Thank you for your question, Mr. Ménard.
I agree with you that there is no simple answer to that question. Unfortunately, I can't give you a percentage. However, I can confirm that border security operations flow from a partnership arrangement. As you said, certain operations focus on activities at the border and these are carried out in conjunction with ongoing investigations in larger centres. Some of the investigations and interceptions occurring at the border even provide the information needed to develop long-term investigations involving law enforcement agencies on both sides of the border.
Unfortunately, we do not focus on establishing a percentage. One has to understand that IBET units are based on the partnership concept. Each core IBET agency brings to the table the knowledge and skills set of its members with a view to ensuring border security. Some of the agencies, like the RCMP which operates in certain locations across the country, or the U.S. Border Patrol, focus their attention especially on what is taking place along the border itself.