Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to Mr. Beaudin and Mr. Peltier for coming this morning to make their presentation. I understand that today is a very important day for you.
I want to ask a question about one of the issues you've raised in your report here. You talked about the incarceration rates. First of all, you say that the crime rate has hit an all time low—a 45-year low—and it's actually down by half since 1991. Then you say that the admissions of white adults to Canadian prisons has declined, but indigenous incarcerations have been going up. You actually used the word “surging”. For me there's a disconnect. It would seem that if the crime rates are going down we're on the right track to something, but you're indicating that the system needs to be changed. Help me understand what I'm missing.