Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I would like to come back to one of the goals of these amendments to the act, which is to enhance public safety. It seems to me this is a proven fact and not simply wishful thinking on the part of more liberal parties, if you will. Public safety is far better served when you retain the ability to support, supervise and, especially, rehabilitate offenders. We're talking about offenders who committed crimes abroad, not in Canada—obviously. The victims Mr. MacKenzie refers to are not in Canada; they are in other countries. We may well sympathize with the victims, but it's important to remember that our government is responsible for its own citizens, whether they are offenders or not. If we bring them back to Canada when they are still serving a prison sentence, we have an opportunity to rehabilitate and supervise them. If they come to Canada once they've already served their sentence, we no longer have any trace of them. That argument has been made I don't know how many times. So, I really do not see how the amendments proposed by the government will enhance public safety. I just don't get it. On the contrary, they will do away with any opportunity to follow up on offenders who committed offences abroad and then return to Canada.
I'm finished.