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Health committee As Kathy mentioned, organized crime is a high priority for federal policing, in particular, for the RCMP. We target the highest echelon within the organized crime world. We're very cognizant...and realize that the chances of organized crime being eliminated in the cannabis market
September 11th, 2017Committee meeting
Assistant Commissioner Joanne Crampton
Health committee We would recommend that the local police of jurisdiction be engaged in that, or a regulatory body that the government might set out. Certainly there's concern about growing it in a home like you've suggested, but there's provision for that within the legislation.
September 11th, 2017Committee meeting
A/Commr Joanne Crampton
Health committee Legal counsel might be better to answer with regard to what happens to a criminal record, but there is the option of charging. Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, a youth could be charged with an offence of possession; however, there is always officer discretion involved in any
September 11th, 2017Committee meeting
A/Commr Joanne Crampton
Health committee No, not at all, and I would expect that we wouldn't receive that kind of direction.
September 11th, 2017Committee meeting
A/Commr Joanne Crampton
Health committee I wouldn't be able to speak to how the 30-gram amount was established. I believe Ms. Bogden would be best to answer that piece.
September 11th, 2017Committee meeting
A/Commr Joanne Crampton
Public Safety committee Good morning, Messrs. Chairs and honourable committee members. Thank you for the invitation to speak to you this morning concerning the RCMP's roles and efforts with regard to the current situation of irregular migration. Before addressing the specific situation in Quebec, I wou
September 28th, 2017Committee meeting
Assistant Commissioner Joanne Crampton
Citizenship and Immigration committee Good morning, Messrs. Chairs and honourable committee members. Thank you for the invitation to speak to you this morning concerning the RCMP's roles and efforts with regard to the current situation of irregular migration. Before addressing the specific situation in Quebec, I wou
September 28th, 2017Committee meeting
Assistant Commissioner Joanne Crampton
Public Safety committee In terms of investigations, and in terms of border security, we already use a lot of different techniques and deploy a lot of people to work on the border itself. A lot of those techniques are privileged information so I wouldn't be able to speak to them, obviously, for investiga
September 28th, 2017Committee meeting
A/Commr Joanne Crampton
Public Safety committee Absolutely.
September 28th, 2017Committee meeting
A/Commr Joanne Crampton
Citizenship and Immigration committee In terms of investigations, and in terms of border security, we already use a lot of different techniques and deploy a lot of people to work on the border itself. A lot of those techniques are privileged information so I wouldn't be able to speak to them, obviously, for investiga
September 28th, 2017Committee meeting
A/Commr Joanne Crampton
Citizenship and Immigration committee Absolutely.
September 28th, 2017Committee meeting
A/Commr Joanne Crampton
Public Safety committee In terms of someone crossing the border between the ports of entry, the RCMP would intercept the person or persons. We then advise them that they are breaking the law under the Customs Act by crossing the border between ports of entry. The persons are then detained. Their possess
September 28th, 2017Committee meeting
A/Commr Joanne Crampton
Citizenship and Immigration committee In terms of someone crossing the border between the ports of entry, the RCMP would intercept the person or persons. We then advise them that they are breaking the law under the Customs Act by crossing the border between ports of entry. The persons are then detained. Their possess
September 28th, 2017Committee meeting
A/Commr Joanne Crampton
Public Safety committee In terms of the RCMP's role when people are crossing between borders, as I mentioned, our responsibility is to assess to make sure of their background. We're looking for any links to possible terrorism, bringing in contraband, or anything in terms of illegal activity. That's our
September 28th, 2017Committee meeting
A/Commr Joanne Crampton
Public Safety committee No. We have put in a special process. We have a satellite detachment in close proximity to CBSA that facilitates our joint partnership. We also have a temporary processing centre, of sorts, at Roxham Road, which is where the majority of people are crossing at this time. We have s
September 28th, 2017Committee meeting
A/Commr Joanne Crampton