With respect to Shiprider operations, the intent is to leverage each other's resources to bring greater crime-fighting capability along the Canada-U.S. border. If we had additional resources, all the better, because then we could apply them to enhance the border. But the reality is that in order to use our existing resources to achieve greater outcomes for Canadians and achieve greater security for Canadians, this legislative tool would allow us to do that, and certainly the fact that we can partner with other policing agencies—Canada, U.S.—will allow us that flexibility to better secure the border within existing resources and at reasonable cost to Canadians.
On May 29th, 2012. See this statement in context.