Regarding your comments on special constables, we must keep in mind that the RCMP is overrepresented in small communities where minority community members in Canada are often underrepresented. This bill could lead to very real impacts on this issue.
When it comes to national security, we have to look at the activities included in the RCMP's mandates, which include federal policing and national policing services, instead of the mandates from the RCMP's various contracts. I believe the distinction is in the type of activities the police service is carrying out at the time.