Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
I want to welcome our witnesses here today. I'm glad that we're finally getting to see the side of the people who put their lives on the line to protect us at the borders, who are also there working hard for us every day.
To Moran, last year Prime Minister Harper and Minister Day announced that this arming of border guards was going to go ahead. There was a great deal of push-back from the official opposition. I know that one of our former committee members, Mr. Holland, was quite public in that criticism. I believe at some point you and your union contacted him to discuss that. Can you maybe tell us a little bit about his response to that? Because I know he was quite public in his opposition.
I'm very concerned about the fact that the official opposition is taking the approach that your members are out there just looking to get a raise, and that all of these reports don't mean anything in terms of their safety. I find it, quite frankly, insulting to your members.