Thank you.
I'll be fairly brief. I want to apologize for missing part of the hearing. Mr. Moore and I were in the House, disagreeing on things.
I want to thank you for what I've heard. I'll ask some fairly short questions.
At the risk of agreeing with Mr. Thompson, I have a hard time understanding that the church--the one I belong to anyway, the Catholic church, probably doesn't get out of the foxhole of morality too often into the secular world, unless it's perhaps for gay marriage issues. But I don't think I could say that this is the position of the Catholic church, could I? I think what you're saying--correct me if I'm wrong--is that the churches that are listed are saying that they're for the concepts of restorative justice, that they're for the concepts of forgiveness and rehabilitation. I'm sure that's where they are, but you can correct me if I'm wrong.
Does the Catholic church support Bill C-9? I don't know if they've made a position known on this. I'd like to know, because sometimes--