We started by giving a course to certain investigators who have the power to obtain this information in order to determine whether a crime or terrorist act has been committed. I recently wrote a memo to officers in Ottawa to ensure that each one thoroughly knew his citizenship protection role. That memo was also distributed to all officers and managers across Canada. This week, senior managers and the commissioners intend to establish the steps for controlling information, particularly information concerning terrorism, organized crime and other similar types of organizations.
In Montreal, street gangs are our primary concern. We work with the Montreal police every day. Our goal is to reduce and destroy street gangs in order to protect not only young people, but also older people and all other citizens. Even though we have regulations governing the use of personal information, some individuals use that information as they wish. We usually conduct an investigation the moment we realize that someone has used personal information.