For sure you're right. There are a couple of things in relation to that. Certainly in the province of Saskatchewan, first nations policing is a significant role for us. In my former role as president of the CACP, we stated what the value of first nations policing was, and we continue with that. I think though there are a couple of things to remember here.
When you talk about calls—and being Métis, I'm adamant to a certain degree on this, our issues are not first nations' ones. Our issues are about marginalized people in relation to.... The word “marginalized” can be debated as well, but when we went to Scotland, it turned out that 15 of the key indicators were the same as they were for Prince Albert. Scotland is white and homogeneous. Prince Albert has many first nations people and high mobility. To make a long story short, we have to deal with those underlying roots and those underlying problems that we're trying to address, and part of that is first nations policing.
One of the things we're asking for—and it's possibly a role for the federal government—is to have funded first nations representation in our CORs. We have them there now, first nations government, but it's a hardship for them. I think they have a role in being part of a greater solution of problem solving. I think when we're in on the ground and we're working exclusively with first nation providers, that gives us a better understanding of culture and a better understanding of solutions, and we can actually remove some of these conditions that are driving the problems.