Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I'll begin with a question to Ms. O'Sullivan. It's good to have you with us, and I thought the testimony on all sides was very helpful.
During these hearings the committee has had the opportunity to hear from the victims themselves. Their testimony has been very moving and compelling, as we've heard today, particularly given their profound emotional attachment to the issues, and understandably so. But what I've noticed is that people, as we've heard today again with Mr. Shreeve, are not out for revenge. Indeed, while concerned, again understandably, with the needs of the victims and the need for public safety, they also recognize the importance of effective treatment for the mentally ill, including NCR-accused. At the same time, the mental health and legal groups who oppose this bill have demonstrated as well genuine compassion for the victims, while acknowledging the need for public safety to be, as our witnesses said today, in the legislation itself.
Do you believe that with consultation and good faith on all sides we can devise a framework, a system, that could meet with the general approval of all concerned?