Sorry. As usual, I'm talking quite fast.
Very quickly to I will wrap up, and I will endeavour to speak more slowly throughout.
The final pillar is very important to me.
To invest in violence prevention and improve public safety over the long term, we need to invest in affordable housing and health care, including in addiction and mental health care services.
We also need to be taking the long view in terms of how policy supports people by building healthier people, which translates into safer communities, including programs specifically targeting at-risk youth. My own view is that over and above these very specific measures, we also need to recognize the value of investing in public infrastructure—whether that's recreational infrastructure, public transit, cultural infrastructure—to help build communities where people can become healthy and full participants in society.
Madam Chair, I will leave my comments there. I expect there are many questions committee members have, and I'm happy to yield whatever time remains to the floor.
