Thank you. Many falsehoods were reported yesterday by the New Democrats and the Liberals and I wanted to mention it today. On the other hand, for sentences under three-years, the impact is nil with respect to wait times. It amounts to early release. If you calculate over a three year period, a third of the sentence is 12 months. You can also remove six months from the sentence, because the inmate is eligible for release six months before a third of the sentence is served, which will be six months. That amounts to practically a sixth of the sentence, except that, from now on, board members will have to meet with people. It will no longer be based on a case assessment. Moreover, officers will have to assess the risk of re-offending not in terms of violent offences, but in terms of the global risk of recidivism. Is that correct?
On February 17th, 2011. See this statement in context.