Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to all of the witnesses for your attendance virtually and your participation in this important study.
Time permitting, I would like to ask questions of all three. I will start with Deputy Chief Chapdelaine.
Thank you for your appearance. I've had the privilege of attending your city a number of times over the spring and summer, and I met with the acting chief at the time, I believe, and also the president of the Edmonton Police Association, predominantly to talk about bail issues and sentencing issues.
We never really got into the protests and hateful demonstrations that have plagued this country over the last several years. When I do my tours across the country, I get a lot of mixed reviews from community members and stakeholders about the differences displayed by police services in relation to how they deal with these types of protests.
I'm not going to mention the jurisdictions, but I've actually had a couple of jurisdictions that have basically said that they take their marching orders from the local municipality, and that if the local municipality has a political persuasion to allow these types of events to occur, they've been instructed to act not necessarily as sworn-in police officers, but more or less just as peacekeepers.
I've had numerous examples brought to my attention of open acts of criminality, and the police simply are not charging. I would like to know from your perspective what is happening on the ground in Edmonton.