It is extremely difficult in this country to get accurate statistics on the use of restitution. It is also difficult, but not impossible, to get statistics on the harm.
The $83 billion comes from a combination of the crime victims survey multiplied by the estimates of costs. This country does victimization surveys only every five years. Alberta does them regularly, but we don't nationally. Other countries, such as the U.S. and England, do these regularly.
So I don't know whether it should come out of Statistics Canada, but we need surveys. The International Association of Chiefs of Police has said that the only way we'll know whether victims' needs are being met by police is through surveys. And if they say it, then those are strong grounds for doing it.