Thank you, Minister, for being before us today.
You may recall that in 2005 I had the pleasure of hosting you in Barrie, where we discussed conditional sentences. At the time our police chief, Wayne Frechette, who remains our police chief, expressed his frustration with the process, the revolving door. I hear that again and again from residents and from police officers. I certainly see this as a good sign to combat that concern with our justice system.
There are two things I wanted to explore with you, Minister. One is, are there any international examples you can share with us where the increase of custodial dispositions helps with deterrence? I think the general impression is that it does, but if there have been other examples in different communities I think they would help those who are uncertain with this legislation to see the real benefits of it.