A/Commr Joe Buckle at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

On February 27th, 2007. See this statement in context.

February 27th, 2007 / 9:30 a.m.

Director General, Forensic Science and Identification Services, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

I'll restrict my remarks to the RCMP because that's the system I understand the most.

Within the RCMP forensic labs, samples are collected within any of the jurisdictions in which the RCMP provides policing services, and in fact by other police departments within those areas as well. The analysis to determine the DNA profiles is undertaken in Vancouver and Ottawa. Within this fiscal year, we will be opening another DNA processing facility in Edmonton.

We have the ability to report on the DNA profiles. In other words, we look at a DNA profile from a scene and from a suspect and are able to determine if there is a match or not. We can make those reports from any one of our five facilities where we have DNA forensic scientists.

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