Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, I know that one of the things that we consistently try to work on is keeping citizens safe. It's a priority for our government. We brought forward a number of pieces of legislation in this Parliament, the Safe Streets and Communities Act being one of them. I think this is another important piece of legislation when we think about community safety. Maybe you could explain for us why this bill is so important and what it will do to help protect Canadians.