Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you so much to both of you. I understand you were able to hear the testimony of the law enforcement officers who were here. There were several issues they raised. One that you, Mr. Purcell, touched on is sustainable funding for a variety of needs in meeting the challenge of law enforcement working against organized crime. But there was also the issue of lawful access. Government has tabled legislation on that. I know it's the public safety minister who has tabled it, but it would be nice to see it come before the justice committee.
I'd like to hear you on the issue of some of the challenges that the new technology places on our law enforcement. We heard from RCMP Superintendent Brennan on ACIIS, which is the national central information computerized bank repository on criminal intelligence; a new business case has been developed to create a new generation, but they need the money for it. There is no single database for portable numbers. The disclosure, the part VI application, is burdensome, etc. So I'd like to hear, on a procedural side, whether you or Nova Scotia's Department of Justice have looked at some of the challenges that exist in the current criminal procedures and the challenges those represent to our law enforcement in successfully, efficiently, and rapidly moving cases forward through the criminal justice system.
Mr. Schneider, I'd like to hear more about the different model you were talking about. The model that our criminal justice system is actually using is what you call “the prohibition/enforcement model”, but there are also models that are, as you said, evidence based. I'd like to hear a little more about those evidence-based models, where they're being put into place or experimented with, and what the results are.
Thank you.
Was I short enough on my questions?