Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for that important question.
Clearly, there will be economic consequences if we refuse to allow counterfeit products into the country, and it is difficult to measure the scope of the problem. However, the federal government was wrong not to properly assess the impact that counterfeit products have on the Canadian market.
It is a good idea to try and block counterfeit products because that is how we will defend Canadian jobs and protect our economy.
The fact remains that billions of dollars' worth of counterfeit products are likely entering our country every year, and we do not know the true extent of this problem.