Public Safety committee  I will speak on behalf of my organization, the Ontario Provincial Police. We have had to rededicate and redirect resources into the national security counterterrorism area. That's to deal with the immediate threat of the foreign traveller, the high-risk traveller, the high-risk individual—all that live within Ontario.

Public Safety committee  I think we're talking about the ability to access information, share information, disclose information, if I'm correct, and the aspect in regard to information sharing. I mentioned in my opening comments about the new approach that police across Canada are taking in regard to community safety and well-being and the situational table or the hub table.

Public Safety committee  Recognizance opportunities that are included in Bill C-51 on an offence that likely may occur, as I mentioned, it allows us to.... The guiding principle of law enforcement is to preserve life. I talked about the nature of the threat now and the velocity of information required in regard to determining a solution by law enforcement is a matter of days sometimes.

Public Safety committee  Thank you for the question. I do agree with you on the first point that the constantly evolving threat requires new tools. Legislation is one of them, but also there are skills development among investigators, research with academia, and better relationships with our communities and our public safety partners, which we have.

Public Safety committee  Thank you. Distinguished members of the committee, I'm pleased to accept your invitation to be here today as the co-chair of the Counter Terrorism and National Security Committee, representing Chief Clive Weighill, president of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and its members.