I'm on a bit of a 'Stock' watch at the moment.
His fumble on this one could be monumental.
From Nov. 2006
http://tech.nologi.ca/?p=242&akst_action=share-this
Funny how he mentions Gonzales. In light of todays news.
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Here is an email that Stockwell Day, the Canadian Minister of Public Safety, sent out to his entire department yesterday.
I totally agree that he should send out department wide congratulations when something important has taken place but this is a bit too mellow dramatic for me.
—–Original Message—–
From: Minister of Public Safety
Sent: November 28, 2006 9:24 AM
To: NAT-Dist_all_CBSA-tous_ASFC
Subject: Recent Events
It was 2:30 a.m. in BC. 5:30 a.m. in Montreal. I was in the kitchen, staring out the window into the darkness. My wife, still half asleep, emerged quietly from the hallway and asked what I was looking at. I said, “Right about now, as we’re standing here safe and sound in our kitchen there are more than 700 officers from all over bursting into the hallways and doorways of a whole lot of high risk people.” I explained that what was unfolding that day was one of the biggest busts and round-ups of an organized crime group in Canadian history.
Knowing that the gangsters and others getting that early morning ‘wake-up’ call were being charged with everything from drug crimes and smuggling to attempted murder and extortion I knew the risks that hundreds of officers were facing that very moment. “I don’t even want to think about the kind of loaded weapons that a lot of criminals keep under their beds just for moments like this,” I said to my wife as she sat down at the table. I heard her whisper something. I asked her what she said. “It’s ok, I wasn’t talking to you. I was just praying that none of those officers would get hurt this morning” she said.
And none did. Thanks to the element of surprise along with their training and skill the operation was a huge success.
Congratulations to all our people at the RCMP, CSIS, CBSA along with Sûreté du Québec, the Montreal Police and other agencies, who have been working secretly on this Operation Colisée for a long time. I reflected on one aspect, the amount of cocaine that was seized and the amount that will now be prevented from getting to the street. When you break that down into individual hits of crack cocaine you realize that the number of kids who will now be spared, at least for awhile, from instant addiction and destruction is in the thousands.
On another aspect, you probably read that two of our CBSA officers were arrested in the Operation.
The media asked if I felt badly about that. “Of course I do” I said. “But I also feel very good about all the other CBSA men and women who put in an honest day’s work, day in and day out, their whole career, keeping our borders safe and moving.”
On another note, last week I was at the Annual Cross-Border Crime forum, held this year in the US. Let me tell you, you should have seen how your colleagues performed. The presentations our people did on everything from prisons and policing to emergency planning and border stuff was incredible.
The Attorney-General of the United States, Alberto Gonzales, told me at the end of the conference presentations that his FBI people and other US agencies learn a whole lot from the Canadians and how we go about our business. So whether you were directly involved in these events or not, you can be assured that the things you do every day, whether in Corrections or at the borders, in policing or emergency prep, are making a difference and it does get noticed. And hey, how ’bout those 72 Hour Emergency ads on TV! Good work to everyone who worked on that project. I saw the first ones on TV last week after watching the BC Lions whack the Als in the Grey Cup (And just for the record, I thought the ref was going to need help from Emergency Preparedness when he blew the whistle too soon and stopped the Als touchdown). Anyway, I never cease to be impressed with the diligence and expertise you show on the job every day.
Whether at your desk or at your post you are keeping my kids and grandkids safe and secure.
Thanks again for doing that. Thanks for being ‘there’.
Cheers,
Stockwell Day
