Nathaniel Erskine-Smith at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On April 11th, 2017. See this statement in context.

April 11th, 2017 / 4:45 p.m.

Liberal

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

That's exactly why this 30-year RCMP veteran is suggesting that they're more powerful in the United States by naming institutions. If we talk about deterrents, naming has an incredibly powerful deterrent effect. Do we not see that?

When you say, “I believe our message of deterrence was heard very clearly,” we've removed a significant deterrent power by not naming this institution. Have we not?

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