Mr. Craig Grimes at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

November 22nd, 2006 / 5:15 p.m.

Project Manager, Courts Program, Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics

I couldn't tell you whether or not they're.... The data are based upon court convictions. The sequencing of those convictions is a function of the court process, not a function of the dates of the offence. So it is conceivable that an individual would be convicted of an offence that occurred after an offence that was convicted later.

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