Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I have said, I am very concerned about this, and we want to make sure that we have the most effective and efficient system in place, to make sure that there is a response when community members call, and to make sure that there is effective policing. I am concerned about the suggestion that we do away with centralized dispatch. My fear is that it would cost us front-line officers in order to have people available to take calls at all times in all of the detachments. I don't think that that is feasible, but I do want to make sure that there is an effective response mechanism set up so that no calls go unanswered. It is very quick for a call from dispatch in Yellowknife to be placed to a pager locally, for one of the RCMP officers. It won't take much more time than, in fact, a local call. We do have to make sure that there is somebody at the other end, and make sure that there is a response sent out when a constituent calls. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Brendan Bell on Question 225-15(4): Routing Of Telephone Calls To The Rcmp
In the Legislative Assembly on October 24th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 225-15(4): Routing Of Telephone Calls To The Rcmp
Question 225-15(4): Routing Of Telephone Calls To The Rcmp
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 23rd, 2005
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