Mr Garfield Dunlop (Simcoe North): My question today is for the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Minister, as you know, this week MPPs gathered on Tuesday evening for a reception with the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police. At this reception -- you were there, of course, and many of us in this room were there -- the Premier mentioned in his comments to the chiefs, "You can count on us." That's what he said to the chiefs of police. I hope that every member of this House supports the chiefs of police of this province. Minister, based on this very supportive comment from your leader and our Premier, can you please answer this question: What are your plans for the public complaints process?

Hon Monte Kwinter (Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services): The area of public complaints is going to be reviewed. I've given the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police that commitment. When that review is complete, I will be very pleased to share the results of that review with you.

Mr Dunlop: Thank you very much, to the minister, for that. My leader, Ernie Eves, clearly indicated our support for the Toronto Police Service by earmarking $1 million for the purchase of a much-needed helicopter in this year's budget. If police services across Ontario can count on your government, like your leader says, does this mean that the spring 2004 budget will include money for a helicopter for the Toronto Police Service?

Hon Mr Kwinter: I think it's important to understand that the previous government, under Ernie Eves, made a commitment to the Toronto Police Service that they would contribute $1 million toward the purchase and operation of a helicopter. Notwithstanding that they made that commitment in their budget, they never delivered on it. When the chief said to me, "Are you going to honour their commitment?" -- "their" being your government -- my response was, "No, we are not." We have discretional funding constraints, and when the chief wouldn't even put the operations into his request to his police services board, it seems to me that that is not the highest priority. Our priority is to make sure we get enough police on the streets. So that is a commitment you did not honour. To suggest I should pick up your commitments is something that is totally unreasonable.