Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the presentation by the hon. member. I would like to ask him one question and get his opinion.
It seems that in the past few years there have been many heinous crimes committed against animals. I am thinking in particular of the growing interest in cockfights. I also understand that now there are scheduled arena events between pit bulls. There are puppy mills. All of that is not to mention the individual convictions that have taken place over a number of years.
Does the member strongly believe that what it is going to take to shut down certain operations of that nature is more severe penalties?