Public Safety committee  As I was saying, most of the weapons linked to crimes committed with firearms that we seize in Quebec come from the United States. We need to focus our efforts on the borders between the United States and Canada.

Public Safety committee  That's a good question, Ms. Michaud. As Mr. Rowe pointed out, legislative changes to control the importation of firearms at the border and of firearms parts via Canada Post, would help us in our work. Currently, the act does not allow us to search or seize firearms parts at Can

Public Safety committee  It would be hard for me to express an opinion on the human resources needs of CBSA and Akwesasne. However, I can tell you that intelligence is critical. The more intelligence we have, the greater our impact. Of course, when you have more resources, you can gather more intelligenc

Public Safety committee  We've really established a relationship with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in recent months. We've deployed Sûreté du Québec resources to their squads to gather intelligence. We've been building that relationship for years, but we've been putting more energy into it in

Public Safety committee  Okay. Operation Centaur is a strategy that includes all the units that were formerly more or less independent. The goal is to enable us to exchange intelligence more effectively. We joined together to avoid being too thin on the ground. This strategy requires new ways of doing t

Public Safety committee  The strategy is repression on possession and distribution, being embedded with all the law enforcement, and also the prevention that Director Dagher was talking about, preventing kids from joining. As I said, we're not attacking just the top. We're attacking from bottom to top,

Public Safety committee  Yes, we seize a lot. If we see the [Technical difficulty—Editor] an arrest, more than 150 gun seizures. With that, we also seize drugs and 3-D impressions, and we put on that pressure. With that three-level strategy, we're doing everything we can. We're seeing results. If we com

Public Safety committee  I'm in constant communication with Chief Dulude. The situation's complex, of course, as a result of the borders. We've been sending additional resources to Chief Dulude for some time now to help gather intelligence and determine better ways to work together. The Centaur squad ha

Public Safety committee  That's for sure. I'm really proud of what we're doing in the province of Quebec with our partners. We are embedded with 26 municipalities like Longueuil, Laval and Montreal, sharing all the intelligence, and also with the Americans and with the RCMP. As I was saying, the intel l

Public Safety committee  What I believe is that you have to consider many aspects. The issue is quite complicated. I'm not saying the government's program hasn't had an impact. It's definitely having one to a certain extent, but I think it's a combination of a number of measures that will produce results

Public Safety committee  I more or less agree with Director Dagher. I don't think there's any single solution. You have to consider prevention, education and repression, and we have to work together on all those aspects. We can't focus on just one in isolation. A combination of measures designed to take

Public Safety committee  However, for these achievements to have a significant impact on crime, it is essential that they result in the charging and prosecution of offenders. Thank you.

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. First, I'd like to say hello to all the members of the committee and to thank them for the opportunity to appear before the committee today. My name is Benoît Dubé, and I have been the director of criminal investigation with Sûreté du Québec since 2020. Be