Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just a couple of brief comments here. As I mentioned in a brief statement last week, services have really improved in Tsiigehtchic, and the residents are very happy with that. It is good to see a better presence in the community. We have one unit there in the community for the RCMP to use whenever they come in, which is good. I like the way they are doing it. There is no scheduled time that they are going to be in the community, which is good because people learn the schedules pretty quickly. It is important that they just come and go as they feel fit. That seems to be working well.

Another thing, we are noticing in the Beaufort Delta region, there are more serious drugs coming in. I know they are doing their best there, but a lot of people want to see stiffer sentences. I know with the one case here in Yellowknife, that was the case. We have got to send a strong message that these powerful drugs that are being sold on the streets, people who are going to try to do that will be sent away for long periods of time.

You see in the south, people down there getting 10 to 15 years. For a lot of the crimes that are done up here, people tend to get two years. Pretty light sentences compared to southern jurisdictions. I know people up in my riding have an issue with that.

Like I said, moving forward, there are better services in the communities. I hope the department continues that. That is all I have right now. Thank you.