Public Safety committee  It is a tool, but it is part of a whole. Obviously we need front line police officers, such as Mr. Rutledge and his colleagues, and we need them to have in their possession information, information to assist when they're trying to prevent crime, information to assist when they're

Public Safety committee  If you're asking me whether people want to know the information that's on the registry, I would say absolutely yes, and I would say people absolutely want to know that it's been compiled.

Public Safety committee  Those in law enforcement will tell you, those who have been crowns will tell you, and those who are in justice will tell you that it's rare you ever find that piece of information that can prove with certainty, 100%, of any one particular case. We're always dealing with informati

Public Safety committee  Well, I'll let the commissioner speak for himself. As always, there was a lot of cost in setting up the registry. We now have it. The question is what to do with it. My advocacy is that we continue it. Thousands of police officers represented by their chiefs say that it's an im

Public Safety committee  It is extraordinary. The chiefs have spoken seemingly with a near-unanimous voice. I know you'll be hearing from Chief Blair, representing the chiefs of police, in the future. But in my experience, it is an extraordinary expression of support. I simply say that I have enormous

Public Safety committee  Well, the tool exists, and as long as a significant number of front line officers or chiefs say it's important in protecting the public, I think we should think once, twice, and three times before dismantling it.

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, for the opportunity to join the debate, and quite a debate it's been already this afternoon. I'm not delivering a letter, I'm here in person. I know you've heard a lot of testimony, not only during these hearings bu