Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for mentioning this. There is no question that when the ports police were being cut, the issue was raised in the House a number of times with the government. We indicated that this was going to be a problem. The government does not have a security strategy in place that is intended to address security. The ports are one of the greatest areas that are at risk, not just for terrorist activity but for drugs and everything else. There is no question it is an issue. It is proof that the government does not have a plan in place.
In the House of Commons on November 5th, 2002. See this statement in context.