[Member spoke in Inuktitut, interpreted as follows:]
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
When I go to the communities that I represent, all have said to me that while the RCMP may be in the community, may settle in the community and may be welcomed by the community, and they work well together, this problem persists. The police work in the daytime only. In the evenings, they take a break because they need to rest. However, when there are women, elders or children to be protected in the evening because there is violence in the family, whether it's alcohol- or drug-induced, and they call the RCMP detachment, they get a reply from central office in Iqaluit, not from the local detachment. They only speak in English at that office, so there's a communication problem.
How can we improve communication between the police and community members? I know they need to rest in the evening, and central RCMP in Iqaluit speak only English. How can we improve the communication there?