Thank you, Madam Chair.
As everyone has said, we feel terrible when we hear the stories, but I want you to know that we very much value the evidence you give us. We listen to it very carefully. It's very productive and helpful for us to hear it. I want to thank you on behalf of all my colleagues, for coming here to testify. I know it's no easy task.
We've had two panels of witnesses on the enforcement of collecting these fines. What I'm hearing clearly from the people who have come here today is that it is important to make sure that everyone who commits these crimes pays in every circumstance. I think both of you said that it was important for two reasons. First is accountability. Second is that it's going to add funds to the victims funds. In 90% of cases, they are not being imposed. Even if we take out collection, at 2%, it would seem that by making it mandatory, the funds available are going to go up by 90%. I'm a lawyer, not a mathematician, so my math could be very weak, but I think that's progress in and of itself.
I asked the previous panel where these funds would go, and I'm going to ask you. Where do you think these additional funds could go, and to what use could they be put to help victims? That's the key for us. We're focusing on two aspects: offender accountability and trying to find a better way to help victims of crime.
Could both of you comment on that?