Public Safety committee  I'm not in a position to answer that, Minister. The external review committee is independent of the RCMP, and we don't deal with their budget issues.

Public Safety committee  All solutions that improve levels of service in law enforcement certainly are solutions that should be examined with all seriousness to determine whether they're more viable options for the Government of Canada and the provinces and territories to invest in as opposed to the curr

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  It's very early to associate any change to the cadet allowance with our recruiting initiative. But according to the last update I had with respect to the troops we had programmed into the academy, all of the seats have been filled, which is somewhat unusual for us. We have had so

Public Safety committee  No, I wouldn't attribute any of the costs of the Olympics to the crime issues that are currently being experienced in the Lower Mainland. These are just generally driven by economic conditions as a consequence of supply and demand. People are recognizing that as we get closer to

Public Safety committee  I suppose there's always that possibility, but at this stage we're not relying upon that.

Public Safety committee  The money that is reflected in the supplementary estimates is associated with our immediate response to the disaster in Haiti, not our long-term commitment to restoring the police service to a level of competency and professionalism that can make Haitians proud. The $3.9 million

Public Safety committee  The RCMP performs three functions as it relates to firearms legislation. One, we're entrusted to administer the registry, and we do that as effectively as we possibly can. We enforce the law as it is defined by Parliament. The third of course is we provide advice to the governmen

Public Safety committee  No. I believe that there is compelling evidence that the registry promotes officer and public safety. That's a personal opinion. I believe that there will be an opportunity for the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police to present to a cabinet committee that evidence.

Public Safety committee  The discussions with respect to the minimum standard of resources within detachments is occurring at the provincial and territorial levels, not at the federal level, where we are providing services under contract to various jurisdictions. There are a number of discussions ongoing

Public Safety committee  It wouldn't be for me to pronounce an opinion with respect to the choices that members legitimately ought to make for themselves. I think one of the principles that the court in the MacDonnell decision recently articulated quite clearly is that members ought to be able to exercis

Public Safety committee  I believe all of those allegations were reviewed in the context of Mr. David Brown's review of the whole issue of pension administration and all of the improprieties that occurred and allegations that arose from that, but that's an assumption. I would have to confirm that. And

Public Safety committee  There are always opportunities to reinvest money in other ventures, but I believe that money is well invested, and I maintain that it does promote officer and public safety.

Public Safety committee  I could probably talk about transformation in a much more fulsome fashion as it relates to the 49 recommendations of the task force. I know that we responded to the parliamentary committee with respect to the 31 recommendations, but I don't have that information right in front of

Public Safety committee  I'd be very pleased to do that, and I will also supply the reform implementation council's reports.