Will the minster show compassion and make an accommodation in this tragic situation . I think the honorable member for the question, we joined mr. Thompson and are battling cancer and strength and courage as they do so. And of course there Resources Available for the individuals. So we encourage the individual in question to pursue the Resources Available and wish him every best wish. Mr. Speaker, a private enterprise will benefit from the canada decision eliminate home mail delivery. As shown and 65 of the population spoke out against the privatization of the post ask survey. Can they tell us why the public has to pay between 20 and 60 to have their mail delivered to their door . The Honorable Mention the reality is they dont. Canada post is facing a serious cash front and as they are supposed to do under the 2er78s of the statute. Indeed mr. Speaker, i think its important to know that the federation of municipalities overwhelmingly rejected a motion brought to the floor asking that the federation condemn the government and reverse the decision. They said no and they will continue with their plan. The number one member. In the 2014 report on the terrorist threat to canada, it is written that working with communities, the government is contributing to efforts to prevent the prevention to the radicalization of violence process. They can tell us whether it truly exist as in the case of fighting against street gangs. One Prevention Program for radicalization to violence with a budget to support it. The honorable minster of public safety, mr. Speaker. I would like to thank my colleague for the question. Canada has a fourpoint strategy to protect, impede, and react in case of terrorist attacks. With regard to measures to raise the awareness of ethnic and cultural communities, i can transmit my annual report and the 2014 report on the terrorist threat to canada. We have hundreds of examples where Police Enforcement bodies are reaching out to communities and carrying out activities to ensure that at the source, we can deter individuals from committing terrorist acts. Mr. Speaker, i support the free trade agreement, but i dont support expensive photo opes when they are in danger of coming in by opposition of powerful players such as germany. Can the government advise as to how many tax dollars were used to host the business reception in toronto on september 26th and to fly the two officials from toronto to brussels which we now know was not even necessary and the acceptance may violate the European Unions code of conduct. The honorable minster of trade. I wont comment on the internal german politics, but this is the most comprehensive trade agreement canada has signed. It is finalized and released to the public. We want the businesses to take advantage now and position themselves. In fact i remind the member that it is this conservative government that substantially reduce the cost of aircraft. President s baroso, its no wonder they want to join our to promote that agreement to canadian businesses. That concludes the period for today. I would like to introduce the honorable kevin obrien. Persons with disabilities from the province of newfoundland and labrador. The recent passing on september 27th of mr. Eric spicer Homeland Security secretary jeh johnson made a first trip to canada and while he was there he discussed Border Security and Counter Terrorism efforts and an event hosted by the American Business council. This is about 20 minutes. I appreciate the warm welcome to ottawa and the O Hospitality from this business council. I welcome the opportunity to be here in ottawa, your nations capital. The canadians here. I welcome the opportunity to escape for a short period of time my nations capital. As my mentor and friend, the former secretary of defense bob gates used to say, any day out of washington is a good day. This is my first trip to canada as secretary of Homeland Security. I have been in office for about nine months. I planned to come here for sometime now. I am here top continue to build the terrific relationships that my government and i enjoy with the minsters of this government, given the number of shared interests we have. It has taken far too long to visit my next door neighbor in my new official capacity. But it is hardly my first visit to canada. I recall when i was 10 years old visiting expo 67 in montreal. July 2007, 40 years later, my son who was then 12 years old had a passion for dirt bikes and dirt biking and so his mother and my wife susan is sitting over there went online and found a dirt bike camp in northern ontario. We flew into toronto and i recall driving the straightest highway i have ever driven in my about 150 miles up to this dirt bike camp in ontario where i left my son off for three weeks. It seemed like three months. He loved dirt biking. When i picked him up three weeks later, he was covered in dirt and had a really good time and enjoyed dirt biking and said dad, i was even knocked unconscious for a whole two minutes. We did not return to that dirt bike camp. Speaking of visits with my kids, this past weekend, you may be interested to know i at the last minute decided to visit my two kids who are now in college in southern california. One is at Occidental College and the other at scripps college. I flew out there and i am under orders from my daughter when i visit her on her college campus, can you not be constickuous. The entourage and the california highway patrol. I have a thing about that. Im just a freshman. I discovered this past weekend when i visited my