Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The government moves to amend by adding after line 31 on page 5 in the previous amendment, which we just did, the transitional provisions as listed on the pages in front of you under our government amendment number 7.
This clause clarifies that Bill C-479 will affect the following classes of federal offenders: offenders currently serving the carceral portion of their sentence who receive a sentence for a new offence following the coming into force of Bill C-479; offenders on parole or statutory release who receive an additional sentence following the coming into force of Bill C-479; and offenders currently serving a sentence after the first scheduled parole or detention review following the coming into force of this particular bill.
The reason for this amendment is that currently, as the bill was drafted, it would only apply to offenders who had not yet been sentenced at the time the law was changed, and in fact we wouldn't see the fruits of this particular bill until many years into the future.