We're on the record as supporting some of what you alluded to in Bill C-48 and expanding reverse-onus provisions, but I will say that it has made no difference, because of the thing that Mr. Sauvé alluded to in his opening remarks, and this is one of the areas that I urge the committee to focus on. Once you create the laws, how do you create the environment where everybody works together, where all levels of government work together, to then implement the laws?
I can give you examples post Bill C-48 and the reverse-onus provisions, in which, in British Columbia, for example, people who should have been subject to those reverse-onus provisions were being released on bail. It ties back into what my colleague mentioned about resources, capacity and all of those kinds of things.
Part of what needs to come out of this exercise, in my opinion, are some clear recommendations around how, if there are changes—if there are amendments—to the legislation, they can be implemented in a more effective way and followed through on more effectively by the provinces.
