A really important piece of Bill C-238 is that it allows judges to order restitution. This is where we start looking at the risk to reward benefit. Maybe it's not ordered in every case, especially for community agencies, or if it doesn't make sense for the victim, because the victim has to always be at the forefront. It does give judges the ability, so the bill is not saying that every time someone, in relation to a drug or human trafficking crime, is from Cristina's or my organization, our agencies will be ordered restitution. That's not what the bill is saying; it's saying that it becomes a possibility.
Then we can start looking at the risk to benefit rewards. We can start looking at what is in the best interests of the victims. Are we now supporting victims throughout the trial, where they might need all of these things? Perhaps they need clothes to attend court. They might need a cellphone to speak with their lawyer. Those types of things are costs that we're going to absorb. Judges will now have an opportunity, if they see fit, to have those costs paid in restitution to the agency. It doesn't become mandatory.
