We weren't saying we were in favour of C-9; we were referencing specific concerns we've had about the most serious offences. Then we quoted the principles of Professor Paciocco as a good measure.
Our concerns are the most serious offences, particularly serious offences against children and offences involving loss of life—severe violence.
In terms of the pre-sentence reports, what the probation officers do is assess the suitability of someone for community supervision, but they cannot dictate a conditional sentence over probation. Oftentimes, when, for example, jail is being considered, they will say what conditions would be imposed should that person be in the community, and they would look at their background, but the person could have jail plus probation. The judge would still take the information and put it on a probation order, or the judge could take it and put it on a conditional sentence order. But the probation officer doesn't determine which of those options they're looking at—the offender's history, the response to community supervision, all of their background, and which conditions should be imposed should that person be supervised in the community—so they wouldn't determine which sentence it is.