Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Very briefly, the public drunkenness, open liquor and underage drinking that has been mentioned as the focus of this effort is something that does need to be addressed and represents, really, a huge part, a huge bolus of the instances that our RCMP are forced to deal with, despite many other competing priorities. There typically are other resources that could be put to work to help in this regard.
I’d like to thank my colleague Mr. Dolynny, Mr. Mover, for bringing this forward and I will be supporting it. I also appreciate the recognition of the possible need for some training and that could be part of the analysis to avoid safety compromises, of course, and also some liabilities due to lack of training, or, of course, gross negligence in the delivery of program activity that could happen without training.
I also note, importantly, that I think the ability of municipalities to opt in or not is an important feature
and should be carried forward. This really is about public safety and it’s a good move. I will be supporting it, as I mentioned, and I thank my colleagues again for their support. Mahsi.