Thank you.
Thank you to all the witnesses.
I first have a question for Chief Zacharie. Of course, we're 30 years out in first nations policing and we're still talking about making it an essential service. We know it's been undervalued, under-resourced institutionally and underfunded. I think we'll have some recommendations from this committee about that before it's all over.
Could I take advantage of your presence and your experience, both as chief and as the president of the organization? Is there a place for indigenous policing or first nations policing in urban areas? We have large populations in some areas, particularly out west, in Winnipeg, Edmonton and other places. Is there a model that would work in an urban area, either stand-alone or integrated with the local police force?
Has any thought been given to that? Obviously, it's a different type of community, but is that something that you see value in as well?