Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. The Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service has a board that has self-governance. They are trained to oversee the Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police Service through the recommendations put forward by the chiefs, so the communities are engaged in how they want their

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's legislation. With regard to taxation and regeneration, a lot of communities in the province of British Columbia are non-treaty, so the communities are very small. They don't have resources like a municipality, which can draw on taxation funds to sustain and contribute to the

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, we do. We are competing with the likes of Surrey, which, as you're aware, has created a new police service. We're competing with the Surrey police service and we're competing with the Vancouver police service. We are the second-lowest-paid police service in Canada, and in Br

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We can go to the questions.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  [Witness spoke in St’at’imcets and provided the following text:] K’alhwá7al’ap nsek’wnúk’w7a. Dee Doss-Cody nskwátsitsa. St’at’imc, xaxl?i´pmeckan xaxli’p. [Witness provided the following translation:] Hello, friends and relatives. My name is Dee Doss-Cody. I am St’at’imc, f