Thank you, Mr. Chair.
As I mentioned, I would like to move an amendment to that motion, and hopefully we can dispose of it and can get back to the questioning. It would be additional text at the end. It would say this:
That the committee also request the Parliamentary Budget Officer prepare research and comparative analysis of policing provided through the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program and non-Indigenous police services, beginning at least as early as 2015-16 to 2023-24, and future years as data availability permits. Factors to compare are to include but not be limited to funding for facilities, equipment, personnel, compensation and employee benefits, culturally responsive and specialized services, training, and oversight and accountability mechanisms. That this research and comparative analysis be submitted to the committee within 60 days.
The rationale for this is to understand, from a financial aspect, what would be necessary to help fill the gaps in first nations policing.
Are you good with that?