I can't say that, and that was my opening comment. I have, in the brief time since I was asked to come before this committee, done as much consultation as I can. I have consulted with, for example, not only the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime, which I know this committee is very familiar with, but also the Canadian Police Association and Mr. Charles Momy. I have spoken individually with people like Priscilla de Villiers and Sharon Rosenfeldt—again, with whose permission I use their names. I have also spoken to FACT, which is Families Against Crime and Trauma, in B.C. I've also spoken to Mr. Joe Wamback.
So I've taken every opportunity I can to speak to that, but as I said in my opening comments, I can't say that this consultation represents all victims in Canada. I cannot say that. I have taken every reasonable effort to come before this committee with as much consultation and dialogue as I can to represent that voice for victims. And again, those balanced comments I recognized, and I'm sure Mr. Sapers will speak to those other issues, as have many of your other witnesses.
I come to you with the comments of people who have been very involved in the national scene. They talk very much talk about being worried about the confidence in the criminal justice system when people who are given life sentences aren't serving them, when we are dealing with first-degree murder and we are dealing with people who have been handed those life sentences.
I know this committee is looking at other options, or the option on the table of retrospective versus retroactive issues. So that's what I come before you with.