Thank you, Mr. Paul-Hus. I'm very glad to have your question.
With respect to the statistics, the numbers are really quite startling. As you look at the trend for almost all types of crime over the long term, the numbers have been steadily improving for Canada. The rates of crime generally have been going down.
Something changed around 2013, because between 2013 and 2016, which is the last year for which we have full statistics—we'll get the statistics for 2017 later on this year—the numbers with respect to gun violence took a turn in the opposite direction. They began to increase, contrary to the general trend for most other types of offences, which have continued to go down. But overall, the incidence of gun violence went up by about 30% between 2013 and 2016. I mentioned specific offences in my remarks, which show that trend upward.