Mr. Speaker, it does not matter who we ask. If we ask an open-ended question, saying, “do you need more funding?”, it will always be yes. We can always use more funding, it does not matter who we ask.
If I asked my son if he needed more money to go to university, the first answer would be “Yes, I need more money to go university, Dad”, whether he needs it or not.
Let me talk about what Todd G. Shean, the assistant commissioner, federal and international operations of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, had to say:
—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.
The witnesses who came forward in committee were very clear. They liked this legislation and felt they could work within the confines of it.