Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague from Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot on his remarks. He too, I imagine, is very concerned about the children, given all the battles he has waged over cannabis in his region. A tip of the hat for all the work done. We must continue, never stop. This has become a serious problem in Quebec.
The techniques that organized crime uses in my region to produce cannabis have become very sophisticated. They even grow it on trees. Luckily, a plantation of this kind was found very near where I live, through the use of a helicopter. There was an incredible amount of cannabis. This fight must continue.
That being said, I am very happy that the RCMP detachment in my area has not been closed because it is a regional capital and it would have been pretty counter-productive to do this.
Insofar as the burden of proof is concerned, it is obvious that if you are in organized crime and make some purchases, some acquisitions, you would not be crazy enough to put them in your own name. Doing this, the investigations that we have to do now—because the burden of proof does not exist—cost a fortune because we have to go to the source, to the basis. But if they had to provide proof, things would move along much more quickly. It should not be up to us to pay for the investigations but up to them to provide complete, incontrovertible proof that something was honestly acquired.
I would like to hear my colleague speak to this. What does he think? Does he think that the investigations would be done much more quickly? Does he also think that, if there is no proof that a certain house or boat or car was purchased legally or honestly, it should be seized immediately to ensure that these people will no longer enjoy the proceeds of organized crime?