Mr. Speaker, I have gone to many of the different areas of this country that are affected by extortion. What we are lacking right now are results. We are lacking the number of arrests in these cases. What the member keeps mentioning and talking about is sentencing. We currently have a maximum of 25 years in prison for extortion, and we have minimum sentences when extortion is committed with a firearm or through organized crime, so that is not the issue. In the cases where there have been trials, sentences have been of seven years or more. The problem is catching the criminals, and in order to catch the criminals, we need lawful access. We need to give our police forces the tools they need.
Would the member agree, and would the member co-operate with the government in passing lawful access through the House?