That's a very good question, and I'll ask the officials in a moment to respond to that, Mr. LeBlanc.
You raise an important issue. In my discussions with victims and those who brief me, they tell me the individual would be very unlikely to make parole or take advantage of the faint hope clause. What happens is that the families are put through the wringer again. They suffer again and again. Even if it is unlikely that they are going to be successful in their faint hope application, they tell me unanimously that this victimizes them again and again.
My heart goes out to those individuals. I understand what they are saying. Some of these individuals have no hope of taking advantage of this particular provision in the Criminal Code and it does nothing except further the suffering of victims' families and their loved ones.
I'll ask the departmental officials if they have any other comments.