Sure, thank you. And like I said, we've been adding RCMP officers every year since I've been Minister. I have to check the stats, but I would say this budget shows the largest increase in RCMP officers in my time. In particular, the First Nation and Inuit Police Program has seen a significant increase. We used to have four officers under that program. That is a program that is cost shared differently. Generally, we pay 70 percent of the costs for RCMP, and the federal government pays the other 30 percent. With the First Nation and Inuit Policing Program, the federal government pays 52 percent and so we have been able to get that number from four, and we have an agreement to get that up to -- I believe it's 23 -- 22. And so there's -- in 2023 -- as of 2023, we had nine. And then there was an additional nine, and then an additional four this year. Thank you.
R.J. Simpson on Committee Motion 6-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Legal Aid Services - Justice, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on May 30th, 2024. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 6-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Legal Aid Services - Justice, Carried
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