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At least two terms may describe those
who provide police with information that is not otherwise available
: "contacts" and "informants". A "contact"
is a person who provides information but usually without seeking
anything in return. An "informant" is a person who provides
information gained through criminal activity or association with
others involved in criminal activity. An "undercover agent"
is a person tasked by investigators to assist in the development
of a targeted operation. |
| 2 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice
Statistics. – Ron Logan. – Police resources in Canada,
2002. – Ottawa : Minister of Industry, 2002. –
Page 5. |
| 3 |
The RCMP is organised under the authority of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, Statutes of Canada,
1985, chapter R-10.
Available at http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/R-10/text.html |
| 4 |
www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/nps/nps_e.htm |
| 5 |
On 12 December 2003 the Prime Minister announced
the creation of the Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
This new ministry became responsible for the Solicitor General of
Canada portfolio which, in addition to the RCMP, included these
operational agencies : the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
; the National Parole Board (NPB) ; and the Canadian Security Intelligence
Service (CSIS). The new ministry is also responsible for the Office
of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness,
the National Crime Prevention Centre, and the new Canada Border
Services Agency. See :
http://www.psepc-sppcc.gc.ca/index-en.asp
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Though created on 12 December 2003, the government
did not introduce legislation to establish the Department of Public
Safety and Emergency Preparedness until 8 October 2004. Bill C-6,
An Act to establish the Department of Public Safety and Emergency
Preparedness and to amend or repeal certain Acts, provides for,
among other things, the legislative foundation to establish the powers,
duties and functions of the Minister. Clause 8 of the Bill transfers
the powers, duties and functions of the Solicitor General of Canada
to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Clause
34 of the Bill contains changes in terminology to, among other Acts,
the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act and the Witness
Protection Program Act. The definition of "Minister"
in each of these acts will be changed from "Solicitor General
of Canada" to "Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness". |
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At the time of completion of this document, Bill C-6
had only received second reading in the House of Commons. Thus, upon
the coming into force of Bill C-6 (on a day to be fixed by order of
the Governor in Council), every reference in this document to "Solicitor
General" will be replaced by a reference to the "Minister
of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness". |
| 6 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice
Statistics. – Ron Logan. – Police resources in Canada,
2002. – Ottawa : Minister of Industry, 2002. –
Page 5. Municipal policing may also consist of enforcing laws in
several adjoining municipalities that comprise a region, such as
the Durham Regional Police in the province of Ontario. |
| 7 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice
Statistics. – Ron Logan. – Police resources in Canada,
2002. – Ottawa : Minister of Industry, 2002. –
Page 5. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is a provincial police
service that polices four municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The remaining municipalities and rural areas are policed under contract
by the RCMP. The RCMP provides police services under the terms of
municipal policing agreements to many other municipalities throughout
Canada. |
| 8 |
Don Boudria, House of Commons Debates, Volume
133, Number 072, 1994. – Page 4495.
Available at
www.parl.gc.ca/english/hansard/previous/072_94-05-26/072PB1E.html |
| 9 |
The program was called the "Source-Witness
Protection Program" : Don Boudria, House of Commons Debates,
Volume 133, Number 072, 1994. – Page 4495. Available at
www.parl.gc.ca/english/hansard/previous/072_94-05-26/072PB1E.html |
| 10 |
The Information Commissioner of Canada.
– Annual Report 1994-1995. – Ottawa, Minister of Public
Works and Government Services of Canada, 1995. – ISBN 0-662-61862-9.
– Page 17.
Available at www.infocom.gc.ca/reports/pdf/OIC94_5E.PDF |
| 11 |
The Information Commissioner of Canada. – Annual
Report 1994-1995. – Ottawa, Minister of Public Works and Government
Services of Canada, 1995. – ISBN 0-662-61862-9. – Page
17. Available at www.infocom.gc.ca/reports/pdf/OIC94_5E.PDF |
| 12 |
The Information Commissioner of Canada. – Annual Report
1994-1995. – Ottawa, Minister of Public Works and Government
Services of Canada, 1995. – ISBN 0-662-61862-9. – Page
17. Available at
www.infocom.gc.ca/reports/pdf/OIC94_5E.PDF |
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Don Boudria, House of Commons Debates, Volume 133,
Number 072, 1994. – Page 4496.
