Public Safety committee  The moment they claim asylum—

Public Safety committee  —their presence in the country ceases to be illegal. Under international convention and Canadian law, the moment they seek the protection of Canada, their presence in this country ceases to be unlawful.

Public Safety committee  Yes, the discussions on the costs experienced by other jurisdictions for temporary housing are not contained in these estimates.

Public Safety committee  I can advise this committee that the federal government has offered money for temporary housing to both the Province of Quebec and the Province of Ontario. So far, both of those entities have declined to accept the money that was offered. We have also made money directly availabl

Public Safety committee  I have actually had the opportunity. I've been involved in most of the large, complex gang investigations that have been conducted in this country. I was previously chief of detectives before I was the chief of police. We did most of the big gang investigations in Toronto. I wi

Public Safety committee  We're looking at a number of different measures that might be effective in reducing access to the tools that people have who are intent on committing violent crimes. We're prepared to look at every measure that can be effective in reducing the violence in our communities and the

Public Safety committee  The answer is yes, they have. I've reached out to the Secretary of Homeland Security. I have gone to Washington and met with their senior officials. We've made our position clear; our position is that we believe there are opportunities to enhance and improve the safe third countr

Public Safety committee  We have seen in its application that it has had the effect of encouraging people not to attend at regular border crossings, the point of entry, but rather to cross irregularly. That has been a factor for both us and our reciprocal partner, the United States. We believe that there

Public Safety committee  It's quite complex, obviously, as to why those numbers have increased, not just in Canada but all around the world in virtually every country. We've had a number of meetings with UNHCR, for example, to get an understanding of the entire global context of those who are fleeing per

Public Safety committee  Mr. Motz, I want to clarify that we did not require people to identify themselves for the purposes of completing this survey.

Public Safety committee  We asked for identifiers because they were useful in the data collection, but we did not ask people to identify themselves. Quite frankly, we wanted to make sure that Canadians who wished to make a point had the opportunity to do so and that their voices could be heard. We didn't

Public Safety committee  Mr. Goodale is the minister responsible for the records system, and he has made a commitment to bring forward the legislation that would be required to bring in the new regime. Without debating it further, it is a system of pardon for simple possession of cannabis that would make

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Dubé. As I have said many times about this, it's a process, not an event. On the process of the implementation, I've certainly acknowledged that some of the provinces—not all, but some—have experienced difficulties in their supply chain. In response to

Public Safety committee  Mr. Motz, I was not taking credit for myself, but I was giving credit to those who are doing the work.

Public Safety committee  About 70% fewer than came across in the same five-month period—