Jasraj Hallan
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Business & Financial Interests
Before being elected to Parliament, Jasraj Hallan was a small business owner in Calgary, Alberta. He reportedly worked as a master builder and operated a custom home building business. According to his disclosure summary with the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, he has declared ownership in a private corporation named J. Hallan Inc.
Key Relationships & Connections
As a member of the Conservative Party, Jasraj Hallan is a key political ally of party leader Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre has appointed Hallan to prominent roles in the Conservative shadow cabinet, including serving as the Shadow Minister for Finance. This position makes him a leading voice for the party on economic and financial matters.
Public Controversies
In late 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hallan reportedly travelled to California despite public health advisories against non-essential travel. He stated the trip was to visit a sick family member. He has also faced public criticism for his statements linking the federal carbon tax to increased food bank usage. Some food bank organizations have publicly stated that while the cost of living is a factor, the reasons for rising food bank use are complex and cannot be attributed to a single policy.
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Exactly, but we're still well short of that.
That's fair.
That's fair. I would agree with that. Commissioner, the Auditor General also found that your recruitment target was set by available funding, not by operational needs. Who set the funding level? Was it the RCMP or was it the government?
minister Given this Auditor General's report saying that we're at less than half what we need and what the government has promised, will you tell thethat we don't have enough?
Can you also give us the number of rejected applicants?
The reason I'm asking is that the Auditor General stated in her report that it was a problem when it came to hiring. Do you recognize what she has said and that it is a problem?
Thank you, Chair. It's an honour to be on this committee. Ms. Hogan, thank you and your team for the incredible work on this report. I'd like to start with the commissioner. Commissioner, the government promised 1,000 new RCMP personnel. The Auditor General says we need around 3,400 new frontline officers. You've stated that it's about 750 in the next three years. Do you think that's enough?
Is it enough?
Okay. The government gave that number.
minister Did you ever tell thethat the number of officers they've promised is not enough?
Are you able to table since last year and up until now how many have been recruited? Just give us a breakdown, month by month, of how many new recruits have been hired.
If you could, table that to the committee. I have only a limited amount of time—
Okay. Thank you. Commissioner, you said to this committee in your opening statement about diversity that it's a priority for you guys for staffing. In the Auditor General's report, nine out of 11 divisions are below critical staffing. Was diversity a higher or lower priority when you were trying to fill vacancies?
Is it higher up on the priority for you when you're hiring or is it lower?
Thank you, Chair. It's a pleasure to be on this committee. Welcome to the clerk. I'd like to nominate our friend from the Bloc, Mr. Blanchette-Joncas.
Can you commit to that?
You claimed at this committee that you'll have 750 officers hired in the next three years. Do you think that's enough?
Do you think the 1,000 target that the government has set is enough?
My question was, who set that funding? The Auditor General says the number was also set by the funding, not for the operational needs. Who set that?