Justice committee  Well, in this province we have developed a missing and murdered women's task force in cooperation with the Winnipeg Police Service. As you correctly pointed out, we don't know what has happened with these missing women. The first step is to try to determine that. I'm not sure,

Justice committee  I'm sorry, I'm not quite clear on specifically what it is you're asking. There was quite a bit of information in your intervention. I'll just talk. If I'm off-topic, please let me know. Chief Weighill, especially, and Inspector Poole both talked about, in their opening remark

Justice committee  Absolutely; the revealing of certain techniques is always an issue. The problem we have with disclosure is the threshold: we don't know what it is. If you ask us what relevant disclosure is, I'd be hard-pressed to give you an answer. I'm speaking figuratively, not literally, of c

Justice committee  I think it may be more a question of the impact. Crime is having a greater impact today than, possibly, in years past. With respect to organized crime groups, the challenge we have is that they've become more sophisticated. They've insulated themselves. They're using the law and

Justice committee  No, unfortunately, I'm not that versed in the Young Offenders Act either. However, speaking generally of mandatory sentences, there has to be that balance. If I could just comment very quickly on the example Inspector Bazin gave in his opening remarks of a large marijuana grow

Justice committee  We have very strong cooperation and good relationships with child and family services and probation in this province as well. We have an RCMP member who is with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and with the Manitoba Métis Federation and is working with them.

Justice committee  Yes, it was, sir.

Justice committee  Yes, it was a legitimate agency that was receiving its funding through, I believe, a church here in Winnipeg.

Justice committee  That's correct. The funding was coming from the government.

Justice committee  I don't know if Constable Leone might have a little bit more information, because I'm not exactly sure of its structure. It was an agency developed to help gang members. Their funding was received from the federal government through a local church. How they established themselves

Justice committee  It was quite a while. I don't have the information with me, but it was a year, possibly, if not longer.

Justice committee  At least a year, if not longer.

Justice committee  Not to that scale, no, not that I'm aware of.

Justice committee  I agree completely with Chief Weighill. The key is to have a strong enforcement strategy, but equally you have to have a strong prevention strategy as well. You have to develop and look at programs that are going to be meaningful. I have had the ability or the luxury to be invo

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My name is John Ferguson. I'm the inspector in charge of drugs and integrated organized crime for the province of Manitoba. Joining me today is a colleague, Inspector Robert Bazin, the officer in charge of border integrity. Inspector Bazin will speak mor