Thank you, Mr. Chair.
This is perhaps a question for Mr. Cabana. I will lead up to my question and then I would like to hear your opinion. You have already discussed this and gone over the problem by answering the questions from my various colleagues, including those of the opposition.
I come from Quebec. In the last two years, there have been a lot of problems linked to drugs coming in through our national ports and airports, which come under federal jurisdiction because our agents are supposed to be there. I understood, from reading certain newspapers, that in Montreal, which is a hub for drugs, the business grosses something in the order of $2 billion per year.
I agree with Mr. Rezac on the issue of statistics, and you yourself talked about them earlier on during your testimony. Statistics always show what we are able to see. We are like St. Thomas: if we saw it, we put it into the statistics. Drugs with a value of $2 billion came into the country, but we did not see offences worth $2 billion being committed across the country. So our statistics do not necessarily show us what has is happening.
However, people like Mr. Rezac, a civilian from Vancouver, you, a police officer, and this lady who looks after police relations, have come to see us. That means that there are fears. If Mr. Rezac took the trouble to come from Vancouver to see us, it means that there are fears. Even if we do not agree with his entire message, we sense his emotion and concern. I have also sensed this fear in my own riding, expressed by elderly people.
Mr. Cabana, there is one question I wanted to ask you above all. I read your document in which you speak about the corruption of public officials, on page 4, and I quote: "These groups have also come to rely on the corruption of public officials ..."
We have a good bill that will protect good police officers, good judges and good witnesses. What are you referring to when you talk about the corruption of public officials? This intrigues me.