Thank you. So this program, it is -- it's a program to put officers in communities and the way they police is what's called community policing. So it is working with the community; it's getting to know the community. That's the whole idea. We do that across the territory. That's the way the RCMP operates across the territory so they integrate well into the rest of -- with the rest of the RCMP. And we are actually looking -- we are discussing whether or not we can expand that program. For many years, we did pursue the federal government and tried to get an increase to our allocation. I believe we had five members funded through that for the longest time. And a couple years ago got an increase of another four. And we would like to see more because it is a 50/50 cost share as opposed to 70/30. Thank you.
R.J. Simpson on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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