Available at
www.parl.gc.ca/english/hansard/previous/072_94-05-26/072PB1E.html |
| 13 |
Don Boudria, House of Commons Debates, Volume 133,
Number 072, 1994. – Page 4496.
Available at
www.parl.gc.ca/english/hansard/previous/072_94-05-26/072PB1E.html |
| 14 |
Herb Gray (Solicitor General of Canada), Evidence
before the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, meeting
number
177, House of Commons, First session, Thirty-fifth Parliament, 18
October 1995. Available at
www.parl.gc.ca/committees/jula/evidence/177_95-10-18/jula177_blk101.html |
| 15 |
Don Boudria, House of Commons Debates, Volume 133,
Number 072, 1994. – Page 4495.
Available at
www.parl.gc.ca/english/hansard/previous/072_94-05-26/072PB1E.html |
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Nick Discepola (Parliamentary Secretary to Solicitor
General of Canada), House of Commons Debates, Volume 134, Number 079,
1996. – Page 5013. Available at
http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/201/301/hansard-e/35-2/079_96-10-02/079PB1E.html |
| 16 |
Don Boudria, House of Commons Debates, Volume 133,
Number 072, 1994. – Page 4495.
Available at
www.parl.gc.ca/english/hansard/previous/072_94-05-26/072PB1E.html |
| 17 |
Don Boudria, House of Commons Debates, Volume 133,
Number 072, 1994. – Page 4495.
Available at
www.parl.gc.ca/english/hansard/previous/072_94-05-26/072PB1E.html |
| 18 |
Mary Clancy (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister
of Citizenship and Immigration), House of Commons Debates, Volume
133, Number 266, 1995. – Page 16917.
Available at
www.parl.gc.ca/english/hansard/previous/266_95-11-28/266GO3E.html
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| 19 |
Corporal Jeff Warren, RCMP, Evidence before the Standing
Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Issue 10, Senate
of
Canada,
Second session, Thirty-fifth Parliament, 9 May 1996.
Available at www.parl.gc.ca/english/senate/com-e/lega-e/10ev-e.htm |
| 20 |
Corporal Jeff Warren, RCMP, Evidence before the Standing Senate Committee
on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Issue 10, Senate of Canada, Second
session, Thirty-fifth Parliament, 9 May 1996.
Available at www.parl.gc.ca/english/senate/com-e/lega-e/10ev-e.htm |
| 21 |
Shaughnessy Cohen, House of Commons Debates, Volume
133, Number 238, 1995. – Page 15263.
Available at
www.parl.gc.ca/english/hansard/previous/238_95-10-05/238GO1E.html |
| 22 |
Geoff Regan, House of Commons Debates, Volume 133,
Number 238, 1995. – Page 15266.
