There's no way I can go through the list of recommendations in that compressed a time frame, but in the report I provided to the committee you will see very specific and precise recommendations. That's what I would really urge the committee to look at, and to find those things at all levels of jurisdiction, and not just legislation but policy and funding as well. That is incredibly important.
I think the largest single issue in western provinces in particular is ultimately going to be the policing model.
I admit some bias when I say this because I've spent my career working with the RCMP, but probably the number one issue that was identified was whether the existing contract policing model is sufficient to provide the necessary services or whether it needs to be changed. In Alberta it was by expanding the role of the sheriffs and by expanding regional policing as well.
Should those discussions take place, the federal government can play a role by making sure that we don't have the federal agency, the RCMP, saying, “We have a contract for 20 years; we're not talking to you for 20 years.” Those are discussions that need to happen. It is a modernization needed at the core of this unique feature of rural crime.