Thank you, Monsieur Guimond. You're very generous with those areas that you think I should take over. You started with the public safety minister, even the finance minister, and all those....
Again, this is very targeted. It's very specific. It makes sense. I think you will find that people within your constituency and those who you speak with will be very supportive of the measures we are taking here.
One of the things we've done is to make the whole system more user-friendly for victims of crime in terms of the impact it has, requiring the crown to have a look at the requests and making sure these are available.
With respect to the accelerated parole provisions, again, we're moving on those. My other colleagues are having a look at this.
In and of itself, I think, this a positive move. I know that if you're in the opposition, you're always saying that there's some other bill we could be doing. But this is specifically targeted at those individuals who commit white collar crime. I think these are all very reasonable provisions. I'm hoping that the Bloc will have a look at this and say, “Okay, let's do it.”
I have another bill, as you know, to get rid of conditional sentencing. I don't think people who get convicted of fraud should have the ability to go home on house arrest afterwards.
Yes, I want you to pass this bill, but I can also make the pitch that I'd like to see you pass Bill C-42, which gets rid of house arrest for people who commit fraud.
In one sense, I agree with you. Is this the whole show? Is this the whole package? No. It is not the whole package. The bill on getting rid of accelerated parole is an important component of what we have to do, as is getting rid of house arrest for those fraudsters; I have a real problem with that. I know you've heard me before on this, but the idea that you can be convicted of fraud and then get sent home afterwards, or have the ability to get sent home, I have a problem with.
Anyway, that's another bill for another time.
Thank you for your question.