Available at
www.parl.gc.ca/english/hansard/previous/238_95-10-05/238GO1E.html |
| 23 |
Leonard Mitchell ; Peter Rehak. – Undercover
agent. – Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988. – ISBN
0-7710-6061-0. – Page 24. |
| 24 |
Leonard Mitchell ; Peter Rehak. – Undercover
agent. – Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988. – ISBN
0-7710-6061-0. – Pages 29–30. |
| 25 |
Leonard Mitchell ; Peter Rehak. – Undercover
agent. – Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988. – ISBN
0-7710-6061-0. – Page 30. |
| 26 |
All amounts mentioned in this document are in Canadian
dollars. |
| 27 |
Leonard Mitchell ; Peter Rehak. – Undercover
agent. – Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988. – ISBN
0-7710-6061-0. – Page 136. |
| 28 |
Leonard Mitchell ; Peter Rehak. – Undercover
agent. – Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988. – ISBN
0-7710-6061-0. – Page 144. |
| 29 |
Leonard Mitchell ; Peter Rehak. – Undercover
agent. – Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988. – ISBN
0-7710-6061-0. – Page 44. |
| 30 |
Leonard Mitchell ; Peter Rehak. – Undercover
agent. – Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988. – ISBN
0-7710-6061-0. – Pages 155, 163–164. Before relocating
Mitchell in the program, the RCMP evaluated his business and proposed
a financial settlement to compensate for its loss and the loss of
other business opportunities. |
| 31 |
Leonard Mitchell ; Peter Rehak. – Undercover
agent. – Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988. – ISBN
0-7710-6061-0. – Page 151. The RCMP provided Mitchell with a
weekly allowance. |
| 32 |
Leonard Mitchell ; Peter Rehak. – Undercover
agent. – Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988. – ISBN
0-7710-6061-0. – Page 165. |
| 33 |
Leonard Mitchell ; Peter Rehak. – Undercover
agent. – Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988. – ISBN
0-7710-6061-0. – Page 168. |
| 34 |
James F. Kelleher (Solicitor General of Canada), Evidence
before the Standing Committee on Justice and Solicitor General, Issue
Number 3, House of Commons, Second session, Thirty-third Parliament,
4 December 1986. – Pages 3 : 22 – 3 : 23. |
| 35 |
Robert Simmonds (Commissioner of the RCMP), Evidence
before the Standing Committee on Justice and Solicitor General, Issue
Number 6, House of Commons, Second session, Thirty-third Parliament,
16 December 1986. – Page 6 : 21. |
| 36 |
Robert Simmonds (Commissioner of the RCMP), Evidence
before the Standing Committee on Justice and Solicitor General, Issue
Number 6, House of Commons, Second session, Thirty-third Parliament,
16 December 1986. – Page 6 : 23. |
| 37 |
Leonard Mitchell ; Peter Rehak. – Undercover
agent. – Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988. – ISBN
0-7710-6061-0. – Page 171. |
| 38 |
Leonard Mitchell ; Peter Rehak. – Undercover
agent. – Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1988. – ISBN
0-7710-6061-0. – Page 171. |
| 39 |
Peter Edwards. – The big sting. – Toronto,
Key Porter Books, 1991. – ISBN-1-55013-360-8. – Page 72. |
| 40 |
Peter Edwards. – The big sting. – Toronto,
Key Porter Books, 1991. – ISBN-1-55013-360-8. – Page 21. |
| 41 |
Peter Edwards. – The big sting. – Toronto,
Key Porter Books, 1991. – ISBN-1-55013-360-8. – Page 21. |
| 42 |
Peter Edwards. – The big sting. – Toronto,
Key Porter Books, 1991. – ISBN-1-55013-360-8. – Page 151. |
| 43 |
Peter Edwards. – The big sting. – Toronto,
Key Porter Books, 1991. – ISBN-1-55013-360-8. – Page 153. |
| 44 |
Peter Edwards. – The big sting. – Toronto,
Key Porter Books, 1991. – ISBN-1-55013-360-8. – Page 196. |
| 45 |
Peter Edwards. – The big sting. – Toronto,
Key Porter Books, 1991. – ISBN-1-55013-360-8. – Pages
194–195. |
| 46 |
Peter Edwards. – The big sting. – Toronto,
Key Porter Books, 1991. – ISBN-1-55013-360-8. – Page 203. |
| 47 |
The Queen v. A. – Decision
of the Supreme Court of Canada, 15 February 1990 – [1990] 1
Supreme Court Reports. – Pages 995–1004, at page 998. |
| 48 |
The Queen v. A. – Decision
of the Supreme Court of Canada, 15 February 1990 – [1990] 1
Supreme Court Reports. – Pages 995–1004, at page 998. |
| 49 |
The Queen v. A. – Decision
of the Supreme Court of Canada, 15 February 1990 – [1990] 1
Supreme Court Reports. – Pages 995–1004, at page 999. |
| 50 |
Peter Edwards. – The big sting. – Toronto,
Key Porter Books, 1991. – ISBN-1-55013-360-8. – Page 206. |
| 51 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 52 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 53 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 54 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 55 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 56 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 57 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 58 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 59 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 60 |
Where the Commission Chairman considers it advisable
in the public interest, a public hearing to inquire into a complaint
may be instituted. The Commission Chairman then assigns members of
the Commission to conduct that hearing. When the hearing is completed,
an interim report is prepared, setting out the Commission's
findings and recommendations. This report is sent to the Solicitor
General of Canada, the RCMP Commissioner and to all parties and their
counsel appearing at the hearing. The RCMP Commissioner must, upon
receipt of the interim report, review the complaint in light of its
findings and recommendations. The RCMP Commissioner, who is not bound
by the report, then notifies the Chairman of any further action that
has or will be taken with respect to the complaint or reasons for
not acting. After this is done, the Chairman prepares a final report
setting out findings and recommendations with respect to the complaint.
