Madam Speaker, I thank the Parliamentary Secretary for his comments on this motion.
I think that Parliament has a golden opportunity, today and in the vote to be held next March 22, to say loud and clear that, if we have our way, crime will no longer pay, that we parliamentarians, of all political stripes, say to organized crime: “Enough is enough! You organized criminals are no longer going to have the resources to support your activities. And what you are most fond of, apart obviously from your freedom, your assets, the proceeds of crime, will be sought out and seized and we will cut off your livelihood”.
I think that the adoption of this motion, and eventually the passage of the bill which the government must table before May 31, 2005, will be an extraordinary step in the battle we and society must wage against these organized criminals, against these people, who victimize too many segments of our respective societies.