Gary Anandasangaree

Mr. Speaker, let us be clear: Canada has had an MOU with China on combatting crime in various forms since 2010. These have never been made public. As with the potential release of any sensitive national security document, we are carefully following the advice of our intelligence and law enforcement agencies. We will continue to work collaboratively with international and law enforcement partners [more]

Mr. Speaker, let me reiterate that we have had some form of an agreement on safety and security since 2010 with China. They have never been made public, including under the opposition who were in government at that time. We will continue to work in collaboration with law enforcement and with our international partners to ensure the safety and security of Canadians. We are a country of the rule of [more]

Mr. Speaker, the safety and security of Canadians is our top priority. Canadian law enforcement works closely with airport authorities, airlines, border agencies and international counterparts to detect criminal activity, protect travellers and disrupt organized crime networks involved in drug trafficking. C-12 C-22 At least six arrests related to luggage tag swapping have been made by the RCMP. [more]

Mr. Speaker, I want to acknowledge the excellent work of Peel Regional Police in collaboration with the OPP, CBSA, FINTRAC and the FBI, which announced the arrest of 17 individuals connected to an international criminal network. This network is responsible for violent extortion targeting the South Asian community across Canada. The operation dismantled a campaign involving 24 incidents, resulting [more]

First of all, I did meet with the intelligence commissioner, the Privacy Commissioner and the chair of NSIRA. I have done a number of engagements on a personal level, on top of the engagements undertaken by our departments. post facto We don't believe NSIRA can provide, in a timely manner, the required acceptance or rejection of a particular ministerial order, just given the urgency of the [more]

I will say that a lot of thought has been put into ensuring that the safeguards are in place, both from a privacy perspective and to ensure that it is charter-compliant. We are very confident that the bill as presented does have those safeguards.

I would say that Mr. Rankin's report—and I'm grateful for the work he has done—was prepared.... He is a lawyer. We are both colleagues. It was presented to me—and Mr. Fraser has used it through me—to inform our decisions. The bill right now is not about Mr. Rankin's report. What I would say is—

I'm going to go back to my initial position, Mr. Caputo. We will consider specific amendments that you propose. I will personally engage with you on this. However, I don't think I am going to pre-emptively agree to amendments that you're proposing here.

Let me acknowledge the work of Peel Regional Police in informing us on the development of this bill. It's been quite critical. I've had conversations with Chief Nishan Duraiappah on a number of occasions. This is the number one priority as indicated by police leaders, not just in Peel, but across Canada at every level, whether it is Commissioner Carrique in Ontario with the OPP or Commissioner [more]

It would be irresponsible for me to say that I will accept all of these amendments. I think what's important is that we look at them and at the implications for the bill. We'll be more than glad to give you our feedback—as I always have.

Thank you for the question. C-22 post facto I would say that there are a number of safeguards that have been built into Bill. For example, on ministerial orders, there's a requirement to get acceptance from the intelligence commissioner before an order can be issued. There are provisions for judicial review in certain circumstances. There's also a reference to NSIRA, and this is the ordinary [more]

I would say, in part, that in order to move forward on a ministerial order, the timeline for it to go through the NSIRA review process could be quite significant, so this is a safeguard that's built in. The role of the intelligence commissioner, as you're aware, involves a lot more real-time responses and the ability of the intelligence commissioner to give that feedback. That safeguard is there [more]