Thank you.
I apologize, I don't speak French, so I'll have to respond in English.
The CACP does support the amendments. We recognize that we cannot be in all places at all times. As I said, we certainly would prefer if the police were able to make the arrest. We are trained. We are equipped. Obviously it would make the most sense if we were to do that, but we recognize the reality that this is not going to happen.
While shoplifting is certainly not a high priority, it is something the police will still investigate if we have the resources. It all depends on the time of the call. As has been identified, these are typically quick occurrences. The vast majority of these crimes involve people going in and coming out very quickly, so that the shop owner or one of his lawful employees, as an agent of the shop owner, really are the only people who, practically, can make the arrest at that point in time.
They have really two options. The first is to let them go and then call the police and see if we are able to track them down and to recognize that the resources are such that this will be investigated, but it's not going to be investigated with the same resources that one would get if there were a break-in to a home, for example. The second option is that they intervene.