Mr. Speaker, the Canadian media continues to announce to international criminals that they do not have to worry. Smuggled goods are now being moved freely through Canadian ports.
The Regina Leader-Post recently reported that 90% of all armed robberies in that city are a direct result of increased drug trade.
Canada's port police have been phased out. Canadians are now asking whether the municipal police forces are being specially trained and whether the numbers are adequate to carry out the policing at our ports that Canadians deserve.
It is now imperative that the government announce to Canadians and the world that measures will immediately be put in place to establish a high class, high tech port security that has the power to say no to the international drug trade and provide Canadians with the peace of mind they so richly deserve.