Mr. Speaker, Radio-Canada has reported that the illegal trafficking of cigarettes through the Akwesasne reserve is growing. In the first two months of this year alone, RCMP have made 35 seizures at a value of over $1 million. An estimated 20,000 cartons of cigarettes cross the reserve's border illegally every day.
The government's band-aid solutions obviously are not fixing the problem. Why will the Liberal government not drop the smoke and mirrors and seriously crack down on Akwesasne's smuggling operation?