Public Safety committee  I would like to be able to provide you with accurate statistics on precisely that. Unfortunately, at this point in time we do not have national data. There are some substantial challenges with the way in which these data are both collected and stored in Canada. I cannot provide you with specific information at this time.

Public Safety committee  We have been working with multiple partners, including the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, Public Safety and a number of our other key stakeholders, to develop some feasibility studies, for example, on collecting the source of a firearm following the incident of a criminal event.

Public Safety committee  Yes, that was an excellent comment from my colleague. We have been working on the definitions of both what would constitute a shooting and what would constitute a crime gun. We are making tremendous progress, and we're hoping to start rolling that out very shortly across this country.

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, honourable chair and members of the committee. I'd like to first thank you for the opportunity to present our most recent statistics on firearm-related violent crime. It's always a privilege as a public servant to be able to attend these sessions. The information I will be providing to you today is based on two surveys within Statistics Canada: the uniform crime reporting survey, which collects information on all crimes reported to police; and the homicide survey, which collects more detailed information specifically related to infanticide, manslaughter, and first- and second-degree murder.

Health committee  Thank you very much for the question. Actually, unfortunately, I am not aware of any of that. I think it is a gap in our information at this point in time.

Health committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the opportunity for public servants to appear before such a committee. At Statistics Canada, we have been tracking the direct and indirect consequences of this pandemic on Canadians. One thing we've observed in the recent period is an unprecedented reduction in the self-reported mental health of Canadians, but this reduction is not felt evenly across the country.