Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses for being here this morning.
I'll start off with Commissioner Carrique. You're awfully close to my home right now. I hear we had over a foot of snow last night. It's nice to see you made it in safely.
Recently, you stated that auto theft is highly profitable with little risk, and in Ontario, you see 68% of those convicted serving a sentence of six months or less. I would like to quote you, sir. You stated, “We need to see stiffer penalties. We absolutely need to have a deterrence for these crimes.”
Could you please state to the committee what impact stiffer penalties would have on your ability to address the auto theft crisis?