Mr. Speaker, in regard to the smuggling aspect of tobacco, the House should hear the seriousness of that situation.
The last case I worked on when I was in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police involved an agent who was paid to get inside the organization that was smuggling tobacco. That agent ended up murdered on the side of the road after charges were laid against the crooks who were bringing the tobacco across the border.
If anybody in the House or anybody watching thinks that tobacco smuggling is not a serious issue with serious consequences for this country then I have news for them. It is organized crime. Has the member considered the fact that smuggling is a much bigger issue than just the fact that someone is making a few dollars from it?