(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. One of my constituents in Grise Fiord is concerned that the RCMP will be removed because of what Inspector J.W. Rushton had written. For a number of reasons, Grise Fiord feels they need the presence of the RCMP. It was created by the RCMP with the present population coming from other communities in the High Arctic. Even though it is a remote place to live in, it has been a community for quite some time now. So the people feel that if the RCMP is removed from Grise Fiord, their people might move out. The people that were raised there feel they are aboriginal and want to keep living there too. But if the detachment is to be closed and moved to other communities, the people born there will feel quite an impact of this.
They say the reason is because of the budget cutbacks but, from my point of view, I feel the funding should not be used as an excuse for law enforcement program cuts.
Today I would like to ask the federal government to review and to reconsider that the detachment should remain in Grise Fiord. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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