opportunities to ensure that our resources are allocated to the highest return, the

Public Safety committee  We are currently holding discussions with our U.S. counterparts. There is certainly a level of sensitivity around these discussions, so you'll forgive me if I'm a little bit circumspect. I think, obviously, as we are looking at where we might take port closures in discussions