Well again, there are implications, of course, at the provincial level. I can tell you that I was recently in Fredericton co-chairing, with the Attorney General of New Brunswick, a federal-provincial-territorial meeting of ministers of justice. It was interesting for me to hear that the Attorney General of New Brunswick would be in town Monday. He and I heard from our provincial colleagues about a number of areas of concern. And I can tell you that the mood at those meetings I had in Fredericton was very good in terms of what we are trying to do as a government.
I have to say it again. They were particularly pleased that we were moving to get rid of the double credit for time served. In terms of provincial resources—I was talking to Monsieur Ménard about provincial resources—they told me that a lot of their resources, their expenditures, are used for detaining individuals who don't want to be sentenced, because they can reduce their sentences because of double or triple credit for time served. I had a lot of sympathy for them. I understood when they were talking to me that the provincial courts are clogged up, their remand centres are clogged up, and their facilities are clogged up with people who want the double- or triple-credit bonus. I shouldn't say double credit. In some cases, you get three-for-one credit.
I told them that I had complete empathy for what they were trying to say. I understood what they were trying to say, and I told them I would continue to do my very best to get that bill and other bills through that are of concern to them. I was pleased to do that, because we're in this together, of course. The Criminal Code is administered by our provincial colleagues through their crown attorneys and police and so on.
Yes, we're doing our part. And I was very pleased with the mood and the cooperative atmosphere I found in Fredericton at that meeting.