Although most of our approaches with regard to citizens' arrests seem to contemplate that this will be done by a private individual, or as in the case of Mr. Chen, a shop owner--and I want to commend you, Mr. Chen, for your actions in this regard, and I regret what you had to endure--I want to raise the issue of where private security guards may be involved in making the arrests and will be doing so in an ongoing way as part of their job.
The question is whether private security guards, who are more likely to be involved in this pattern of arrest, should be treated differently from other private citizens or shop owners in terms of the powers of arrest, and be subject to specific training requirements, certain regulatory requirements, with respect to their powers of arrest. In other words, are we addressing the role of the private security guards as sufficiently as we should, or are we looking at the citizen's arrest in a conventional fashion, largely through the prism of private individuals, shop owners, and the like, and leaving the private security guard unaddressed?
The question is open to anyone who wishes to reply.
That may be a member of the Barreau du Québec or Mr. Abergel.