I did preface a lot in my opening remarks that Bill C-12 is a good start. We appreciate a good start. We have to start somewhere. If we don't start somewhere, we will never get anywhere.
The addition of 1,000 human resources for the RCMP, again, is a good start. It is not where we need to be, but it's a good start. The good thing is that we have the capacity, actually, to build those 1,000 resources in fairly short order.
The other piece is, obviously, the equipment and the technologies to be able to do the job. One of the challenges that the RCMP faces is a slow and bureaucratic procurement process with regard to the ability to get operational, life-saving and effective tools to be able to complete its mission to keep Canadians safe. Sometimes those procurement processes can take years, and sometimes they're over multiple governments.
It's a good start. There needs to be a continued push to carry on, to work through the mandate.
