Canadian Heritage committee  I don't have anything specific to add, other than to say that in our context, we are supporting a range of research that's more focused on the effectiveness of specific programming countering radicalization to violence. For example, we're supporting programming that's led by loca

Canadian Heritage committee  Budget 2016 announced the funding, so $35 million over five years with $10 million ongoing. It started in 2016. The money came in at the end of 2016. Each year for the next five years it's a gradual increment for the community resilience fund.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  The security infrastructure fund, or SIF, is a separate program that has been around for many years, I think four or five years, and got renewed in the last budget. That's $2 million a year for the next five years, and that's more specific to institutions, primarily religious or

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  Maybe I can just add that we are committed to developing a national strategy to counter radicalization to violence. We're hopeful that the strategy will be developed by next year. Part of us getting to the development of the strategy is an engagement process over the next few mon

Canadian Heritage committee  To be honest, again, this is probably something for which StatsCan can provide further guidance in terms of what information police are reporting out. They do provide some information on the context of each particular case. I'm not sure from our perspective, when we're assessing

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair, for the invitation to appear and to discuss Public Safety Canada's role in addressing systemic racism and religious discrimination, including Islamophobia. Specifically, I will be speaking about the role of the Canada Centre for Canadian Engagem

Public Safety committee  I'll start. It is important to recognize that Canadians do have a right to come back home, so the government would have an obligation to facilitate that return. In many instances an emergency travel document could be issued, in that particular instance, if the individual wants t

Public Safety committee  They'd have to demonstrate why they're going and provide some indication, some legitimate documentation to show that they're actually going for, let's say, a family funeral and that they actually have people there, some indication of the legitimacy of their needing this urgent tr

Public Safety committee  The Minister of Public Safety has the mandate and the power for all issues relating to national security. That's why the Minister of Public Safety will manage this program. And the agencies that come under that minister's portfolio, including CSIS, the RCMP and the Canada Border

Public Safety committee  It's important to point out that it is the agencies in our portfolio, including CSIS and the RCMP, that will support this process. There should be a direct link with their mandate with respect to national security.

Public Safety committee  Ultimately, If it goes to an appeal before the court or a judicial review, it will be the judge who will be balancing all these considerations.

Public Safety committee  That is correct.

Public Safety committee  I can start, and Sophie can finish. The proportionality is that you're looking at the action that government is taking, which is the taking of the passport, and weighing it against what injury it might give, what harm to the individual, and then ultimately balancing those agains