Mr. Speaker, I have to ask clarification from the hon. member on a couple of things. I appreciate the comments from the other side. They very much enrich the kind of debate we are having here today.
I believe the Solicitor General earlier in the discussion this morning said tougher law enforcement would not have achieved the desired result to end smuggling. Therefore I have to ask why the hon. member suggested so strongly that my comments about law enforcement were not completely correct.
I believe in my statement I gave a challenge to this debate concerning why we are changing our laws at this point. Enforce-
ment is a very important element of any law structure. It seemed to me that those who are there to enforce the law have a responsibility to do that to the full extent. I was just asking the question about why we have to change the law. The Solicitor General said that tougher law enforcement would not have achieved the desired result. I am a little confused as to the point the member was trying to make.
I concur with the hon. member that education is a very important facet of what we are trying to accomplish. I believe, however, that by opening the door to increased smoking we are looking at a huge health problem further down the road.