That report is sent to the complainant, the members who are the subject
of the complaint, the RCMP Commissioner and the Solicitor General
of Canada. |
| 61 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 62 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 63 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 64 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 65 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 66 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 67 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 68 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 69 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 70 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 71 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 72 |
The term "handlers" here refers to RCMP officers
who are tasked with closely monitoring and guiding witnesses in the
program. |
| 73 |
RCMP Public Complaints Commission. – Chairman's
final report after a public hearing. – 26 February 1993. –
File Numbers : 2000-PCC-89212, 2000-PCC-89213.
Available at
www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=312 |
| 74 |
Tom Wappel, House of Commons Debates, Volume 133, Number
012, 1994. – Page 677. Private Members' Bills are legislative
initiatives sponsored by a private Member, that is, a Member who is
not a Minister. These bills are public policy initiatives that affect
whole or part of the general public.
www.parl.gc.ca/common/bills_about.asp?Language=E&Parl=37&Ses=2 |
| 75 |
Bill C-206, An Act to provide for the relocation
and protection of witnesses, First session, Thirty-fifth Parliament,
1994. Bill C-206 proposed that the Governor in Council designate a
member of the Privy Council as the "Minister" responsible
for making decisions as to whether people should be protected and
relocated. In making this decision, Bill-206 provided that the Minister
have regard to the degree of danger to the person, alternatives to
relocation and protection, any information obtained concerning the
psychological condition of the person, impact on the person's
family and any other factor considered relevant. Before providing
protections and relocation, Bill C-206 required the Minister to enter
into a memorandum of understanding with the person setting out each
party's responsibilities. Bill C-206 would have made the Minister's
decision final and insulated it from review or appeal by any court.
Bill C-206 would also have shielded any decision of the Minister from
lawsuits. |
| 76 |
Pat O'Brien, House of Commons Debates, Volume
133, Number 072, 1994. – Page 4499.
Available at
www.parl.gc.ca/english/hansard/previous/072_94-05-26/072PB1E.html
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| 77 |
A Private Member's Bill follows the same legislative
process as a government bill, but the time allotted for its consideration
is very limited. Consequently, very few Private Members' Bills complete
the process and become law. |
| 78 |
Patrick Gagnon (Parliamentary Secretary to the Solicitor
General of Canada), House of Commons Debates, Volume 133, Number 053,
1994. – Page 3306.
Available at
www.parl.gc.ca/english/hansard/previous/053_94-04-20/053PB1E.html
|
| 79 |
Herb Gray (Leader of the Government in the House of
Commons and Solicitor General of Canada), House of Commons Debates,
Volume 133, Number 173, 1995. – Page 10859.
Available at
www.parl.gc.ca/english/hansard/previous/173_95-03-23/173RP1E.html |
| 80 |
The Department of the Solicitor General of Canada.
