Public Safety committee  On the comments you made regarding how [Technical difficulty—Editor] firearms offences are almost always linked to the drug trade. We've seen that borne out in the evidence. Indeed, on the previous panel, in the first hour of this committee meeting, when I was asking

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Chair. Staff Sergeant Rowe, I'll continue with you for the two minutes. We have heard repeated testimony during this study about the intricate links between the drug trade and the firearms trade. I know that in Vancouver and British Columbia we have served

Public Safety committee  Yes. The introduction of fentanyl into the drug trade and the popularity of fentanyl have changed significantly how we see controlled substances imported into Canada, how the precursors for them are imported into Canada, the sale of these controlled substances on the street

The Opioid Crisis in Canada   to homelessness that has proven to be effective and that is even envied across Canada. It takes money to pay stakeholders to support people who might be having drug problems. Once these individuals find housing, they need support so that they do not end up back in the drug trade two or three

Public Safety committee  Chief Bray, maybe I'll start with you. I've listened to your opening statement and some of the answers you have given to my colleagues, and you really made that connection between the illegal firearms trade and the drug trade. Two years ago, in 2020, the Canadian Association

Public Safety committee   nine that quite likely could be.... There is also a strong correlation to the drug trade in relation to that as well. Those things are a big concern for us, for sure. It's a smaller number when it actually gets to domestic violence, as you've asked. I think we had only one

Public Safety committee   of the homicides were gang-related and 19 were not. In nine of the homicides that are currently under investigation, gang involvement is still unknown. Seven homicides, for sure, were related to the drug trade, which the statistics will show. For 12 of the homicides it's still not known

Public Safety committee  , replica handguns and handguns, but by far the most prevalent are long guns that have been used either in their current form or in an altered state. Guns are needed to carry out the drug trade. They are needed for protection. They are needed for intimidation, failure of payment

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My question is for the RCMP, and I'm not sure which member would be best suited to answer the question. In today's meeting we have occasionally touched on the links between the firearms trade and the drug trade. We know the opioid crisis is leaving a wake

Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  , was connected to the drug trade. Again, this is happening in all of our communities across Canada. We see the daily numbers of opioid deaths, and I entirely agree that it is a crisis. However, again, the way in which the bill is being framed does not match the contents of the bill. What I

Business of Supply  , such as concerns over legislative and enforcement gaps that have allowed the drug trade to launder illicit money through our real estate markets; concerns over supply, funding and support program criteria for long-term care homes; and the concern to fix the shortfalls of the national housing co

Cannabis   legislation. The profits of the drug trade are being used to fuel more crimes. Some of the legal operations are not much better. Mars Wrigley, the famous candy company known for Skittles, is suing Canadian cannabis companies for using their branding on drugs, branding designed to attract

Criminal Code   a parallel. Illicit drugs are also banned. Yet we see dramatic increases and challenges around methamphetamine...because it’s that supply and demand force that causes individuals to obtain these firearms whether it’s to protect their drug trade, prevent harm, to use it for extortion

Public Safety committee  Mr. Kurek, I think it's a combination of both. The report from paragraph 87 forward lays out the nature of what is happening—some of the changes, what's happening in the drug trade, what's happening with money laundering, the extent of that money laundering, the example of what

Criminal Code   that supply and demand force that causes individuals to obtain these firearms whether it’s to protect their drug trade, prevent harm, to use it for extortion. Whatever the criminal element is needing these guns for. Further, Winnipeg Police Service spokesman Constable Rob Carver did