Well, from a victim's point of view, I was actually quite surprised, I guess as was everybody else. I was shocked. The first thing that entered my mind was, my God, here we go again, a Clifford Olson thing. I feel very hurt inside because I think sometimes we as the community, we as citizens of Canada, have to draw a line between emotionalism and reality. And sometimes I think we have to take the bull by the horn and just simply do the right thing.
Clifford Olson did bring this to the forefront, yes, but there are many people in prison, including the 400. I could name names--Alain Gingras.... I could go on and on, and these crimes are horrendous.
Yes, Clifford Olson murdered 11 children, but there are people incarcerated who are either at the pensionable age or are going to be at the pensionable age. One I can say right off the top of my head is Russell Williams, who's in the news right now. What's going to happen to him in 25 years if we don't get this legislation passed? I can name names, but it really pits victims against offenders, which is not meant to be in any way, shape, or form. We have to use common sense when it comes to these situations, and I think it should be passed.