Mr. Speaker, the throne speech identified that people smuggling as a great concern to the government. We will not tolerate trafficking in human lives.
The concerns we have when it comes human smuggling is that not only does it endanger the lives of the people who are in the hands of transnational organized crime but it diverts our attention from genuine refugees.
Nine people have been charged and they are presently before the courts. We have the toughest laws and we are looking at making them even tougher to ensure that smugglers know they will not succeed in Canada.