Absolutely. As I mentioned earlier, I talked about my experience when I was the grand chief of Akwesasne with the integration of the partnerships that exist between the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service, the RCMP, the Cornwall police, the OPP, the FBI, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and ICE. All of these agencies work together in a partnership. For the most part, if first nations are not treated as partners—which, sadly, across the board they are not in many places, including in first nation policing agencies—we will not see the success. Whether we're securing communities to be safe or whether we're securing the national security of Canada through the borders, first nations must be treated as partners.
