As for you, Mr. Chairman, you are not authoritarian.
Mr. Landreville, I was in the process of paying tribute to your learnedness. What really pleased me was the link that you very clearly identified. You compared American society, which has relied on incarceration and has crime rates that have not declined as a result, and Canada. You did not provide statistics per 100,000 inhabitants for Canada, but we have heard that it ranges from 115 to 123.
I would like you to explain yourself very clearly. If I understand correctly, you are inviting us to reject Bill C-2. Based on my understanding, you say that it is not effective in terms of its objectives. I would like you to tell us more clearly why it is not effective and what legislative measures you would like to see adopted so that we can meet those objectives, in other words, making communities safer, while keeping in mind that the violent crime rate is not on the rise.