I probably would have invited myself because I very much wanted to be here in person to show my support for Crime Stoppers. One of messages I've been preaching since I came to this portfolio, both as Solicitor General and now as Minister of Public Security, is that crime prevention is not just police business, it's everybody's business.
Crime is a community problem that calls for community solutions.
We heard that same message in the report tabled by the Justice and Solicitor General Standing Committee earlier this year and in the National Symposium on Community Safety and Crime Prevention held in Toronto in March. What's even more impressive is that you've done it on your own. Crime Stoppers is a wholly local initiative with nary a federal or provincial dollar in sight. It's an excellent example of the police, the public and the media working together to make our communities safer places to live. It's a top-notch demonstration of what community policing, with its principles of partnership, consultation and a united approach to problem solving, is all about.