Mr. Speaker, I guess my concern is that this reaction of lowering taxes on one contraband item is not going to solve the problem. I recognize that perhaps for the RCMP this was an easy way to deal with an issue. However, are they also going to suggest the same thing when we talk about the smuggling rings taking on hard drugs or alcohol?
Are we also going to suggest that we should lower the taxes on alcohol and that we should legalize heroin and hard drugs just because it then makes the job easier?
I do not think that is the issue here. The issue is we have Canadian laws for a reason and we should not be giving in to criminal activity and changing our laws just to make it easier for them to change products.