Yes. Maybe all that evidence could be tabled in the House. Perhaps that will form part of the RCMP inquiry.
The other aspect is that we have to have some grounds in this country to do that. We have a system of fairness and natural justice. We cannot lock a person up forever and throw away the key because he or she has committed some crimes, no matter how bad those crimes are. As I have said before, the Deputy Prime Minister has said that she is prepared to look at sentencing and parole if we could find the time at the committee to do that.
I would like to correct some “facts” that have come out recently that are not facts. It has been suggested that the government is not supporting the police. As the RCMP commissioner himself has highlighted, resources to the RCMP have gone from $2 billion a year to $3 billion in about five or six years.
On the gun registry, the members opposite know full well it has not cost close to $2 billion. Has it cost too much? Yes, but it is not even close to $2 billion and they know that. In fact, police officers are making about 2,000 inquiries a day on the gun registry and it is having an impact on homicides and suicides in this country. It is having a significant impact. In fact, the worst problem with guns is the long guns in terms of homicides and suicides. The members opposite know that as well.
The member has talked about gangs. This government introduced the anti-gang legislation and in fact it has resulted in the lock-up, prosecution and conviction of a whole range of criminals in the province of Quebec and across the country. In Toronto, the anti-gang legislation was used to arrest a whole number of gangs. The anti-gang legislation is working.
The government does have a sex offender registry and the member knows that full well. It was implemented with the cooperation of the provinces and territories in December.