Mr. Speaker, it is before the courts because the Conservatives put it there. They had a choice. That is where they sent it.
To police officers, trust is everything. Their word is their bond. The government broke that trust. It broke its promises and kicked police morale in the stomach.
How can we recruit new officers to the RCMP when we have a Prime Minister who says that they should not be paid as much, or even have the same democratic rights as every other police force? How can we ask police officers to keep our streets safe, to risk their lives to stand behind our communities when the government will not stand behind them?