Well, Mr. Chair, I think that's where we differ. I think it does matter how many police officers we have on the streets.
Now, I notice in the budget that the budget for emergency preparedness is being cut by $26.1 million. That's 5.9%. Given the events in Japan, where we see the devastating effects of an earthquake, and given that in my home province of British Columbia, where we sit on a seismic zone...and in fact, the minister actually said there was a tsunami warning on and then it was off.
Can the minister tell us why he is cutting $26.1 million from emergency preparedness at a time when we should be bolstering our emergency preparedness in this country?