Thank you very much.
Unfortunately, our time is up today. We have our next group waiting for us.
We do sincerely thank you. This is the first briefing I've ever had on the Canadian Police Knowledge Network. We understand a little bit how new technology has changed the way that our police forces are trained. We can only imagine as technology continues to change and grow that you will be part of it as well. We thank you for the good work that you're doing.
We're going to suspend momentarily to let Mr. Sweet move out of his position. We'll ask the commissionaires if they would move up towards the table. Thank you.
We'll call this meeting back to order.
This is the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. We're continuing our study of the economics of policing in Canada.
I don't know if it was last year or a number of years ago, but the commissionaires made their rounds and did some meetings with members of Parliament. I had the pleasure to meet with them. I learned a few things then and I know other members of Parliament did as well. Members of the committee had recommended that they come and appear before us.
In this hour we're hearing from the commissionaires. Captain Paul Guindon—if I mispronounced your name, I apologize—is the chief executive officer of the Commissionaires of Ottawa. Colonel Douglas Briscoe is the executive director of the national office of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires.
We thank you again for appearing before us and helping us with our study. Canadians know about the good work of the commissionaires all across Canada. You're a fairly high profile group that we've all seen at different public buildings around the Hill and here in Ottawa.
I invite you to make your opening statements. Tell us about what you do. We'll begin with Mr. Guindon, please.