Thank you, Chair.
Minister, first of all, thank you for being here. This week we heard the Liberal critic on public safety passionately speak in response to Bill C-59 and advocate that we should keep white-collar criminals out of jail. He says he has compassion for the victims of these crimes; however, he does not believe criminals should be accountable to their victims.
The committee would be interested in knowing your response to this, and how keeping dangerous prisoners behind bars, not on streets, increases public safety.