daughter, my son was with us at scripps. Im like the ambassador. I was born in 1957. Im a relic of the past and i learned about something, a social media tool called yick yack. Its for kids on College Campuses where they can text each other anonymously and chatter on campus about stuff going on. They chatter anonymously and furiously. You pick it up on your iphone. Within minutes of hitting the scripps campus, yick yack lit up with the following among many other texts. There two secret Service Agents on campus. Whats up . Obama is here. Obama is not here. Calm down. Malia is here and looking at us for college. Malia is too young. Calm down. Then my son got into the act. He couldnt resist. He is getting the texts too. My son jumps into the conversation. Its a vin diesel look alike. Why does he need a body guard . Finally, no, its the fake obama. The chief of Homeland Security. His daughter is a freshman here. Hey, those guys have guns. Final text in the conversation. Too bad for his daughter. Now she will never get a date for the next four years. You cant make this up. In addition speaking to you now today, today and yesterday i am here in ottawa and i have the honor of visiting with Prime Minister harper, minster rate, minster alexander and minster blaney. My wife and i attended a terrific dinner hosted by he and his wife with a number of minsters here. Our discussion reminded me of all we have in common rangeing for our shared interest and promoting trade to the potential threats we face to both our homelands. I would like to tell but the department of Homeland Security and what we are doing today. A total Budget Authority of about 60 billion. They have a broad and diverse set of missions. It is responsible for Counter Terrorism and administration and enforcement of our immigration laws and Cyber Security and aviation and Maritime Security and Border Security. The security of our land and sea ports. Protection against nuclear, chemical and biological threats to the homeland. Protection of our National Leaders and protection of our Critical Infrastructure and federal Law Enforcement personnel and coordinating the federal government response to natural disasters and Emergency Preparedness grants to state and local authorities. The 22 agencies and components that make up dhs include u. S. Customs and Border Protection which by itself is the largest federal Enforcement Agency in our country. Customs enforcement and citizenship and immigration services. The coast guard, tsa, fema and the secret service. In my view, Counter Terrorism must and will remain the corner tone of the department of Homeland Securitys mission. There is al qaeda and the ark rainian peninsula. Al sha bab and somalia. The front in syria and the newest al qaeda affiliate, al qaeda in the indian subcontinent. There groups in nigeria that are not official affiliates, but share the extremist ideology. Last but not least, the state of iraq isil known as al qaeda in iraq is vying to be the preeminent terrorist organization on the worlds stage. That will degrade and ultimately destroy isil. We have asked canada to make further contributions to the effort. To address the threats from terrorist groups overseas, our government has in recent weeks enhanced Aviation Security and in early july i directed advanced screening at overseas airports with flights to the u. S. Ask several weeks later we added more airports to the list and other countries have followed with similar enhancements to the Aviation Security. We continually evaluate whether more is necessary without burdening the traveling public. Longer term, we are pursuing preclearance at overseas airports with flights to the u. S. I am pleased that we have established preclearance capability at eight airports here in canada. We are aware the potential terrorist threat to both the homelands has evolved in new ways. Today both our nations face the prospect of socalled foreign fighters who go to syria. In february i said for the United States syria had become a matter of Homeland Security. Our government is making enhanced and concerted efforts to track syrian foreign fighters who come from or seek to enter our country. The reality is that more than 12,000 foreign fighters from around the world have travelled to syria over the last three years. We are concerned that not only may these foreign fighters join isil or other groups, they may be recruited by the groups. Conduct external attacks. Our fbi arrested a number of individual who is tried to travel to support terrorist activity there. We are committed to working with the canadian government and others to build better information sharing to track syrian foreign fighters. This is reflected in the Un Resolution on foreign fighters passed last week. Second, we worry about the potential domestic base homegrown terrorist threat that may be lurking in our own society. The independent actor or lone wolf. Those who did not train at a terrorist camp or join the ranks of the terrorist organization overseas. But who are inspired at home by a groups social media, literature or extremist ideology. In the United States, we got an example of this type of actor last year at the boston marathon. In many respects, this is the hardest terrorist threat to detect and the one i worry about the most. Part of the way we are addressing the loan wolf threat is to engage in outreach to communities in the United States which themselves are able to reach young men who may turn to violence. I personally participate in these programs. Last week i visited an Islamic Culture