Thank you, Chair.
I'd like to thank the members who are here before us today.
There was some talk from Mr. Ménard a few minutes earlier about domestic violence, and certainly that's a concern for you people, as it is for us. The program under Human Resources Canada that provided new identities for victims wasn't particularly well known in the police community or in the public. But I know that has changed. A private member's bill was brought forward that would have put that under the umbrella of this program. But I believe the new program out there, with some changes, will satisfy most of those concerns.
I'm concerned about two or three things. One is that there seems to be the perception out there in the public, perhaps as a result of some of these press articles, that people under protection are not charged with criminal offences—that it gives them a free pass. Can you explain, so that Canadians understand, what happens when somebody who is under protection commits a criminal offence—the investigation that would lead to charges?