I want to speak briefly to point out why we are supporting this.
Some of the other ones were technical changes. In this case the Correctional Service of Canada is required, for serious offences, to inform the parole board of its concerns in relation to individuals who may have carried out particular offences while incarcerated. I'm assuming the purpose is to ensure that the parole board is aware of this. I don't know why they wouldn't be. Normally we would expect that the parole board would have a full work-up on an individual seeking parole from a penitentiary.
One would think it would be a requirement of the law to ensure that the Correctional Service of Canada informs the parole board of any concerns it might have. There may be a reason for this that I'm not aware of, but we certainly would want the parole board to be aware of any special circumstances that might have arisen while an individual was in prison so they could be taken into consideration by the parole board.
(Clauses 84 to 88 inclusive agreed to)
(On clause 89)