Public Safety committee  It would either be at our training facility in Regina or at our Connaught Range here in Ottawa.

Public Safety committee  In our training program in Regina we don't simply introduce members to force and the use of firearms and then leave them alone. Every officer who carries a firearm has to go through an annual training program--

Public Safety committee  Yes, it could be done at Regina, or it could also be done here at our range. Honestly, I'm not up on the details of that program. I understand some of it is still under discussion and negotiation. I can get back to you about what the plans are.

Public Safety committee  The RCMP would have great concern about being party to any substandard training program.

Public Safety committee  Of the detachments in Quebec, the resources that were used in those particular areas have been reassigned within the province to more efficiently address the strategic priorities of policing in the province.

Public Safety committee  Again, I would defer that one to the minister.

Public Safety committee  The decision on the registration of long guns has not been passed yet, so at the present time we still have to maintain the long gun registry, although there is an amnesty in place. However, if the legislation does not go through, we are still going to have to pick that up and ma

Public Safety committee  I don't know whether you're asking a question about the registry or Quebec.

Public Safety committee  We have a capacity problem when it comes to training that many people. Discussions up to this point have focused on a train the trainer approach. You have to be careful. It's not an issue of training on the use of firearms; it's training on the use of force. The use of a firear

Public Safety committee  There again, Mr. Holland, if I tried to give you a number off the top of my head, it would be incorrect. I have absolutely no idea.

Public Safety committee  Well, the impact of the report, obviously, is significant, of course, and as the commissioner mentioned during his last appearance, we are in the process of implementing the recommendations in the report. But as far as a more detailed answer than that, Mr. Brown, I just don't hav

Public Safety committee  We currently have a number of oversight activities within the RCMP. As far as the parliamentary oversight committee, again, whatever the government decides, we will cooperate fully with that, obviously. We would welcome any dialogue. Again, this is a pretty big issue, and I think

Public Safety committee  Well, number one, I can't talk about CSIS. I think there's a fair level of confidence and support in the public for the RCMP today. Recent surveys we have conducted have identified, in a number of areas, that public opinion sits within the 80th and 90th percentile, and those rep

Public Safety committee  The prime information is on the individual. If we go to a residence on a call, we're not interested in articles in the house as much as the person in the house and what they have available to them. The critical piece of information right now is who is licensed and who has the p

Public Safety committee  Let me answer the first part and then I'll ask Deputy Gauvin if he could add some comments. The RCMP has been extremely fortunate in the way we've been supported in our programs over the years. We've seen significant growth, but that's also been the result of significant demands