Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses who were able to join us today. We appreciate your testimony here and your taking the time to meet with us.
Mr. Stamatakis, we've heard and seen it over and over. We've listened to the calls from provincial attorneys general and provincial premiers unanimously calling for bail reform. You made an interesting point when you spoke about not wanting just a blanket, tough-on-crime approach but a targeted approach.
I think what is on everyone's mind—or should be on everyone's mind—are repeat, violent criminals who use guns and who have been able to quickly get bail repeatedly. Unfortunately and tragically, but also, I feel, preventively, they have committed crimes while on bail.
Can you expand on what a more targeted approach would look like?
We've heard from the Toronto police some alarming statistics about individuals who receive bail for a firearms offence and, while on bail, commit another firearms offence, and they received bail again for that offence. At some point, we need to draw a line for repeat, violent firearms offenders.
What would a targeted approach look like to you? If I may, what are some of the areas you would like us to focus on if we were to take a targeted approach?