Mr. Speaker, the reality is that the union also identified the 1,100 jobs that were eliminated from CBSA by Stephen Harper and many of the member's colleagues who sit with him here today. The jobs included the sniffer dogs and the people doing intelligence research. They were the frontline workers, men and women who also had to go on strike to get proper protection in the workplace. Therefore, the suggestion that the Conservatives had nothing to do with that and did not take away frontline officers is erroneous. That Conservatives are insisting on attacking the union is outrageous, because the men and women on our front line, protecting our border, deserve the proper supports and protection. They have press releases, press conferences and numerous interventions in the House on this. For the Conservatives to continue to run this line of attack on the union is rather unfortunate.
In the House of Commons on December 11th, 2024. See this statement in context.