Good point. Obviously there's a lot in that. The reality is, is it a concern? Absolutely, yes. I think you just hit it on the head. If you look at demographics across Canada…I was in Iqaluit two weeks ago at a summit with the leaders of Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and we had Alaska Public Safety, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, and Greenland. I mean, even looking across the country there are differences. But overall, is the violent part an issue? Absolutely. Is it a concern? Is the perception of it a concern? Absolutely.
I think as my comments earlier refer to, what we see here is tackling serious crime. And you know what? That's needed. The reality is there are people who should go to jail because that keeps communities safe, and there is the purpose of a jail.
On the other side, Mr. Waller is saying we equally believe that we need to go in on the front side—if we call one the back side and one the front side—and we need to also do some programming in a lot of those things that make a difference and alleviate the call load. Obviously between the two of them they become cost efficient.
I struggle with the fact that it's one or the other. You know, this hard versus soft on crime. I think it's all hard on crime, with tough decisions. What I see here is dealing with one side. I assume that's what we're dealing with today, but equally important at a later date is something in relation to crime prevention. Obviously it's equally important. That's why we see this as one part of the key cog. If it's half of your business or a third of your business and you don't pay some attention to those things that work, then you don't maximize your results.
I hope that answers your question.