Mr. Speaker, in 1993 the Conservative government of the day announced it would create a ministry of public security.
The ministerial responsibilities would have included oversight of the RCMP, Corrections, CSIS, the Immigration Board and the Refugee Board. The move was of course fiercely attacked by the Liberals.
Yesterday the minister responsible for public security and the Deputy Prime Minister stated he likes our idea. It joins the list of many other policies his government has opposed and then subsequently adopted and called its own.
Is the government now committed to working closely with our North American allies on the creation of a continental security perimeter?