Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, May 29, 2018, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mrs. Stubbs (Lakeland), seconded by Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles), — 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, municipal, and Indigenous police forces, (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; (Private Members' Business M-167)
The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Ms. Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue), seconded by Mr. Rankin (Victoria), — That the motion be amended by adding, after the words “emerging crime rates,” the following:
“(v) measures to increase the tactical and operational effectiveness of Indigenous police forces, (vi) strategies and resources dedicated to the judicial and rehabilitation systems in rural areas, (vii) improved support for victims of rural crime,”.
The question was put on the amendment and it was agreed to on the following division:
YEAS: 287, NAYS: 0