Mr. Chairman, since the Member has been voicing this concern, I have been discussing with the department what we could do in order to make the public aware of how they could contact the authorities if in fact they come across an emergency situation. I believe the Member has a very good suggestion in that the department should be posting signs advising the general public, in particular by region or by area, as to what the numbers to call for emergencies. We do not have a 911 system, so it would be very beneficial. I agree with the Member that it would be very beneficial to the general public to be made aware of what the RCMP number for emergencies is, or what exactly is the authority that the general public would be reporting to, depending on the type of emergency they are dealing with.
I agree with that, and I agree that there is a need for this. I have been discussing this with the department as to what we can come up with as a way of responding to the Member's concerns. We had previous meetings with Health and Social Services whereby there is some discussion going on as to who would respond to an emergency situation, which ambulance from what community, et cetera. I think both MACA and Health and Social Services are looking at this.
Realistically, there is a need to advise the public as to what the numbers are to contact the authorities. Thank you.