Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses.
I will address my questions to whomever is in the best position to respond, from either Correctional Service of Canada, the Parole Board or Public Safety.
I think it was the official from Public Safety who stated a few moments ago that there were some 8,700 victims registered to receive information, but as of 2018-19, there were some 23,000 offenders under federal responsibility. I presume that number has not changed significantly, so there's quite a considerable gap between the number of persons who are incarcerated and the number of victims who have registered for information. As the former federal ombudsman for victims of crime, Heidi Illingworth, emphasized, that is a foundational right. Without it, victims cannot effectively assert other rights.
Could any of the officials speak to that gap between the relatively small number of victims who have registered, relative to the number of persons incarcerated in federal custody?