When we do hiring for our recruitment, we hire specific to our communities, if we can. However, we will hire people who are not from the communities. Recruitment is always a struggle because most of our communities are fairly remote, not close to major cities, although some are. It is always a challenge to recruit. Who's going to join our service when we don't have sustainable funding? I call it part-time funding that comes to an end. Who's going to look at that as a long-term job when your funding runs out? Right now, for the Anishinabek Police Service, our funding will run out on March 31, 2026, with no carry-over.
