Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With regard to the First Nations Community Policing Program, a lot of reserves down south have their own police enforcement. For a lot of the communities where the RCMP does not have enough manpower to do an adequate job, a lot of times, the municipalities want to take on more responsibilities, especially with regard to using by-law officers, et cetera. They are restricted in the type of power that they have. A lot of aboriginal groups are considering looking at the whole area of policing and enforcement, especially when it comes to controlling items in communities such as prohibition and enforcing different by-laws where the RCMP does not have the manpower. They would like to have someone who can take on these responsibilities and eventually look at the whole area of having their own police force within aboriginal communities.
I would like to ask the Minister, in light of the federal government, since this is a cost-sharing arrangement, the possibility of meeting with aboriginal groups and organizations to see how they can play a more active role with regard to aboriginal policing in the Northwest Territories? There were only two communities identified. There are a lot of other communities that would like to have the opportunity to consider having their own policing. Could the Minister tell me exactly what is being done to enhance this program, so it can help more communities than just the two that were used as pilot projects?