Keeping Canadians Safe
Peter Van Loan
responds to Speech from the Throne
For Immediate Release
November 26, 2008
(Ottawa) -
Minister of Safety
Peter Van Loan, MP for York-Simcoe,
addressed the House of Commons today in
response to the Speech from the Throne.
"Our government is taking steps to keep Canada safe,"
said Peter Van Loan. "We
wholeheartedly believe that safe communities
make for a stronger and better
Canada."
The Speech from the
Throne set out the Governments plan to take
tough action against crime including:
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Strengthen legal
provisions in key areas, such as youth
crime, organized crime and gang
violence;
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Focus
gun laws on ending smuggling and on
stronger penalties for gun crimes;
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Make
Canada’s
criminal justice system more efficient
to ensure that citizens know that
justice is served and served swiftly.
"Tackling crime and
ensuring safe communities are key priorities
we committed to in the 2006 election when we
first elected and again in this last
election in 2008. I am proud to have
the opportunity to work on delivering on
those commitments to Canadians."
As Minister of Public
Safety, Peter Van Loan is responsible for
the second largest department in the
Government. Areas of responsibility
include national security, emergency
management, law enforcement, corrections,
crime prevention and borders.
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For more information please contact Peter
Van Loan (613) 996-7752.
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