Public Safety committee  I understood that if I'd looked into any surveys or any statistics in regard to suicides.... To be totally honest, I haven't, because suicides have taken enough time out of my life, and I just did not ever make a study of it. I guess my life experience would be my study.

Public Safety committee  Yes, that's exactly what it is.

Public Safety committee  Absolutely.

Public Safety committee  By far.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  Yes. That is--

Public Safety committee  Yes. In my experience, both long guns and handguns have played a part in murders and suicides. That's why I support--

Public Safety committee  I agree with Bill C-19. It's a good start.

Public Safety committee  I have no problem at all, sir.

Public Safety committee  Statistically, six of these suicides occurred prior to the gun registry, nine after. Of the two murders, they were both a friend of the RCMP and a friend of mine and a member of the Edmonton Police Service. The other murder was that of a friend; it was in conjunction with a murde

Public Safety committee  I've been a member of the Edmonton Police Service for almost 24 years. I've served as a patrol officer and as an intelligence analyst, have worked for three years in cold-case homicide and the criminal investigation section, and currently am working in the stolen property unit, s

Public Safety committee  Thank you for your invitation. I am proud to be here. Prior to the implementation of the long-gun registry, I had a meeting with then Liberal justice minister Allan Rock at the Edmonton Police Service Southeast Division station. There were approximately 20 police officers there.