Thank you. I'll just continue with my answer.
Our position was not that the legal system is inappropriate, but that this law is inappropriate. The courts are entitled to interpret the law, and the Supreme Court of Canada made a decision, in respect of the conditional sentences, that went completely contrary to the undertaking that was given to the Canadian people by the government at the time. Therefore, I was simply bringing forward examples of cases where this had not in fact been followed, and which demonstrates that the assurances made were not being carried out in reality. Obviously, there was a disconnect between the intended application of the law and the actual application of the law.
I've indicated that the most appropriate body will be bringing forward those statistics. I would rather not guess; I'd rather not give this committee the statistics second-hand. But I can tell you that a conditional sentence is only imposed in approximately 5% of all cases. The most frequently imposed sentence in Canadian courts is a probation order, which is approximately 47%. In 2003--