Could you be more specific about the current regime? A person may be declared a dangerous offender—and we understand the difference between a “long-term offender” and a “dangerous offender”—after committing a serious offence if a person is at risk for re-offending and does not have the adequate qualities in terms of self-control. Can you tell us something about the reasons why you are introducing this bill?
Do the Crown prosecutors not use these provisions? The statistics the researcher sent us mentioned 384 dangerous offenders, 333 of which were imprisoned. What is the problem you are trying to correct? None of the opposition parties is questioning the need for such provisions in the Criminal Code. I'm trying to understand. Is it because the burden of proof is too onerous? Is it because the prosecutor finds this too demanding administratively speaking, before the courts?