Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm not going to focus too much on the stimulus because obviously the report is just so dated and there's additional information that is going to be coming soon. We all understand it was a very busy construction season. I know in my riding the projects are almost done, and of course my riding represents more people than the entire island of P.E.I. So when projects are running well in my riding, it's a good thing.
On Bill C-25, the last time Stats Canada reported on the cost of crime--this could be some dated information, it may not be exactly correct--I think it reported that it cost Canadians and the economy about $70 billion a year, and this is some time ago. It's probably considerably more than that. I'm finding it difficult that somehow we can't analyze within the costing of this, how an investment in helping to keep the streets safe and keep people who have committed crimes off the streets, and can't somehow factor that into your analysis. We all know, in communities across the country, the impact of crime. I know you referenced Stats Canada earlier, but the last time it reported it was about $70 billion to the Canadian economy. Is there not a way that we can factor that into your analysis as well?