Mr. Speaker, yes, of course, we can work on the Criminal Code. However, a large part of the issue falls within the jurisdiction of the provinces. In Quebec, we need to invest in prevention efforts, but we have no money.
We run deficits year after year. Where does the money go? I am not the minister of finance or even the finance critic, but we need to revisit how we do things. The federal government must take responsibility. It cannot just take the money and run when it is hardly even involved in managing things that affect people's everyday lives. What people in Quebec and across Canada care about in their daily lives is health, education, roads and justice. Money needs to be invested in those things.
Sooner or later, the federal government will have to sit down with the Government of Quebec and the governments of the other provinces to find ways to provide funding for efforts to fight the heinous crimes being carried out in our communities.