Mr. Speaker, this bill is a sad reminder that police forces are needed to combat terrorists.
How can the government claim that it wants to combat terrorism with legislation when the budgets of counter-terrorism organizations are being slashed? There was a subsidy to help municipal police combat street gangs and stop recruiters from getting young people involved in terrorist organizations. That subsidy has disappeared.
How can we fight terrorism when the only tools we have are laws that take away our rights and the tools police need to fight terrorism?