I understand you.
At the time that the provision 718.2 first got first put into the Criminal Code, my work was in anti-racism, and we wanted hate crime provisions put into the Criminal Code, obviously. They weren't put in, but the sentencing provisions were put in on the recognition that many of the manifestations of a crime were assaults and other kinds of recognizable offences that were exacerbated by the hate motivation. When we looked at the provision in paragraph (a) of section 718.2, we noticed that age was one of the protected measures, but it was not clear exactly how that was going to be protected, whether it was the imbalance in terms of age or only because an older person was going to be affected.
The combination of adding the impact requirement does, I think, improve the status quo as to what else could be put in there. We have recommended that consideration be given to a specific crime of elder abuse. We are not specifically recommending it. I think that needs more review and research, but if necessary, there should be a specific crime of elder abuse that should be inserted into the Criminal Code.