Thank you, Madam Chair.
I want to thank all the witnesses for joining us today to tell us more about this crisis. As I have said, unlike some of the colleagues from across the table, I am aware of a huge elephant in the room. For now, I am not looking to figure out who brought it in. What I am trying to do is address this pressing issue.
At this point, we can refer to it as a crisis, since this phenomenon has been around for a decade. However, it has been getting worse for the last few years. I think it's too bad that the government is not taking on a leadership role, that it is not adopting a proactive attitude to try to ease the current crisis.
I had already put the question to some of the witnesses who attended our hearings.
Do you think Canada should opt for a monitoring system and a mandatory—as opposed to voluntary—system of reporting, similar to what is in place in the neighbouring United States and in New Zealand?