Mr. Speaker, congratulations on your new position.
I listened carefully to my colleague's speech, in which he emphasized the importance of public safety and border security. The throne speech makes no mention of the promised hiring of 1,000 additional border officers to ensure border security. I would remind my colleague that the real number of officers needed is closer to 3,000, as documented. However, there is not a word about hiring more border officers.
Can my colleague explain this backpedalling on the part of his government, which advocates border security but refuses to actually hire the personnel needed to ensure proper security?