When a former federal prosecutor was appointed Minister of Public Safety, we hoped it might finally bring a shred of common sense to the ministry. If Marco Mendicino’s recent comments in the House of Commons weren’t enough to disabuse us of that notion, the appointment of Pam Damoff as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety most certainly was. Pam Damoff’s visceral hatred … [Read more...]
Meet Your Low-Information Minister of Public Safety
[Version Française] Bill Blair doesn’t even know what’s in his own legislation “This legislation proposes to introduce some of the strongest gun control measures in our country's history.”[i] If that were true, Bill C-21 would keep illegal guns out of the hands of drug dealers, gangs and other violent offenders. Instead, Minister Blair will create another long gun registry for the … [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...]