I will say this: I welcome the fact that there appears to be broad consensus in support of the notion of expanding the sex offender registry. I would hope the result of that consensus is that it will move out of this committee quickly and that you'll work with colleagues to ensure rapid passage through report stage and third reading, and for those of you who have colleagues in the Senate, that you'll do the same there. I do think time is of the essence. Time has been a bit of a theme here.
The worst thing that can happen for any parliamentarian, and all of us bear this burden, is to have some offence happen because of a gap that exists here and to have people say that it's your fault because you're sitting around debating, taking too long in getting this change into law, and it was in front of you. I don't think any of us want to answer for that to the community.
Since we have a broad consensus and everybody seems to support it, I hope that we'll all go back to our respective caucuses, House leaders, and Senate leaders and say that this is a priority, let's make it go. Let's make it happen quickly so we can put in place protections that we all agree are good things.
