Good afternoon.
You are a regular at this committee. You are obviously one of the government's favourite references. That affection is not limited to the government, since all committee members welcome your appearance. That said, I must admit that I am having a hard time understanding how your testimony today is of any help to us in understanding this bill. It seems to me that if we refer only to the statistics that you have quoted, if we interpret them in their strictest sense, it would mean that the government should draft a bill that would not deny bail for offences committed with a firearm but rather, for offences committed with knives or bladed weapons.