Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for her question.
I remember the time period she is referring to. The Liberal government came to power after the Conservatives left a $42 billion deficit, and we introduced several measures to address that issue. Unfortunately, the NDP did not support any of those measures.
Many of the measures were implemented and worked well. For example, they improved Canada's economy and lowered interest rates.
To respond to her specific question, I do not remember people telling me or other members that it was a serious problem. Perhaps there were international reports, such as the one my colleague mentioned, but they did not deal with the type of problem we have now.
The fact is that counterfeit products were worth $7.6 million in 2005, and that rose to $38 million in 2012. I imagine that they are worth more like $45 million or $55 million today. That increase is what we should be focusing on.