Thank you, Madam Chair.
I thank the three witnesses who have made themselves available today.
I am going to come back to the testimony of the two victims of spousal violence who addressed the committee at the start of the week.
I am a bit amazed at what I heard this morning. I have the feeling that tools that could be put in place if Bill S-205 was adopted are being treated as an either‑or situation. This morning, a lot has been said about therapy, but also about the revision of section 810 of the Criminal Code, with which we are familiar and which really needs a good crank, as they say in Quebec. There was also discussion of the possibility of adopting electronic bracelets, an experiment that is being conducted in Quebec at present.
I think Bill S-205 will not in any way eliminate the right to rehabilitation. That is absolutely not its objective. Similarly, it will also not infringe the rights of accused persons or anyone else in civil society.
Where I come from, in Quebec, we say you cannot be too careful. If we can go for both belt and braces, we should do it, particularly when there are victims involved.
Before giving the floor back to the witnesses, and to Ms. Coyle in particular, I would like to read—if you will permit me, Madam Chair—an excerpt from the testimony we heard from Martine Jeanson at the start of the week, who had—