We will provide you with all the information you require. Tell us precisely what you need and we will provide as much as we can. We have 40 years of studies, statistics and scientific papers that we can provide you. We can make them available to you and the Federal Government.
However, I would encourage you to undertake the same exercise here in Ottawa. The Federal Government, and more specifically the Department of Public Safety, possess studies showing that prison sentences are not the best way to rehabilitate offenders. These studies are available to you right here in Ottawa. Let us pool our studies with a view to developing genuine tools to protect the public in the long term.
One of the members of the Committee said earlier that it would perhaps take a long debate to familiarize voters with this issue. Nevertheless, let us not be stingey with our time and energy in developing the appropriate course of action. This is what Quebeckers and Canadians elected us to do. Let us get on with it.