With regard to the DNA cases in process at the RCMP forensic laboratories and the DNA data bank, for each of the last three years: ( a ) how many urgent and routine DNA cases were received; ( b ) how many urgent and routine DNA cases were processed; ( c ) how many urgent and routine DNA cases were left unprocessed at the end of each year; ( d ) what was the average time to process urgent and routine DNA cases; ( e ) based on the success rate of matching DNA cases to offenders in the DNA Data Bank, for urgent and routine cases what was the average number of repeat offenders that were on the loose and the average time they remained on the loose waiting for DNA cases to be processed; and ( f ) how does the performance of our DNA analysis compare with other countries in areas such as case backlogs, average processing time for urgent and routine DNA cases, differences in definition of urgent and routine, and success rates for matches with repeat offenders in their DNA data banks?
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