Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Under law enforcement, there is a task which deals with First Nations community policing. There are pilot projects under way in Coral Harbour and Fort Good Hope and they've been going on for more than a year. These projects are very interesting and I think this kind of program should be introduced into other communities as well. People in the communities are being trained in Coral Harbour and Fort Good Hope by the RCMP so they can assist in the work in the communities. I agree this is good.
I'm aware of a program in the provinces where on reserves, the Indian people have their own police force, I believe through the Solicitor General of Canada. I know a few of them, myself, and they do the police work right on the reserves, themselves. I think that's a direction we should go in some areas, since we're having difficulty getting more RCMP into the communities. I think this is a way to go. I've spoken about this is the past in the House, about the First Nations community policing program.
Maybe the Minister could explain to us how these two programs are coming along. Are they coming along as expected, what is the success rate in this program, and does the Minister and his department have the intention of expanding this program so that other communities can benefit? Thank you.