Thank you.
Thanks to all of you for being here today and for your vigorous testimony. This helps us very much in what we're trying to do.
My question is for Ms. Blais.
I was intrigued by the town hall meeting you were talking about and the experience of victims you were interacting with and how powerless they felt. In other words, they were trying to expose the true impact of having to navigate their way through what is often a very complex justice system. I applaud your outreach in that regard. It echoes what we've been hearing from our constituents and from people across Canada as to the very real cost to them. This is some of what we're trying to address, although the opposition members have criticized the need to do so.
As with any new initiative, there is a cost. Our estimates have identified $78.6 million as the cost to implement Bill C-10. Of course, it's primarily aimed and targeted at those who would exploit our children and at drug traffickers.
I note that your confrère in Manitoba, Attorney General Andrew Swan, has said: “...public safety has a cost. We'll meet that cost.”
I am wondering what New Brunswick's position is on this.