Public Safety committee  Thank you very much. I'll answer your last question first. There is more they can do. This is an issue we need to deal with. The bargaining group was, in our case, the Ontario Provincial Police Association. There are some things that we do not need fully trained and equipped poli

Public Safety committee  Exactly, and it's not without some pain because we're dealing with a bargaining group, the Ontario Provincial Police Association, that doesn't necessarily agree on some of these things, and we have a good working relationship. There is a little tension in the system when we get t

Public Safety committee  It is. We don't have a specific group doing that non-stop in that study, but it's one of several pieces of several projects that we have on the go right now, looking at finding more efficiencies in the organization. That's a real mindset shift for police officers. Just for examp

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It's a pleasure to be here today and to appear before you. Thank you for the opportunity to provide information about the Ontario Provincial Police, as well as my perspective on the subject of the economics of policing.