Marcus Powlowski at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

May 28th, 2026 / 4:05 p.m.

Liberal

Marcus Powlowski Liberal Thunder Bay—Rainy River, ON

Thank you.

Now I'll ask the questions I want to ask concerning my riding.

I know Commissioner Larkin is here, so maybe this is more of a question for him.

There used to be something like 26 RCMP officers between White River and the Manitoba border. It was down to two, but I believe it's up to three. We've heard a lot about 1,000 new RCMP officers, but I don't think Thunder Bay has yet to see more than one, even though they're trying to increase the numbers beyond that.

Can you give me some idea as to when we can hope to get some new RCMP officers?

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