That's a tough one and a loaded one, but yes, the fact remains that the Corrections and Conditional Release Act dates back to 1992. It was introduced by the Mulroney government, and it was a very good piece of legislation that breeds charter rights protection and administrative law principles, but it has been eroded over the years. Under the Harper government, it was further eroded.
It's 30 years old. It needs to be revamped.
My office, as part of our frustration.... When the Trudeau government introduced new legislation, it took about three tries to address the administrative segregation issue. It was done without consultation. It just added frustration. My office produced what a corrections and conditional release act 2.0 would look like if you started with fresh principles that are consistent with what we know best in corrections.
Yes, a legislation change would certainly be welcome.
The problem with the approach on solitary confinement was that it was in response to a class action lawsuit. It was very narrow in trying to address that, and it didn't ask the tough question of why so many people end up in segregation. Maybe it's because you don't have very good access to mental health services. Maybe you're getting in trouble because inmate pay is too low or because the food is so bad that you need to do all sorts of things—