Mr. Speaker, my father spent most of his career working for customs and excise. One of the things that he always related to me was the need for capacity. He did not call it that in those days, but he meant that human resources were needed to do the job. He used to negotiate GATT in Belgium. He was proud of the fact that we would negotiate realistic terms that were in line with other countries. When things were being negotiated at that time, things like the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, everything needed to be synchronized and in line. We need to do that here in Canada with the provinces. We can pass these powers to Attorneys General across the country, but if we do not have the mechanism for enforcement, then we have only done half the job.
The government has not done its homework or consulted. Sadly and specifically, most provinces are against the direction the government is going. It brings in crime bills but does not follow up with the capacity. That is the problem with the Conservative government, and that is the problem with the way it does business.