I think both are needed. I take your point that enforcement can be improved. Sometimes that will be with more officers on the ground, and sometimes it will be with enhanced training, but I do think we could have better and more equal enforcement of the laws that exist on the books.
I also think, based on the feedback we've had, not just from law enforcement but from affected communities, that these changes are necessary. You can recognize the significant difference when a person may assault someone because they have a disagreement that goes sideways versus specifically targeting someone on the basis of their religion or the colour of their skin, which doesn't just impact the individual victim but the entirety of a community. We believe that warrants.... Although it may be the same behaviour in the instant, the effect is not the same. We think that greater harm that falls on a community demands a new charge with increased penalties to recognize the severity of the impact of hate crimes on affected communities.
