Justice committee  You're right. The second definition is general, broad.

Justice committee  When we hear about slavery, it's really—

Justice committee  Pardon me, but I have to leave.

Justice committee  There have been and there no doubt are still, but I particularly know what goes on around the major rings we talked about earlier, the Hells Angels and the street gangs, which have been implicated in those activities. The street gangs have been very much involved in juvenile pros

Justice committee  We're really talking about an individual who takes control of another individual for illicit, criminal purposes. It's always for prostitution purposes. This is the sexual exploitation of minors, in the majority of cases, but it can also involve adults or young women wanting to pa

Justice committee  I'm going to answer your question briefly and then I'm going to leave. In theory, you can say that you have to seize the property of criminals, but it's very difficult for police departments to get convictions and effective seizures. The current practice of lawyers is to negotia

Justice committee  I didn't understand your question, sir. I'm sorry, I didn't understand.

Justice committee  No, that's it; I have nothing else to add.

Justice committee  At the start of his presentation, Julian talked about the importance of public awareness, but also about agencies. The problem I see at the Canada Revenue Agency is that it puts all citizens on an equal footing. No distinction is drawn for organized crime. That's the problem. If

Justice committee  That's true. They aren't police officers, but there have to be directives providing for a more aggressive approach to investigations. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is good for everyone, all Canadians, but it's the criminals who take the most advantage of it because

Justice committee  I'm not familiar with the bill, so I cannot comment specifically on it.

Justice committee  Pardon me, but I can't answer your question. What is the translation of “conditional sentencing”?

Justice committee  No, I can't comment.

Justice committee  I was aware of a number of investigations where there was an enormous amount of cooperation among the various departments—Immigration, Border Services Agency, etc. Today, there's a lot of cooperation, and that's what has vastly improved the investigations and produced better resu

Justice committee  The system in the United States has a major deterrent effect. A biker named Rick Vallée was arrested in Canada for a murder committed in the United States. He was convicted and, if I remember correctly, sentenced to 25 years in prison and to a compensatory fine for the family of