First and foremost, I want to thank all the witnesses for appearing here today.
Minister, I want to thank you, because I, as you know, am a police officer on a leave of absence. Our party is the only one that has elected police officers in it. So I take exception to some of the things said by our Liberal opposition member about all police officers disagreeing with this tough-on-crime plan that we have. I can thank you a thousand times, because police officers contact my office--and I'm sure they contact your office daily to thank you for putting forward measures that will in fact help better protect victims and hold accused accountable. I want to take a moment just to dispute that perception left by the member, which was inaccurate, inappropriate, and frankly unsubstantiated.
I would like to know about the wonderful statement you made this morning. I know there was an announcement, and I'm sure Canadians want to know more about it. Minister, would you please inform us about the announcement made this morning with regard to the transfer of international offenders?