Mr. Speaker, the member talks about safer communities and our desire for them. I wonder if she has looked at a relatively recent Stats Canada study that says the following: “The higher the proportion of recent immigrants in a neighbourhood, the lower the rates of drug offences, all types of violent crime, mischief and other thefts.” It concludes by saying that neighbourhoods with larger immigrant populations generally have lower violent crime rates.
With that in mind, does the hon. member supports greater immigration to Canada?