Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Obviously a lot of money and training goes into being able to work with a dog like this. It's simply not a matter of subbing a dog in or out. It takes a lot of work with the handler. In this particular situation, unfortunately the RCMP handler had asked the bystander to stay back and not get involved in the chase, and he did involve himself in the chase. The people in question who had been stealing snow machines apparently, or allegedly stealing snow machines, had been asked to stop. They did stop, and then the bystander entered the picture and ran onto the scene to try to help, and I think the dog mistook the bystander for one of the individuals. So it's an unfortunate circumstance. Somebody was very hurt and that is very serious, and we take that very seriously. Again, I'll give the House the full assurance that we are undertaking a review and we'll make sure that we do whatever we can to see that this won't happen again. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 364-15(4): Police Dog Attack On Good Samaritan
In the Legislative Assembly on February 8th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 364-15(4): Police Dog Attack On Good Samaritan
Question 364-15(4): Police Dog Attack On Good Samaritan
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 7th, 2006
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