I find it remarkable that all of a sudden there is interest in some of this money going to victims, when the issue is to get this bill passed so the victims aren't further victimized.
I have a quote here from Sharon Rosenfeldt, president of Victims of Violence and mother of an Olson victim. She said,
It’s great to see that this government is putting victims and taxpayers first ahead of criminals. The suspension of OAS benefit payments to inmates does just that.
David Toner, the president of Families Against Crime and Trauma, said:
We are thrilled that the prime minister and the minister have taken leadership and are putting victims ahead of the entitlements of prisoners. I commend the government for introducing this legislation.
And there's a quote by the Vancouver police chief.
It's just a fundamental kind of thing. Victims have a hard time seeing prisoners get savings accounts, while they have been victimized. It just adds to their injury. That seems to be a common sentiment of the public. If anything, they're urging for this bill to go forward quickly to remedy that injustice.
This bill addresses that, but as you indicated earlier, it makes sure that the spouses or partners of those imprisoned are not hard done by this. Is that correct?