Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I have a question for the Minister of Justice. Madam Speaker, I think everyone in the House is aware that over the past few months, I have been increasingly concerned about whether or not the resources of the RCMP are being stretched to the limit in the face of very rapidly increasing crime rates and crimes of violence in the Northwest Territories.

I know, Madam Speaker, that the Minister is working on some quite imaginative aspects of community policing and he is aware, as anybody, of the problems we face. We had a very good briefing this morning by the police, which reinforced my concerns. My question then to the Minister is, could the Minister give us a time line of when he will be able to deal with what is an ominous lack of resources for the RCMP? Will the Minister be able to deal with the situation between now and the budget session, Madam Speaker?