Thank you, Chair.
Mr. Friedman, I'd also like to continue on the red flag law, because this aspect has received a lot of mixed feedback from many different sectors.
On May 16, which I grant was before Bill C-21 was introduced, there was a letter to the minister from several organizations, including the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, Women's Shelters Canada, the Ending Violence Association of Canada, White Ribbon and the Canadian Labour Congress. It's quite a broad cross-section of Canadian society.
I'll quote from the letter: “Shifting the onus of enforcement to women and third parties, as Bill C-21's “Red Flag” provisions attempt to do, is a guaranteed route to increased fatality.” Could you give your comment on that aspect?
I know Bill C-21 is also trying to protect the identity of the complainant. If we don't need to add that to the Criminal Code, can you explain how the police would protect the confidentiality of someone who might be in danger?