That is wonderful, congratulations.
I don't mean to presume what my colleagues think, but I would say they share my concern about giving the public a false sense of security.
I want to discuss something other than the law with you. I have more of an economics background. I am not trying to criticize any government specifically. This situation goes back nearly 20 years. The federal government shirked a fair share of its responsibilities when it made significant budget cuts, to the detriment of the provinces and municipalities. This means that the other levels of government had fewer resources in these areas. That is a very unfortunate consequence, one that requires our communities to make very tough decisions every day. We must never forget that, when applied, a single provision in the Criminal Code can prove ineffective in terms of solving certain problems, if it is not accompanied by a whole set of extrajudicial measures.
Mr. Surprenant, you are in a perfect position to comment. You mentioned deterrence and you articulately described how a sexual predator is driven much more by instinct than by thought. I cannot see, then, how a five-year minimum sentence will deter a predator from committing an act, since basic instinct is really what drives them.