I'll just say, Ms. Dhillon, that this deadline is looming. It's at the end of the month. It would be detrimental, because the law enforcement community has reached out to me about bail, and we've responded with the bail package. They've reached out to me with respect to the sex offender registry. They've said that this registry provides them information that allows them to keep Canadians safe, particularly from sexual predators.
If by October 28 we do not have royal assent on this bill, we will lose the ability to add names to that registry. That is detrimental, particularly when you consider the staggering statistic I put before you that between 40 and 70 individuals every week are being added to this registry. It shows you the number of sexual offences that are being committed in Canada. It also shows you the need to make sure that we have a database of information to help law enforcement keep people safe from repeat offenders.