Madam Speaker, thank you. I know that, as the Minister of Justice, when I took over the portfolio, there is a need to review everything that you take the responsibility for, and to look at the work that needs to be done. I've done that in a systematic way in the area of corrections, which is a new arrival within the department. Policing is another one. I can tell the Member that I share the concern, and I hear the keenly veiled threat that I had better do something before something major happens as a result of lack of adequate police presence in Yellowknife. I should let the Member know, that is also the implication for many of the small communities that have zero RCMP presence. I've communicated to the RCMP in the meetings that I've had with them, that if they feel they can manage with what they have then I would like to see how they will propose to allocate the members they have, with the budget they have, to meet the demands of the city of Yellowknife, as well as the small communities. If there is simply a shortage of dollars and resources, that it is hitting the level at which there is significant danger to the public and to the people of the Northwest Territories because of inadequate, insufficient support in resourcing of the RCMP, this government and I need to be told that. That has been the message that has been given to the RCMP. We will be having meetings with them over the next while. They've indicated, for instance, that they would like to make some suggestions on how they might want to reorganize,

even locally, in trying to better meet the workload and the demands they see facing them. So, that is the indication I can give to the Member at this time. Thank you.