Well, in fact, let's take a look at some of the steps we have taken in policing. In terms of the RCMP, for example, we've had the highest amount of recruitment in decades, and the highest number of police officers on the street in Canada today, than ever before.... I don't have the statistics right in front of me, but those are statistics I've mentioned on other occasions, on the number of police officers that are now on the streets.
Mr. Chair, it's not simply an issue of the number of police officers on the street. It's also ensuring that the laws are responsive to the law enforcement efforts of these police officers. It doesn't matter how many police officers you have on the streets if the next day the laws simply release these individuals who are arrested.