I don't have the numbers on what the Department of Homeland Security has done, but it's astounding the number of shipments seized at the borders in the United States—and certainly through the administrative regime in the European Union. I'm not going to speculate, but I would say that Canada is here—very little—and they seize a larger majority of counterfeit merchandise.
Let's be honest: Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal are some of the biggest cities in North America, so anybody who thinks that counterfeiting isn't a huge issue in our country is sadly mistaken. I would like them to spend a day in my shoes and deal with the counterfeiters I deal with on a daily basis.
This legislation isn't about me. I've been trained by the rights holder how to identify counterfeit products. I know what to purchase. But my family, my wife, my son—they don't know. They do not see what we're up against, and it is dangerous. You're dealing with criminals who don't pay taxes, who do not participate in society as it's supposed to be done. That's what this is about.
I can't plead with you any more that the bill needs to do a little bit more to protect our Canadian citizens. That's what this is about.