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Public events for June 17, 2006

June 16, 2006
Edmonton, Alberta

Public events for Prime Minister Stephen Harper for Saturday, June 17th are:

6:00 pm – Prime Minister Stephen Harper will attend the sixth game of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Rexall Place
7424 – 118 Avenue
Edmonton, AB

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Speech

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Address by the Prime Minister on new measures to enhance the safety of Canadians

June 16, 2006
Toronto, Ontario

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I am pleased to be here with you today at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, and to be joined by Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.

I would like to thank John Kaldeway, President and CEO of the GTAA and his staff who are with us today,

– As well as Dwayne Hihn, General Manager of Bax Global, who is hosting us here in this facility.

One does not need to be a pollster to know that Canadians are increasingly concerned about national security.

We talk about it at school.

In coffee shops.

And at the dinner table.

Canadians have seen attacks by Al-Qaeda and other similar groups throughout the world.

Attacks that have shaken nations.

Killed innocent civilians.

Even Canadians.

We know that Al-Qaeda has identified Canada as a terror target.

And recent arrests in the Toronto area have reminded Canadians of these realities.

Canada’s new government shares this concern,

That’s why we’re playing a leading role in helping to re-build Afghanistan, a former safe haven for Al-Qaeda.

That’s why CSIS, our national intelligence agency, is actively working with other agencies throughout the world.

And that’s why our government has taken proactive measures to cut off funding to various international terrorist organizations.

But tackling terror is not just something governments do abroad.

As experience has shown around the world, the risk is often domestic.

And we have to be vigilant.

That’s why Canada’s new government is:

• Conducting a thorough review of our country’s anti-terrorism legislation;
• Improving security at our borders;
• And now, introducing new measures to better protect our transportation systems.

In recent years, a number of European nations have had their transportation systems targeted and hit by terrorist groups.

We need to ensure that Canada does all we can to prevent terrorism at home, and that we are ready and able to respond should a terrorist attack occur on Canadian soil.

That’s why I am pleased to announce today that we are undertaking four important new counter-terrorism initiatives designed to improve the safety and security of various types of land, air and sea travel.

First, we are going to bolster security at Canada’s airports.

Passenger luggage and air cargo that moves through airports like Pearson International will be subject to even more thorough scanning than now occurs.

Special attention will be paid to cargo ferried on passenger planes.

Second, we are providing more resources for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority.

CATSA is responsible for screening passengers, checking passports and protecting travellers.

It does an excellent job already, but this initiative will help them adapt and make them even better.

Third, we are boosting protection for our rail system.

Passenger trains, light rail transit, subways and their stations will all be safer as a result of these actions.

Finally, we intend to upgrade marine port security. Specifically, we will help domestic ferry operators make their vessels more secure.

And, through the Marine Transportation Security Clearance Program, we will institute a comprehensive system of background checks for port workers.

These actions are comprehensive and important. The total cost of these new measures will be over one quarter billion dollars over the next 2 years.

This is how the fight against terrorism will be won. Modernizing equipment and procedures, plugging the holes, filling the gaps, thinking one step ahead of the agents of hate and terror.

We are working closely with our partners to make sure all the agencies and organizations involved in this effort are working together to ensure coordinated responses to threats.

Including the various police services and intelligence units.

The recent arrests of alleged terrorist conspirators in Toronto demonstrate the effectiveness of inter-agency co-operation.

Those arrests involved the use of Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams, or INSETS.

The teams combine the personnel, resources and expertise of the RCMP, CSIS and provincial and municipal police services.

Collectively they represent Canada’s formidable capacity to identify and prevent potential terrorist threats.

This is the type of success we plan to build on.

Ladies and gentlemen, the situation is clear.

Canada can choose to ignore terrorism – and suffer the consequences.

Or we can take action – and keep Canadians safe.

We’re going to act.

And we’re going to act now.

The measures our government is announcing today will help us do a better job of safeguarding our transportation systems and keeping Canadians safe.

Thank you.

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News Release

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Prime Minister announces changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service

June 16, 2006
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Stephen Harper was pleased to announce today the following changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service.

Janice Charette, currently Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, becomes Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, effective July 1, 2006.

Richard Fadden, currently Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, becomes Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, effective July 1, 2006.

Catherine (Cassie) Doyle, currently Associate Deputy Minister of the Environment, becomes Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, effective July 10, 2006.

Carole Swan, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Industry, becomes Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Industry, effective immediately.

The Prime Minister took this opportunity to thank Alan Nymark for his 34 years of service with the Public Service and wishes him a rewarding retirement.


Biographical notes follow.

