Mr. Speaker, my colleague would like to see the solicitor general decide when the RCMP needs to carry out an investigation, and when it does not. I am sorry, but that is not the role of the solicitor general.
As for the funding to which my colleague refers, I would like to quote someone whom I will identify in a few seconds “We have continued to fulfill the mandates entrusted to us. We may have sometimes been a bit on the slow side, but no investigation has ever been stopped for lack of funds”.
These are the words of Pierre Lange, Deputy Commissioner for Quebec region, whom I congratulate on his excellent work to date.