Mr. Speaker, the member across did not major in geography. To say that one could actually design the patrol of that area and actually get rid of the problem that way, clearly indicates a lack of knowledge in that regard.
I say to the hon. member to come with me to the area and he will understand. We hired RCMP additional officers. It takes approximately eight months to a year before they are actually over there doing that kind of thing once one they have been trained.
Did he want a million dollars a day for another year in illegal money to be made while we did that? I did not want to see that illegal activity, my constituents being shot at for another year, no. I wanted action, tough action, immediate action. I wanted protection for my constituents and we got it thanks to this government.