Sometimes you have to respect provincial jurisdiction, sometimes not. That is somewhat the message I am hearing, based on what the minister said yesterday evening and what she is telling us this morning.
I want to come back to the announcement made on May 29 regarding the creation of an RCMP unit in Cornwall to fight tobacco smuggling. Once again, it was a very ad hoc announcement. It involved $7 million over three years. But, as you know, tobacco smuggling is rampant. The numbers are going up at a staggering rate. Of course, it is a legal issue, involving organized crime, but it is also a critical issue when it comes to public health.
Can the minister tell us how that announcement fits into a much broader strategy? How much will this measure reduce tobacco smuggling percentage-wise? That is the key, we need to know how to stop tobacco smuggling.