Mr. Speaker, my question is for the solicitor general who will be aware that two constituents in British Columbia were recently swindled out of $700,000 in a very clear stock market scam.
The spokesperson for the RCMP in E Division, Peter Montague, wrote to my constituents saying “You have a valid complaint but due to the shortage of resources in the RCMP, we regret we are unable to continue with your investigation”. That was followed up by a letter from Phil Murray, the commissioner of the RCMP, who essentially agrees by saying “The current RCMP's position workload makes it difficult to investigate your complaint further”.
My question is—