Thank you very much.
I imagine that my colleagues on both sides of the table will agree that this is truly a high calibre panel, providing mostly new information, and providing an excellent balance between science and a humane approach.
Mr. Petit, St. Thomas said that virtue lies in moderation. You studied the classics, I believe, and you will no doubt remember that.
First of all, I will address my remarks to Mr. Champagne. You are quite right in reminding us of the Archambault Commission's remark that the principles which must prevail in sentence determination, whistleblowing, rehabilitation and deterrence—to name but a few of the most important—include rehabilitation.
I will take advantage of the fact that you are a chaplain and frequently—if not every day, certainly very frequently—encounter people who have committed crimes. I presume some of those crimes are fairly serious.
How can an individual become rehabilitated? What connection is there between individual rehabilitation and monitoring, or supervision? In fact, the Canadian correctional system does not allow us to leave individuals unmonitored, even when they are on mandatory release.
Why is it important that we have rehabilitation programs? Has your day-to-day experience led you to have confidence in people's ability to change? How can the programs help them achieve that goal?