Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Minister, thank you for coming here today to give us your presentation and answer our questions.
Mental health and crime are difficult matters. As we know, they involve families, victims and the community. Divisions can occur. As you mentioned, public safety must be the priority, but there must also be respect for the rule of law and for the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
You mentioned the need to protect victims. That is important for us too. We continue to examine it today in the context of this bill. But we also get the impression—and this often happens with the Conservatives—that a political game is being played. If I am not mistaken, there has been a fundraising campaign in connection with Bill C-54. On our side, we feel no politics must be played with such an important issue. The Guy Turcotte case affected us deeply in Quebec. The public asked a lot of questions.
Under Bill C-54, in your opinion, would the Guy Turcotte case be considered high-risk? With this bill, you are creating a new category of accused. Would it apply to Guy Turcotte?