Mr. Speaker, the solicitor general's neglect and mismanagement of the RCMP is causing it to go bankrupt.
Officers are leaving the force for better paying jobs or are going on stress leave due to the pressure of not having the resources to fight crime. Frontline police are frustrated by laws without teeth that are passed by the Liberal government.
Surrey, B.C., has the largest RCMP detachment. No wonder it is hard to fight crime with at least 10% fewer officers and 20% fewer vehicles. The RCMP knows that the Liberals will not walk the walk when they are not even talking the talk about getting tough on crime.
Despite repeated requests by the city of Surrey, the solicitor general refuses to answer questions about how $36 million per year is spent on RCMP service in Surrey. The city has been forced to threaten the solicitor general with a lawsuit to get the facts and figures. My constituents hold the Liberals responsible and the solicitor general accountable for our local RCMP service.