Thank you, Madam Chair.
Welcome back, everyone.
Maybe you can help me understand this. The report that came out said that Canada's violence is at the highest point since 2007 and the homicide rate is the highest it has been in 30 years. I guess my point is this. Help me understand why, as the status of women committee, we would lower that when we're trying to protect women. If our job here is to ensure the safety of every single woman and child—because, let's be honest, the majority of these crimes happen to women—why are we considering giving criminals that benefit and not the victims?