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House Hansard - 276

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 6, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
Mr. Wayne Long (Saint John—Rothesay, Lib.)
  • Feb/6/24 4:13:54 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I had a meeting recently in my riding of Saint John—Rothesay with CBSA officers and I was shocked to learn that in 2011-12, the party opposite cut almost 1,100 jobs. That would be like the mayor of Saint John cutting hundreds of jobs out of the police force and then wondering why crime went up. The Conservatives were also going to cut another 400 jobs if they had been re-elected in 2015. As of 2022-23, we have restored every single job cut by the Conservatives and have added an additional 884, getting more boots on the ground to protect our borders. I am wondering if the member opposite could explain the reason for the cuts and if he understands that those cuts resulted in the situation we have today.
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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
Mr. Wayne Long (Saint John—Rothesay, Lib.)
  • Feb/6/24 5:01:02 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have to point out the unbelievable hypocrisy here. The member opposite talks about lack of resources when it was the Conservatives who cut 1,100 jobs out of the CBSA. They talk about lack of resources, and they were going to cut another 400 more. It has to be mentioned again that Conservatives talk about lack of resources, but they voted against $1.5 billion in funding for the CBSA, which included $1.44 billion for operating and $197 million for capital expenditures. They voted against $2.7 billion for the RCMP. That is like a municipality cutting its budget for the police and then lamenting that crime has gone up. My question for the member opposite is this: How can he explain Conservatives voting against funding for the CBSA and the RCMP?
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