– Solicitor General Herb Gray introduces bill to establish
legislated federal witness protection program. – Ottawa,
23 March 1995. Available at
www.psepc-sppcc.gc.ca/publications/news/19950323_e.asp |
| 81 |
Tom Wappel, House of Commons Debates, Volume 133, Number
242, 1995. – Pages 15535–5536.
Available at
www.parl.gc.ca/english/hansard/previous/242_95-10-18/242RP1E.html |
| 82 |
The Department of the Solicitor General of Canada.
– Solicitor General Herb Gray introduces bill to establish
legislated federal witness protection program. – Ottawa,
23 March 1995. Available at
www.psepc-sppcc.gc.ca/publications/news/19950323_e.asp |
| 83 |
The Department of the Solicitor General of Canada.
– Solicitor General Herb Gray introduces bill to establish
legislated federal witness protection program. – Ottawa,
23 March 1995. Available at
www.psepc-sppcc.gc.ca/publications/news/19950323_e.asp |
| 84 |
The first session of the thirty-fifth Parliament ended
on 2 February 1996 before Bill C-78 completed the legislative process.
It was reintroduced as Bill C-13 on 8 March 1996 in the second session
of the thirty-fifth Parliament. |
| 85 |
The Witness Protection Program Act, Statutes
of Canada, 1996, chapter 15, section 4. There have been some minor
amendments to the Act since its coming into force. |
| 86 |
The Witness Protection Program Act, Statutes
of Canada, 1996, chapter 15, sections 4 and 5. Though the Commissioner
is ultimately responsible for the program's administration,
he may delegate responsibility to another member of the force. |
| 87 |
The Witness Protection Program Act, Statutes
of Canada, 1996, chapter 15, section 19. |
| 88 |
The Witness Protection Program Act, Statutes
of Canada, 1996, chapter 15, section 14. Such protection is provided
on a cost-recovery basis. |
| 89 |
The Witness Protection Program Act, Statutes
of Canada, 1996, chapter 15, section 2. |
| 90 |
The Witness Protection Program Act, Statutes
of Canada, 1996, chapter 15, section 2. |
| 91 |
The Witness Protection Program Act, Statutes
of Canada, 1996, chapter 15, section 2. |
| 92 |
The Witness Protection Program Act, Statutes
of Canada, 1996, chapter 15, section 2. |
| 93 |
Ottawa, presentation at RCMP headquarters on the Witness
Protection, Human Source and Undercover Program, 21 January 2003. |
| 94 |
Ottawa, presentation at RCMP headquarters on the Witness
Protection, Human Source and Undercover Program, 21 January 2003. |
| 95 |
The Witness Protection Program Act, Statutes
of Canada, 1996, chapter 15, paragraph 6(1)(a). |
| 96 |
The Witness Protection Program Act, Statutes
of Canada, 1996, chapter 15, paragraph 6(1)(b). The Commissioner can
authorise a member of the Force who holds a rank no lower than Chief
Superintendent to decide whether to admit a witness to the program
: The Witness Protection Program Act, Statutes of Canada,
1996, chapter 15, subsection 15(a). |
| 97 |
The Witness Protection Program Act, Statutes
of Canada, 1996, chapter 15, section 7. |
| 98 |
As explained in Edwards v. Canada (Attorney
General), – Decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice,
31 July 2000 – [2000] 35 Criminal Reports (5th Edition). –
Pages 270–289, at paragraph 13. |
| 99 |
As explained in Edwards v. Canada (Attorney
General), – Decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice,
31 July 2000 – [2000] 35 Criminal Reports (5th Edition). –
Pages 270–289, at paragraph 13. If the use of an agent is approved,
the agent must sign a letter of agreement outlining the obligations
of the RCMP and agent. This letter is separate and distinct from a
witness protection agreement which, if protection is deemed necessary,
is signed after completion of the agent's work. |
| 100 |
As explained in Edwards v. Canada (Attorney
General), – Decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice,
31 July 2000 – [2000] 35 Criminal Reports (5th Edition). – Pages
270–289, at paragraph 13. |
