Through the Strengthening Safety and Modernizing Justice Act, there are collaborations and partnerships. In my particular riding in the region of Durham, there are collaborations between the Durham Regional Police Service and Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, as an example, to address some of the challenges of policing and mental health, some of the calls that they go on.

Furthermore, there’s a partnership with Victim Services of Durham Region and Luke’s Place, as well, to support the police service in their day-to-day work going forward. This particular bill, yes, is modernizing the justice system, but I think key to effecting the implementation of this legislation, should it be passed, is the continuation of that level of collaboration, particularly in the area of mental health and victim services.

I say that because at the region of Durham, when I was a councillor for seven years, I chaired the partnership on diversity and immigration, and one of the key aspects coming out of our community reports each year—because we had the Durham regional police reflected—