Mr. Chair, I have just one question about this bill.
I am sure members will recall that reducing the number of two-for-one credits is a measure that the Bloc Québécois has been calling for since 2006, so we support this bill. Clearly, the rule we wish to see applied is a sentence credit of one day for each day spent in custody. When the judge deems it appropriate, he or she will be able to grant a sentence credit of one and one-half days for each day spent in custody, but I would like to know why we would want it stated in the record. In the past, it was not stated in the record, and when parliamentarians requested data on how widespread the practice was of granting sentence credits—an approach suggested by Madam Justice Arbour in the Supreme Court decision's in Wust—they were not able to obtain that information.
Do you have any statistics on the extent to which sentence credits are used? Could you also explain what it means to have those credits stated in the record?
Since I have just the one question, you will enjoy peace and quiet from me, Mr. Chair, for the rest of the provisions.