Twitter Chat on Organized Crime
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Canadian Law Enforcement to Host Twitter Chat about Organized Crime
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4:00 pm (Pacific Time), August 22
#orgcrimechat
Victoria (B.C.), August 21, 2014 — Over 25 senior law enforcement leaders are gathering in British Columbia tomorrow to discuss the threat and harm posed by organized crime in Canada. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Bob Paulson will preside as Chair at the National Executive Committee (NEC), which meets face to face every year with a common goal of focusing operational capabilities against the most significant organized crime threats in Canada.
The goal of the NEC is to open the lines of communication, share information and to shed light on all the assets, activities, and associates of organized crime across Canada. Through these formal information sharing practices, policing partners are working together to weaken the influence and scope of criminal groups and expose their vulnerabilities.
Following the NEC meeting, committee members will be participating for the first time in a joint one-hour Twitter chat with the media and public. Using the hashtag #orgcrimechat, RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson will host the Twitter chat along with Ontario Provincial Police Deputy Commissioner Scott Tod, who is also Co-Chair of the Canadian Integrated Response to Organized Crime (CIROC). The goal of the chat is to respond to questions and promote awareness about organized crime in Canada.