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Justice & Law Quote by Paul Cellucci

"The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and CSIS have provided extraordinary co-operation, as I mentioned earlier"

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“Extraordinary co-operation” is diplomat-speak doing heavy lifting. Paul Cellucci, a U.S. politician who spent key years as ambassador to Canada in the post-9/11 era, isn’t simply praising the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and CSIS; he’s staging reassurance. The phrase signals to an American audience that the northern border is being “managed” by competent partners, and to Canadians that Washington sees Ottawa as an ally rather than a liability.

The adjective “extraordinary” matters. It implies a level of collaboration beyond routine liaison work, hinting at heightened threat, intensified intelligence sharing, or accelerated joint operations. In a security climate where “co-operation” can involve surveillance, extradition, watchlists, and the quiet harmonizing of law-enforcement practices, the compliment also functions as political insulation: if outcomes go well, credit is shared; if they go badly, responsibility is diffused into a network of agencies.

Then there’s the seemingly throwaway clause, “as I mentioned earlier.” That’s the tell of a prepared message, likely delivered in testimony, a briefing, or a press setting where repetition is strategy. He’s not discovering gratitude in the moment; he’s reinforcing a narrative of seamless cross-border unity.

Subtextually, Cellucci is smoothing over the friction that inevitably accompanies sovereignty and security: who leads, who complies, and what gets traded away for access. The line offers warmth without specifics, a public-facing nod that keeps the operational details safely offstage.

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Cellucci, Paul. (2026, January 15). The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and CSIS have provided extraordinary co-operation, as I mentioned earlier. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-royal-canadian-mounted-police-and-csis-have-160685/

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Cellucci, Paul. "The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and CSIS have provided extraordinary co-operation, as I mentioned earlier." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-royal-canadian-mounted-police-and-csis-have-160685/.

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"The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and CSIS have provided extraordinary co-operation, as I mentioned earlier." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-royal-canadian-mounted-police-and-csis-have-160685/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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Paul Cellucci (April 24, 1948 - June 8, 2013) was a Politician from USA.

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