Thank you.
It's a little bit unique from an RCMP perspective. As I alluded to, our geography and the land mass that we police are very different from the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal and the Waterloo Regional Police Service. I know that service very well. They have an intimate partner violence prevention centre that focuses on upstream prevention, wraparound service and social services.
As I alluded to in my previous comments, one of the challenges in the work that we're doing is enhancing training. When RCMP cadets come out of Depot, they have a much more victim-centric, trauma-informed approach. Then, when we go into isolated communities, there's relationship building. The reflection of the community that we're providing services to is key because, obviously, prevention and upstream services, recreation and leisure are all factors in a healthy community. If we were also to focus on social determinants of health, we'd have a much healthier outcome that will reduce, quite frankly, the demand on policing.
I think that, as we look to strengthen section 810 and look at the work that this amazing committee is doing, we also have to look at other mechanisms around cultural sensitivities, cultural responses and social and health responses for a complete wraparound approach. This simply will not be resolved through policing, through public safety. It needs a much stronger approach. We certainly have a role to play.
