Before I respond to that question, maybe I should, for the record, indicate that not only have I not been tasered, but I have never been pepper-sprayed, hit with a baton, or shot.
With respect to the costs and the implications of costs, that was a very major concern raised in the meeting I referred to that I had recently with mayors from the lower mainland of British Columbia. As I also indicated, the lead on contract negotiations is in fact with Public Safety Canada rather than the RCMP, but we are certainly very active participants with them.
I understand that policing is an increasingly costly activity. I talked about the increasing complexity of the environments in which we operate. Some of the questions touched on earlier, including some with respect to the exploitation of children, are indicative of the fact that the world has changed and in many ways has not changed for the better.
We are certainly interested in doing what we can to reduce costs. You may be interested to know that earlier this week our senior executive committee gave approval for a pilot project in the lower mainland to go forward. We're going to create a number of new positions called community safety officer positions. These will be unarmed—at least, they won't carry side arms—community safety officers who will work in support roles and will be less costly than regular members of the RCMP.
This is just an indication that we are open to finding new ways to deal with policing and the associated costs.