Mr. Speaker, reducing border crossing hours sends a pretty bad message to everyone but smugglers. It sends the message that the border could be even less secure than it is today.
The message Ottawa should be sending is that it will deploy resources to support the officers and the RCMP. Hunting down human smugglers along the world's longest land border is a game of cat and mouse, and when the cat is away, the mice will play.
When it has gotten to the point that Quebec is sending the Sûreté du Québec to deal with the border in the federal government's stead, is that really a good time to cut back services at border crossings?