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JANICE CHARETTE

Date of Birth
July 1962

Education
B. Comm (Honours), Carleton University

Professional Experience

Since December 2004
Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

2003 - 2004
Associate Deputy Minister of Health

2002 - 2003
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Plans and Consultations), Privy Council Office

2000 - 2002
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Priorities and Planning, Privy Council Office

1999 - 2000
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector, Justice Canada

1998 - 1999
Director, Transition Team, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

1997 - 1998
Chief of Staff, Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

1996 - 1997
Principal, Public Sector/Strategy Practice, Ernst and Young Management Consultants

1994 - 1996
Coordinator, Base Closures Task Force, then Director of Operations, Program Review Secretariat, and Executive Director, Strategic Projects Unit, Privy Council Office

1992 - 1993
Senior Departmental Assistant, Office of the Minister of Finance, then Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Office of the Prime Minister

1991 - 1992
Senior Policy Advisor, Federal-Provincial Relations Office

1989 - 1991
Senior Departmental Assistant, Office of the Minister of Finance

1988 - 1989
Policy Analyst, Office of Privatization and Regulatory Affairs

1984 - 1988
Officer, Finance Canada


RICHARD FADDEN

Date of Birth
September 1951

Education

Graduate Diploma, Law, University of Ottawa
Bachelor of Laws, University of Montréal
Bachelor, Political Science, McGill University

Professional Experience

Since September 2005
Deputy Minister, Department of Natural Resources

2002 - 2005
President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

2000 - 2002
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and Counsel and, beginning in February 2001, assumed the additional duties of Security and Intelligence Coordinator

1998 - 2000
Assistant Secretary, Government Operations Sector and Infrastructure Works, Treasury Board Secretariat

1996 - 1998
Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services, Natural Resources Canada

1992 - 1996
Assistant Auditor General, Audit Operations, and Legal Advisor, Office of the Auditor General of Canada

1990 - 1992
Legal Advisor to the Auditor General, Office of the Auditor General of Canada

1988 - 1990
Principal, Audit Operations, Office of the Auditor General of Canada

1983 - 1988
Privy Council Officer, then Director of Policy, Security and Intelligence Secretariat, Privy Council Office

1981 - 1983
Executive Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for External Affairs

1977 - 1981
Various positions with External Affairs and International Trade Canada


CATHERINE (CASSIE) DOYLE

Date of Birth
June 1954

Education

M.S.W., Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University
B.A., Sociology, University of Victoria

Professional Experience

December 2003 to Present
Associate Deputy Minister of the Environment

2002 - 2003
Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources and Service Innovation, Environment Canada

1999 - 2001
President and CEO, British Columbia Assets and Land Corporation

1997 - 1999
Deputy Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks, Government of British Columbia

1996 - 1997
Deputy Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture, Government of British Columbia

1993 - 1996
Deputy Minister of Housing, Recreation and Consumer Services, Government of British Columbia

1992 - 1993
Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Government of British Columbia

1990 - 1992
Director of Operations, Non-Profit Housing Corporation, City of Ottawa

1988 - 1990
Director of Planning, Department of Housing and Property, City of Ottawa

1987 - 1987
Executive Director, International Year of Shelter for the Homeless

1984 - 1986
Manager of Policy, Department of Housing and Property, City of Ottawa

1982 - 1984
Policy Officer, Department of Housing and Planning, City of Ottawa


CAROLE SWAN

Education

B.A. (Honours), Economics, University of Manitoba
M.A., Economics, University of Manitoba

Professional Experience

September 2002 to Present
Associate Deputy Minister of Industry

1999 - 2002
Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board

1996 - 1999
Assistant Secretary, Economic Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat

1991 - 1996
Director, Environment and Transport, then Senior Director, Industry, Science and Regional Development, Economic Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat

1990 - 1991
Senior Policy Advisor, Privatization Branch, then Director General, Corporate Services, Office of Privatization and Regulatory Affairs Canada, and later Special Advisor, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch, Finance Canada

1987 - 1990
Officer, Economic and Regional Development Policy, Privy Council Office

1981 - 1987
Senior Policy Analyst, Policy Formulation Branch, Ministry of State for Economic and Regional Development, then Senior Policy Analyst, Policy Branch, Regional Industrial Expansion Canada

1979 - 1981
Director, Economic Research and Analysis, Status of Women Canada

1978 - 1979
Policy Analyst, Women=s Employment Division, Employment and Immigration Canada, then Policy Analyst, Broadcasting and Social Policy Branch, Communications Canada

1976 - 1978
Research Economist, Manpower Division, Industry and Commerce, then Research Economist, Continuing Education and Manpower, Government of Manitoba

1975 - 1975
Research Economist, Manitoba Economic Development Advisory Board

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