That is another excellent question.
I truly doubt that there would one single agency appearing before you today which would claim having sufficient resources to deal with the problem. However, it must be recognized that currently... I will give you an example. In Ontario and in Quebec, there are 299 RCMP investigators assigned to the customs and excise units. Of this figure, not each and every single investigator is assigned to contraband tobacco. Nonetheless, the methodology used to target organization confirms that investigators working in the Customs and Excise Program are not alone in monitoring illicit tobacco trade. Our investigators are integrated in border teams who also investigate the same criminal organizations that are involved in other activities beside contraband tobacco. There are police forces. For example, in Quebec, through the ACCES program, the Sûreté du Québec and the Montréal police force lead many regions of the country in terms of efforts in cracking down on contraband tobacco.
So do we have enough investigators? The RCMP will always take the additional resources that are available; of course it can help. However, the approach has changed over the years. It is now a collaborative approach between all agencies and police forces .