Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you all very much for being here today.
Obviously we understand, and we find that we need to tackle gang recruitment, but we also need to have the resources to do that. Here in Ottawa we're working with the laws and everything. That's why it's great for us to have all of you here, because you're on the ground.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer recently published a report called “Expenditure Analysis of Criminal Justice in Canada”. His report mentions that 73% of the total expenditures for the Canadian criminal justice system are assumed by provinces and territories. In the latest budget from just last week, we know the federal government has failed to renew the police officer recruitment fund.
I'd like to know what impact that might have in your respective jurisdictions, either provincially or with respect to police officers.
Maybe Mr. Swan could go first.