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Mayor Hnatiw - Motions
Re: Study on Rural Crime
Proposed Motion
1. That Council direct Administration to prepare a letter of support encouraging the Federal Government to begin a study on rural crime.
2. That Council endorse the following Private Member’s Motion:
M-167-Shannon Stubbs-That the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security be instructed to undertake a study on rural crime in Canada and consider factors, including but not limited to: (i) current rural crime rates and trends; (ii) existing RCMP and other policing resources and policies in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities, particularly in relation to population density, policing geographic area, and staff shortages; (iii) current partnerships with provincial and municipal police; (iv) possible recommendations to improve rural crime prevention and to curb emerging crime rates, and that the committee report its findings to the House within six months of the adoption of this motion.