Thanks, Mr. Chair and all colleagues and witnesses. I'd like to thank everyone for their kind words toward my province, Nova Scotia. It's been a difficult time.
With that in mind, I want to thank the Canadian Police Association and the corrections association for all you have done, all that you do and all that you will do. I am someone who is married into a police family. My father-in-law was a former chief of police here in Cape Breton and my brother-in-law is the current chief of police, and I have a lot of nephews who are in law enforcement. Your efforts have never been more appreciated than during COVID, but especially so during this time we are going through in Nova Scotia with the shootings in Cumberland County.
I have three questions. The first two are for the Canadian Police Association. I'll be succinct in the first one and hopefully equally succinct in the second one.
What particular challenges are you facing on the front lines, and what more can be done? You talked about the lack of communication or coordination among levels of government. I'm wondering if you an unpack some more challenges so we can look to where we can improve and what more can be done.