Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I find this issue intriguing, because it was frequently raised in relation to another part of this act, which we will be coming to, and that is to do with young offenders. Witness after witness came before us to accuse the government of making protection of the public paramount in the Youth Criminal Justice Act, when in fact it wasn't. It was just one factor among many.
This case is distinguishable because it does in fact, in the government legislation, make protection of the public paramount when it comes to parole. Quite frankly, I don't find anything offensive in that. I think once every consideration has been given in the questions of sentence and conviction, the decision of whether or not to release someone on parole should in fact be guided, in a paramount way, by protection of the public.
Thank you.