Public Safety committee  There were three important recommendations coming out of Air India, and obviously the first one was the independence. Certainly I think the Air India commission of inquiry recommended an independent body to manage terrorist protectees. We just felt that the program was best manag

Public Safety committee  I'm not sure I understand the total distinction, but I think the only comment I was trying to make in the opening remarks was on the differences between the federal and provincial programs. The more serious cases tend to be those that are much longer in terms of the need to pro

Public Safety committee  No, there is not.

Public Safety committee  We went out in two rounds of consultations. After the SECU report of 2008, we went out to the provinces. We went to all provinces regardless of whether or not they had a provincial program in place, and we spoke to them about the recommendations made by the committee. Also, for

Public Safety committee  There are currently five, so it's Ontario and Quebec and then the three prairie provinces, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. My understanding is that the City of Montreal has one as well.

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and committee members, for the invitation and the opportunity to speak again about the proposed legislation that's before us today. The legislation speaks to the modernization of Canada's federal witness protection program. It is well recognized t