Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Solicitor General of Canada and pertains to the integrated proceeds of crime initiative.
My riding of Kitchener Centre has been plagued by the prevalence of marijuana home grow operations which are linked to organized crime.
Budget 2003 provides $46.6 million over the next two years to continue the integrated proceeds of crime initiative. Could the Solicitor General tell the House how this funding will help combat organized crime and how this funding will assist Waterloo Regional Police and the RCMP in fighting organized crime in Kitchener?