Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My first comments are for Mr. and Mrs. Best.
Let me start by saying how deeply sorry I am for your loss. Your family's story is quite devastating, to say the least. It shows how devastating it can be when someone who has a long record of breaking bail is released.
You heard us speak about Bill C-14, which was introduced last week by the Minister of Justice and which strengthens and makes bail and sentencing tougher. It was also made with the scope of preventing the incidents that happened in your family from happening again. It would require the courts to consider the offender's history and past breaches of violence before granting release.
From your perspective, how critical is the change to ensure that no other family goes through what you've gone through?