Public Safety committee  Sure.

Public Safety committee  Yes, absolutely. The CACP and in fact all chiefs across Canada applaud that inclusion, because it really integrates the whole process to safe communities and the well-being of communities. It takes the issue of social determinants of health, which policing is looking at significantly as it relates to crime, and actually turns it into a community discussion.

Public Safety committee  Yes, to a certain extent. I think you have to take it in context. I think there are some myths, and I think there are misconceptions. That is the importance of the localized discussion; the important piece of this is when you drill this down. In Canada, we're looking at two public policy experiments and they're both in Vancouver, which from a chief's perspective is unique.

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, everyone. I appreciate this opportunity to appear before you today. It's a pleasure to be here. By way of introduction, my name is Bryan Larkin. I'm the serving chief of the Waterloo Regional Police Service. I've been a police officer for 24 years.