Yes. The vast majority of individuals with whom the members of our association work have committed at least three offences for which charges have been laid against them.
I'm going to cite the example of break and enter offences. Under the Criminal Code, persons who commit those offences are liable to life imprisonment. An individual who committed four thefts or break and enter offences would no longer be eligible for pardon in the context of a sentence. A large number of individuals usually receive a suspended prison sentence or a term of imprisonment at a provincial detention centre. In itself, this is not considered an extremely serious crime. We're not talking about murder, rape or sadism, but rather about breaking and entering.
The problem with regard to this provision of the bill is that it is so wide in scope that we invite you to consider the percentage of offenders who could be targeted by this kind of provision. We can't conduct that assessment, but, at a glance, we can claim that nearly all the individuals we have to work with would not be eligible. That would have the effect of marginalizing these people for life, whereas everyone here seems to want to facilitate rehabilitation for people. So we would be going exactly in the opposite direction.