I thank the witnesses for testifying and sharing their insight.
Mrs. Latimer, everyone around the table knows that your organization is unwavering in its opposition to the government's justice agenda, and of course this agenda is one that seeks to hold criminals accountable and ensure the safety and security of victims and law-abiding Canadians. Of course, we understand that your organization's role is to stand up for criminals, but I find your position distressing in that it takes in no element of protection whatsoever for the victims.
Professor Waller brought up the fact that the cost to victims was $83 billion. I guess the cost of crime in 2008 was $99.6 billion; let's call it $100 billion, for the sake of argument. The cost of crime borne by the victims is $83 billion. That's rather staggering. Let's put that in perspective: that's four times the $21-billion carbon tax proposed by the NDP. It's staggering, so my question is, does your organization—