Wrigley is one of the communities in my constituency. An RCMP member of the station was removed, and there is no member there now. This situation was publicly on television in January on News World. It went right around the country. A person from Wrigley was interviewed. She had just moved there and indicated that it was not safe to walk the streets at night in Wrigley. A long-time resident of Wrigley took that comment very negatively. He felt insulted about that issue. The main point here is that the reason for the story is because of the removal of the RCMP from that community. Is there anything going to be done about puffing an RCMP member in the community of Wrigley? Thank you.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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The Chair Richard Nerysoo
Mr. Patterson.
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, unfortunately, this particular supplementary estimate before this committee does not address that issue. It is designed to deal with inflation and volume cost increases under the Police Services Agreement. But, as I believe I mentioned when we discussed this matter previously in this Assembly, Mr. Chairman, I am well aware of the concerns of communities that have been temporarily deprived of police members due to the financial pressures that are on our government as well as on the federal government. I want to assure the honourable Member that I will be mindful of these concerns as we develop the budget for the forthcoming fiscal year. I hope that we can restaff those particular communities such as Wrigley once the budget, is settled for the coming year. It will depend on the O and M budget so I am not in a position today to state how that situation can be addressed, Mr. Chairman, but I will give him my commitment that it is certainly our object to work with the police to try to make sure that those vacant positions in the so-called satellite detachments are restored once the budget is settled. Thank you.
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Thank you. Mr. Pudlat.
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Kenoayoak Pudlat Baffin South
(Translation) Mr. Chairman, my question is directed to the Minister of Justice. I think there are a lot of communities that are currently without a local RCMP. After listening to the discussion this afternoon, it seems as if crime is increasing in these communities where there are no more local RCMP. It is cheaper for the RCMP right now to visit these communities. Thank you.
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Mr. Patterson.
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Mr. Chairman, that is a difficult question. The communities that are presently without members are the smaller communities. I have an analysis of cases per member across the Northwest Territories. It analyzes the number of reported cases per police officer in the detachment. Yellowknife has one of the highest numbers, but there are five or six communities which surpass Yellowknife, using this criteria.
We also look at the ratio of police to the population. I have an analysis, as well, of the breakdown across the Northwest Territories. Generally, Mr. Chairman, I believe that although we have pressures in communities that are understaffed or not staffed, the allocation of policemen has been as fair as possible in the circumstances. We do not have, at the moment, thank God, any serious policing problems in our communities where there is a situation of concern about law and order despite the funding shortfalls. Thank you.
Police Services, Total O and M, Agreed
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Thank you. Police services, $1,153,000 not previously authorized. Agreed?
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Agreed.
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Legal Aid, Total O and M, Agreed
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Thank you. Legal aid, $300,000 not previously authorized. Agreed?
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Registries And Court Services, Total O and M,
Agreed
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Thank you. Registries and court services, not previously authorized, $200,000. Agreed?
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Agreed.
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Total O and M, Agreed
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Total department, not previously authorized, $1,653,000. Agreed?
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Agreed,
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Registries And Court Services, Total Capital, Agreed
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Justice, capital, registries and court services, not previously authorized, $538,000 surplus. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Total Capital, Agreed
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Total department, not previously authorized, $538,000, surplus. Agreed?
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Agreed.
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Department Of Public Works
Accommodation Services, Total Capital, Agreed
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Public Works, capital, accommodation services, not previously authorized, $409,000 surplus. Agreed?
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Total Capital, Agreed
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The Chair Richard Nerysoo
Total department, $409,000 surplus. Agreed?
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Agreed,
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Department Of Transportation
Transportation Planning, Total Capital, Agreed
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Transportation, capital, transportation planning, special warrants, $1,300,000.
Agreed?
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Agreed.
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Not previously authorized, $688,000 surplus. Agreed?