Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to pick up where we left off. A lot of the conversation does involve funding. In previous studies, this committee touched on precursors for such things as self-government, financial stability through the potential ability for taxation, revenue generation, and those types of things.
We have heard from witnesses who have mentioned that indigenous policing is—as we heard from testimony here today—rooted in self-determination, greater autonomy, self-governance and that kind of thing.
Again, I will open up the floor, which seems to be a common theme here, and a good one, because we hear from everyone who wants to provide feedback.
I guess there are two parts to this question. First, what consultation, if any, has been done with indigenous communities in the last seven months to move that potential forward? Second, in your opinion, what steps are needed and what more needs to be done in order to implement the legal framework to recognize indigenous policing as an essential service?