Good morning, again.
This is the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. We're going to continue our study on the economics of policing in Canada.
With us here in Ottawa we have Chief Bob Herman, the chief of the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service. Our committee appreciates your joining us today, sir.
Also, appearing from the Government of Yukon by video conference from Whitehorse, we have Robert Riches, assistant deputy minister, community justice and public safety, Department of Justice.
We want to thank both of you for appearing. Perhaps you could each give an opening statement, and then we will go into rounds of questioning that we'll take from the government and the opposition.
We'll begin with Chief Herman, who is with us here. The floor is yours for about 10 minutes.