Public Safety committee  I'm going to ask Mr. Aubertin-Giguère to round out my response. In terms of the proposed provisions involving the authorities responsible for exports, the bill defines discretion as “if requested to do so by an officer”. If the officer has reason to believe that a person who is

Public Safety committee  We work with the RCMP on a variety of files every day. We are jointly responsible for the land border. In terms of air travel, they are our colleagues and we are on the same teams. When the RCMP considers a matter to be within its purview or believes that an individual is about t

Public Safety committee  Maybe I'll ask my colleague, with permission, to answer that one, to be very, very clear so as to not create anxiety in a fairly large population that enjoys the sun during the winter.

Public Safety committee  It will still happen, yes.

Public Safety committee  Right now I believe it's limited to what's in the bill. If in the future we wanted to collect more information, then I believe we would need amendments.

Public Safety committee  Yes, but right now, to be clear, it's only information that is contained on page 2 of the passport. That's it.

Public Safety committee  The U.S. already collects exit information in a systematic fashion without physical control. After the last incident in Times Square, law enforcement was able to identify a potential suspect fairly quickly. That information was shared with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and

Public Safety committee  When it comes to information exchange with American colleagues on entry/exit, we have been sharing information on a specific category of travellers since 2013. Once the bill receives royal assent, a new group will be added to the list of people on whom we already share informatio

Public Safety committee  No, not at this time.

Public Safety committee  Earlier, you talked about mistaken identity. The passport number is an element that enables us to do an identity search. So a passport number, a surname, a first name and a date of birth are tied together. That enables us to identify an individual. In fact, a passport number prov

Public Safety committee  The information covered by those provisions is actually just the information on page 2 of the passport. So there is no second tier in terms of information exchange. We are strictly talking about an exchange of biographic information.

Public Safety committee  I would ask my colleagues to answer that.

Public Safety committee  Actually, a person can use their NEXUS card at the border. When we refer to “document”, that is what we mean. A person can use their passport or their NEXUS card.

Public Safety committee  Unfortunately, what you described is the policy that belongs to our colleagues at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. They own the policy. But I'll deliver your message.

Public Safety committee  Exactly. We enforce the policy, but IRCC is responsible for that.