There were a couple of points made that I would like to address. One is that this registry was a reaction to a media story and that there's no evidence the registry is useful. We see that a lot in Parliament. For example, the government introduced anti-smuggling legislation in response to a highly sensationalized story about the arrival of a boat of refugees on the west coast. Respectfully, we also see the government constantly harping on about minimum sentences when there is no real evidence to suggest they work.
For the sake of consistency, I thought I'd mention that, Mr. Chair.