Mr. Speaker, cellphone theft increased by 71% in downtown Montreal between 2010 and 2011. The same goes for Quebec and Vancouver. In Toronto, there were more than 1,800 cellphone thefts in 2011. It is absurd that in Canada, telephone companies reactivate stolen cellphones, and thereby encourage theft and possession of stolen goods.
In France, Australia and even the United States, they have created a central database to make it impossible to reactivate stolen cellphones.
What is the government waiting for to take action for Canada and Quebec?