Thank you for that. That's good to know. Like any other agreement, it sounds like there is a contract involved, probably a tripartite. What is the commitment from the GNWT and the other parties? Thank you.

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Thank you. I will go to Ms. Doolittle for some accurate information on this. It's a long contract. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Ms. Doolittle.

Thank you, Deputy Minister. Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.

Thank you, Member. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Under the same line item of Territorial Police Services Agreement, I notice that there is about a $400,000 increase between last year and this year. I am wondering what the people of the Northwest Territories get for that. Thank you.

Thank you. Minister.

Thank you, Madam Chair. That is a variance due to the drug-impaired driving funding initiative sunsetting the forced-growth submission for three RCMP constables. It's a combination of those two things. Essentially, it's three new RCMP officers. I think it's the first increase in RCMP officers since 2005 in Yellowknife. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much. Can the Minister confirm if all three new RCMP officers will be stationed in Yellowknife, or will they also be stationed in the communities? Thank you.

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Thank you. These three are in Yellowknife. There were a couple of new positions in the Tlicho as of last year, I believe, and in the South Slave, there were a couple of new positions a few years ago. Justice and the RCMP work together to identify needs, put together business cases, and submit those. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I just have one more question. The Minister did just say that the RCMP and the GNWT work together to establish a business case. I am wondering if the Minister can briefly speak to, given that we contribute 70 percent, what are the boundaries within the RCMP and the GNWT that the GNWT is able to kind of reach into the operations of the RCMP? I am wondering if the Minister can speak to that a little bit. Thank you.

Thank you. Minister.

Thank you. The GNWT is not able to reach too far into the operations, nor do I know if we want to. We contract that out for a reason. They know what to do, but I can ask the deputy minister for some more nuanced detail on that. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Deputy Minister.

Thank you. Member for Thebacha.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Policing has always been a problem, with $47.6 million spent on the RCMP, and the visibility within the community is almost zero. That is a problem in my community. We haven't had any drug busts for over 20 years. They're not visible in the community. I've had a problem with that for many years, even as a chief of Salt River. I just feel that more could be done. That's a lot of money spent on an independent organization that doesn't have a lot of communication with First Nations. I have a real problem with that.

How to fix it? I don't know, but there has to be some solutions. I feel that that Zoom meeting we had with Commander Zettler was -- I mean, he couldn't even read his notes. It was disgusting. I'm friends with him, okay? Mutual friends, but I don't agree with the way things are done, and when I don't agree with something, I usually say it. I'm very open about how I feel about the RCMP because they are not visible, and everybody in the community comments on that. Having the sergeant just go and talk to the leaders once a month is not okay. They've got to be able to do their job and be visible in the community, take part in the community, and be part of the community. It's very important, and I don't know how we can come to a solution with that. Maybe the Minister will be able to facilitate some change, but there has to be change. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Member. Minister of Justice.