Thank you, Mr. Minister.
On that particular incident I have no specific information, but generally speaking, as this committee would be well aware, in terms of the national security context, terrorism cases across the globe are becoming much more complex and much more frequent. I do want to highlight, though, that within Canada, violent extremism is significantly on the rise. Between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024, the RCMP laid 83 charges against 25 accused persons. Seven of those were young persons, which is concerning around the ideology and the radicalization. When you look at this from a larger perspective, the number of charges, year over year, showed a 488% increase.
The global context is changing significantly. Within the RCMP we continue to evolve our integrated national security teams across the country, particularly located in large urban areas, to actually combat this, but as Mr. Gallivan and Madam Lloyd have indicated, the important partnership is with our Five Eyes partners and that global connection.