Organized crime, by nature, is always going to adapt to new legislative developments and police techniques, but we in the police are also able to adapt and keep on top of it.
However, I think that this kind of measure would take away high-level organized crime's tool for power, which is the tool that hurts Canadians most, the one by which these people can advertise themselves as members of organized crime or criminal organizations even though they have been recognized as such in numerous judgments, here and elsewhere in the world.
Canada has to send a clear message that it does not tolerate public advertising, and this will take away organized crime's effectiveness in some areas and put up an additional barrier to achieving its ends. So it hurts them a lot, and for the police, the burden of proof will still be there. For example, the 42 organized crime factors will still be there. But we think that this would be a major step forward.
There have also been comments that this kind of measure would mean that the criminals would no longer advertise themselves, so it will be harder for the police to identify them because they will no longer have there names and there will be no ceremonies where they can take photographs. That is useful to do, but it is not necessary. We have other ways of achieving our objectives, because a majority of criminal organizations don't advertise themselves. It is really the most dangerous ones, the most violent, that do that. Take the Italians for example, who don't necessarily do it, or other types of organized crime. So it doesn't interfere with investigations, it's just a different kind of investigation.