I respect that and I understand that's not a factor in any of the programs. I'm simply pointing out that from a member of Parliament's perspective, we have to weigh all of those factors if we're trying to come up with a decision, and I have no evidence that public safety has been increased. And even if it is a relatively small amount of dollars in terms of the big picture--we could say, well, it's not much so let's just forget it--I'd say those small amounts add up to big amounts when you add them all up, and I've been given no evidence today to suggest that we should continue it, from a political perspective.
On May 30th, 2006. See this statement in context.