Public Safety committee  The number of complaints that we receive on a yearly basis is between 3,000 and 3,500. The categories of allegations we have do not include discrimination or racism, but I can tell you that over the course of the last five years we've received 76 complaints that deal with racism,

Public Safety committee  We're tracking it because the individuals indicate that they believe they've been discriminated against based upon race or culture or religion. The individuals actually come out, and oftentimes with complaints with respect to officer conduct or perhaps a negative attitude. The in

Public Safety committee  I would point out to you that the commission's authorities are the same authorities as you would have with a commission of inquiry. What that means is that we have the authority to make findings and recommendations. Those findings and recommendations are then sent to the commissi

Public Safety committee  By having the commissioner report on the status of the implementation of those recommendations, that's going to increase the accountability. Right now, what's happening is that many of those reports are awaiting a response. The reason we, or I, chose at the commission to releas

Public Safety committee  I would say it was something we came to jointly. Both organizations realized there would be value in our having an MOU. The commission has existed for almost 35 years. We've never had an MOU with the RCMP, although it has been in the legislation. We felt that it was time to mov

Public Safety committee  In terms of wellness calls and de-escalation, there are two things that really need to be looked at. The first thing that is critical is training. Police officers need to be better trained to be able to handle those particular situations. That means no longer taking a “command an

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much for your question. From the commission's perspective, it would be extremely beneficial for baseline timelines to be established. That's one reason that, in December, Commissioner Lucki and I signed an MOU between the CRCC and the RCMP that did establish thos

Public Safety committee  In my opinion, the commission can only benefit by having greater diversity. One thing we're doing internally is that we're setting up our own internal diversity and equity committee to look at inclusion and to ensure we're looking at diverse opinions from across the organization.

Public Safety committee  To clarify, she is required to respond in accordance with the legislation, so she must respond to our reports. She must indicate whether she accepts our recommendations. If she does not accept them, she has to tell us why. I believe the solution to this issue is to insert statut

Public Safety committee  The commission was not consulted on Bill C-3 when it was drafted.

Public Safety committee  It is possible that we will have similar problems with the oversight of the CBSA.

Public Safety committee  For me, as the chairperson, it comes down to commission resources. When I came to the commission, we had one public interest investigation that was ongoing. That was the investigation that dealt with the RCMP's investigation into the death of Colten Boushie, which was launched

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Paul-Hus. We receive between 3,000 and 3,500 complaints a year. Usually, we receive between 2,500 and 3,000—

Public Safety committee  Sorry. I will give my answers in English, then, to allow for the simultaneous translation, because I'm not sure how to change to the French piece. On average, we receive 3,000 to 3,500 complaints per year. We tend to send about 2,800 of those complaints over to the RCMP. Over t

Public Safety committee  Good morning and thank you for this opportunity to speak to you today on the subject of systemic racism in policing services in Canada. The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP is an independent body established by Parliament. The commission makes broad-ranging