Well, exactly. That's a very good point. They would have to demonstrate to the court that the individual should carry this high-risk designation. There are a number of elements to that. I think I indicated in my opening remarks that, first of all, it would have to be a serious personal injury offence. That's what we're talking about.
There are a number of criteria that you'll hear about and I'm sure you're completely aware of, Mr. Chairman, as to how and when this designation would be appropriate. But you're quite correct that it's the crown that will bring forward that designation. Again, that happens after the trial and after the individual has been found to be not criminally responsible.
It's a very reasonable proposal to make sure that the protection of the public, first of all, is paramount and that the individual gets the assistance they need. They are protecting the public, but indeed protecting the individual from committing some of these actions. It's been well received by my provincial counterparts, and I've been very pleased about that. On a number of occasions, as you know, they have come forward and asked us to move in this direction.