I think what I want to say, and emphasize, is that, as Ms. Kennedy has just said, the safety of the victim is always paramount. They should not routinely be left in the home. I'm certainly not saying that. I'm not saying that at all. In fact, in part of my submission I said that there are cases when families will want the perpetrator removed from the home. That's fine. The people in a position to determine that are not us and are not this committee. They are the people who are dealing with the cases up front: the judge--not the police, not the crown prosecutor--and those who are involved with the family. This legislation has no room there. That's what I'm saying.
On February 7th, 2011. See this statement in context.