Thank you very much, Mr. Kibble, for coming in today and introducing this legislation.
I echo the sentiment of Ms. Gladu and many others in regard to how important it is for us to have a strong sentencing regime for offenders. You've named a few, and I just want to say that I really appreciate how respectful you are to some of the victims in the way you highlighted that.
I think it's really important that we pass any legislation with as much scrutiny and care as possible, and allow for it to do justice. That's just an unintentional play on words.
One of the things you talked about, in terms of judicial reasoning.... Actually, before I go into that, I'll speak a little bit about prospective application. You mentioned in your introduction that the prospective application provision is redundant.
If it changes nothing legally, what is the concern with providing additional clarity and certainty directly in the bill?