Thank you very much.
Minister, you know because we've raised it in the House, and we've had conversations elsewhere about this, but border officials are already having a difficult time managing the very serious mandates with which they deal every day, such as stopping illegal weapons and drugs, stopping potentially threatening individuals, and things like that.
I find it difficult to see how this bill will be implemented and how those additional responsibilities will be dealt with, in light of the fact that CBSA is dealing with a $143-million budget cut from the last budget. Do you plan to reverse those cuts? What other priorities can the border officials now drop because they've got these additional responsibilities?
Can you guarantee that adequate funding will be provided to ensure that the other functions border guards are now performing won't be impacted as a result of the passage of Bill C-8?