Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Member talked about several issues there. First of all, if the Member has specific communities or concerns from specific communities about the difficulty, if there is a problem getting through to the RCMP when there is an issue in the community, I would like him to advise me and I will deal directly with the RCMP on that issue. In terms of the programs in the schools, I appreciate the Member's support for us finding ways to get that into the curriculum. I guess what it would take to get more police into more communities would be a substantial increase in the budget for the Department of Justice, and that would be driven in part by an increase in the crime stats. At this point, the criminal rate in the smaller communities hasn't led us to go forward with the kind of funding that we would need to achieve to fill all those 11 communities with detachments. Thank you.
Charles Dent on Question 537-15(3): Rcmp Education Programs In Schools
In the Legislative Assembly on March 3rd, 2005. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 537-15(3): Rcmp Education Programs In Schools
Question 537-15(3): Rcmp Education Programs In Schools
Item 7: Oral Questions
March 2nd, 2005
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