CPIC is a Canadian law enforcement program that came on stream in 1972--the Canadian Police Information Centre. Almost 34 years later, it is still the best system in the world. It's a remarkable system. Last year we finished a total overhaul of it, and it came in on budget and on time. I'm very proud of that. It was one of the major projects in the federal government.
In terms of the 5,000 or 6,000 hits that have been talked about in the papers, you're correct, when CPIC checks are done, there is an automatic connection to the registry. The police officer automatically does that.
I don't have the specific number, sir, of when somebody checks the registry directly. Obviously you can see the connection, because it's always good to make that check. If you do a CPIC check, it means you're checking to see if somebody has a criminal record or if there is a warrant for that person, which would automatically give you reason to be very concerned. So there is an automatic link to the registry. If there's a firearm associated with that person, if you're worried about whether there's a warrant for that person, you would want to make that connection.
So it's an automatic connection. The system was built to kick in for that double-check.