Public Safety Committee on June 12th, 2014

[Jacqueline Biollo]

Although it's an alternate means of financing, I think it's too preliminary to know the long-term or sustainable benefits. Again, what would be the impact from an investor's perspective? Are they more philanthropic? Is there a desire for them to have a return? What might their demands be in terms of the focus on the areas they're investing in?

Regrettably, I think it's just too early in the process to know, having not seen what the appetite is for investors...or perhaps even from the specific initiatives; we've talked about family violence or transitional housing. That is why the Edmonton Police Service continues to look at collaborative initiatives with our community partners to explore new and innovative ways of financing with regard to sustainable funding.

[The Chair, Conservative, Daryl Kramp]

Thank you, Mr. Rousseau.

To both our witnesses, on behalf of all of the committee, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for coming in here today and giving not only your time but certainly your experience. I can assure you that your comments have been well received and will certainly be, what I call, “thrown into the mix” for some serious consideration.

Once again, thank you on behalf of the committee.

[Jacqueline Biollo]

Thank you very much.

[The Chair, Conservative, Daryl Kramp]

Colleagues, for the consideration and interest of the committee members and the staff, given the lack of clarity or direction as to the House schedule and the time and expense needed to confirm witnesses, the chair has taken the decision to postpone Tuesday's meeting.

Further, the chair has talked with the clerk and the analysts regarding the list of outstanding documentation referenced by our witnesses and requested by this committee. Of course it will take some time for that to come in, be translated, and put into a form where obviously consideration can be given to it. As such, the chair has undertaken to ask the analysts, as that comes in, to simply provide an up-to-date or temporary summary of all evidence and testimony that has been given to date.

The chair, of course, will wait for the direction of this committee to decide what subsequent course of action we wish to take.

Ms. Doré Lefebvre, did you have a question?

[Rosane Doré Lefebvre, NDP, Alfred-Pellan, QC]

Yes, Mr. Chair. I have just one question.

Did we have witnesses planned for Tuesday's meeting? Will we still hear from them? I think I missed the first part of your comment.

[The Chair, Conservative, Daryl Kramp]

No, we will not. Tuesday is cancelled. Witnesses were not totally completed, but witnesses, of course, will be called back before the committee at the discretion of the committee.

Yes, Ms. James.

[Roxanne James, Conservative, Scarborough Centre, ON]

Sorry, Mr. Chair, but I just have to clarify something.

I have no problems with the analysts working and getting preliminary data put together, but I don't want to have the same situation we had with the economics of policing, where we get a preliminary report and then we have to come back and ask for the actual copy at the end.

So certainly start working on the data, but I don't want anything distributed to the committee until we decide what we're doing for further business.

[The Chair, Conservative, Daryl Kramp]

Well, no; the summary will not be completed and distributed until the information is completed and is prepared to be sent out.

[Roxanne James, Conservative, Scarborough Centre, ON]

Okay. I just wanted to clarify that.

Thank you.

[The Chair, Conservative, Daryl Kramp]

The meeting is adjourned.