Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The motion reads as follows:
Given that,
After 8 years of Liberal government, car thefts across Canada have drastically increased, including:
93% in Saint John
106% in Montreal
122% in Ottawa-Gatineau
190% in Moncton
217% in Toronto
Auto theft is devastating for those impacted, and costs are being passed on to consumers in the form of higher insurance premiums, therefore the committee report this to the House its grave concern about the increased auto theft, that the Minister of Public Safety has not offered any new measures to immediately tackle the problem and recognize the government's failure to act on this matter and the committee immediately:
A) Call the Minister of Public Safety to appear before committee within two weeks of this motion being adopted
B) Call the RCMP, CBSA and industry experts to appear before committee within two weeks of this motion being adopted.
Mr. Chair, that is the motion. I'm prepared to provide some opening comments in support of this motion.