Thank you very much.
Again, Mr. Brookson, in response to a question earlier today, when my colleague asked if an expanded physical jurisdiction for the PPS with the same legal mandate would be a feasible undertaking, you responded, “Yes.”
In his testimony, former chief Sloly made the comment that it was one thing to be able to redraw boundaries but quite another to work out the jurisdictional issues that would come with that. You yourself have testified that you have no mandate for Criminal Code investigations and that you are not a policing organization.
If the precinct is to extend well beyond Wellington, and we have to weigh the value of having effective barriers, sensing technologies and the other things you said you believed were needed, and balance that with an open and free environment, what kinds of human resources is it going to take to ensure that the kind of protection we have on the Hill will be at the same level when we are walking on Slater, Queen or Albert?
Thank you.