Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being here today and sharing your expertise with us.
One of the things I'd like to explore is public confidence in the criminal justice system. A number of the panellists have made comments on that today. As members of Parliament, we have to represent everyone. I understand there are people here today who represent victims of crime, and I'm grateful for what you do. There are people here from the Criminal Lawyers' Association who represent their clients, and I appreciate their perspective. And there are people here who represent those who treat child sex offenders, and I appreciate their perspective as well.
Ms. McDonald, you mentioned that most Canadians express outrage about these offences and the fact that little has been done to address them. Can you comment on the importance of the general public having confidence that child sexual predators serve an appropriate amount of time in jail for these offences?