Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister.
The shopkeepers' revolt against smuggling is growing in Quebec, with the regrettable decision of store owners in the Saint-Eustache region to sell cigarette cartons for $20 today in order to fight the unfair competition from professional smugglers.
In a statement he made yesterday in Granby in reaction to this revolt, Premier Johnson of Quebec made the following urgent appeal to the federal government: "The plan to sell cigarettes without collecting taxes should first of all bring a reaction from the federal police".
Given this appeal from the Premier of Quebec, asking him to assume his responsibilities and enforce the law, what is the Prime Minister of Canada waiting for to order the RCMP to dismantle the smuggling rings?