Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction of Canada
Public Safety Canada
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderBill Blair
Formation18 July 2018
Abolished20 November 2019
Salary$255,300 (2017)[1]
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The Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction (French: Ministre de la Sécurité frontalière et de la Réduction du crime organisé) was a short-lived secondary ministerial position under Public Safety Canada with focus of combating organized crime and "irregular migration."[2][3][4]

It was a new portfolio introduced in July 2018 during the government of Justin Trudeau.[2][3] Some criticisms upon its creation included that, it fuelled an "unfounded sense of crisis;" wantonly conflated border security and organized crime; and added further confusion regarding roles and responsibilities, as there already exists overlaps between the portfolio of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and that of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (which includes the Canada Border Services Agency and the RCMP).[5][6][7]

The last and only office holder was Bill Blair.[2][3]

List of ministers

  Liberal Party of Canada
No. Name Term of office Political party Ministry
1 Bill Blair July 18, 2018 November 20, 2019 Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau)

References

  1. ^ "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". Parliament of Canada.
  2. ^ a b c "Trudeau cabinet shuffle brings new faces, several changes for run-up to 2019 campaign". CBC News. July 18, 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Profile - Blair, Bill". Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. ^ Paperny, Anna Mehler (2018-07-18). "Canada's Trudeau, facing criticism, appoints border security minister". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  5. ^ "Concerns: Ministry of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction | OCASI". ocasi.org. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  6. ^ "Public Safety once again a sprawling portfolio of pressing concerns". CTVNews. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  7. ^ "Challenges, but no crisis at the border". Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
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