Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech.
He spoke about reconciliation. As part of reconciliation, we must take action to prevent crises from getting worse. In December 2019, The Guardian, a daily newspaper in London, reported that the RCMP had instructed its officers to use as much violence as they want to dismantle the Wet'suwet'en camps and that snipers would be deployed. Ottawa should have made a decision back then.
In response to this article, Donna Kane, a constituent of mine in Shefford, came to my office in January to share her concerns, in particular about these snipers.
If someone from Shefford and the Bloc, which released a statement in December, could already see that the situation was explosive, why did the government not intervene then?
My constituent had to come to my office, in January, when she saw that the problem was getting worse. Once again, there were acts of violence against the Wet'suwet'en people.
In the spirit of reconciliation, I would like to know whether my colleague thinks it is important to do something and stop this situation from getting worse.