There's absolutely no doubt in my mind about that. We see youth carrying machetes on our public streets. We see youth carrying knives. We see knives in the schools. You know, crime has come down in the last 15 years or so, overall across Canada. Property crime has come down, and the numbers of violent crime have come down. But the amount of violence used in the crime that is still left is much more severe than it ever was, much more severe.
On March 30th, 2010. See this statement in context.