Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the minister and the officials for being here today.
The minister said several times both in public statements and statements in the House that the budget for Public Safety is larger than it was in 2006, but in fact we know that in the 2012 budget the minister planned cuts of about 10% or $688 million from Public Safety. We also see the public accounts for 2013-14 show that his department and its various agencies lapsed $572 million in spending. So that appears to mean that we're about somewhere around 18% or 19% below the spending in 2012.
I wonder how the minister squares a 19% reduction with his statement today that he has to make sure that Public Safety has the tools they need to do their jobs, because surely that includes the resources they need.