For example, if we talk about the Swanton sector, which is where I live—it's within your riding, Madame DeBellefeuille—mobile command posts with the ability to have infrared and thermal radar, to deploy drones and have drone operators within that, if we want to expand the use of mobile command posts across the border, in particular in that sector, to be able to receive, deploy....
The drones that we use do not have an extensive flying time. They have to recharge their batteries, etc. Purchasing those goes through the procurement process, which can take a considerable amount of time. The Black Hawk helicopters, for example, that we're using on a lease, temporarily, from a company, have not been purchased by the RCMP. They are leased, because we will have to go through the procurement process should we choose to use that particular vendor or platform permanently.
The sidearm that the RCMP is using right now is a prime example. It has been in use since 1998. It's 27 years old—well past its life cycle. It has been going through a replacement procurement process for nine years, and we still don't have a selection on that particular replacement sidearm.
These are simple, little examples of things that hamper our operational effectiveness.