Justice committee  Well, it was very scientific on how the body reacts and deals with THC. On the disposition in this bill right now, for sure it's clear for us how it works and how we do the proof. Right now, we have the ability.... We sometimes take blood samples for our cases right now for alcohol, and we have drug response as of right now.

Justice committee  The DRE program for drugs and driving has been a reality for several years. We have had DRE officers trained since back in 2004 or 2002. With our experience in detecting these drivers and knowing that those tools were available in other countries and wanting to enhance the safety of the public on the roads, that resolution is asking for tools to help us have better safety on the roads.

Justice committee  Well, as I have just said, I know that the money for the training has been announced very recently. We'll work with the provinces and the federal government as quickly as possible to see how this money is going to be allocated. Concerning the training itself, as I said, for the last year or so most police departments and police academies have been accelerating the availability of the DRE program.

Justice committee  That was the objective of the pilot. I don't have all the details about the technical aspects of the devices, but it was the objective of the pilot to try to detect how those devices operate in our climate. Any recommendations needing to be made, we made after the pilot. We're waiting on what Public Safety is doing with those devices to see whether any adjustment has to be made.

Justice committee  Well, as mentioned in the opening statement, as soon as we get the final provisions of the law, we'll be able to work on our procedures and training and everything. With the announcement of the support of the government with money for training.... The money is an issue, because it's a very costly program on top of all the other training that we have to do.

Justice committee  Yes, they are already submitted.

Justice committee  We've talked about this. We've seen the momentum in training pick up in the last year or so on the DRE side and the sobriety test for our field officers in the reality of today. For sure, from the experience of other jurisdictions that have legalized marijuana, we expect an increase in encounters with people under the influence.

Justice committee  It's already a reality. Our DRE officers are charging people. I think it was about 4% of.... I don't want to mix statistics. I'm always afraid to go into statistics, but 4% of all impaired driving incidents involved drugs in 2009. That's another matter: statistics are not robust right now.

Justice committee  We've seen some campaigns. I've personally seen some on the Quebec side, for sure. Because the statistics show that the perception of people under the influence of marijuana while driving is very different from the case with alcohol, we all know that a lot of work needs to be done.

Justice committee  Yes. Gatineau and Toronto were police departments that were part of the project. Overall, I think the experience was positive. I know that the report reflects that. The objective was to test the equipment in our climate in the winter, and we did that. We encountered a couple of snowstorms, and so on.

Justice committee  Distinguished members of this committee, as president of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, I am pleased to be given the opportunity to meet each of you today. This is my first time as president of the CACP to appear before you, and I am privileged to see so many familiar faces.