Madam Speaker, there is a fairly simple mathematical reality to crime statistics. The statistics we read always skew low because they reflect crimes that are reported. That is what happened with sexual crimes at one point. When people started talking about sex crimes and awareness grew, the number of crimes reported went up because victims knew they would be listened to.
How many people have been in situations that went unreported, situations involving social coercion? We do not know. However, one thing we do know is that the statistics for religious hate crimes are alarming. All Quebeckers and Canadians must be made aware of this situation.