They have worked. The statistics demonstrate that the persistence of some sexual offenders gives rise to greater steps for deterrence, greater steps to arm our police in many cases, our officials, with greater ability to deter. The use of peace bonds, for example, or the breaching of peace bonds or orders that have specific measures in place to deter child offenders.... We think this is an important step to take as far as sending that message of deterrence.
On longer sentences, I would simply say that, in my view, when it comes to the damage, the harm, that flows to a child as a result of a sexual assault, I think the sentence ranges are still low in many cases, particularly for the high-end offences that involve abuse of children. But I would also—