Public Safety committee  There are a number of portals into organized criminal activity. Sometimes we think of it as traditional organized crime, but frankly organized criminal activity can include the recruitment of young people in poor, marginalized communities where there is a strong sense of exclusio

Public Safety committee  I believe you might have heard someone else say that. I said our goal is to eliminate irregular migration.

Public Safety committee  They are all entitled, as I've indicated, to lawful due process. There is a backlog. We've actually put $173 million, including $74 million into IRB to increase their capacity to deal with that backlog. We also have a significant—

Public Safety committee  From which group? We have been removing people as a result of those IRB hearings.

Public Safety committee  That surge actually began in 2017, and the vast majority of those people are still in the process of having their eligibility to remain in Canada determined.

Public Safety committee  When that is completed, then it is the role of CBSA to effect an orderly removal.

Public Safety committee  First of all, if I may just clarify with respect to refugee claimants, in 2017-18, the CBSA removed a total of 4,184 failed refugee claimants. Of these, 124—

Public Safety committee  Thank you for the opportunity to answer that question. Of these, 124 were irregular migrants who have been removed.

Public Safety committee  In the fiscal year 2017-18....

Public Safety committee  No, Ms. Alleslev, of course not. We are in fact making significant investments to restore a significantly diminished capacity at CBSA and IRB, to do the job of upholding Canadian law. That's what we are doing.

Public Safety committee  So I'm going to look at any measures—

Public Safety committee  The document that was tabled was—

Public Safety committee  In my experience, when we're dealing with something as complex as the opioid crisis, a focus that's entirely on enforcement misses important work. We know that a number of people are naive users. The range of Canadians having difficulties with substance use and misuse and in seri

Public Safety committee  I wouldn't presume to speak for the RCMP, but I chaired the national organized crime committee in Canada for almost a decade. I'm a graduate of the FBI. I have worked collaboratively with the Homeland Security committee on national security and organized crime. We work with Inter

Public Safety committee  I think the law is very clear. When someone comes across our border at an irregular point, that's unlawful. We actually have a sign up at these border points. If you go to Lacolle at the end of Roxham Road, you will see a sign there that says it's unlawful to come into the countr