Mr. Speaker, this party does not need a lesson from the member on standing up for Canadians abroad or maintaining our international reputation.
The Conservative government spent 40 times more on security than the U.S. did at the Pittsburgh G20 summit. Incredibly, the Minister of Public Safety approved a $27.5 million RCMP command centre that could have been bought for $3 million. Instead, it was rented for $1.5 million, incurred another $24 million in operational costs, and then, after just 72 hours, cost another $2 million to tear down.
Would the minister not agree that this high-priced farce is a threat to Canada's economic security?