Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. NDP colleague for his question.
First of all, I mentioned the cuts that the 2012 budget made to the Canada Border Services Agency, but I appreciate the fact that he also brought up the cuts made to the RCMP.
As I said, I do not understand how the government can think that cutting services is going to improve them. No doubt there will be fewer border officials and RCMP officers to protect our jobs in Canada and to ensure that counterfeit goods do not enter the country.