Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I find your testimony somewhat disappointing, and I hope we will be able to clarify things, Mr. Chairman. I must tell you, with all due respect, that hearing there are thieves and drug dealers in Canada is not all that helpful.
With the support of all parties, the Bloc Québécois tabled a motion to find out what legislative tools you require. I expect a greater level of detail than what you provided. Your reports are public, and I have been reading them for years.
I was in Parliament in 1995 when the motorcycle gang wars began. It started in my riding, with the killing of Daniel Desrochers. I remember very well the discussions I had with the senior officials at the time, they thought that we were going to destroy organized crime with the provisions on conspiracies. At the time, there was a war between the Rockers and the Hells Angels. The police understood that we needed new legislative provisions. I was involved, and my constituents actually went door to door and the result was the establishment of a new offence—gangsterism.
Do you think sections 467.11, 467.12 and 467.13 have produced any results? It would be useful for the committee to know that.
I would now like to talk about street gangs. When I started to take an interest in organized crime—from the outside, needless to say—there was no talk of street gangs. I actually have the impression that we are now seeing the second generation of street gangs.
Are street gangs becoming more professional? Are they less ethnic-based and more part of a network with the important figures in organized crime? Please be a little more specific about street gangs and the legislation you require. Do not tell me that thieves are selling drugs. That I know.