Thank you very much. Mr. Chair.
In answer to the member's question, I was very pleased to see that the Prime Minister announced very recently, in Vancouver, an extension of the youth anti-gang initiative and the money being put forward in that respect. At the same time, I was able to be in Saskatchewan to announce a number of significant community-based projects, where there are individuals who are working with young people to keep them out of gangs.
It's quite interesting that we have made a record number of commitments in terms of funding for our national crime prevention program. The amount of expenditures in respect of these programs that are focused on keeping young people out of gangs and out of a criminal lifestyle amounted to a commitment of $40 million in the past fiscal year. As I said, this is a record amount of money being spent on this type of initiative.
I'm very pleased to see that type of initiative continue, and I'm pleased to see that the Prime Minister announced the extension of the program in Vancouver. I trust that members will support the budget that brings in this type of funding to help youth reject a life of crime.