So let me come back to the parallel I was drawing with the Canadian Bar Association's five recommendations. They urged the federal government to amend the Criminal Code based on five principles: that legislation should define FASD (that is in Bill C-583); that courts should be authorized to order assessments (that is also in Bill C-583); that FASD should be a mitigating factor in sentencing: that courts should be authorized to make orders for external support plans for those with FASD; and that Correctional Service Canada should be required to accommodate those with FASD receiving sentences of two years and more.
That background seems well reflected in Mr. Leef's bill. It seems to include it all, in an overall way, starting from the time when a person enters the legal system because they are charged with something.