Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Ladies and gentlemen, the number of hate crimes has increased at an alarming rate since 2015. Violent crimes, generally speaking, have risen by 50%, sexual assault by more than 74%, murders by 28%, firearm-related violent crimes by 116% and the number of homicides linked to street gangs by 80%.
What's your assessment of the current Criminal Code provisions? Aren't the public policies that the government has in place somewhat lenient given all the figures I just cited?