Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to know if there is a formula used to establish the numbers of RCMP in the north. We have a total population of 57,000. We have 65 communities spread across this vast area. Some communities have a very small population, some with 1,000 or 2,000. Some have one RCMP and some have two, but is there a formula that is commonly used in other jurisdictions to establish the number of RCMP that would be required to enforce laws and to carry out whatever duties RCMP carry out as part of their mandate on behalf of the province or territory which contracts them?
In Yellowknife we have an estimated 16,000 people. How many RCMP do we have here on active RCMP duty? Is Yellowknife serviced to the degree it should be, given the nature and complexity of the city? Is there a formula? If there is, what is it?