Mr. Speaker, one of the things we often hear in questioning is an impugning of the RCMP. I find this a challenge. The RCMP on the ground is working very hard. One of the challenges the RCMP has is how severely undermanned it is. The numbers are in the double digits across the country. I know an officer in my constituency has been waiting five years to transfer into a particular riding.
We have some challenges in the sense that this is federal. I wonder what the member would say to making indigenous police services guaranteed, not yearly ongoing funding but making them an essential service, and not blame the RCMP. It has challenges with respect to a manpower shortage.