Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and through you to the witnesses, thank you for appearing today. My first question will be to Ms. O'Sullivan.
I know in your former life you were a police officer. I wonder if you would agree with me on the following concepts. First, in order for a member of society to appreciate the law, they should have at least a basic understanding of the law and why it is in place the way it is in order for them to be able to properly comply with social order. Second, to extrapolate on that, in order for victims to understand and appreciate the court system, they should, when there's a finding of guilt, understand the system surrounding the offender's life in prison and their part of it—in other words, the parole process and the temporary absence process.
Would you say that both are somewhat synonymous? In other words, the victim needs to appreciate why the system is in place the way it is—and in this case we're dealing with people who have committed a serious crime, such as the murder of a police officer or a prison guard—and the victim, who is serving a full life sentence until they die, needs to be included in the process. Would you say this particular piece of legislation is one more step down that path of including the victim in the process?