Public Safety committee  Kevin, Ms. Michaud was asking if you would require additional resources to do this good work of turning youth's lives around.

Public Safety committee  Thank you for the question, Ms. Michaud. Actually, I think it's twofold in terms of money and resources. We do need law enforcement to be supported in suppressing smuggling and lowering the number of guns coming into our territories. On the other hand, we need as much, if not more, resources to do the work that Ms.

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Kevin. The population in Winnipeg in terms of folks who declare their indigeneity would be between 15% and 25% of Winnipeggers. As Kevin mentioned, in the inner city and in the north end, that's much higher. We would always welcome more safety and peacekeeping done by indigenous people in our community, and Bear Clan is doing it already.

Public Safety committee  I think it's happening, I think Kevin's program and Mama Bear Clan are doing it. It's not policing per se, but it is peacekeeping and it is community-led, women-led. We've taken guns off the street as well in our program, OPK Manitoba. With more support, we can continue to do these kinds of things and maybe shift the police budget away from mental health and wellness checks, missing people and non-criminal matters and allow the police to shift their budget towards smuggling and gun dealing.

Public Safety committee  Just shift some of what the police are doing over to community organizations like Mama Bear Clan, OPK and Bear Clan. Thank you.

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Carr, and thank you to all of you for doing this important work. My name is Mitch Bourbonniere. I'm coming to you from Winnipeg. I am a worker for a gang diversion or gang exit program called Ogijiita Pimatiswin Kinamatawin, or OPK Manitoba. I have been doing this work for 35 years.