Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So our current agreement with the RCMP is for another seven years. So this is a long ways out. That being said, for a new model to be developed and, you know, fleshed out, it's going to take some time. And so this white paper came out three days ago. I don't -- no one that I know was expecting it. I don't believe the RCMP were part of the development of it. And so there hasn't been a lot of discussions on this. And so I don't really have any insight into what the model could look like because those conversations haven't started. That being said, it is an opportunity to address some of the issues that have been ongoing issues in the territory in terms of, you know, the coverage of policing services and things like that. It will come with challenges, there's no doubt about that, but there's always an opportunity to improve something when we're starting fresh with it. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
R.J. Simpson on Question 652-20(1): Future of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the Northwest Territories
In the Legislative Assembly on March 13th, 2025. See this statement in context.
Question 652-20(1): Future of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the Northwest Territories
Oral Questions
March 13th, 2025
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