Thank you. Yes, that's great.
One of the things that we're hearing a lot is that victim survivors are calling the police, and sometimes they don't feel supported or heard or that it takes too long to get to the call. I think it's very important to point out that police have now been tasked with being social service workers as well as police officers, and it's obviously taking a toll on the front line as well.
For me, when we look at the intimate partner violence, the best way to help with this is through the law. It is to ensure that criminals understand that there are consequences. Stalkers, as Ms. Lalonde has referred to, know that they can get away with it, which is just horrific. I think that is the biggest piece of this puzzle.
Chief Betts, what would you say to that? I don't know anybody other than police who really want to catch the bad guy, but if you catch the bad guy, and he goes to court.... I've sat in these bail courts, and then they're just released. We heard from Ms. Alexander that he bludgeoned her almost to death, and he was released on $500 bail the next day.
Where's that gap? Police charge people with criminal behaviour, but then the next piece of that puzzle is that they are held and then they're released on bail.