Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present a petition on behalf of the residents of Carmanville and surrounding communities. The petition is based on a concern for the lack of RCMP presence within those communities. This is the situation: There is a police station, and there are multiple homes owned by the RCMP to house officers, but there are no staff actually working at the station or living in the homes.
Therefore, the petitioners are calling on the federal government to staff the police station and put people in those homes so the people of those communities can be safe on the streets.