FEDERAL FIREARM HAZARDOUS OCCURRENCE INVESTIGATION REPORTS – 2008-2018
Employment Canada ATIP Response dated November 5, 2019 – Received November 12, 2019 by Dennis R. Young
• 8 Firearm Fatalities Reported (see list and spreadsheet for details)
• 198 Disabling Injuries by Firearm Reported (See spreadsheet for details)
– 51 by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
– 40 by Canada Border Services Agency
– 45 by the Correctional Service of Canada
– 6 by National Defence
RCMP REFUSE TO RELEASE THE NAME OF PROVINCE WITH THE ONE ‘PROTECTION OF LIFE’ CARRY PERMIT
RCMP INSIST PROVIDING THE NAME OF THE PROVINCE WITH THE ONE PROTECTION OF LIFE CARRY PERMIT WILL ‘SERIOUSLY THREATEN THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF AN INDIVIDUAL’ – The Director of Investigations with the Office of the Information Commissioner supports the RCMP decision to withhold the name of the province and found my complaint to ‘not well-founded’. Letter from the Office of the Information Commissioner dated November 5, 2019 EXCERPT: “In addition to the information above, the RCMP provided our Office with examples of incidents where aggressive behaviour was directed at a specific person or persons under the witness protection program (and to whom a 20(a) ATC might apply). This information, in our view, established a reasonable basis for believing that the safety of a 20(a) ATC holder could be threatened (physically or psychologically) should the holder be rendered identifiable.”
EXCERPT FROM MY COMPLAINT LETTER: “I fail to understand how releasing the number of ‘Protection of Life’ carry permits could ‘reasonably be expected to threaten the safety of individuals.’ There is no way a number can be connected to an actual individual with a carry permit so how could it possibly threaten anyone’s safety?”
MAY 2, 2019 – RCMP REPORT ISSUING ONE PROTECTION OF LIFE CARRY PERMIT
RCMP ONLINE DATABASES PROBED AND/OR ATTACKED THOUSANDS OF TIMES PER DAY
RCMP’s ONLINE DATABASES WERE PROBED AND/OR ATTACKED THOUSANDS OF TIMES PER DAY – NO EVIDENCE OF A SPECIFIC DATABASE BEING TARGETED – Office of the Information Commissioner rules my complaint as ‘not well-founded’ supporting RCMP April 2017 ATIP response claiming that these three major databases (CPIC, CFRO and CFIS) only had two ‘Clickjacking’ incidents. See Report of Investigation by the Office of the Information Commissioner dated November 1, 2019 and my original complaint letter dated May 13, 2017
REQUESTED: FULL DISCLOSURE OF RCMP FIREARMS PROGRAM SPENDING & STAFFING
Complaint to Information Commissioner RCMP ATIP File: A-2019-03933 by Dennis R. Young – November 3, 2019
EXCERPT: Unfortunately, none of these costs and staffing requirements are reported to Parliament so MPs and Senators are operating in the dark when trying to determine if the Canadian Firearms Program is operating cost-effectively and if it is improving public and police safety.
OCTOBER 15, 2019 – LETTER TO PBO AND AUDITOR GENERAL ON FIREARMS PROGRAM SPENDING DISCREPANCIES
Parliamentary Budget Officer and Auditor General asked to resolve discrepancies in amounts reported to Parliament and verify estimates of ‘major additional costs’ still unreported to Parliament. Dennis R. Young October 15, 2019
OTTAWA CITY POLICE SAY O.P.P. KEEP THEIR STATISTICS ON ‘CRIME GUNS’
“After consultation with our Guns and Gangs unit, we were informed that the desired statistics/records should be requested from the OPP Crime Gun Analysis Team (CGAT) in Toronto. They are responsible for compiling this information.” Ottawa Police Service FOIP Response dated October 4, 2019 – Received October 15, 2019 by Dennis R. Young
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 – O.P.P. REVEAL VERY LITTLE ABOUT THE CRIME GUNS THEY SEIZE
Firearms seized, surrendered, found, destroyed, and reported stolen: 2008-2018
Ontario Solicitor General FOIP response dated Sept 17, 2019 Received Sept 19, 2019 by Dennis R. Young
EXCERPT: “The ministry is unable to provide the information relating to numbers 7 to 19 on your list as the information is not collected in the manner in which you have requested it.”
LETTER: FIREARMS PROGRAM SPENDING DISCREPANCIES
Parliamentary Budget Officer and Auditor General asked to resolve discrepancies in amounts reported to Parliament and verify estimates of ‘major additional costs’ still unreported to Parliament. Dennis R. Young October 15, 2019
FIREARMS PROGRAM 2017/2018 COST $49.6 MILLION AND EMPLOYED 378.97
RCMP ATIP Response dated September 17, 2019 – Received October 8, 2019 by Dennis R. Young
NOTE #1: I will be filing a complaint with the Office of the Information Commissioner to try and obtain the missing financial and staffing information.
NOTE #2: Notice much of the missing information was provided in the RCMP ATIP response for fiscal year 2016/2017
TORONTO POLICE DENY MY REQUEST TO WAIVE $300 FOIP FEE
Complaint filed with Ontario Information Commissioner dated October 4, 2019 by Dennis R. Young
EXCERPT: “All I am requesting is the updated ‘crime gun’ statistics for the year 2018. If Mr. McGee has a case make that there is no public health and safety reasons that would justify releasing these statistics and his refusal to waive these fees, then he should provide me and you with his rationale. The federal government doesn’t collect these data on crime guns I requested so the public has no where else to turn except to local police services for the information. The federal government no longer charges search and processing fees but that hardly matters if they don’t collect the statistics the public needs regarding the sources of crime guns to make better decisions about how best to combat the criminal use of firearms and protect both public and police safety. Given the problems expressed most recently by your Chief of Police, the Mayor and the Prime Minister regarding the criminal use of guns in Toronto, I believe the release of this information would be considered a most beneficial public service.”
CSSA OPEN LETTER TO MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA AND TO ALL THOSE RUNNING FOR ELECTED OFFICE
The CSSA is compelled to write this open letter to all of you because your lack of firearms knowledge is so bad you’re embarrassing yourselves. The following facts are presented for your edification. TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | OCTOBER 3, 2019 https://cssa-cila.org/team-cssa-e-news-october-3-2019/
PUBLIC SAFETY DELAYS ATIP RESPONSE ON THE SOURCES OF CRIME GUNS UNTIL AFTER ELECTION
“The revised date for responding to your request is December 30, 2019. The Department will endeavour to respond to you before this date if possible.”
Public Safety Canada ATIP File: A-2019-00184 -Letter dated September 25, 2019 received October 2, 2019 by Dennis R. Young