Tom Osborne

Below Mr. Speaker,is now the number one show on the Netflix global top 10 for a second straight week. North of North Wayward With almost 40 million views, it has reached number one in 82 countries. It is also officially the most viewed debut for a Canadian Netflix title ever. This builds on a strong run for Canadian productions fromto, reaching a cumulative 48 million views since June. The [more]

Thank you. minister I want to talk about some of the real facts, Mr. Chair. The real facts are that, a few years ago, this committee unanimously supported making a recommendation to the House. By virtue of the fact that it was unanimous, it included Liberal members. There was nothing to be hidden. The government recognized, Liberal members recognized and theat the time recognized that funds had [more]

Madam Speaker, part of the problem we are facing in the country in these current geopolitical times is the fact that a proponent must go through a process where in one department, a silo, a number of boxes need to be checked, and in another department, another silo, a number of boxes need to be checked. Some of those are duplicates. I am asking the minister to comment on the importance of [more]

Mr. Ostrander, thank you for coming in. You're no longer a federal public servant and I want to recognize the effort you've made to come in. This is the largest technology transfer project in the Canadian government's history. While it is not acceptable to any individual to not have their pay, to take on a project of this size it is expected that there will be some challenges along the way. I [more]

This announcement of $1.7 billion over multiple years, the capacity of the RCMP to recruit these 750 officers and the 250 essential positions over three years.... That is your capacity. The government is committed to continuing to support the RCMP, and once you reach those thresholds, the government will continue to support the RCMP. I wanted to address the rhetoric from the other side that makes [more]

Let me use the 10 seconds. I'll ask questions when I come back. I wanted to thank the Auditor General. Oftentimes, people look at your reports as finding what the government is doing wrong or what agencies are doing wrong, but really you look at how we can do things better and serve Canadians better. I also wanted to thank the RCMP and your members. First responders in the country don't always [more]

I want to explore the flexible posting plan for a moment and look at both sides of this plan. There has been some success after eliminating this plan in terms of the first two quarters. Can you talk about whether you're continuing to see a positive trend as a result of removing the flexible posting plan?

The other aspect that I want to approach is the 250 essential positions. I will call them “essential positions” because these positions are absolutely essential to the RCMP, and they are essential to effective policing for the RCMP. Can you confirm that this is correct?

Thank you. minister I want to clarify some of the rhetoric we've had, and I'll do so in a couple of ways. I want to make a statement. It's been said by ourthat we are committed to supporting policing that is effective and responsive to the safety needs of all Canadians. The $1.7 billion is a multi-year investment in the RCMP. This is a historic investment. It is based on a request from the RCMP. [more]

I wanted to explore this side of the flexible posting plan as well. The Auditor General identified the success of the flexible posting plan, although it was a double-edged sword. It proved to be very successful in many areas of the country, but in some areas of the country, it created a critical shortage. At some point, will the RCMP revisit that plan because of its success? If it does, how do [more]