I'm sorry to interrupt you. I prefer to say 750 new officers, because we've learned that it's 750 new officers, plus 250 more who will be assigned to investigations, among other things.
You say that you're well qualified. I spoke to the mayor of Dundee recently. He feels that you have capabilities, but you don't have the staff needed, even with the additional officers. We know that it can take up to a year or a year and a half to train an RCMP officer, including the hiring process. Therefore, we'll see no difference right away in your staff who can intervene in our part of the country, which is a major hot spot.
I'm wondering what you think of Bill C‑12. It gives you the opportunity to collaborate with the Canadian Coast Guard, but it doesn't necessarily give you the means to meet the aspirations of the bill. We have a lot of questions on our minds: What will this change on the ground for the part of the country that I represent, which seems to have been abandoned? The RCMP does very little maritime patrolling now. Yes, we see the helicopters, but we don't feel the maritime presence of your unit or the Canadian Coast Guard. So we wonder what will change should the bill pass.