Mr. Speaker, those people roam around a long time. Bill C-18 was supposed to give customs officers the power to enforce the criminal code at the border. The problem is that the bill applies to less than one-quarter of the crossings and to none of the international airports. This means agents at 115 land crossings and all of our airports cannot detain and arrest criminals.
Does it not make sense to the minister during these times of security to grant the same powers to the officers at customs all across Canada?