Madam Speaker, I did not hear any question but I did hear comments and I would like to respond to them.
I have noted that the RCMP receives on average 1,000 complaints a year. If we would follow the formula of funding that is being implied in this case, we ought to be funding to the tune of about $6 million.
Where were opposition members with respect to the citizens who appeared before other quasi-judicial tribunals? Where were they? Were citizens aggrieved about the CPP handicapped by not having a lawyer? How about the citizen who appeared before the UI board? How about the citizen who appeared before the veterans board?
When I hear opposition members speak only to this issue on behalf of citizens I question the integrity of their agenda.