I think, as I mentioned, that reinforcing the imperative of dealing with the harassment and intimidation that Jewish Canadians have been facing is a very important signal to be sending, especially in light of the fact that all too often the enforcement hasn't been there.
Laws need to be enforced, but they can also be used to send a clear message of what needs to be taking place. That's what we need more than anything: a consensus message coming out that these crimes need to be taken seriously.
I think that having a clear definition of hate will help to clarify the response to it and ensure that hate motivation isn't just something to be considered at the sentencing stage but something to be considered as fundamental to the crime itself, and that it will be more likely to be considered at things like bail hearings, where we've seen all too often that people who have committed multiple offences are released immediately—
