Yes. First of all, this bill, as I highlighted in my testimony, addresses part 3 of the recommendations that are in our report, but I think there's much more work to be done. As I mentioned, I think we have a unique opportunity here to make committee amendments that would even further provide more information for victims. It is about more information about the offender, and it is about meaningful involvement in the process, and that they have some tangible supports in place. Under the CCRA, victims can only have what the legislation allows the organizations to give. Those are examples.
So the amendments that we've highlighted really are practical, and it's what we've heard from victims. An example might be the attending of parole hearings. As you can imagine, and Sharon has been to many, when you are there, the emotion and the impact and the reliving of what has happened to your loved one—you may not capture all that's in there. I think most Canadians would feel that if you wanted to attend the next day and to listen to the audiotape that was done, you would expect that you would be able to. In fact, you can't.
It really is about the practical: providing information to victims that they deserve to have. For example, a victim would want to know the kind of program, and if in fact the offender has gone through it. Have they made any efforts to address the issues? Or, conversely, if they have not, is the victim's safety considered upon the offender's release and, as we're well aware, whether offenders will come back into the community? Victims have to be considered in that. They have to be treated with respect and with dignity in the process.