Public Safety committee  I think that's an excellent question and an area that I'd encourage this committee to look into. Certainly we do have some capacity in Canada at StatsCan, within the individual police services themselves, and within certain associations, particularly the police boards. But if yo

Public Safety committee  I'm not aware of the precise data on that question. Part of the challenge of this issue, as my colleague mentioned, is having the right research, the right data on which to build decisions. Looking at what's happening across Canada and in other jurisdictions around the world is

Public Safety committee  I don't have that information. We'd have to drill down on that.

Public Safety committee  That's a complex story. It depends where you look. Particular jurisdictions give police increases for different reasons. This is data from Statistics Canada. When you look at the overall trends, it has been quite a significant increase for policing generally. The nature of the w

Public Safety committee  I've been involved in this issue for about four or five years, and if you ask five other people involved in this issue you might get six different opinions about what that actually means. It ultimately ends up being a discussion of costs in many cases. But more broadly, it touche

Public Safety committee  I think most of the people engaged in this issue see it as touching on every aspect of policing.

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, and I appreciate your question. We identified the two objectives for the summit as awareness and practical information. It's about expanding the body of awareness that there are challenges facing this sector and that the police and others involved with the p

Public Safety committee  Yes, and I wouldn't want to mislead this committee in any way. With regard to my role and the department's role with respect to policy, we're hoping to bring some focus and coordination that will precipitate some action, but as you know, the jurisdictional responsibilities are su

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. In terms of the Canadian policing context, the Minister of Public Safety is mandated to provide leadership for public safety and policing in Canada. The minister also provides direction and is accountable to Parliament for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. It's great to be here today to talk to you about the important topic of the economics of policing. The economics of policing is about the evolution and sustainability of policing. It is a wide-ranging issue that involves police services and boards

Government Operations committee  I can refer generally to some of the testimony that I believe was made by Chief Blair with respect to what happened in Toronto, and his statements along the lines that to the best of his knowledge the injuries both to the police officers and to some of the citizens involved in ce

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. I can assure you that in terms of the work that I and my colleagues undertook there is absolutely no relationship between the process of due diligence and negotiation with respect to these contribution agreements and any electoral considerations.

Government Operations committee  Thank you. I'm very comfortable speaking to the policy and the process related to the due diligence surrounding the review of all partners' cost estimates, including the OPP in Ontario. There was a lengthy process of due diligence. We had excellent relations with the OPP, with

Government Operations committee  I'd be very happy to give you a sense of the expenditures associated with Ontario and the OPP. They are for police officer overtime and benefits. They are for regular salaries for full-time, dedicated resources in the planning and demobilization phases. They're for the specialize

Government Operations committee  Thank you for the question. I think throughout the process, particularly the supplementary estimates process, the department and the government have been very transparent in providing to Parliament information with respect to the cost estimates associated with the various provin