Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Wayne, for being here today and bringing this motion forward.
We share a lot of things in common with respect to the things that we hold dear personally, as well as those community issues that we advocate for. From working with you on housing, homelessness and some of those things, I certainly understand and appreciate your passion, and I also have that passion for my community.
From my background, I'm a firm believer in individuals being accountable for their actions. The whole purpose of our system is to rehabilitate and reintegrate them back into society. I agree that there are some things that need to be adjusted, but part of the way the system has always been set up is that they carry a record, and that record is to ensure that there's a reminder to those who may be unwary that this individual had a record.
I'm confused. Other than in your riding, Wayne, with a select group of individuals...that this is as pressing of an issue...because there are other things that are big.
Can you help me understand that a little differently?