Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'd like to thank my honourable colleague Ms. Findlay for moving this motion and for remembering the names of the victims.
The reality is that we as parliamentarians have a duty. We have a duty to be proactive, and we also have a duty to be reactive. Rarely are we proactive and too often we have to be reactive. The reality is that nobody wants to discuss this, but in 2007 he was sentenced to life without parole eligibility for 20 years. We're not at 20 years yet—and a lot of people don't realize you can apply for day parole before the end of that period of ineligibility for parole—and it's incumbent upon us as parliamentarians to be reactive at times. This is one of those times. This is an emerging issue.
I'm sympathetic to Mr. Housefather, for whom I have great respect, and to the motion he put forward, but the reality is that this is a headline today. It wasn't a headline a week ago or a month ago, and we as parliamentarians have the duty, in my view, to speak and to speak with one voice and to speak firmly at the earliest opportunity. This is a timely measure, and I fully support its being reported to the House.
Thank you.