Thank you.
Happy 50th anniversary to the John Howard Society. It's great to have you here. I think it's extremely important that we hear from those who are so close to the people who are either found guilty or not guilty with respect to this bill, because of the impact this would have. Having worked in probation and parole for 13 years, I certainly understand the good work you do on the ground and the services you provide. I'm sure I will agree with you that most criminals can be rehabilitated. So I appreciate you being here.
You talked about fairness and effectiveness, and I think this is extremely important. The argument that had been made when previous changes had been made was exactly that: it was about fairness and effectiveness. The fact of the matter, as you mentioned, is that the government would be imposing another charge on what somebody's already had.
I'm just trying to put this together. We have a government that says they're tough on crime, and my view is that we need to rehabilitate people. Maybe you could talk about the statistics of how many people, when they come out, do go on the straight and narrow.
The impact of this bill, to me, is going to be very problematic for people who are trying to make a living and trying to go out there and find a job at the end of the day.