Thank you. That's a great question.
I will be there primarily in listening mode. I've had some interaction with my provincial counterparts already, but certainly we want to hear what they think. British Columbia has taken an initiative with respect to repeat offenders. That's critically important. That's something they've raised from the beginning, going well back to October of 2022. They are focusing on repeat offenders within the bail system. That's something we can certainly take on. I mentioned Manitoba moving ahead with additional prosecutors, particularly for violent crime and weapons-related crime in their bail system. I know that Ontario is thinking of measures. I don't have all the details yet. Hopefully, we will get all of that.
One of the main things we need is better data. Certainly, something that I've spoken to my provincial counterparts about already is getting better data, particularly from police and from courts, to the extent that it's possible, in order to get a more accurate picture. Right now we have competing data. They don't always go in the same direction. It will help us on a policy level to get better data.
After that, working with the provinces, we also need to coordinate efforts. If in fact it's repeat offenders, if that's a place where we can make some changes to the federal Criminal Code to specify.... I don't know whether it's a reverse onus or whether it's additional restrictions; we'll see. We're open to any good-faith idea here with respect to repeat offenders. As I said, a number of weapons offences are already covered by reverse-onus provisions. Are there other things that we might consider there? We'll see, but we'll work with the provinces and build on their experiences on the ground in the administration of justice.