There are two things. One, you made some recommendations for the record that I think are valid in terms of looking back at past reports and by all means I would encourage you to do that. Two, I didn't talk to Mr. Sapers, largely because my bill was designed to deal with the Criminal Code of Canada and not the Corrections and Conditional Release Act. In part, to address him, you're not inaccurate with what you're saying. You're right in those comments. The diagnoses and understanding of the prevalence rate in Correctional Service of Canada is not known, and there is some work that could be done there.
I focused on the Criminal Code of Canada, which I recognize was a narrow scope to a degree, but you run a risk of trying to be all things to all people and not getting anywhere. Ultimately, there's another reality. The Corrections and Conditional Release Act doesn't influence the provincial institutions, and it's in the provincial institutions where we're finding most people being caught up in this revolving cycle.
This is an opportunity for the committee to talk to people who manage provincial institutions. We're dealing with people who are incarcerated for less than 45 days, but on a continuous cycle. Some of them will spend three, four, or five years incarcerated, but at 45 days at a time, and never enter the federal system. That invites a really good discussion around that.