Public Safety committee  I appreciate that question, as that is absolutely something that needs to be implemented as well, so there are not just three but four. It is important to collect sufficient race-based data, as this gives us an opportunity to see how different racial groups are experiencing polic

Public Safety committee  Of course. Again, these initiatives need to be evaluated. There needs to be a demonstration that they're working, whatever it may be. I think the issue at hand is that training is often thrown at police services and there's this idea that once training is done, all is fixed. But

Public Safety committee  I would certainly say that there needs to be a level of accountability, and by that, I mean that when an officer.... Following what the last colleague mentioned, if officers have been charged with something, they can't switch from one policing service to another. Officers need to

Public Safety committee  That's another great question. How to answer that in 30 seconds? In this sense, I would say that the police are clearly a product of our environment. We need to deal with issues of systemic racism within our own society. Again, that can be dealt with by starting right from the

Public Safety committee  Certainly. I think where we really need to start is with accountability, the sense that the community should be able to feel that when concerns are raised, they're going to be dealt with. We're very much in the dark as to the process. There is definitely a lack of transparency,

Public Safety committee  I certainly do. I agree that youth need to be at the table. They are the ones who are interacting with police, and I honestly am in awe whenever I speak with a number of them when I'm within the community and talking to individuals and hearing their insights and perception. I be

Public Safety committee  That's a great question, and I appreciate the opportunity to speak to this further. Yes, perceptions of injustice are now being explored to be considered as a criminogenic factor. There's a perception of a level of unfairness, particularly for Black youth. When you look at every

Public Safety committee  Again, that's a great question. I simply ask all of the youth I interview what a police officer can do for them to feel some type of connection, or not to feel negatively towards them. I do want to make clear that every youth understands the importance of having an officer. Not

Public Safety committee  Certainly, I can speak to that. The research that has been done on body-worn cameras is inconclusive. You'll find studies that do support its use, and others that don't, such as the one you're raising. I would believe that ending systemic racism is not going to begin once police

Public Safety committee  Sorry, no.

Public Safety committee  I apologize for that. I did not have it there.

Public Safety committee  Certainly, and going back to what I mentioned before, and where I support the RCMP no longer having to be contracted out to communities, again what is being demonstrated by my fellow representative at this moment is that within our communities there are many that are grossly unde

Public Safety committee  Certainly. I appreciate that question and will do my best to answer that within a minute. The reason I answer to that is because I recognize that all communities are different. As my fellow attendees have indicated themselves, when you're dealing with particular communities, the

Public Safety committee  Certainly I appreciate that question, and I do agree with you on the fact that community policing seems to be a positive aspect of policing that can help bridge positive relationships with the community. It was specifically brought up by the youth I interviewed that the problem i

Public Safety committee  Thank you. I thank the committee for this invitation to speak on issues of systemic racism in policing in Canada. Before I begin, I would like to acknowledge that I am taking space on the traditional territories of the Mississauga of the Credit, the Anishinabe, the Chippewa, Ha