Dr. Sundberg, when this committee started on bail and sentencing in the fall of last year, Conservatives invited Mr. Ari Goldkind, a very senior and experienced criminal lawyer from Toronto. Mr. Goldkind told this committee that the principle of restraint is “a very good thing” and that Canada should be very proud of how it treats even the worst among us.
Given that the principle of restraint does not require judges to release an accused and has never meant mandatory release, do you agree with Mr. Goldkind that restraint has an important place in our justice system, even as we take steps to better protect communities from repeat and violent offenders?