Thank you very much for that.
I noticed something in the information I have about you, and I wonder if you could point this committee to police forces, whether they be in the United States of America or perhaps European countries, countries that have similar policing structures to those in Canada and the U.S., particularly Canada. How have they dealt with the economics of policing vis-à-vis either stagnant.... When I say “stagnant” I mean funding models that are relatively constant or that don't grow at an exponential rate. How have they been able to adjust their service delivery and still maintain a high level of productivity? That means solving crime and meeting with community expectations, which are not, as you would know, always the same.
I wonder if you would be able to provide some examples to our researchers, and perhaps comment right now because we may end up asking for, as additional witnesses, some of those police forces or agencies.