I will be reporting on these and other efforts as part of my Second Annual Statement on Organized Crime. National leadership and tools will not be enough, unless we also coordinate our efforts. That's why I will devote so much of my effort as Solicitor General to encouraging partnerships among the police, prosecutors, governments and the private sector, both at home and abroad. Here in Canada, Madame Chair, we have already established the National Coordinating Committee on Organized Crime, which brings together my Ministry with the police, the provinces and other regional officials to better-coordinate our efforts. Indeed, tomorrow I will be meeting with police, prosecutors and provincial representatives here in Ottawa at a National Workshop on Organized Crime.
Organized crime knows no borders.
It certainly doesn't respect the 49th parallel because we have first-hand experience with the problem of transnational crime. That's why it is so important to coordinate our efforts with those of our international partners. Governments can coordinate their resources to combat transnational criminal activity in many ways, including their intelligence sources. This is where the Canadian Security Intelligence Service can contribute to the wider effort, by sharing strategic intelligence with the police and other decision-makers. At the international level, Canada already works closely with the United Nations, the G-8, Interpol and the Organization of American States.