Transport committee  I know that in some provinces, governors are required on commercial vehicles. I don't know if that relates to buses or not.

Transport committee  I don't think we can speak to proactive if you're speaking of proactive in the sense of implementing preventative measures. Collaboration may exist, as I previously indicated, in the realm of investigations and relying on each other for expertise, but for proactive initiatives, I

Transport committee  That would be correct.

Transport committee  You have raised a very good question. I think in the discussions about seat belts, it needs to be considered. In buses where there are numerous children, how would the bus driver be responsible for securing children and ensuring that they maintained their seatbelts during the ent

Transport committee  I think that, if there's a national issue that can't be resolved, we would engage with Transport Canada or others to try to resolve the issue, and if warranted, then move it up for policy decisions to our appropriate minister.

Transport committee  I would say provincial, because most of the highway traffic acts that we deal with are in the provincial realm.

Transport committee  I have no opinion, and I'm definitely not the right expert to weigh the pros and cons for both sides of the argument.

Transport committee  I don't have an opinion on your question, one way or the other.

Transport committee  We follow what's dictated by Transport Canada with respect to safety rules in buses. That's not to say we're not aware of different reports. Again, I think we have to go back to two points. Bus safety is not just a responsibility of bus drivers and the buses on the roads. It's

Transport committee  I'm going to refer this question to Sergeant Entwistle, but I'd like to point out to the committee that he was actually at the scene there, so we'll just deal with it with some sensitivity.

Transport committee  There's always collaboration between police forces. We're oftentimes called to help investigate with other police forces depending on where the expertise lies. It's also possible that we would rely on another police agency or other expertise to assist us. When I say the police, R

Transport committee  The RCMP has a records management system that contains the information from all our occurrences, such as accidents or whatever incidents we're responding to. That does not necessarily mean we can pull the information out as people want it presented. For example, when the officer

Transport committee  It's the PROS, the police reporting and occurrence system, and there are two other systems. B.C. has another system called PRIME, and in Nova Scotia they use a system called Versadex.

Transport committee  Good morning, Madam Chair and members of the Standing Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities. Thank you for inviting us here to discuss bus passenger safety from the perspective of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as it relates to collisions and related inve