I think a lot of effort has been made to try to bring down a lot of old beliefs in policing. One of the things we talk about is the residential school legacy. Police were viewed in those days as the people who came and took the children away. We're still living with that. We're still trying to convince communities that we are there to support and help them. The residual effect of those beliefs is still common in a lot of our communities, so it's an uphill battle for us to convince them that we need to move beyond that. I think effective efforts and effective responses to the incidents of violence is only going to make things that much better, but I see it being a long road to get people to that level of comfort where they will pick up the phone.
On November 28th, 2013. See this statement in context.