Tag: Marco Mendicino

With Revelation CBSA Uses Chinese Radios, Mendicino Says Department-Wide Review Ongoing

As well as the RCMP, Canada’s border security agency has now been found to be using radio equipment from a Chinese company and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he has ordered his department to review all such contracts. “I have instructed my department to do a portfolio-wide scan and review of any other potential…


Be Careful Where You Buy Your Tech From

Commentary Normally, the word “phoenix” conjures up an image of a proud bird from Egyptian mythology which at the end of its life bursts into flames before giving way to the next generation. Or, if you are much younger or not into 2,000-year-old stories, you may think of the second Harry Potter film. Tomato, tomahto….


Maximum Federal Penalty for Gun Trafficking Has Never Been Imposed: Report

Canada’s maximum federal penalty for gun trafficking, which is a 10-year prison sentence, has never been imposed despite the Liberal government proposing it be increased to 14 years, according to an Inquiry of Ministry recently tabled in the House of Commons. The inquiry showed that 390 individuals had been convicted on charges relating to firearms trafficking over…


Liberals to Consult Public on Merits of a Foreign Agent Registry, Mendicino Says

The federal government is preparing to consult the public on the possible creation of a foreign agent registry as a means of preventing outside interference in Canadian affairs, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says. The Liberals want to hear from experts and the broader public—including members of affected communities—on whether it should follow the lead…


Mendicino Tells Inquiry About Denied Engagement Proposal With Convoy Protesters

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino yesterday outlined details of the federal government’s engagement proposal with the Freedom Convoy protesters, which was ultimately denied by ministers two days before cabinet invoked the Emergencies Act. “Engagement was always an option and I had articulated on a number of occasions that law enforcement should be the last resort,” Mendicino…


Mendicino Tells Inquiry About Proposal to Engage With Convoy Protesters

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino yesterday outlined details of the federal government’s engagement proposal with the Freedom Convoy protesters, which was ultimately denied by ministers two days before cabinet invoked the Emergencies Act. “Engagement was always an option and I had articulated on a number of occasions that law enforcement should be the last resort,” Mendicino…


Kenney Upset With Feds Over Coutts Blockade, Texts Show

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney accused the federal government of leaving provinces “holding the bag” to clear “Freedom Convoy” protesters who blockaded a border crossing in southern Alberta, a public inquiry has learned. Documents released Tuesday by the inquiry looking into the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act last winter include text messages between…


Mendicino Says Protesters Wanted to Overthrow Government, Based On Repudiated ‘Manifesto’

The effects of last winter’s protests and blockades, tied to their intention to “overthrow” the government, led Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino to judge it was necessary to invoke the Emergencies Act, according to his testimony before the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 22. “The fact that all of this was tied to a…


4,770 Guns Seized at Canadian Border Since 2017: Report

Fewer than 5,000 guns have been seized at the Canadian border since January 2017, according to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), despite increased federal promises to reduce cross-border firearms trafficking. The Liberal cabinet told the House of Commons in a recently-tabled “Inquiry Of Ministry” that 4,770 guns have been seized by border officers since January…


Federal Government Formally Bans Top Echelons of Iranian Regime From Entering Canada

The federal government has formally banned the top echelons of the Iranian regime from Canada, with a new, rarely used designation now in place that allows border agents to deny foreigners access to the country. Federal cabinet ministers confirmed during a virtual press conference on Monday that the measure brought in through the Immigration and…