On November 25, 2020, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair tabled his 2020/2021 Main Estimates and Supplementary Estimates for the Public Safety Portfolio in his opening remarks to the Standing Committee on Public Safety (SECU).[i] Despite a meeting specifically on budget estimates for his department, Minister Blair refused to offer any clues as to how much his gun ban by Order in Council would … [Read more...]
FAIL! Bill Blair Cuts CBSA Funding, Redefines the Word ‘Invest’
Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety, misleads both the House of Commons and the Canadian people when he says he increased funding for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). For the past three years, Minister Blair has repeated the same announcement, $51.5 million over five years to beef up border security. He’s a broken record, repeating the same tired announcement every time a microphone … [Read more...]