Thank you, Chair.
Thank you very much for undertaking this. I think there has been a debate in some circles about what the primary role of a state should be. I think that those who have made the case that the state's fundamental responsibility is to ensure the security and safety of citizens have it on the mark. This is a study that would obviously delve into that.
I want to ask you about numbers, though, because evidence has to really be the foundation of what we do here, in terms of public policy, but also this study.
You talked about the increase in the crime rate from 2015 to 2016, the year for which Statistics Canada has the most recent data available. Could you go over that?