Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question.
It does not make sense to give our Border Services Agency more responsibilities, and then turn around and cut its funding, but the government cut $143 million in its latest budget. The agency says that it will lose 546 full-time jobs.
How can the government give the agency more responsibility, more training and more to do if it has 546 fewer employees?
We have a huge land mass with many places to cross the border, not to mention that some of our ports are getting bigger. The agency needs more resources, not fewer, to ensure that it can do its job. If the government gives the agency more to do, it has to provide more resources. Keeping our country safe and sound costs money.