Mr. Speaker, it is really refreshing to see the NDP actually supporting some initiatives that will make our streets and communities safer.
A number of times in the last little while, we have heard reference to the question of whether there are the adequate resources to implement the bill. I want to remind my colleagues on the other side that on two different occasions, the assistant commissioner indicated that there were, in fact, sufficient resources. I will quote from a meeting on March 5, when he said:
I am confident that we have the necessary resources to conduct an effective witness protection program, even with what Bill C-51 adds.
He also said:
—with the changes this bill brings about, the RCMP is comfortable that we have the resources within our existing resources to run an effective witness protection program.
With those statements clearly on the record, could my colleague explain to Canadians why he thinks, in spite of this evidence, that there are not sufficient resources?