2. Notes the continuous increase in permanent posts from 29 in 2007 to 33 in 2008 (2006: 24 posts) allocated to the EDPS; welcomes the fact that all those posts are filled, and notes the controlled growth and restricted expansion in both tasks and staff, ensuring that new staff are adequately integrated and trained; notes, however, that the expenditure under article "Other staff" demonstrates the implementation rate below the average (51,98 %);

We now move on to Group No. 10, Motion No. 65. [English] Hon. Fred Mifflin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Lib) moved: Motion No. 65 That Bill C-26 be amended by adding after line 43, on page 25, the following new Clause: ``39.12 (1) In addition to the procedures set out in the Criminal Code for commencing a proceeding, proceedings in respect of any offence prescribed by the regulations may be commenced by an enforcement officer (a) completing a ticket that consists of a summons portion and an information portion; (b) delivering the summons portion to the accused or mailing it to the accused at the accused's latest known address; and (c) filing the information portion with a court of competent jurisdiction before the summons po ...[+++]rtion has been delivered or mailed or as soon as is practicable afterward (2) The summons and information portions of the ticket must (a) set out a description of the offence and the time and place of its alleged commission; (b) include a statement, signed by the enforcement officer who completes the ticket, that the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the accused committed the offence; (c) set out the amount of the fine prescribed by the regulations for the offence and the manner in which and period within which it may be paid; (d) include a statement that if the accused pays the fine within the period set out in the ticket, a conviction will be entered and recorded against the accused; and (e) include a statement that if the accused wishes to plead not guilty or for any other reason fails to pay the fine within the period set out in the ticket, the accused must appear in the court on the day and at the time set out in the ticket (3) Where a thing is seized under this Act and proceedings relating to it are commenced by way of the ticketing procedure, the enforcement officer who completes the ticket shall give written notice to the accused that, if the accused pays the fine prescribed by the regulations within the period s ...

I understand about bringing in more officers and the training. However, simply take 139 trained officers from the big offices across Canada and put them into these smaller, work-alone posts.