Mr. Speaker, there are established procedures for the federal government to provide assistance to local law enforcement authorities.
It is very simple. If the province of Ontario feels it cannot handle the situation and asks the federal government for assistance, it will give a prompt and effective response to the request. The road of action is very clear. We are not catering to thugs. As I said and I repeat, if the province of Ontario wants federal government assistance then the means of making that request are very much in place.