Mr. Chair, first off, thank you to all the witnesses for attending.
Thank you for attending this meeting.
My question is for Barry MacKnight. My greetings from Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, Mr. MacKnight.
A recent Statistics Canada survey reported increases in rates of child pornography of 36%; firearm offences, 11%; drug offences, 10%; criminal harassment, 5%; sexual assault, 5%. Now this is, of course, criminal activity that our government has specifically targeted in the past and in current legislation, including the measures proposed in Bill C-10.
I'd like to canvass your thoughts. What's the perception of this by your police force? What specific provisions do you support in this bill? Is this going to be beneficial for the prevention of crime?