Tom Osborne

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]

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 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?

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 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]