Mr. Speaker, the current budgets provided by the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs are simply not enough. It is time for a more integrated approach to community policing, Mr. Speaker. A more integrated approach that will lead to a more seamless and accountable delivery of community policing and program delivery. An approach that would see the Department of Justice take on a specific role of administering and providing community law enforcement, funding and program delivery in a close, working relationship with the existing community justice service and community governments. In this way, communities will be able to see with certainty where responsibilities for local crime prevention and enforcement lie and take comfort from the fact that there is a continuum of law enforcement in place at all times. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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