People express concerns. We hear them all the time. Are you suggesting that those concerns aren't real? I'm thinking that maybe you don't believe them. Per a National Post article, you said, shortly after you were appointed to your current position, “‘I think that empirically it's unlikely’ that Canada is becoming less safe”. I think there's a sense, coming out of the pandemic, that people's safety is more in jeopardy. It's in their heads. Empirical evidence suggests otherwise.
I'm looking at a recent study from the Fraser Institute about our worsening public safety record compared to that of the United States. Since 2014, the rate of violent crime in Canada has surpassed that of the United States by 14%, and property crime here is exceeding the U.S. by 27%. Can you acknowledge that the subjective feelings Canadians have about our worsening public safety situation are not just in their heads but are backed up by empirical evidence?