Thank you, Chair.
I'd like to address my question to Chief McFee. Chief, critics often say that crime rates are in decline. Of course, they cherry-pick the data that feeds their ideological hunger, yet they seem to fail to recognize that there remains a significant concern about crime, violent crime particularly, in this country. Particularly, I'd note that a recent Statistics Canada survey reported increases—yes, increases—in crimes. Crime rates increased 36% for child pornography, 11% for firearms offences, 10% for drug offences, 5% for criminal harassment, and 5% for sexual assaults. These are all criminal activities our government has specifically targeted both in the past and in this current legislation, including of course the measures in Bill C-10. Also there was a recent Nanos poll where the highest—yes, the highest—percentage of respondents chose cracking down on gun, gang, and drug crime as being the government priority most important to them.
Chief McFee, if there does remain a significant concern about violent crime in Canada, does your organization support Bill C-10? If yes, I'd like you to expand on what measures contained in the bill you personally support and why.