I'm thinking now particularly of a court in Scarborough that has, perhaps oddly enough, one of the highest incidences of gun crimes and has the justices of the peace dealing with them.
You will see that the inevitable position of the Crown is that whether or not there are other outstanding charges, if there's a gun involved, whether it's a Crown onus or not, they will be asking for a detention order. They will require persuasion. That mindset is probably reflected in the way justices of the peace look at it when they see gun cases come up. The net result, in my experience and certainly that of my colleagues, is that if there are releases on bail, they are on much more rigorous terms. They are much less likely to get released. They will require not merely a surety but a whole program in place to ensure there will not be another offence, especially involving guns.
Monsieur Ménard, I hope that has answered your question. It's difficult to try to get statistics out of the day-to-day workings of court. We operate completely anecdotally as a reality. You hear stories; you know from those stories...and I don't mean they're fabrications.