Thank you, Ms. Boivin.
Thank you to the witnesses for being with us today.
My first question is for Mr. Leckey. You are the Director General of Enforcement and Intelligence Operations at the Canada Border Services Agency. You stated that there was an increase in contraband but that you were not requesting additional resources.
In my riding, three border crossings have reduced their hours of operation. These are East Pinnacle near Frelighsburg, Glen Sutton in Sutton and Morses Line in St. Armand. There are repercussions on cyclists, on tourism and on agriculture that go beyond 4:00 p.m., as well as on the relationship between Canadian and American citizens. The regional economy has been severely affected. In addition, there is growing insecurity. I see a contradiction between increased contraband and decreased services. Personally, if I were a criminal, I would use darkness and small border crossings to smuggle contraband.