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With respect to the cost of the bill, we based ourselves on Juristat statistics. They allowed us to arrive at an approximate number of suicide victims. It's important to realize that the parents and spouses of suicide victims represent the group most affected by the bill. According to Statistics Canada, there are approximately 3,500 suicides every year.
After that, there are the cases involving children who have gone missing or who suffered serious physical injury. According to National Missing Children Services, in 2009, there were 86 cases of children reported missing for long periods of time—in other words, cases that would be covered by the bill. All in all, the numbers are fairly low. However, the Library of Parliament--