Thank you very much, Chair.
Thank you to all of our witnesses for offering your expertise.
I am interested in deterrence, in wanting to make thieves afraid of being caught. In my home province of British Columbia, in the early 2000s we had remarkable success with the bait car program. It drove down auto thefts significantly. In fact, some of the most wanted car thieves were apprehended in such a way. In fact, I can remember the Province of B.C., in partnership with the various police forces, directly warning criminal organizations. They spent money on television advertisements. There were posters. There were even videos, from inside the car, showing the moment when the car thief realized they had been caught. I remember that they would show images of different cars at different locations, and say, “One of these cars is a police bait car, but you don't know which one.”
I would just like to hear about your respective jurisdiction's experience with the use of bait cars. What level of success have you seen? Do you see value in putting more resources into it? Can you expand on that, please?