Thank you for the question.
I have had the same encouraging information about the willingness to train this regional indigenous police force in your Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. That is precisely what we would like to see legislated.
Your Conservative colleague quoted my predecessor, who may have given too specific of a deadline. Not surprisingly, we missed that deadline. I will be careful, but I can tell you that I understand the urgency. I am aware of the issue of parliamentary timelines, which you rightly raised. I hope to have some encouraging results from my conversation today with the national chief. I will continue this work until we get there, but I understand the urgency, as do my colleagues here with me today.