Evidence of meeting #103 for Status of Women in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was service.

A recording is available from Parliament.

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MPs speaking

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Clee Lieverse  Detective Constable, Missing Person Investigator, Greater Sudbury Police Service
Darrell Rivers  Greater Sudbury Police Service

4:30 p.m.

Liberal

Lisa Hepfner Liberal Hamilton Mountain, ON

Thank you.

You also mentioned that you didn't see how a federal mandate would work for a red dress alert. Can you clarify what you mean by that? If somebody is, say, a victim of trafficking in Nova Scotia, they could be transported to British Columbia. Therefore, in some sense it makes sense to have a national-level alert system.

4:30 p.m.

Det Clee Lieverse

It absolutely makes sense to have a national-level alert system when the case calls for it. I think what I meant by it would be difficult to do nationally is if you were going to have one body looking at which case gets to go out and which case gets posted then the volume might be daunting. I think that's what I meant. It's the time of day and things like that. Maybe I misspoke or misunderstood, but that's what I meant.

I think a national-level alert, when called for, is essential. It's just how we do it.

4:30 p.m.

Liberal

Lisa Hepfner Liberal Hamilton Mountain, ON

Thank you.

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Karen Vecchio

On behalf of the committee, I would very much like to thank the two of you for coming here and providing this testimony. It provides us with the other side of what we're talking about.

I'm going to remind the committee that we are going to suspend for a moment. We will be getting back—

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

Anna Roberts Conservative King—Vaughan, ON

Can I just say something?

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Karen Vecchio

Go ahead, quickly.

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

Anna Roberts Conservative King—Vaughan, ON

I just want to congratulate Darrell. I understand that you were nominated for an award, which I forgot to mention in my questioning.

I know we don't have time to find out what that was, but—

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

Michelle Ferreri Conservative Peterborough—Kawartha, ON

He was rookie of the year.

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

Anna Roberts Conservative King—Vaughan, ON

Congratulations.

4:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Karen Vecchio

Congratulations. That's wonderful.

Thanks very much.

We are going to suspend, and we'll be coming back to some committee business. I'm going to remind everybody that they can have one staff member and one member from each whip's office. We will be in camera.

[Proceedings continue in camera]