Public Safety committee  For us here in Akwesasne, obviously there's no rail service, so we're looking at either land or water. Those would be the two main entries. As I said earlier in French to the previous question I received, once the St. Lawrence freezes over, in the winter they will move commodities, whether it be weapons, drugs or humans, by snowmobile over the frozen waters.

Public Safety committee  For our operations to be successful and for this plague to be defeated, we first have to share the intelligence we have on criminal activities.

Public Safety committee  Okay. I believe that I am in a better position than they are to answer those questions. Clearly, our geographic location makes it more profitable for the people involved in those kinds of activities. Are we adequately equipped to combat it? No, we are not. We do not have the personnel we need to conduct round-the-clock surveillance of our waterways and all the land leading to the St.

Public Safety committee  Did you say that your questions were for Grand Chief Benedict and Chief Adams-Philips?

Public Safety committee  When I say that we have to stop, I am speaking literally. However, of course, we share all the information on criminal activities, in both directions. We are also part of various groups, including the integrated border enforcement teams, or IBET. We are not responsible for law enforcement in that team, but we are responsible for all intelligence on criminal activities.

Public Safety committee  Good morning, everyone. Thank you for inviting me here to this panel on this subject matter. I would like to take this time, at this point, to say that I hope the answers I will provide to your questioning will enlighten everyone on our situation here, which is very similar across the whole country in first nations policing.

Public Safety committee  Yes, it is.