In Yukon we believe SCAN has formed a really important role in enforcement and the improving of neighbourhoods. The downtown of Whitehorse had historical problems with a house that was there for years which the citizens of downtown had problems with.
This legislation came into force. The officers assigned to that thing work well. That house no longer operates. It has been torn down as a matter of fact, and Habitat for Humanity has replaced it with another home.
We have seen improvement in neighbourhoods throughout the Yukon. Citizens are pleased with the results and feel that it's a place they can go to where they are anonymous. Because they are dealing with a problem in their own neighbourhood, often citizens are afraid to call the police. They are afraid of the results of that, but they will give SCAN a call and let them know about activity.
SCAN can then monitor it and take some action in moving those people out of that neighbourhood and disrupt the criminal activity. I think it's important to disrupt that activity. Then once the activity is disrupted, the police are aware of the action, and they can track it and watch it. There has been real successful cooperation between SCAN and the RCMP in Yukon. We continue to work together on investigations. It is a lower cost model for surveillance for sure to use Yukon government employees than it is to use RCMP members. It's probably almost one-third the cost.