I think those are, quite frankly, good questions. I have stated publicly already that if I were assured that multiple offenders could not take advantage of the pardon system, I would consider another proposal. But we have to draw the line somewhere. While the generosity and tolerance of Canadians is a good thing, their concerns about crime have to be respected.
I was very surprised, in my rather extensive discussions with Canadians about this issue, that they felt people should not get more than one chance, never mind four chances, which this essentially gives. So the public attitude is quite hardened in respect of this situation.
If this committee can find something that will address the concern of multiple offenders taking advantage of the system, yet address the situation you've raised, it would be worthwhile for the committee to consider. In the meantime, I haven't found anything better than what has been proposed.
On the sex offences, as I noted in my comments, the individual streaking would not attract that kind of automatic bar, even if it somehow came within schedule 1. I'm not exactly sure about all of the offences—they're all listed here in front of me. But in my opinion, if the offender could demonstrate that there was no victim--unlike in a personal assault on a child--and the offence didn't involve a position of trust or authority, they would still be eligible for a pardon.