Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, this bill is very difficult to argue against. I think it's everybody's desire to reduce impaired driving across the North. I have to applaud the efforts of the department, however, I think it's taking the easy way out. Right from the time we were elected, I think just about every MLA here has recognized the fact that we need more resources in terms of policing. We've raised it from the small communities' perspective; the larger centres including Yellowknife have raised it. It's been in the papers. We have legislation in place now that we can't enforce. Any time you're in a small community, try to call an RCMP officer. You're going to get a recording from Yellowknife. I think that should have been taken into consideration. It's easier to pass new legislation than it is to provide adequate resources.

I represent four communities. Three of them have no RCMP officers. We don't have any programs in place for policing in the smaller communities. There's no community constable program, it's just a title. We train people; there's no money to hire them. So we should be looking at how we're going to enforce this, because we have legislation now we can't enforce. Almost every community in my riding has no equipment to do breathalyzers. So I mean we should be taking a closer look.

I'd like to see in five years the stats that show that this is going to make a big difference because, if we can't enforce the legislation we have now, how can we enforce this one? I think there has to be a review. If this is one mechanism that will help, I can't vote against it, but I think the bigger picture has to be looked at, a holistic approach has to be taken. So my comment to the Minister is we just looked at a small piece of it. I'm not a great believer that it's going to make a whole lot of difference. I'd like to ask the Minister what's the next step. Are we going to see more police officers in the communities? Are we going to see more resources for community constable programs? Are we going to see aboriginal policing programs, training programs, or are we just going to pass legislation then walk away and say hey, we did a good job? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.