Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, I want to assure the House that I have met regularly with the law enforcement leadership of the country. Unlike the previous government, we actually listened to what they asked of us. They asked, for example, for the opportunity to give a ticket to a young person r

Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, I would simply remind the House that since 2013, we have had a well-regulated medical marijuana industry, which employs tens of thousands of Canadians and which Canadians have invested hundreds of millions of dollars and yet is has had no impact on their ability to c

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, let me be very clear. As I indicated yesterday, Canada has a long and proud tradition of providing protection to those who are in most need of protection by providing refuge to the world's most vulnerable people. The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act requires t

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Whalen, for your kind words. I have, frankly, four decades of experience, and 10 as a chief of police in a large metropolitan centre. I've had the opportunity over the course of that career—and certainly as you've already indicated—to manage rather compl

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I may then clarify this, because I wasn't picking that up from the translation. Let me be very clear then. The irregular refugee claimants—if that was in fact the question—for 2017 were 19,002, and so far in 2018 from January 1 to July 10, which precedes my appointment, the irreg

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Poilievre. What I was referring to was the processing of irregular refugee claimants, asylum seekers who have entered the country. I had the opportunity at Lacolle to witness a very professional and seamless process conducted by the RCMP, CBSA, and IRCC, where al

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Again, at the present time no agencies report directly to me. I am working on this issue, working very collaboratively with my colleagues across a number of ministries, including the Minister of Immigration and the Minister of Public—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It does not.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, it does not.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Not directly, no.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, I'm working with the minister to whom it does report, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I have been given a responsibility to work across a number of different ministries to address the challenges we face in dealing with irregular border crossers—those who are seeking asylum—to ensure that we work collaboratively not only within our own government, but also with the

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'll ask the officials for totals, so we can give you—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Actually, you've asked about things that took place before I assumed these responsibilities, so I am asking for information from the officials. I now have that information in front of me. The asylum claims by type, as totalled in 2017, was 50,864, and so far from January 1 to J

Citizenship and Immigration committee  If I may offer a response to—