41st
Parliament, 1st Session Edited
Hansard • Number 238 ORAL QUESTIONS Public Safety
Mr. Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville, CPC): Mr. Speaker, yesterday the RCMP announced the arrest of two individuals for a series of terrorism-related charges. RCMP Superintendent Doug Best said, “This is the first known al Qaeda-planned attack that we have experienced in Canada.” Could the Minister of Public Safety please comments on these significant events?
Hon. Vic Toews (Minister of Public Safety, CPC): Mr. Speaker, the first job of any government is to keep Canadians safe from those to wish to harm us, and this is a responsibility our government takes very seriously. Terrorism is not an academic issue that only impacts other countries around the world; there is a very real threat to Canada. I would like to thank the Muslim community for its co-operation with law enforcement, and I would like to thank the RCMP, CSIS and our security agencies, including agencies in the United States and particularly the FBI, for their good work to keep us all safe from those who wish to harm us.
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