center in columbus, ohio for this purpose. With the positions to touch those disaffected and you need something or someone to believe in to belong to or worship, we are stressing that violence, terrorism, and groups such as isil are not the answer. Isil is neither islamic or a state. Isil is not defending and not defending innocent muslims. Most. People killed are muslims. Its criminals, rapists and terrorists who control territory. There is no religion including islam and there is no guy including alla that condone the violent tactics. The good news for the country and yours, over the last 13 years, they have the ability to disrupt and detect terrorist plots. Overseas before we reach the homelands. Both are Law Enforcement communities and in my judgment do an excellent job of identifying and arresting and prosecuting scores before they commit terrorist acts. The bad news is they continue to face terrorist enemies and real terrorist threats. All that said, i turn to another aspect of my job, facilitating lawful trade and travel. When jfk visited canada in 1961, the new american president quoted how geography made us neighbors and history made us friends and economic made us partners. Somewhere between 300,000 and 400,000 people cross our shared border every day. As you heard the ambassador say, 735 billion cross our shared borders every year for 2 billion a day or do the math, 1. 4 million a minute. The largest market for 35 of our 50 states. They sell 87 of output to the United States generating about 40 of your national income. Canada was the Third Largest source of investment to the United States. Totalling 280 billion. In the car on the way over here, they told me that of every dollar of canadian export, 25 is of u. S. Content. The same year the United States was the source of the Foreign Investment totalling 368 billion. The subsidiaries employ 547,000 workers, mostly in the manufacturing sector. With an average wage of 75,000 annually. The subsidiaries invest more than 500 million a year in Research Development in the United States. When my country was attacked, our First Response was to raise all the drawbridges. The crossing points for cargo. Beyond the Borders Initiative in 2011, our governments are making progress in enhancing security and the economic competitiveness of our two countries. We are doing a better job and a more sophisticated job of keeping our borders open to trade and closed to terrorists and those who would do us harm. We have achieved notable results that will improve the lives of the citizens, visitors and businesses in both our countries. For example, together we made improvements in an expanded the next trusted traveler program. These improve wants at ports of entry have resulted in a more than 60 increase in membership and participation. Since the announcement of the beyond the border initiative. More than million members are experiencing twister and more expedient travel by gaining access to air transport screening lengths. At canadian airports and the Precheck Program at u. S. Airports. Access to lanes and kiosks at a greater number of sport ports of entry and a simplified renewal process. Second we developed a u. S. Canada integrated cargo strategy intended to facilitate the Movement Across border cargo under cleared once, accepted twice. We have also deployed an innovative entry and exit program and it share and become the the record of exit. And permanent residents of both countries. This announces the integrity and will do so more when we expand to cover all travelers. I spoke about the experience of preclearance. We are nearing completion of a groundbreaking agreement that for the first time will cover preclearance in all modes of border crossing. By any measure, we were partners in success. They draw strength from one another and that makes it more important that we build predictability into the trading partnership. By stream lining the process with electronically transmitted data through a single window. They allowed us to start harmonizing. The shipment of goods between the countries. The executive order signed by president obama mandated this electronic single window. That will make us more competitive as a region. Our shared border. It is the site of 100 ports of entry. Doors from one country or the other where the movement of people and goods is crucial to the daily lives of our citizens and the health of our communities and the competitiveness of our economies. The collaboration with our countries today are stronger, safer and more prosperous. I know work remains to be completed on some of the most ark bishs goals of the beyond the border initiative. I like to tell u. S. Audiences that Homeland Security means striking a balance. In the name of Homeland Security, it will be a safe city and a prison. I can build more fences and install more basic screening devices and ask more intrusive questions and demand more answers and make everybody suspicious of each other. But it will cost us our privacy and our liberties and our freedom to travel, trade, and associate and our diversity. In the final analysis, these are the things that constitute the greatest strength of our two countries. Thank you all very much. Tuesday live at 7 00 p. M. Eastern, watch cspans coverage of the senate debate. The republican faces a democrat in the race to fill the seat of Jay Rockefeller retiring after five terms. Watch the coverage from 7 00 p. M. Eastern. Live coverage of the Virginia Senate debate. Mark warner against ed gilespie. 7 00 eastern on cspan 2. The former ambassado