Good evening.
I consider myself to be on the other side of the fence in relation to what has just been said, because I am one of the Norbourg victims. Fortunately the parties involved in this affair did not want to go to court, because the public would have found out just how badly some had behaved, and I speak from experience.
I am here tonight to send a clear message. It is completely wrong for a person who has been handed a 12-year sentence to be getting out of prison before the victims have even been considered by the court.
As victims, we want to send a very clear message to these crooks, whether they are white-collar criminals or any other kind of criminal, which is that there is a line you simply cannot cross in our society. At this point, that message is not getting out. I hope that with the bill has been tabled in the House of Commons, we will arrive at a situation where honest citizens who become victims will be properly protected, and that there will be fewer victims.
Thank you.