Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Ms. O'Sullivan. I read your report. I think it was excellent and a great service to victims.
You talked about 80% of the costs of crime being borne by victims, which is something that far too often gets lost in discussions on criminal justice policy. It's great that you've raised this again.
Strangely enough, while this legislation has broad-based support, there are people who are opposed to this legislation. I don't understand why. There's a group coming to testify later this afternoon, the John Howard Society, and I suspect they are going to suggest that they are not in favour of this legislation. They've opposed every piece of crime legislation that we've put forward in this session of Parliament.
What do you say to organizations that wouldn't support this and don't think that individuals who commit crimes and victimize people should actually play a role in funding the services to help the victims?