In our view, this is a no-brainer. We don't understand the agency's decision in the context of a labour shortage.
We're talking about hiring 1,000 new officers. Personally, I no longer feel that we need 1,000 new officers, but rather 800 armed officers who will be trained at Rigaud. I think it's possible for the agency to achieve that objective. The reason I say 800 officers instead of 1,000 is that I'm taking into consideration the 200 officers who will not be armed and won't take the full training at Rigaud. We heard that from the president of the CBSA.
Three years from now, after Bill C‑12 is implemented and those 800 new officers are hired and trained, where will they be deployed? Are you able to give us an idea? I get the impression that adding 800 officers doesn't really amount to a big increase for each territory to be covered.