I just think it's worth noting, and anyone watching should note, that the Minister of Justice was in fact before this committee on this bill, and Mr. Lee had an opportunity to ask him any questions he wished.
Further, the information provided by Statistics Canada earlier today noted on page 13 that there was a significant increase in custodial sentences for people convicted of child sexual offences following the enactment in 2005 of mandatory minimum penalties under the previous government, as Ms. Jennings pointed out earlier.
I wonder whether perhaps they could provide the information on what the additional cost of that was. Perhaps they could also provide the committee with the answer to the question as to whether or not they supplied that information at the time their legislation was being debated in Parliament.