Mr. Chairman, I believe that when you talk about this committee a few years down the road, you will have very fond memories of the members working harmoniously together. It will certainly go down as one of your personal accomplishments as chair of the committee.
Mr. Chairman, my one wish would be for the committee to adopt this amendment, since it was discussed at the federal-provincial ministers conference. This amendment proposes an end to the practice of deducting double the amount of time spent in custody from the sentence to be ultimately served. I know that the provinces were in agreement on this. I know that even the Conservatives conducted surveys to gauge the public's support for this initiative.
Of course, I will not challenge your ruling, Mr. Chairman, but I ever you sense unanimous support for this measure among committee members, I think our friendship would be further solidified.