Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses for being here.
The International Coalition Against Illicit Economies released a report a few months ago regarding the extent to which organized crimes, terrorist regimes and foreign national agents have infiltrated our country from places like Mexico, Iran and China.
One of the authors was Calvin Chrustie, a former senior officer of the RCMP. His conclusion is that since 2015, when the Liberal government took charge, these criminal networks have taken over the country. Officers are powerless to stop them due to the weak-kneed, catch-and-release policies of the NDP-Liberal criminal justice system.
Mr. Burchill, would you agree that Mexican cartels, Chinese triads and Iranian-backed organized crime networks are flourishing in Canada right now?