Thanks, Chair. Thanks to the witnesses for being here.
Ms. O'Sullivan, part of the bill that hasn't been talked about a lot is in relation to probation orders, prohibition orders, and peace bonds. They're all found in the Criminal Code now. They're all in place for the protection of Canadians from convicted sex offenders and those who have been brought before the courts.
While at committee, the minister had stated that the purpose of those provisions was to ensure that those convicted of those offences follow through with the court-imposed sanctions that are put upon them. As a result of that, unfortunately, there are those who breach. Not everyone breaches, but some do breach, and that's just part of how things happen.
Although there have been attempts over the years to try to fix that, it's a really difficult thing to do because, let's just face it, some people have a really hard time following rules. That's just the way it is. But it's also an important message we have to send to the public and to the offenders that there are rules in place once they're released.
For the benefit of the committee, I wonder if you could talk about what your views are on this bill from the perspective of breaches of probation, prohibition orders, and peace bonds or supervision orders.