Public Safety committee  With our IT people, we're still working through exactly how that will line up. We're hoping that the economics of policing website would be the key portal for that. As to whether it has the capacity to handle that, we're still sorting that out, but there will definitely be links

Public Safety committee  There are a few dimensions to this. There is what's happening federally, through the Department of Justice, to look at procedures and the use of technology in the federal courts system and how they can be made more efficient. There are provincial initiatives. In fact, B.C. has

Public Safety committee  I think the challenge is that the policing community and other public services face a way of focusing the mind right now, focusing on how you deliver your operations more effectively. IT is a very good example of that. We saw an example in the U.K.—I think this was mentioned ea

Public Safety committee  Yes, the third is the development of a shared forward agenda or strategy for policing.

Public Safety committee  The purpose of the index is basically to recognize that there are a lot of interesting and innovative activities happening across Canada. Of course, we're looking at the U.K., at Australia, and at the U.S., but there's a lot going on in Canada, so why not take the opportunity to

Public Safety committee  We'll be making one 10-minute opening statement.

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Good morning to everyone. It's a great pleasure to appear before this committee again and to speak with you about the economics of policing. As mentioned, I am joined this morning by my colleague, Rachel Huggins. We've been following your work ve

Public Safety committee  I believe a representative of the commissionaires was invited, yes.

Public Safety committee  I certainly hope it does. We are looking at having a forward agenda for the consideration of FPT ministers in the fall of this year. They haven't confirmed when in the fall their meeting will actually be. Last year, it was at the end of October, so that's probably the timeframe w

Public Safety committee  I think your ongoing deliberations are helpful, so right from the get-go it's going to be helpful, and the hearings you have planned over the next few weeks.... Yes, certainly, April would be ideal to be able to factor that into the considerations and consultations that are under

Public Safety committee  Thank you.

Public Safety committee  That's a big one. That's perhaps a little bit beyond the remit that I would be able to comment on.

Public Safety committee  Certainly there have been some analyses done of the costs of crime and victimization in Canada. They're not longitudinal so they are of limited utility, but the figures regarding the costs of criminality to individuals, communities, and the Canadian economy are pretty staggering.

Public Safety committee  Thank you. I think that's a great question. There are a few dimensions to it, and you're keying in on one of them. We've seen pretty dramatic growth in the private security industry in Canada. In fact, right now for every two public police officers there are three private securi

Public Safety committee  Tiered policing exists in many police services, and it's essentially the top of the pyramid. You would have fully sworn and trained police officers who carry badges, carry guns, have powers of arrest, and so on, and you would have a number of tiers below that. You might have what