Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I suspect it is because we don't have enough money to respond to all of the requests for personnel that the RCMP have provided us. We are hoping that, in next year's budget, we will be able to improve on the numbers of RCMP officers in the Northwest Territories. I would like to remind Members though that all we are talking about with those 26 members is providing service at the level the RCMP says we need in those communities where we have members already. The RCMP won't deal with communities like Tsiigehtchic or Sachs Harbour, where we don't have members at all. There are a number of communities in the Northwest Territories that have no service, and it would take a significant amount of money from this Legislature in order to accomplish that.
Charles Dent on Question 398-15(3): Additional Funding For Policing
In the Legislative Assembly on February 16th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 398-15(3): Additional Funding For Policing
Question 398-15(3): Additional Funding For Policing
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 15th, 2005
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