Harb Gill

I'm going to suggest, Mr. Ettinger, that 80 people are not enough for a country this size. They have an entire police service devoted to this in the U.S. I'm going to leave the rest of my time to my colleague, Mr. Lawton. I look forward to the written answers from you, sir. Thank you.

Thank you, Chair. Mr. Ettinger, the last time you were here, we talked a bit about organized crime and how it's impacting the mail system. Can you provide to us in writing how many investigators are working to secure the system, the number of parcels that were intercepted for criminal activity in the past five years and the types of offences? Do you have the necessary legislative tools and the [more]

Is the CBSA involved with you as well?

Mr. Speaker, that is a good question. I would say that, yes, there is a lack of courage and a degree of timidity among the ranks, especially the higher ranks, not the frontline folks. They are ready to do the work they are assigned, but one has to have the courage to do what needs to be done. Courage has to be shown by prosecutors, as well as judges. When somebody drops the ball, it is not a [more]

Mr. Speaker, that is a very valid question. The question is about leadership. The leadership starts from the top. It starts with the government of the day. The government has to provide that leadership. The words should match the actions. Hence, we would have the results to prove that we are doing what we need to do.

That is incorrect, Mr. Speaker. The legislation already exists. If anybody, regardless of what text they use, is inciting violence against any Canadian, or non‑Canadian for that matter, that is already an offence and we have the tools necessary to lay those charges. As I said, we just need the courage to lay those charges.

Mr. Speaker, Officer Pinizzotto did not die investigating a sermon. He died investigating hate crimes. He died investigating a shooting at the U.S. consulate. I can tell members from experience that, generally speaking, police officers are not out there challenging people at a religious ceremony to say whether the sermon is allowed or not allowed. Police officers are not the experts. They do not [more]

C-9 Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure and an honour to rise on behalf of the good people of Windsor West. Today, I rise to speak on their behalf to Bill. Before I do, I would like to take a moment to recognize two brave police officers who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their communities. Last week, Toronto police officer Marc Pinizzotto was killed in the line of duty while taking [more]