Justice committee  I can tell you that I've been part of the justice system for 34 years. My career is 34 years, and I have great faith in the system. I've seen it work. I've seen it fail. It's not a perfect system, but none are. The sense I am getting, though, from speaking to many people in my c

Justice committee  Yes, sir, I think it is. That's the short answer. As a police chief and a father of two kids that are under 16 years of age, I have absolutely no mercy and I see absolutely no justification in a circumstance where a stranger would scoop up a child—any child, male or female, under

Justice committee  Thankfully and fortunately, this is the only experience during my career that I've had to deal with such a horrific investigation. This has been the worst that all of us have experienced in our careers, and I'm talking about the 1,000 police officers who shared in this investigat

Justice committee  Thank you very much. I do have some notes I'd like to start off with.

Justice committee  Thank you. Good morning. Let me begin by thanking each of you, members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, for having me appear today to comment on this very important issue. It is truly an honour and a privilege for me to be here before you.