Mr. Speaker, that is the same kind of argument used to withdraw RCMP officers from Montreal ports, and that situation had to be rectified at a very high price.
Last October, the Association des membres de la Police Montée du Québec Inc. confirmed that the closure of RCMP detachments was a step back for the public and a tactical error in the fight against organized crime.
Was the decision to close these detachments not made for the sole purpose of reducing costs at the expense of the fight against organized crime?