The heart of CPC‑12 adds an annual DOJ report on judicial interim release. It requires the minister to table an annual report on the state of judicial interim release, including outcomes and compliance, recidivism data, analysis of effectiveness of release conditions, accessibility and disparities across groups.
One thing that we have heard, Chair, consistently at committee and what I've heard consistently across this country, particularly from law enforcement, is about a lack of data collection, a lack of data, period, being available. Questions were put by me and some other members to a lot of judicial officials, including police officers, about the effectiveness, if any, on Bill C‑48 from the 44th Parliament.
Again, the government promised that this was going to be a significant movement forward in terms of detaining violent repeat offenders. Anecdotally, the evidence simply does not bear that out. These individuals were being released at a great frequency.
Anywhere where we can obtain data, but particularly as parliamentarians, particularly when we build in a review clause in this particular bill, is a step in the right direction. I know there's a review clause effectively five years after proclamation of Bill C‑48. We're not quite there yet, but it would be very helpful at review stage if we had simple data, some basic data from the DOJ, encouraging the provinces to supply and gather their data that can be shared amongst provinces.
Specifically, we're asking for that consideration. I think it's a good thing. Again, I would be dismayed and shocked if my colleagues from the other parties did not see the benefit and rationale behind this amendment.