Merci, monsieur le président.
Thank you, gentlemen, for being here once again.
I really just have one question or area I really want to explore with you. I have to say that I looked at your recommendation 2(a), and my reaction was that it wasn't necessary. I have to say, like Mr. Ménard, that I'm not in support of reverse onus in these circumstances.
I don't think either one of you are lawyers, but did you have a lawyer or a prosecutor look at this? My sense is that the bill as presently drafted would require reverse onus to be applied to an accused after a third serious conviction; in those circumstances, the reverse onus would apply. They would have to establish not only that they weren't to be found as dangerous offenders, but also that a long-term offender designation or another sentence would be appropriate to deal with the security issue.
So I guess I'm looking for some explanation. We can't look at any cases, because we don't have a reverse onus as the present time.