Thank you, Minister.
You referred to operations conducted with the Sûreté du Québec. One of the discussions I have had with the Sûreté du Québec in my riding involved the surveillance of the Great Lakes. We have Lake Memphrémagog and in a neighbouring riding there is Lake Champlain.
The Sûreté du Québec seems to say that it is the RCMP that should patrol these two bodies of water, since its means have been severely curtailed over the past few years. The organized crime networks use speed boats. These are vehicles that neither the Sûreté du Québec nor the RCMP are able to chase.
I would like to know if funds have been allocated specifically to surveillance activities for these lakes? As I was saying, there are two large lakes in the Eastern Townships alone.