So for more insight, we really need some help here
from former RCMP Deputy Commissioner P.Y. Bourduas.
So, P.Y., today it was thought Myles could have been of the James Smith Cree Nation,
it turned out he was not there and I'm curious
both psychologically and and I suppose substantively
what does that do to the investigation? What do you think is happening there right now?
Well the investigations are actually progressing as the chief indicated.
The RCMP and other law enforcement agencies are using all the tools that they have at their disposal
in order to ensure that they can gather as much information as possible to actually have
focused deployment of resources if need be.
But the fact of the matter is they're reaching out to people
that have been or could have been associated with the main suspect in this particular case.
They're trying to build a profile, trying to determine the way this individual is actually thinking.
Where he could be, where it could be heading to
but there are a number of options and scenarios that they're considering like for instance
is he, like it was reported that he was seen with another individual that is, you know early, Sunday afternoon.
What does that mean?
Does he have support from someone else to help them out, or even worse possible scenario is that
he could have actually affected a break and enter for instance in one residence
and used this place as as a staging area for him to move on and to go somewhere else.
So I suppose listening to you talk, sort of, you know, the subtle tools are using
explain why it probably does it doesn't look like there's a manhunt.
You know, we're not saying checkpoints there's not a very obvious presence
both in Regina , or here
but obviously that doesn't mean it's not happening.
Exactly and if the law enforcement agencies would deploy the resources in a given area
it's predicated obviously on serious Intel that have been gathered and then they
they would be in a position then to potentially cordon off the area and proceed with
searches of vehicle and residences predicated again on solid information and evidence.
But they need to strike the right balance also with the community to actually have communication
open communication, transparent communication, without being too alarmist because as we've heard
in your report earlier this evening
the population, both on First Nation territories, and elsewhere
in the province of Saskatchewan, everyone is on pins and needles
because of course they have someone
that is on the loose that could potentially create a further harms for innocent people.
Are you surprised that there's been no sign of a reward for information at this point?
Not at all, the RCMP and other agencies by and large will not rely on rewards
They rely on the good conscience of Canadians
that are most of us, traumatized but by what happened there
and if there's any way that that Canadian writ large, people in Saskatchewan First Nation can help
the police track this individual what's key is that anything that looks out of the ordinary
for any people it's key and important to report this fact for instance to investigators
so they can actually determine whether or not this is something that is crucial to their investigation
maybe the missing piece that they were looking for
So again, the message is quite clear to the general population
you have skin in the game
and you need to report out of the ordinary events that is in your daily lives.
All right, P.Y. Bourdaus, thank you.