Public Safety committee  I can speak for British Columbia. The road to mental readiness has recently been endorsed by all municipal forces in British Columbia as well as the RCMP, who are in the midst of rolling it out to all of their staff throughout not just British Columbia but across Canada.

Public Safety committee  I would like to also add that our committee is very much aware of some of the smaller police forces across Canada. While I acknowledge that Peel and Calgary police, which sit on our committee, have excellent in-house resources, there are smaller ones that are definitely lacking.

Public Safety committee  We don't have it readily available. One of the issues we face across the country in policing is a lack of data. Our committee is composed of 26 individuals from fairly major departments across Canada, but certainly not every police department. We have tried in the past to get som

Public Safety committee  Yes we are.

Public Safety committee  Good afternoon. Members of this committee, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, CACP, expresses our sincere appreciation to speak here today and to contribute to this important discussion. By way of introduction, my name is Steve Schnitzer. I am representing the CACP as