Public Safety committee  Certainly. Thanks, MP Shipley. We would concur that there's an opportunity for this committee to recommend a larger dialogue and discussion with CMHA and our mental health partners. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police has had a long-standing partnership with the Canadia

Public Safety committee  In short, yes. One of our key recommendations is to actually create a nationally run centralized race-based data collection system that records and analyzes race-based data within policing. Last month, in partnership with Stats Canada, we launched a national working group moving

Public Safety committee  Certainly, I can speak specifically for the CACP and within Ontario, which has a large northern section of communities. I do want to advocate for investment in indigenous policing. For far too long in our country it's been underfunded, underinvested in and undersupported. The r

Public Safety committee  Thank you, MP Michaud. You raise an excellent question. Clearly, although there is cultural sensitivity, cultural awareness, and equity and inclusion training built into the various systems across our nation, I think we'd all agree that it's simply not enough. When we look at th

Public Safety committee  It varies from province to province. As all of our members are aware, policing and the actual provincial legislation fall under provincial governments, so it does vary, but very much so we have national standards. There is a national use-of-force framework that all police service

Public Safety committee  We've seen in Canada a modernization of the police services that provide policing to our communities. Many police services across our country have gone through a civilianization and/or civilian professional modernization. Many services have been looking within our organizations a

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Paul-Hus, and thank you for your comments. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police absolutely supports higher education and higher learning. Although policing and the ability to become a police officer are embedded in provincial legislation, we do

Public Safety committee  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Mr. Chair and members of the distinguished committee, as a member of the board of directors of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, it's a privilege to be here on behalf of our president, Chief Adam Palmer of the Vancouver Police De

Public Safety committee  I'll speak specifically on the policing perspective around whether or not a chief would feel it would be intrusive, because that's the area I represent. The reality is that oversight and accountability are all parts of what we deal with. In short, no, I don't think there's an el

Public Safety committee  No. Those are localized issues, and in terms of the responsibility for those, from the chief's perspective, really they are funded either provincially or municipally, and hence the regulations and the pieces that work within that should be within that framework. This is a signi

Public Safety committee  Well, yes, the Canadian chiefs are supportive of Bill C-2 if it meets the 27—

Public Safety committee  Yes, this is part of the process here. If the Minister of Health...and it meets the localized piece, police chiefs are saying that there is value to trying this and experimenting with it. I think that's the thrust.

Public Safety committee  That's a complex question. From a chief's perspective, yes and no. I guess there's an easy way out there, with some neutrality, but there are aspects that, yes, we believe it does meet, and other aspects that we still have concerns about. I think our position is very clear. Thi

Public Safety committee  Yes. The CACP is in support of the legislation.

Public Safety committee  I listened to the witness testimony and certainly understand some of the concerns, but I can't think of anything off the top of my head. I think it's a discussion. One of the lessons we learned, if I can use the harm reduction strategy, was around methadone clinics. I think polic