Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Justice. Yesterday, I asked a question with respect to what initiatives the Department of Justice is taking regarding the development of local policing where we do not have R.C.M.P. I was not satisfied with the Minister's response when he said, "as I understand it, none of the communities without R.C.M.P. are asking for an auxiliary force, or a replacement type of officer."

I would suggest that Mr. Kakfwi check his mail, because I know that the community of Whale Cove specifically asked for that. My question to the Minister of Justice is, is the Department of Justice prepared to develop an initiative in consultation with those communities that do not have R.C.M.P., to consider training or expanding the role of the by-law officers, so they can act in a policing capacity?