Thank you, Chair, and thank you to our witnesses.
There are just so many questions to ask. It's almost overwhelming to figure out what the most important ones are, in particular since I don't have the opportunity to attend this committee as often as I would like, and in particular talking about this study.
One thing I've been reflecting on is the bigger discussion here around the fact that we're talking about a tool to be able to move forward in a positive direction, but in no way will this resolve the complexity of the systemic issues of the interconnections here. There are just so many pieces that need to be looked at. I appreciate that we're looking at moving forward with this specific tool, but I also like that we're talking about the bigger pieces here.
One thing I'm thinking about is the fact that we're talking about training the RCMP and training judges. That's very, very important. It's absolutely a big piece of this. However, I'm also reflecting on the fact that we should be providing, through this study, recommendations on how we can revamp the systems that we currently have. For example, in my community of Nanaimo—Ladysmith, they have implemented a system now whereby an RCMP officer arrives on the scene with a mental health nurse. It's a matter of looking at increasing and supplementing the existing RCMP system with mental health support workers or with those who would be more readily trained and have the expertise to be able to identify the problem at hand.
I'm wondering, Mr. Roebuck, if you could please share your thoughts on some of the ways in which we could complement and revamp the system, which we need to do. What are your thoughts are on that, as just one example of how to best move forward?