Justice committee  There are probably, in all honesty, a couple of answers to that, sir. What you see—at least it's what my experience has been—when you have young adult males coming out of...it's a gladiator school. It truly is. When they're committed to the lifestyle, do they come out bigger, st

Justice committee  I think you said it best through the opening of your question. In fact, truly what this represents to us is another tool in the chest. If it goes through as it stands, it will be something else we know will affect parole, because there will be consequences for the hardened gang m

Justice committee  It's really not my purview.

Justice committee  Suffice to say, the more feet on the ground, the more territory you own. Any general from the start of time will tell you that. The more officers you have on the ground, the more crime they see, the more they detect, the more solutions, hopefully, they can find. I can only speak

Justice committee  As long as there have been laws, there have been criminals trying to find their way around them, but we as a society have to say that this isn't good. Again, at the Winnipeg Police Association we've put our money where our mouth is. We have a program whereby we go out to schools

Justice committee  Right now, I'm the vice-president of the Winnipeg Police Association. I'm seconded there full-time.

Justice committee  Again, they're recruiting so young now.... This is a predatory crime as much as it is anything else. Let's be clear about that. They're not just picking anybody off the street. There's a profile they're looking for, and often, as we all know, youth who suffer from some of these s

Justice committee  Mr. Chair, thank you for the opportunity. By way of introduction, my name is George VanMackelbergh. I am the vice-president of the Winnipeg Police Association. I represent 1,943 women and men of the association. I have 24 years as an experienced police officer working in downtow