Yes, if you don't mind, as I am the contract authority for contract policing on behalf of the minister. The RCMP is the operational arm, but the negotiations with the provinces and territories on the terms and conditions of the contract happen with the Department of Public Safety and me personally, so I'll be more than happy to tell you.
I just came back last week, actually, from two consultations to hear from communities in Manitoba and Alberta on contract policing. I met with mayors. I met with indigenous communities. I met with a lot of provincial colleagues. We are working more and more toward local governance through contract policing to ensure that.... Canada is a big country—I always say that—and to police Canada through contract policing with one size fits all is extremely complex. Quite frankly, it's not very productive for the needs of our citizens in Canada.
I would say that we are working closely with each jurisdiction, each province, and even with the municipalities, to ensure that local governments are having more and more say in the contracts and priorities they are identifying within the resources and funding they have. Whether it's bail or something else, that's where the negotiation with the CO in each division will happen. They will be establishing these priorities accordingly. Canada is not dictating, per se, what they should do or what they need to work on.