Mr. Speaker, their law and order agenda is “talk, talk and talk some more, and pass the bill on to the provinces.”
By abolishing the police officer recruitment fund, the Conservatives are telling Quebec to go it alone in its fight against street gangs and the drug trade. Even proven crime-fighting measures administered by the provinces are not being spared from austerity measures.
Why has the minister turned his back on the provinces rather than tried to find solutions for long-term funding for police officer recruitment?