Minister, I've read the report from the justice department calculating the cost of crime to this country as $70 billion. It's my recollection, and maybe you can help me, that's only the hard cost with respect to insurance costs and property losses. That doesn't include emotional toil on individuals.
Evidence of meeting #56 for Public Safety and National Security in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was costs.
A recording is available from Parliament.