Thank you very much.
We want to thank you for appearing. We've heard this before many a time. In the decade from 1997 to 2007, policing costs went from $6 billion to $12 billion.
Even though Mr. Scarpaleggia talked about not just the wages or the personnel being cut, that makes up 80% to 85% of the costs of the overall policing. So we want to make sure that, in other areas as well, we can see ways that more efficiently provide safety and security for Canadians.
Also, if you have any suggestions, anything else that you would like to add to what you've said today, if you wouldn't mind just forwarding it to our committee, that would be entered in as evidence or as testimony as well.
I think we see from all parties a general understanding that we have to become more efficient in the way we deliver this. Even from the police forces we see that, and I thank you for coming her this morning to help us understand this topic a little better.
We are going to suspend for one moment. Our next guests will come to us via teleconference.