I apologize again that I have to answer in English, but perhaps my comments were misinterpreted.
Just to be clear, I advised that the rights holders offer the web training program to RCMP officers, customs officials, and any other local police at times that are convenient to them. It's not necessarily that they're losing their lunch break. It might have been during the lunch hour.
I believe every day I'm asked to do more for less on a regular basis and, unfortunately, with today's economy, that is what is expected of our society, given how things are going.
Having said that, I think that everybody at this committee and certainly the drafters of this legislation have now realized that counterfeiting is a serious issue that is harming our Canadian economy. We were involved in a raid a couple of weeks ago and when we walked into the store the first thing we saw was a huge sign that said “Cash only”. When we observed some of the business records we were able to identify business that was being done by one small counterfeit retailer in Ontario, with over $700,000 of revenue.
Do you think this retailer was paying taxes?